Washington Capitals 2020-2021 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Washington Capitals 2020-2021 salary cap table, including team cap space, buyouts, buried & retained salary, & complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.

Player (23) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap % Notes
Ovechkin Alex Ovechkin LW 35 $10,000,000 - - $10,000,000 $9,538,462 $9,538,462 11.00 M-NTC
Backstrom Nicklas Backstrom C 33 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 - $12,000,000 $9,200,000 $9,200,000 10.61
Carlson John Carlson D 31 $6,000,000 $2,000,000 - $8,000,000 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 9.22 M-NTC
Kuznetsov Evgeny Kuznetsov C 28 $3,000,000 $2,000,000 - $5,000,000 $7,800,000 $7,800,000 8.99 M-NTC
Oshie T.J. Oshie RW 34 $2,500,000 $2,000,000 - $4,500,000 $5,750,000 $5,750,000 6.63 M-NTC
Mantha Anthony Mantha RW 26 $4,200,000 - - $941,382 $5,700,000 $5,700,000 6.57
Wilson Thomas Wilson RW 26 $2,100,000 $2,000,000 - $4,100,000 $5,166,666 $5,166,666 5.96 M-NTC
Orlov Dmitry Orlov D 29 $2,500,000 $2,000,000 - $4,500,000 $5,100,000 $5,100,000 5.88 M-NTC
Schultz Justin Schultz D 30 $3,000,000 - - $3,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 4.61
Dillon Brenden Dillon D 30 $3,000,000 - - $3,000,000 $3,900,000 $3,900,000 4.50
Eller Lars Eller C 31 $2,500,000 - - $2,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 4.04
Hagelin Carl Hagelin LW 32 $2,700,000 - - $2,700,000 $2,750,000 $2,750,000 3.17
Jensen Nick Jensen D 30 $2,000,000 - - $2,000,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 2.88
Hathaway Garnet Hathaway RW 29 $1,300,000 - - $1,300,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 1.73
Raffl Michael Raffl LW 32 $1,400,000 - - $313,794 $1,600,000 $1,200,000 1.38
Copley Pheonix Copley G 29 $750,000 - - $750,000 $1,100,000 $1,100,000 1.27
Van Riemsdyk Trevor Van Riemsdyk D 29 $800,000 - - $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 0.92
Chara Zdeno Chara D 43 $795,000 - $730,000 $795,000 $795,000 $795,000 0.92
Dowd Nic Dowd C 30 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $750,000 0.86
Sheary Conor Sheary LW 28 $735,000 - - $735,000 $735,000 $735,000 0.85
Sprong Daniel Sprong RW 23 $700,000 - - $700,000 $725,000 $725,000 0.84
Vanecek Vitek Vanecek G 25 $700,000 - - $700,000 $716,667 $716,667 0.83 Two-Way
Anderson Craig Anderson G 39 $700,000 - - $187,054 $700,000 $187,054 0.22
 

2020 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap

Player (2) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
Kempny Michal Kempny
(Achilles)
D 30 $1,800,000 - - $1,800,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 2.88
Lundqvist Henrik Lundqvist
(Heart)
G 38 $1,500,000 - - $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 1.73
 

2020 Buried Cap

Player (4) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
SgarbossaMichael Sgarbossa C 28 $700,000 - - $72,408 $700,000 $72,408 0.08
PilonGarrett Pilon C 22 $700,000 - $132,500 $24,136 $745,000 $25,688 0.03
PinhoBrian Pinho C 25 $700,000 - - $18,750 $725,000 $18,750 0.02
McMichaelConnor McMichael C 20 $832,500 $92,500 - $106,854 $894,167 $15,416 0.02
 

2020 Retained Cap

Player (3) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary   Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
VranaJakub Vrana LW 24 $2,327,588 - - $2,327,588 - - 0.00
PanikRichard Panik RW 29 $1,706,884 - - $1,706,884 - - 0.00
SiegenthalerJonas Siegenthaler D 23 $613,781 - - $613,781 - - 0.00
 

2020-2021 Cap Totals

Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.

Cap Type Adj Cap Total
2020-2021 NHL Salary Cap Max $81,500,000
2020-2021 NHL Salary Cap Floor $60,200,000
Active Contracts $81,413,849
Long Term Reserve Money $4,000,000
Buried Money $132,262
Taxi Squad Money $1,180,148
Total Allocated Cap $86,726,259
Cap Type Cap Total
2020-2021 Salary Cap Max $81,500,000
2020-2021 Salary Cap Floor $60,200,000
Overage/Adjustment $0
Washington's Adjusted Salary Cap $81,500,000
Cap Type Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Cap Total Adjusted Cap Total
Active Contracts $58,130,000 $16,000,000 $730,000 $69,272,230 $82,326,795 $81,413,849
Long Term Injured Reserve $3,300,000 - - $3,300,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000
Buried $2,932,500 $92,500 $132,500 $222,148 $132,262 $132,262
Taxi Squad Money $2,932,500 $92,500 $600,000 $1,192,948 $3,025,000 $1,180,148
Total Cap Allocations $71,943,253 $16,185,000 $1,462,500 - $89,484,057 $86,726,259
Long Term Injured Reserve Utilized - - - - - $-5,226,259
Cap Space $0


2020-2021 Taxi Squad Players

Player (20) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
SamsonovIlya Samsonov G 23 $832,500 $92,500 $600,000 $70,000 $925,000 $797,400
FehervaryMartin Fehervary D 21 $700,000 $92,500 $132,500 $70,000 - -
MailletPhillipe Maillet C 28 $700,000 - - $225,000 $700,000 $250,000
CarrDaniel Carr LW 29 $700,000 - - $415,000 $700,000 $84,476
FucaleZachary Fucale G 25 $700,000 - - $75,000 $700,000 $48,272


2020-2021 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
Cap %
SgarbossaMichael Sgarbossa C 28 $700,000 - - $407,500 $700,000 $72,408 0.08
PilonGarrett Pilon C 22 $700,000 - $132,500 $70,000 $745,000 $25,688 0.03
PinhoBrian Pinho C 25 $700,000 - - $125,000 $725,000 $18,750 0.02
McMichaelConnor McMichael C 20 $832,500 $92,500 - $7,000 $894,167 $15,416 0.02
LapierreHendrix Lapierre C 18 $832,500 $92,500 $50,000 $80,000 $925,000 - 0.00
NardellaBobby Nardella D 24 $832,500 $92,500 - $70,000 $925,000 - 0.00
SnivelyJoe Snively LW 25 $832,500 $92,500 - $70,000 $925,000 - 0.00
AlexeyevAlexander Alexeyev D 21 $832,500 $92,500 - $7,000 $863,333 - 0.00
Jonsson-FjallbyAxel Jonsson-Fjallby LW 22 $825,000 $90,000 - $70,000 $860,000 - 0.00
LeasonBrett Leason RW 21 $700,000 $92,500 $82,500 $70,000 $842,500 - 0.00
RiatDamien Riat LW 23 $700,000 $92,500 $132,500 $70,000 $817,500 - 0.00
ClarkKody Clark RW 21 $700,000 $92,500 $132,500 $700,000 $808,333 - 0.00
ProtasAliaksei Protas C 20 $700,000 $92,500 - $70,000 $795,000 - 0.00
GeisserTobias Geisser D 21 $700,000 $90,000 $65,000 $70,000 $774,444 - 0.00
SutterRiley Sutter RW 21 $700,000 $92,500 $132,500 $70,000 $764,167 - 0.00
MalenstynBeck Malenstyn LW 22 $700,000 - $20,000 $70,000 $736,666 - 0.00
GersichShane Gersich C 24 $700,000 - - $150,000 $700,000 - 0.00
JohansenLucas Johansen D 23 $700,000 - - $95,000 $700,000 - 0.00
LaduePaul Ladue D 28 $700,000 - - $700,000 $700,000 - 0.00
SchillingCameron Schilling D 32 $700,000 - - $700,000 $700,000 - 0.00