NHL Salaries 2026-27
Every club's total roster salary, the 50 highest-paid players in the league, and which clubs the market thinks get the most for their money.
2026-27 · Salary, not cap hitUpdated Tuesday, Oct 27, 2026 · 7:17 PM ET
Where these numbers come from: Each player's salary as the league feed reports it, summed over the players on the club's roster today, including injured reserve. It is salary, not the cap hit (the contract's average annual value), so these totals are not cap numbers. Points lines are Kalshi's KXNHLSEASONPTS ladders.
BY THE NUMBERS
2026-27 NHL money, at a glance
League payroll$2.77B809 players on 32 rosters
Most top-heavy39%Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard take that share of the Edmonton Oilers payroll
Top earner, per game$167KLeon Draisaitl, over 84 regular-season games
Payroll gap1.7×What the Panthers spend for every dollar the Sharks do
MONEY VS. THE MARKETEach club's roster salary against its regular-season points line on Kalshi. Clubs above the median line and left of the median payroll are expected to outscore their spending.
Who gets the most for their money?
NHL payroll vs. the market’s points line
Dashed lines are league medians: 95-point line, $88.4M payroll.
Best valueThe cheapest points the market expects
- San Jose Sharks$686K a point$61.8M · 90+ lineYes 57¢
- Anaheim Ducks$701K a point$63.1M · 90+ lineYes 46¢
- Carolina Hurricanes$780K a point$85.8M · 110+ lineYes 60¢
- Buffalo Sabres$813K a point$77.2M · 95+ lineYes 56¢
- Tampa Bay Lightning$847K a point$93.2M · 110+ lineYes 47¢
Priciest pointsThe most salary per point the market expects
- Vancouver Canucks$1.11M a point$77.9M · 70+ lineYes 42¢
- New York Rangers$1.07M a point$102.1M · 95+ lineYes 47¢
- Toronto Maple Leafs$1.06M a point$100.7M · 95+ lineYes 49¢
- Florida Panthers$1.06M a point$105.5M · 100+ lineYes 62¢
- New York Islanders$1.06M a point$95.0M · 90+ lineYes 49¢
ALL 32 CLUBS
2026-27 NHL payrolls
| Team | Total | Players | Highest-paid | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Panthers | $105.5M | 26 | Aleksander Barkov | $10.00M |
| New York Rangers | $102.1M | 26 | Igor Shesterkin | $11.50M |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | $100.7M | 32 | Auston Matthews | $13.25M |
| Washington Capitals | $97.7M | 27 | Alex Ovechkin | $9.50M |
| New Jersey Devils | $96.9M | 22 | Dougie Hamilton | $9.00M |
| Dallas Stars | $95.2M | 25 | Mikko Rantanen | $12.00M |
| Vegas Golden Knights | $95.1M | 24 | Mitch Marner | $12.00M |
| New York Islanders | $95.0M | 25 | Mathew Barzal | $9.15M |
| Los Angeles Kings | $94.8M | 25 | Artemi Panarin | $11.64M |
| Boston Bruins | $94.6M | 22 | David Pastrnak | $11.25M |
| Edmonton Oilers | $93.8M | 28 | Leon Draisaitl | $14.00M |
| Minnesota Wild | $93.4M | 26 | Kirill Kaprizov | $9.00M |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | $93.2M | 24 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | $9.50M |
| Colorado Avalanche | $92.3M | 21 | Nathan MacKinnon | $12.60M |
| Montreal Canadiens | $89.3M | 26 | Noah Dobson | $9.50M |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | $88.8M | 26 | Zach Werenski | $9.58M |
| Winnipeg Jets | $88.0M | 27 | Mark Scheifele | $8.50M |
| Ottawa Senators | $86.0M | 25 | Tim Stutzle | $8.35M |
| Carolina Hurricanes | $85.8M | 24 | Sebastian Aho | $9.75M |
| Utah Mammoth | $85.0M | 25 | Mikhail Sergachev | $8.50M |
| Detroit Red Wings | $84.6M | 24 | Dylan Larkin | $8.70M |
| Philadelphia Flyers | $83.9M | 27 | Travis Konecny | $8.75M |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | $81.6M | 28 | Erik Karlsson | $11.50M |
| Nashville Predators | $81.5M | 23 | Roman Josi | $9.06M |
| Seattle Kraken | $78.0M | 25 | Vince Dunn | $7.35M |
| Vancouver Canucks | $77.9M | 26 | Elias Pettersson | $11.60M |
| Buffalo Sabres | $77.2M | 28 | Rasmus Dahlin | $11.00M |
| St. Louis Blues | $76.9M | 26 | Robert Thomas | $8.13M |
| Calgary Flames | $68.4M | 23 | Jonathan Huberdeau | $10.50M |
| Chicago Blackhawks | $63.8M | 23 | Bowen Byram | $6.25M |
| Anaheim Ducks | $63.1M | 28 | Mikael Granlund | $7.00M |
| San Jose Sharks | $61.8M | 22 | Darnell Nurse | $9.25M |
TOP 50
2026-27 highest-paid NHL players
| Player | Team | Pos | Salary | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Draisaitl | EDM | C | $14.00M | $167K |
| Auston Matthews | TOR | C | $13.25M | $158K |
| Nathan MacKinnon | COL | C | $12.60M | $150K |
| Connor McDavid | EDM | C | $12.50M | $149K |
| Mikko Rantanen | DAL | RW | $12.00M | $143K |
| Mitch Marner | VGK | RW | $12.00M | $143K |
| Artemi Panarin | LA | LW | $11.64M | $139K |
| Elias Pettersson | VAN | C | $11.60M | $138K |
| Erik Karlsson | PIT | D | $11.50M | $137K |
| Igor Shesterkin | NYR | G | $11.50M | $137K |
| William Nylander | TOR | RW | $11.50M | $137K |
| David Pastrnak | BOS | RW | $11.25M | $134K |
| Drew Doughty | LA | D | $11.00M | $131K |
| Rasmus Dahlin | BUF | D | $11.00M | $131K |
| Evan Bouchard | EDM | D | $10.50M | $125K |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | CGY | LW | $10.50M | $125K |
| Aleksander Barkov | FLA | C | $10.00M | $119K |
| Jack Eichel | VGK | C | $10.00M | $119K |
| Sergei Bobrovsky | TOR | G | $10.00M | $119K |
| Tyler Seguin | DAL | C | $9.85M | $117K |
| Sebastian Aho | CAR | C | $9.75M | $116K |
| Zach Werenski | CBJ | D | $9.58M | $114K |
| Adam Fox | NYR | D | $9.50M | $113K |
| Alex Ovechkin | WSH | LW | $9.50M | $113K |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | TB | G | $9.50M | $113K |
| Brayden Point | TB | C | $9.50M | $113K |
| Charlie McAvoy | BOS | D | $9.50M | $113K |
| Mark Stone | VGK | RW | $9.50M | $113K |
| Matthew Tkachuk | FLA | LW | $9.50M | $113K |
| Nikita Kucherov | TB | RW | $9.50M | $113K |
| Noah Dobson | MTL | D | $9.50M | $113K |
| Darnell Nurse | SJ | D | $9.25M | $110K |
| Mathew Barzal | NYI | C | $9.15M | $109K |
| Roman Josi | NSH | D | $9.06M | $108K |
| Cale Makar | COL | D | $9.00M | $107K |
| Dougie Hamilton | NJ | D | $9.00M | $107K |
| Jake Guentzel | TB | C | $9.00M | $107K |
| Kirill Kaprizov | MIN | LW | $9.00M | $107K |
| Luke Hughes | NJ | D | $9.00M | $107K |
| Timo Meier | NJ | RW | $8.80M | $105K |
| Travis Konecny | PHI | RW | $8.75M | $104K |
| Dylan Larkin | DET | C | $8.70M | $104K |
| Sidney Crosby | PIT | C | $8.70M | $104K |
| Sam Reinhart | FLA | C | $8.63M | $103K |
| Moritz Seider | DET | D | $8.55M | $102K |
| Bo Horvat | NYI | C | $8.50M | $101K |
| Brock Faber | MIN | D | $8.50M | $101K |
| Connor Hellebuyck | NJ | G | $8.50M | $101K |
| Filip Forsberg | NSH | LW | $8.50M | $101K |
| Ivan Provorov | CBJ | D | $8.50M | $101K |
METHOD
How to read this page
A club’s total is the salary of every player on its roster today, including injured reserve. Players in the minors are not on the roster and are not counted.
This is salary, not cap hit. A contract’s cap hit is its average annual value, which can differ a lot from what a player is paid this season.
A club’s points line is the rung of its Kalshi season-points ladder priced closest to even money: the total the market thinks it is as likely to reach as not. Cost per point is payroll divided by that line. Rungs are five points apart, so read it as a ranking rather than an exact price.
FAQ
Questions
Which NHL team has the highest payroll?
The Florida Panthers, at $105.5M in salary for the players on their roster.
Which NHL team has the lowest payroll?
The San Jose Sharks, at $61.8M.
Who is the highest-paid NHL player?
Leon Draisaitl of the Edmonton Oilers, at $14.00M in salary this season — about $167K for each of the 84 regular-season games.
Which NHL team gets the most for its money?
By Kalshi's points lines, the San Jose Sharks: $61.8M in roster salary for a 90-point line, about $686K a point.
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