PuckPedia<\/a>, it\u2019s a good time to gauge where players currently stand with regards to their bonuses.<\/p>\nHere\u2019s our Bonus Watch.<\/p>\n
Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars<\/p>\n
$2.5 million earned so far, including $1 million base salary<\/p>\n
Benn has remained a steady contributor for the Stars after a difficult start to his 17th NHL season. He didn\u2019t play his first game until Nov. 18 after undergoing surgery on a collapsed lung during training camp. The Stars have gotten their money\u2019s worth from the 36-year-old winger since then. Benn needs to play all 11 remaining Dallas games in order to hit his final games played bonus. A team with serious Stanley Cup aspirations would be thrilled if he cashed out on the other potential payouts as well.<\/p>\n
Bonuses hit ($1.5 million):<\/p>\n
20 GP: $500,000
\n30 GP: $500,000
\n50 GP: $500,000<\/p>\n
Bonuses still in play ($1.5 million):<\/p>\n
60 GP: $500,000
\nRound 3 win and 50 percent of playoffs GP: $500,000
\nStanley Cup win and 50 percent of playoffs GP: $500,000
\nBrent Burns, Colorado Avalanche<\/p>\n
$4 million earned, including $1 million base salary<\/p>\n
The NHL\u2019s active Ironman just keeps going and going. Burns has settled into a third-pairing role since signing with the Avalanche and is averaging a shade under 19 minutes per night. While that will keep him from hitting his final potential bonus, he\u2019s delivered about as much as could be expected from a 41-year-old. By structuring his contract the way they did, Colorado gained a little added cap flexibility because that payment is eligible to be counted either this season or next.<\/p>\n
Bonus hit ($3 million):<\/p>\n
No longer attainable ($1 million):<\/p>\n
70 GP with 23 mins or more: $1 million
\nIan Cole, Utah Mammoth<\/p>\n
$3 million earned, including $2.8 million base salary<\/p>\n
After playing all 82 games for Utah last season, Cole has the chance to do it again. That\u2019s allowed him to cash in on every bonus available in the one-year extension he signed in March 2025. The 37-year-old is a fixture on the Mammoth\u2019s third pairing and has helped put the team in position for its first-ever playoff appearance.<\/p>\n
Bonuses hit ($200,000):<\/p>\n
40 GP: $50,000
\n50 GP: $50,000
\n65 GP: $100,000
\nEvgenii Dadonov, New Jersey Devils<\/p>\n
$1.25 million earned so far, including $1 million base salary<\/p>\n
Unfortunately for Dadonov, this contract is an example of how a team can protect itself against the downside risk by giving bonuses to a veteran. The 37-year-old winger fractured his hand in the season opener after getting hit by a puck and has also missed time with a wrist injury. Of late, he\u2019s found himself as a frequent healthy scratch. Dadonov needs two more games to earn another bonus, and there\u2019s no guarantee he gets there. The Devils are almost certain to miss the playoffs, making the team achievements extremely unlikely.<\/p>\n
Bonus hit ($250,000):<\/p>\n
Bonuses still in play ($1.2 million):<\/p>\n
20 GP: $250,000
\n30 GP: $250,000
\nRound 1 win and 50 percent of series GP: $300,000
\nRound 2 win and 50 percent of series GP: $200,000
\nRound 3 win and 50 percent of series GP: $100,000
\nStanley Cup win and 50 percent of series GP: $100,000<\/p>\n
No longer attainable ($800,000):<\/p>\n
40 GP: $250,000
\n50 GP: $250,000
\nPlayoffs and 40 GP: $300,000
\nLars Eller, Ottawa Senators<\/p>\n
$1.5 million earned so far, including $1.25 million base salary<\/p>\n
The Senators\u2019 fourth-line center will have no shortage of financial motivation down the stretch. Not only is the team pushing hard for a playoff spot, which would trigger a payout to the 37-year-old, but Eller is also currently three games shy of his final games played bonus. A long run through the spring seems possible in Ottawa if it can find a way to qualify for the postseason.<\/p>\n
Bonus hit ($250,000):<\/p>\n
Bonuses still in play ($750,000):<\/p>\n
60 GP: $250,000
\nPlayoffs: $250,000
\nReach Eastern Conference final: $250,000
\nClaude Giroux, Ottawa Senators<\/p>\n
$2.75 million earned so far, including $2 million base salary<\/p>\n
Giroux is an important veteran leader for the Sens and has played every game so far this season. The biggest motivator for him is chasing his first Stanley Cup, and he stands to benefit financially from every rung up the ladder Ottawa manages to step toward that goal.<\/p>\n
The next potential payout for Giroux will trigger if they qualify for the playoffs.<\/p>\n
Bonuses hit ($750,000):<\/p>\n
20 GP: $250,000
\n30 GP: $250,000
\n60 GP: $250,000<\/p>\n
Bonuses still in play ($2 million):<\/p>\n
Playoffs and 50 GP: $250,000
\nRound 1 win and 50 percent of playoffs GP: $500,000
\nRound 2 win and 50 percent of playoffs GP: $250,000
\nRound 3 win and 50 percent of playoffs GP: $500,000
\nStanley Cup win and 50 percent of playoffs GP: $500,000
\nPatrick Kane, Detroit Red Wings<\/p>\n
$6 million earned so far, including $3 million base salary<\/p>\n
Kane became the all-time leading scorer among U.S.-born players earlier this season and remains an important offensive weapon for the Red Wings, sitting fourth in points among the team\u2019s forwards. Each of his outstanding bonuses is tied to the thing the 37-year-old winger wants most: a return to the playoffs.<\/p>\n
Incredibly, Kane has only appeared in seven postseason games across the past seven years.<\/p>\n
Bonuses hit ($3 million):<\/p>\n
10 GP: $2.5 million
\n30 GP: $250,000
\n50 GP: $250,000<\/p>\n
Bonuses still in play ($1 million):<\/p>\n
Playoffs: $500,000
\nRound 1 win: $250,000
\nRound 2 win: $250,000
\nAnthony Mantha, Pittsburgh Penguins<\/p>\n
$4.25 million earned so far, including $2.5 million base salary<\/p>\n
If the NHL had a comeback player of the year award, Mantha would be a great candidate to claim it. The well-traveled 31-year-old was limited to just 13 games last season because of ACL surgery in his knee. Pittsburgh offered him a fresh opportunity in the summer and was willing to pay him $4.5 million if he could remain healthy for a full campaign. Mantha has rewarded that faith, playing all 71 games so far and posting career highs in goals (26) and points (53).<\/p>\n
Bonuses hit ($1.75 million):<\/p>\n
10 GP: $250,000
\n20 GP: $250,000
\n30 GP: $250,000
\n40 GP: $250,000
\n50 GP: $250,000
\n60 GP: $250,000
\n70 GP: $250,000<\/p>\n
Bonus still in play ($250,000):<\/p>\n
Corey Perry, Tampa Bay Lightning<\/p>\n
$3.5 million earned so far, including $1 million base salary and $1 million signing bonus<\/p>\n
After appearing in the Stanley Cup Final in five of the past six seasons, Perry is comfortable tying some of his compensation to a long playoff run. A trade to the Lightning from the Los Angeles Kings earlier this month has put the 40-year-old winger in a position where he can realize the full value of his contract.<\/p>\n
Bonuses hit ($1.5 million):<\/p>\n
10 GP: $500,000
\n20 GP: $250,000
\n30 GP: $250,000
\n40 GP: $250,000
\n50 GP: $250,000<\/p>\n
Bonuses still in play ($500,000):<\/p>\n
Round 1 win: $125,000
\nRound 2 win: $250,000
\nRound 3 win: $125,000
\nJeff Petry, Minnesota Wild<\/p>\n
$925,000 earned so far, including $775,000 base salary<\/p>\n
Brought in by the Wild for depth from the Florida Panthers at the trade deadline, Petry is poised to see his first playoff action since a run to the Stanley Cup Final with the Montreal Canadiens in 2020. A championship is still missing from his resume.<\/p>\n
Petry is also one regular-season game away from triggering his final games played bonus, but he has only played one of the Wild\u2019s 10 games since his arrival.<\/p>\n
Bonuses hit ($150,000):<\/p>\n
30 GP: $50,000
\n40 GP: $50,000
\n50 GP: $50,000<\/p>\n
Bonuses still in play ($100,000):<\/p>\n
60 GP: $50,000
\nStanley Cup win: $50,000
\nJonathan Toews, Winnipeg Jets<\/p>\n
$4.75 million earned so far, including $2 million base salary<\/p>\n
Even though things haven\u2019t gone quite as well as either the Jets or Toews likely hoped, it still needs to be considered a successful experiment for the 37-year-old center. He\u2019s managed to play every game after having his career threatened by an autoimmune disorder and sitting out two seasons entirely. Plus, the Jets remain on the fringes of the playoff chase.<\/p>\n
Toews will only cash more bonuses if he helps them make a run.<\/p>\n
Bonuses hit ($2.75 million):<\/p>\n
20 GP: $550,000
\n30 GP: $550,000
\n40 GP: $550,000
\n50 GP: $550,000
\n60 GP: $550,000<\/p>\n
Bonuses still in play ($2.25 million):<\/p>\n
Playoffs and 50 GP: $500,000
\nRound 1 win and 50 percent of series GP: $250,000
\nRound 2 win and 50 percent of series GP: $250,000
\nRound 3 win and 50 percent of series GP: $250,000
\nStanley Cup win and 50 percent of series GP: $1 million
\nJonathan Quick, New York Rangers<\/p>\n
$1.55 million earned so far, including $1 million base and a $550,000 signing bonus<\/p>\n
The Rangers are playing out the string on a difficult season, and the 40-year-old backup goaltender could be coming to the end of a career that should eventually land him in the Hockey Hall of Fame. The team simply didn\u2019t win enough this year for Quick to have a real chance to hit most of the bonuses in his contract.<\/p>\n
Bonus still in play ($75,000):<\/p>\n
20 starts with .915 save percentage: $75,000<\/p>\n
No longer attainable ($225,000):<\/p>\n
20 wins: $50,000
\n25 wins: $100,000
\n35 GP: $25,000
\n40 GP: $50,000
\nJames van Riemsdyk, Detroit Red Wings<\/p>\n
$1.25 million earned so far, including $1 million base salary<\/p>\n
Playing on a third one-year contract signed with a third different organization, van Riemsdyk continues to be a cost-effective bet for teams because of his soft hands around the net. He\u2019s held down a fairly steady role in Detroit\u2019s lineup, scoring 15 goals and 28 points in 62 games, and can still hit a couple bonuses if the Red Wings qualify for the playoffs.<\/p>\n
Bonus hit ($250,000):<\/p>\n
Bonuses still in play ($500,000):<\/p>\n
Playoffs: $250,000
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