Vegas Golden Knights 2021-2022 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Vegas Golden Knights 2021-2022 salary cap table, including team cap space, buyouts, buried & retained salary, & complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
| Player (22) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Pietrangelo | D | 31 | $2,000,000 | $3,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | $8,800,000 | $8,800,000 | 10.80 | ||
| William Karlsson | C | 28 | $7,100,000 | - | - | $7,100,000 | $5,900,000 | $5,900,000 | 7.24 | M-NTC | |
| Shea Theodore | D | 26 | $5,200,000 | - | - | $5,200,000 | $5,200,000 | $5,200,000 | 6.38 | ||
| Robin Lehner | G | 30 | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 6.13 | M-NTC | |
| Jonathan Marchessault | C | 30 | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 6.13 | ||
| Reilly Smith | RW | 30 | $3,500,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $4,500,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 6.13 | ||
| Chandler Stephenson | C | 27 | $3,025,000 | - | - | $3,025,000 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | 3.37 | ||
| Brayden McNabb | D | 30 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 3.07 | ||
| Laurent Brossoit | G | 28 | $750,000 | $900,000 | - | $1,650,000 | $2,325,000 | $2,325,000 | 2.85 | ||
| Mattias Janmark | C | 28 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2.45 | ||
| William Carrier | LW | 26 | $1,100,000 | - | - | $1,100,000 | $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 | 1.72 | ||
| Nolan Patrick | C | 23 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | 1.47 | ||
| Brett Howden | C | 23 | $885,000 | - | - | $885,000 | $885,000 | $885,000 | 1.09 | Two-Way | |
| Dylan Coghlan | D | 23 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $762,500 | $762,500 | 0.94 | ||
| Ben Hutton | D | 28 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.92 | ||
| Nicolas Roy | C | 24 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.92 | ||
| Keegan Kolesar | RW | 24 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 | 0.89 | Two-Way | |
| Zach Whitecloud | D | 24 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 | 0.89 | ||
| Michael Amadio | C | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $678,750 | 0.83 | ||
| Jake Leschyshyn | C | 22 | $750,000 | - | $132,500 | $750,000 | $778,333 | $544,880 | 0.67 | Two-Way | |
| Daniil Miromanov | D | 24 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $925,000 | $842,500 | $476,069 | 0.58 | Two-Way | |
| Dylan Ferguson | G | 23 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $733,333 | $370,367 | 0.45 | Two-Way |
2021 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (6) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Stone (Covid-19) |
RW | 29 | $7,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | $12,000,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | 11.66 | |
| Max Pacioretty (Wrist) |
LW | 32 | $5,250,000 | - | - | $5,250,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | 8.59 | |
| Evgeni Dadonov (Covid-19) |
LW | 32 | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 6.13 | |
| Nicolas Hague (Wrist) |
D | 22 | $832,500 | - | - | $832,500 | $791,667 | $791,667 | 0.97 | |
| Adam Brooks (Undisclosed) |
C | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $615,000 | $725,000 | $590,875 | 0.73 | |
| Layton Ahac (Undisclosed) |
D | 20 | $750,000 | $92,500 | - | $842,500 | $897,500 | - | 0.00 |
2021 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (3) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel (Neck) |
C | 24 | $10,000,000 | - | - | $8,800,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 12.27 | |
| Alec Martinez (Face) |
D | 34 | $4,250,000 | - | - | $4,250,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | 6.44 | |
| Jake Bischoff (Undisclosed) |
D | 27 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $716,667 | $716,667 | 0.88 |
2021 Retained Cap
| Player (2) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Tuch | RW | 25 | $570,000 | - | - | $570,000 | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Peyton Krebs | C | 20 | $89,420 | - | - | $89,420 | - | - | 0.00 |
2021-2022 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Adj Cap Total |
|---|---|
| 2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 |
| 2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 |
| Active Contracts | $53,742,566 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $22,882,542 |
| Long Term Reserve Money | $4,544,512 |
| Buried Money | $330,380 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $81,500,000 |
| Cap Space | $0 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Vegas's Adjusted Salary Cap | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $45,392,500 | $4,992,500 | $215,000 | $50,385,000 | $54,776,666 | $53,742,566 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $19,582,500 | $5,092,500 | - | $24,540,000 | $23,914,167 | $22,882,542 | |||
| Long Term Injured Reserve | $15,000,000 | - | - | $13,800,000 | $15,966,667 | $4,544,512 | |||
| Buried | $6,157,500 | $355,000 | $1,062,500 | $6,512,500 | $330,380 | $330,380 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $86,791,920 | $10,440,000 | $1,277,500 | - | $94,987,880 | $81,500,000 | |||
| Cap Space | $0 | ||||||||
2021-2022 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (20) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Diliberatore | D | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $880,833 | $880,833 |
| Daniil Chayka | D | 18 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $80,000 | $870,000 | $870,000 |
| Mason Primeau | C | 20 | $750,000 | $70,000 | - | $70,000 | $825,000 | $825,000 |
| Lukas Cormier | D | 19 | $750,000 | $80,000 | - | $80,000 | $813,333 | $813,333 |
| Maxim Marushev | C | 22 | $750,000 | $60,000 | - | $70,000 | $810,000 | $810,000 |
| Zackary Hayes | D | 22 | $750,000 | $55,000 | - | $80,000 | $805,000 | $805,000 |
| Jiri Patera | G | 22 | $750,000 | $67,500 | - | $70,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| Marcus Kallionkieli | LW | 20 | $750,000 | $82,500 | - | $70,000 | $786,111 | $786,111 |
| Brayden Pachal | D | 0 | $750,000 | $50,000 | - | $70,000 | $765,000 | $765,000 |
| Gage Quinney | LW | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $450,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Jonas Rondbjerg | RW | 22 | $750,000 | $90,000 | $60,000 | $750,000 | $806,667 | $129,056 |
| Connor Corcoran | D | 21 | $750,000 | $80,000 | - | $70,000 | $813,333 | $89,474 |
| Paul Cotter | C | 21 | $750,000 | - | $20,000 | $70,000 | $760,000 | $53,200 |
| Ben Jones | C | 22 | $750,000 | - | - | $70,000 | $760,000 | $26,600 |
| Kaedan Korczak | D | 20 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $795,000 | $11,925 |
| Logan Thompson | G | 24 | $825,000 | - | - | $70,000 | $800,000 | $8,000 |
| Sven Baertschi | LW | 28 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $7,500 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | LW | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $4,625 |
| Jack Dugan | LW | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $4,625 |
| Zach Dean | C | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - |