Every NHL contract carrying a cap hit in 2026-27, ranked by AAV. The bar is the term: it stretches from 2027 to the season the deal expires.
Leo Carlsson (ANA) carries the NHL's highest cap hit at $18M per season, signed through 2031.
The NHL's top cap hits for 2026-27 are Leo Carlsson (ANA, $18M), Kirill Kaprizov (MIN, $17M), Connor Bedard (CHI, $15M), Leon Draisaitl (EDM, $14M), Jack Eichel (VGK, $13.5M).
268 players are on contracts that expire after 2026-27, reaching free agency in 2027.
223 players are locked into long-term deals running through 2030 or beyond.
HighDanger tracks 827 active NHL player contracts for 2026-27, sortable by cap hit, team, position, and expiry year.
Contract data is compiled from public NHL reporting, team announcements, and NHL.com. Salary figures are actual average annual values (AAV), not single-season salaries.