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Tampa Bay Lightning 2026 - payroll & player salaries
National Hockey League, the men's professional ice hockey league in the United States and Canada.
YEARLY TOTAL$100,771,666$100.8m
WEEKLY TOTAL$1,937,917$1.9m
ACTIVE ROSTER23
PLAYERS LISTED51
HIGHEST PAIDAndrei Vasilevskiy · $9,500,000
Payroll by archived season
9 archived seasons, 2017 to 2025 · peaked in 2024 at $93,377,499 · up 16% since 2017
$78m 17
$77m 18
$79m 19
$80m 20
$81m 21
$79m 22
$82m 23
$93m 24
$91m 25
Season archives
Historic payrolls for Tampa Bay Lightning
Active roster · 23 players
Top 16 of 23 players
| NAME | CAP HIT | POSITION | ADJUSTED CAP HIT | SHARE OF CAP | BASE SALARY | SIGNING BONUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | $9,500,000$9.5m | Goaltender | $9,500,000$9.5m | 9.13% | $5,000,000$5.0m | $3,000,000$3.0m |
| Nikita Kucherov | $9,500,000$9.5m | Right wing | $9,500,000$9.5m | 9.13% | $4,000,000$4.0m | $3,000,000$3.0m |
| Brayden Point | $9,500,000$9.5m | Center | $9,500,000$9.5m | 9.13% | $4,000,000$4.0m | $5,750,000$5.7m |
| Jake Guentzel | $9,000,000$9.0m | Center | $9,000,000$9.0m | 8.65% | $3,957,895$4.0m | $4,000,000$4.0m |
| John Carlson | $8,500,000$8.5m | Defenseman | $8,500,000$8.5m | 8.17% | $1,000,000 | $7,500,000$7.5m |
| Victor Hedman | $8,000,000$8.0m | Defenseman | $8,000,000$8.0m | 7.69% | $3,500,000$3.5m | $4,000,000$4.0m |
| Janis Moser | $6,750,000$6.8m | Defenseman | $6,750,000$6.8m | 6.49% | $881,000 | $7,900,000$7.9m |
| Brandon Hagel | $6,500,000$6.5m | Left wing | $6,500,000$6.5m | 6.25% | $6,750,000$6.8m | - |
| Anthony Cirelli | $6,250,000$6.3m | Center | $6,250,000$6.3m | 6.01% | $6,125,000$6.1m | - |
| Erik Cernak | $5,200,000$5.2m | Defenseman | $5,200,000$5.2m | 5.00% | $5,096,000$5.1m | - |
| Ryan McDonagh | $4,100,000$4.1m | Defenseman | $4,100,000$4.1m | 3.94% | $3,100,000$3.1m | $1,000,000 |
| Ilya Mikheyev | $3,850,000$3.9m | Left wing | $3,850,000$3.9m | 3.70% | $850,000 | $4,369,000$4.4m |
| Jeffrey Truchon-Viel | $2,500,000$2.5m | Left wing | $2,500,000$2.5m | 2.40% | $850,000 | $2,260,000$2.3m |
| Yanni Gourde | $2,333,333$2.3m | Center | $2,333,333$2.3m | 2.24% | $1,000,000 | $2,010,000$2.0m |
| Pontus Holmberg | $1,550,000$1.5m | Right wing | $1,550,000$1.5m | 1.49% | $1,550,000$1.5m | - |
| Jonas Johansson | $1,250,000 | Goaltender | $1,250,000 | 1.20% | $1,250,000 | - |
| Gage Goncalves | $1,200,000 | Center | $1,200,000 | 1.15% | $1,300,000 | - |
| Zemgus Girgensons | $925,000 | Center | $925,000 | 0.89% | $850,000 | - |
| Dominic James | $910,000 | Forward | $910,000 | 0.88% | $850,000 | $97,500 |
| Conor Geekie | $886,666 | Center | $886,666 | 0.85% | $855,000 | - |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | $875,000 | Defenseman | $875,000 | 0.84% | $875,000 | - |
| Emil Martinsen-Lilleberg | $850,000 | Defenseman | $850,000 | 0.82% | $850,000 | - |
| Dennis Hildeby | $841,667 | Goaltender | $841,667 | 0.81% | $850,000 | - |
| Listed total | $100,771,666$100.8m | $100,771,666$100.8m | $55,339,895$55.3m | $44,886,500$44.9m |
Additional contracts · 1 player
1 rows| NAME | CAP HIT | POSITION | ADJUSTED CAP HIT | SHARE OF CAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Lecavalier | - | Right wing | - | - |
Additional contracts · 27 players
Top 16 of 27 players
| NAME | CAP HIT | POSITION | SHARE OF CAP | BASE SALARY | SIGNING BONUS | INCENTIVES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas Kralovic | $1,007,500 | Defenseman | 0.97% | $850,000 | $102,500 | $72,500 |
| Benjamin Rautiainen | $1,007,500 | Center | 0.97% | $850,000 | $102,500 | $72,500 |
| Harrison Meneghin | $972,500 | Goaltender | 0.94% | $850,000 | $97,500 | $102,500 |
| Noah Steen | $972,500 | Left wing | 0.94% | $850,000 | $97,500 | $27,500 |
| Ethan Czata | $965,000 | Center | 0.93% | $850,000 | $97,500 | $27,500 |
| Tristan Allard | $947,500 | Center | 0.91% | $850,000 | $97,500 | $102,500 |
| Dyllan Gill | $945,000 | Defenseman | 0.91% | $850,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Connor Kurth | $945,000 | Right wing | 0.91% | $850,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Milo Roelens | $945,000 | Center | 0.91% | $850,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Gabriel Szturc | $945,000 | Center | 0.91% | $850,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Dylan Duke | $942,500 | Left wing | 0.91% | $850,000 | $92,500 | $57,500 |
| Cooper Flinton | $942,500 | Left wing | 0.91% | $850,000 | $92,500 | $57,500 |
| Sam O'Reilly | $936,056 | Right wing | 0.90% | $877,500 | $97,500 | - |
| Lucas Mercuri | $913,750 | Center | 0.88% | $850,000 | $92,500 | - |
| Ethan Gauthier | $893,333 | Right wing | 0.86% | $855,000 | - | - |
| Maxwell Crozier | $875,000 | Defenseman | 0.84% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Maxim Groshev | $875,000 | Right wing | 0.84% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Jakob Pelletier | $875,000 | Left wing | 0.84% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Niko Huuhtanen | $867,500 | Right wing | 0.83% | $775,000 | $92,500 | $57,500 |
| Nicholas Abruzzese | $850,000 | Center | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Michael Callahan | $850,000 | Defenseman | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Jansen Harkins | $850,000 | Center | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Simon Lundmark | $850,000 | Defenseman | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Olivier Rodrigue | $850,000 | Goaltender | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Scott Sabourin | $850,000 | Right wing | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Steven Santini | $850,000 | Defenseman | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Mads Sogaard | $850,000 | Goaltender | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Listed total | $24,573,139$24.6m | $22,907,500$22.9m | $1,442,500$1.4m |
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Frequently asked questions
What is Tampa Bay Lightning's yearly total?
Tampa Bay Lightning's yearly total is $100,771,666.
How many players are on the Tampa Bay Lightning roster?
23 players on the Tampa Bay Lightning active roster. We list a further 28 carried beyond it.