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Head Coach Bruce Cassidy
Assistant Coach John Stevens
Assistant Coach Ryan Craig
Assistant Coach Misha Donskov
Playoff Odds 0%
Projected Cap Hit $96,369,265
Projected Cap Space $-13,869,265
Current Cap Space $1,991,667
LTIR Pool $15,699,983
Roster 26/23
Contracts 49/50
Transactions
Ben Hutton | Hutton logged four blocked shots in 13:30 of ice time in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Edmonton Oilers. Mar 25
Phil Kessel | Kessel notched a power-play assist, two shots on goal and four PIM in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Edmonton Oilers. Mar 25
Ivan Barbashev | Barbashev posted an assist, two hits and two blocked shots in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Edmonton Oilers. Mar 25
William Karlsson | Karlsson logged a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Edmonton Oilers. Mar 25
Shea Theodore | Theodore notched two assists, three shots on goal, two blocked shots and two PIM in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Edmonton Oilers. Mar 25

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Injury Report
Alec Martinez
Expected Return Tue Mar 28, 2023
Alec Martinez - DAY-TO-DAY - Personal
Fri Mar 24, 2023
Alec Martinez | Martinez (personal) won't play in Edmonton on Saturday.
Reilly Smith
Expected Return Tue Mar 28, 2023
Reilly Smith - DAY-TO-DAY - Lower Body
Fri Mar 24, 2023
Reilly Smith | Smith (lower body) has returned to Vegas and won't be available for Saturday night's road game versus the Edmonton Oilers.

Thu Mar 23, 2023
Reilly Smith | Smith (lower body) didn't finish Thursday's game versus the Calgary Flames and is unlikely to play Saturday versus the Edmonton Oilers, Ben Gotz of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.
Logan Thompson
Expected Return Tue Mar 28, 2023
Logan Thompson - DAY-TO-DAY - Lower Body
Fri Mar 24, 2023
Logan Thompson | Thompson (undisclosed) has returned to Vegas and won't be available for Saturday's road matchup with Edmonton.

Thu Mar 23, 2023
Logan Thompson | Thompson (undisclosed) went down the tunnel in the third period of Thursday's game versus the Calgary Flames, Ben Gotz of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.
Thu Mar 23, 2023
Logan Thompson | Thompson is slated to start on the road against the Calgary Flames on Thursday, according to Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.
Adin Hill
Expected Return Tue Mar 28, 2023
Adin Hill - OUT - Lower Body
Mon Mar 20, 2023
Adin Hill | Hill (lower body) hasn't resumed skating yet, Ben Gotz of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

Thu Mar 16, 2023
Adin Hill | Hill (lower body) will miss Thursday's game against the Calgary Flames, per Ben Gotz of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Tue Mar 14, 2023
Adin Hill | Hill (lower body) won't dress versus Philadelphia on Tuesday, NHL.com reports.
Thu Mar 9, 2023
Adin Hill | Hill (lower body) will miss out against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports.
Wed Mar 8, 2023
Adin Hill | Hill stopped 40 of 42 shots in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Florida Panthers.
Wed Mar 8, 2023
Adin Hill | Hill missed Wednesday's practice because of a lower-body injury.
William Carrier
Expected Return Tue Mar 28, 2023
William Carrier - OUT - Lower Body
Sat Mar 4, 2023
William Carrier | Carrier is out indefinitely after suffering a lower-body injury Friday, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Sun reports.

Fri Mar 3, 2023
William Carrier | Carrier (lower body) didn't finish Friday's game versus the New Jersey Devils, Owen Krepps of Vegas Hockey Now reports.

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Performance Bonuses
Movement Clauses
35+ Over 35 Contract
IR - Injured Reserve
Entry Level Contract
Slide Eligible
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract
(15) Forwards $55,047,500 66.7% of cap
Player POS Age 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Kessel, Phil RW 35
$1,500,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA
Smith, Reilly RW 31
$5,000,000
M-NTC
$5,000,000
M-NTC
$5,000,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA
Stone, Mark
IR
RW 30
$9,500,000
NMC
$9,500,000
NMC
$9,500,000
NMC
$9,500,000
NMC
$9,500,000
NMC
$0
UFA

(2027)
Karlsson, William C 30
$5,900,000
M-NTC
$5,900,000
M-NTC
$5,900,000
M-NTC
$5,900,000
M-NTC
$5,900,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA

(2027)
Marchessault, Jonathan C 32
$5,000,000
M-NTC
$5,000,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA
Blueger, Teddy C 28
$2,200,000
$0
UFA
Stephenson, Chandler C 28
$2,750,000
$2,750,000
$0
UFA
Barbashev, Ivan C 27
$2,250,000
$0
UFA
Carrier, William LW 28
$1,400,000
$1,400,000
$0
UFA
Amadio, Michael C 26
$762,500
$762,500
$0
UFA
Eichel, Jack C 26
$10,000,000
NMC
$10,000,000
NMC
$10,000,000
NMC
$10,000,000
NMC
$0
UFA

(2026)
Kolesar, Keegan RW 25
$1,400,000
$1,400,000
$1,400,000
$0
UFA
Roy, Nicolas C 26
$3,000,000
$3,000,000
$3,000,000
$3,000,000
$3,000,000
$0
UFA

(2027)
Howden, Brett C 24
$1,500,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Patrick, Nolan
LTIR
C 24
$1,200,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Cotter, Paul C 23
$760,000
$775,000
$775,000
$775,000
$0
RFA

(2026)
Dorofeyev, Pavel LW 22
$925,000
$0
RFA
TOTALS
$55,047,500
$45,487,500
$35,575,000
$29,175,000
$18,400,000
(7) Defence $27,994,150 33.9% of cap
Player POS Age 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Martinez, Alec D 35
$5,250,000
M-NTC
$5,250,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA
Pietrangelo, Alex D 33
$8,800,000
NMC
$8,800,000
NMC
$8,800,000
NMC
$8,800,000
NMC
$8,800,000
NMC
$0
UFA

(2027)
McNabb, Brayden D 32
$2,850,000
$2,850,000
$2,850,000
$0
UFA
Hutton, Ben D 29
$850,000
$850,000
$0
UFA
Theodore, Shea D 27
$5,200,000
$5,200,000
M-NTC
$5,200,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA
Hague, Nicolas D 24
$2,294,150
$2,294,150
$2,294,150
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Whitecloud, Zach D 26
$2,750,000
$2,750,000
$2,750,000
$2,750,000
$2,750,000
$0
UFA

(2028)
TOTALS
$27,994,150
$27,994,150
$21,894,150
$11,550,000
$11,550,000
(4) Goalies $13,166,666 16.0% of cap
Player POS Age 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Quick, Jonathan G 37
$2,900,000
$0
UFA
Lehner, Robin
LTIR
G 31
$5,000,000
M-NTC
$5,000,000
M-NTC
$5,000,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA
Brossoit, Laurent G 30
$2,325,000
$0
UFA
Hill, Adin G 26
$2,175,000
$0
UFA
Thompson, Logan G 26
$766,666
$766,666
$766,667
$0
UFA
TOTALS
$13,166,666
$5,766,666
$5,766,667
(0) Buried $0 0.0% of cap
Player POS Age 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
TOTALS
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Roster Size

Number of players on the Active Roster. Cannot exceed 23 players. Excludes players on IR and LTIR.

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26 20 14 7
Standard Player Contracts

Number of players signed to Standard Player Contracts (SPC's). Cannot exceed 50 players. Some players do not count towards this, such as 18/19 Year-Old players in Junior with less than 10 NHL Games Played in Season.

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49 38 24 11
Upper Limit

The maximum Salary Cap Hit of all players counting towards the active roster. Often referred to as "Salary Cap". This is determined in the summer and is based on the previous season's revenues, per the CBA.

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$82,500,000 $83,500,000 $83,500,000 $83,500,000
Projected Cap Hit

Anticipated Season-End Cap Hit based on the current roster, calculated by summing all Cap Hits of players currently counting towards the Salary Cap. Assumes current roster is in effect for the remainder of season.

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$96,369,265 $79,248,316 $63,235,817 $40,725,000
Projected Cap Space

Amount of Cap Space projected to be available at end of year. Calculated as Annual Salary Cap minus Projected Cap Hit.

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$-13,869,265 $4,251,684 $20,264,183 $42,775,000
Current Cap Space

Amount of Annual Cap Hit that can be added to the roster without exceeding the Upper Limit (Salary Cap Maximum) based on the current roster. For teams using LTIR, Current Cap Space is the amount of annual cap hit that can be added without exceeding the Salary Cap by more than the team's LTIR Pool.

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$1,991,667 $4,251,684 $20,264,183 $42,775,000
Maximum LTIR Pool

The maximum amount of Long Term Injured Reserve space potentially available. This is the Cap Hit of player on LTIR less the Cap Space available for team at time player was on LTIR. A player can go on LTIR when they expect to miss 10 games and 24 days in the season. A player on LTIR does not come off of the salary cap, instead a team is allowed to exceed the cap by the LTIR amount.

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$15,699,983 $0 $0 $0
Current Roster Annual Cap Hit

Anticipated Cap Hit based on the current roster, calculated by summing all Cap Hits of players currently counting towards the Salary Cap + retained salary + buyouts.

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$96,208,316 $79,248,316 $63,235,817 $40,725,000
Carryover Bonus Overages

Teams can exceed the salary cap due to players receiving performance bonuses. If a team exceeds the salary cap due to performance bonuses, they carryover to the previous season and reduce the cap space a team has.

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$0 $0 $0 $0
Potential Bonuses

Performance Bonuses that players on the active roster are eligible to achieve. A team can exceed the salary cap due to performance bonuses, but they carry over to the following season.

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$0 $0 $0 $0
Retained Salary Remaining

Teams can retain salary/cap hit when they trade a player. A team can only have a maximum of 3 players that they retained salary on.

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3 3 3 3
(23) Non-Roster
Player POS Age 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Froese, Byron C 32
$762,500
$762,500
$0
UFA
Mayo, Dysin D 26
$950,000
$950,000
$950,000
$0
UFA
Dzierkals, Martins LW 25
$0
$0
UFA
Wong, Tyler RW 27
$0
$0
UFA
Rondbjerg, Jonas RW 23
$766,667
$766,667
$766,667
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Zhukov, Maksim G 18
$0
Campoli, Nick C 24
$0
$0
UFA
Patera, Jiri G 24
$800,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Foo, Spencer RW 28
$750,000
$0
UFA
Rempal, Sheldon RW 27
$762,500
$762,500
$0
UFA
Morozov, Ivan C 22
$925,000
$925,000
$0
RFA
Kruse, Brandon LW 24
$0
$0
UFA
Corcoran, Connor D 22
$813,333
$0
RFA
Bouchard, Xavier D 23
$0
Kooy, Jordan G 22
$0
Pachal, Brayden D 23
$750,000
$0
RFA
Chyzowski, Ryan LW 22
$0
$0
UFA
Wagner, Ryan RW 26
$0
$0
UFA
Weis, Matthew C 27
$0
$0
UFA
Korczak, Kaedan D 22
$789,167
$789,167
$0
RFA
Ahac, Layton D 22
$897,500
$897,500
$0
RFA
Donovan, Ryder C 22
$0
$0
UFA
Saville, Isaiah G 22
$849,667
$849,667
$849,667
$0
RFA
Kallionkieli, Marcus LW 22
$784,722
$784,722
$0
RFA
Primeau, Mason C 21
$825,000
$825,000
$0
RFA
Brisson, Brendan C 21
$925,000
$925,000
$925,000
$0
RFA
Cormier, Lukas D 21
$793,333
$793,333
$793,333
$0
RFA
Hallum, Jackson C 20
$0
$0
UFA
Vikman, Jesper G 21
$0
$0
UFA
Ellis, Noah D 21
$0
$0
UFA
Marushev, Maxim C 24
$810,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Miromanov, Daniil D 25
$762,500
$762,500
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Chayka, Daniil D 20
$847,500
$847,500
$847,500
$0
RFA
Brabenec, Jakub C 19
$846,667
$828,333
$828,333
$828,333
$0
RFA

(2026)
Demek, Jakub RW 19
$0
$0
UFA
Cholach, Artur D 19
$0
$0
UFA
Lindbom, Carl G 19
$0
$0
UFA
Gustafson, Jordan C 19
$0
$0
UFA
Sapovaliv, Matyas C 19
$860,000
$831,667
$831,667
$831,667
$0
RFA

(2026)
Whitehead, Cameron G 19
$0
$0
UFA
Guay, Patrick C 20
$0
$0
UFA
Hemmerling, Ben RW 18
$0
$0
UFA
Wiebe, Abram D 19
$0
$0
UFA
Manninen, Sakari C 31
$750,000
$0
UFA
Fleming, Joe D 19
$859,167
$836,667
$836,667
$836,667
$0
RFA

(2026)
Sedoff, Christoffer D 21
$870,000
$870,000
$870,000
TOTALS
$18,880,223
$15,007,723
$8,498,834
$3,366,667