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League Value Map

Some teams get far more from their roster than they pay for. Furthest ahead: Carolina Hurricanes, Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning. Estimated worth uses each player's overall rating (OVR) and lineup slot, with 2026-27 ratings and the 26-27 salary cap.

Teams above the diagonal line are estimated to be worth more than their cap cost; teams below it cost more than they're worth. The shaded band along the line is the Fair range. Select a logo for team details.
NHL teams ranked from highest to lowest Value (estimated worth minus cap cost), using the whole roster.
1Underpaying
+$41.0M
$138.7M$97.7M24 of 24
2Underpaying
+$30.8M
$126.8M$96.0M24 of 24
3Underpaying
+$27.6M
$127.9M$100.3M23 of 24
4Underpaying
+$27.6M
$121.7M$94.1M25 of 26
5Underpaying
+$24.8M
$120.4M$95.7M22 of 23
6Underpaying
+$19.5M
$118.2M$98.7M21 of 22
7Underpaying
+$18.1M
$112.5M$94.4M22 of 27
8Underpaying
+$16.9M
$95.6M$78.6M24 of 25
9Underpaying
+$16.4M
$116.4M$100.0M24 of 25
10Underpaying
+$16.0M
$114.6M$98.6M27 of 27
11Underpaying
+$15.1M
$114.0M$98.9M23 of 23
12Underpaying
+$13.9M
$114.0M$100.0M23 of 24
13Underpaying
+$13.8M
$112.9M$99.1M25 of 27
14Underpaying
+$12.8M
$111.2M$98.4M24 of 25
15Underpaying
+$11.5M
$109.2M$97.8M26 of 26
16Fair
+$6.6M
$93.5M$86.9M24 of 28
17Fair
+$4.8M
$101.5M$96.7M25 of 27
18Fair
+$4.6M
$94.1M$89.4M22 of 24
19Fair
+$4.2M
$100.8M$96.5M24 of 25
20Fair
+$2.7M
$102.7M$100.0M22 of 24
21Fair
+$1.4M
$106.3M$104.8M21 of 22
22Fair
+$55K
$78.6M$78.5M22 of 26
23Fair
-$48K
$91.7M$91.7M23 of 27
24Fair
-$243K
$98.1M$98.4M24 of 24
25Fair
-$1.6M
$90.7M$92.2M22 of 25
26Fair
-$5.4M
$78.0M$83.4M24 of 25
27Fair
-$6.3M
$94.1M$100.4M22 of 23
28Fair
-$7.0M
$91.1M$98.2M23 of 28
29Fair
-$7.6M
$75.9M$83.5M23 of 26
30Overpaying
-$11.1M
$74.1M$85.3M22 of 25
31Overpaying
-$12.0M
$77.3M$89.3M23 of 24
32Overpaying
-$14.8M
$86.8M$101.6M23 of 24

Blue Value bars mean estimated worth exceeds cap cost; amber means cost exceeds worth. The marker on each bar is break-even. Included shows how many players count in the selected view out of each team's NHL roster.

Only players with a lineup slot, an OVR rating and a usable contract are included. Estimated worth is the going rate for each player's lineup slot at their rating; cap cost is the included players' combined cap hits. Value is worth minus cost, the same figure as the home page's Value column in the Whole roster view.