The Books · 2025-26
THE MONEY
The NHL's biggest cap hits, ranked. Who carries the freight, by position and by club.
| # | Player | Team | Cap Hit | Term | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Igor ShesterkinG |  NYR | $11.50M | 7 yrs | 2032-33 |
| 2 | Andrei VasilevskiyG |  TBL | $9.50M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 3 | Connor HellebuyckG |  WPG | $8.50M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 4 | Jeremy SwaymanG |  BOS | $8.25M | 6 yrs | 2031-32 |
| 5 | Jake OettingerG |  DAL | $8.25M | 7 yrs | 2032-33 |
| 6 | Ilya SorokinG |  NYI | $8.25M | 6 yrs | 2031-32 |
| 7 | Linus UllmarkG |  OTT | $8.25M | 4 yrs | 2028-29 |
| 8 | Juuse SarosG |  NSH | $7.74M | 8 yrs | 2032-33 |
| 9 | Dustin WolfG |  CGY | $7.50M | 7 yrs | 2032-33 |
| 10 | Filip GustavssonG |  MIN | $6.80M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 11 | Lukas DostalG |  ANA | $6.50M | 4 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 12 | John GibsonG |  DET | $6.40M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 13 | Adin HillG |  VGK | $6.25M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 14 | Jacob MarkstromG |  NJD | $6M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 15 | Jordan BinningtonG |  STL | $6M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 16 | Philipp GrubauerG |  SEA | $5.90M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 17 | Logan ThompsonG |  WSH | $5.85M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 18 | Elvis MerzlikinsG |  CBJ | $5.40M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 19 | Tristan JarryG |  EDM | $5.38M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 20 | Mackenzie BlackwoodG |  COL | $5.25M | 4 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 21 | Darcy KuemperG |  LAK | $5.25M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 22 | Joey DaccordG | SEA | $5M | 4 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 23 | Thatcher DemkoG |  VAN | $5M | 4 yrs | 2028-29 |
| 24 | Karel VejmelkaG |  UTA | $4.75M | 4 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 25 | Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG |  BUF | $4.75M | 4 yrs | 2028-29 |
| 26 | Kevin LankinenG | VAN | $4.50M | 5 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 27 | Spencer KnightG |  CHI | $4.50M | 4 yrs | 2028-29 |
| 28 | Joonas KorpisaloG | BOS | $4M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 29 | Anthony StolarzG |  TOR | $3.75M | 4 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 30 | Joseph WollG |  PHI | $3.67M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 31 | Joel HoferG | STL | $3.40M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 32 | Dan VladarG | PHI | $3.35M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 33 | Sam MontembeaultG |  MTL | $3.15M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 34 | Charlie LindgrenG | WSH | $3M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 35 | Semyon VarlamovG | NYI | $2.75M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 36 | Arvid SoderblomG | CHI | $2.75M | 2 yrs | 2026-27 |
| 37 | Alex NedeljkovicG |  SJS | $2.50M | 3 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 38 | Scott WedgewoodG | COL | $2.50M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 39 | Anton ForsbergG | LAK | $2.25M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 40 | Jesper WallstedtG | MIN | $2.20M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 41 | Yaroslav AskarovG | SJS | $2M | 2 yrs | 2026-27 |
| 42 | Pyotr KochetkovG |  CAR | $2M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 43 | Carter HartG | VGK | $2M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 44 | Brandon BussiG | CAR | $1.90M | 3 yrs | 2028-29 |
| 45 | Jake AllenG | NJD | $1.80M | 4 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 46 | Alex LyonG | BUF | $1.50M | 2 yrs | 2026-27 |
| 47 | Devin CooleyG | CGY | $1.35M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 48 | Jonas JohanssonG | TBL | $1.25M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 49 | Leevi MerilainenG | OTT | $1.05M | 1 yr | 2025-26 |
| 50 | Casey DeSmithG | DAL | $1.02M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 51 | Jakub DobesG | MTL | $0.96M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 52 | Justus AnnunenG | NSH | $0.84M | 3 yrs | 2027-28 |
Estimates via CapWages; community corrections flow in automatically.