Washington Capitals 2023-2024 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Washington Capitals 2023-2024 salary cap table, including team cap space, buyouts, buried & retained salary, & complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.

Player (25) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap % Notes
Ovechkin Alex Ovechkin LW 38 $1,000,000 $11,500,000 - $12,500,000 $9,500,000 $9,500,000 11.60
Carlson John Carlson D 34 $4,000,000 $2,000,000 - $6,000,000 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 9.77 M-NTC
Oshie T.J. Oshie RW 37 $4,000,000 $1,000,000 - $5,000,000 $5,750,000 $5,750,000 7.02 M-NTC
Kuemper Darcy Kuemper G 33 $6,000,000 - - $6,000,000 $5,250,000 $5,250,000 6.41
Wilson Thomas Wilson RW 29 $5,100,000 $1,000,000 - $6,100,000 $5,166,668 $5,166,668 6.31 M-NTC
Strome Dylan Strome C 26 $4,500,000 $2,000,000 - $6,500,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 6.11
Jensen Nick Jensen D 33 $3,000,000 $2,000,000 - $5,000,000 $4,050,000 $4,050,000 4.95
Van Riemsdyk Trevor Van Riemsdyk D 32 $2,750,000 $1,000,000 - $3,750,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 3.66
Fehervary Martin Fehervary D 24 $2,400,000 $1,000,000 - $3,400,000 $2,675,000 $2,675,000 3.27
Pacioretty Max Pacioretty LW 35 $2,000,000 - $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 2.44
Milano Sonny Milano LW 27 $2,350,000 - - $2,350,000 $1,900,000 $1,900,000 2.32
Sandin Rasmus Sandin D 23 $1,600,000 - - $1,600,000 $1,400,000 $1,400,000 1.71
Dowd Nic Dowd C 33 $1,300,000 - - $1,300,000 $1,300,000 $1,300,000 1.59
Aube-Kubel Nicolas Aube-Kubel RW 27 $1,225,000 - - $1,225,000 $1,225,000 $1,225,000 1.50
Lindgren Charlie Lindgren G 30 $1,100,000 - - $1,100,000 $1,100,000 $1,100,000 1.34
McMichael Connor McMichael C 23 $832,500 - - $828,210 $863,333 $858,800 1.05 Two-Way
Alexeyev Alexander Alexeyev D 24 $775,000 - - $775,000 $825,000 $825,000 1.01
Protas Aliaksei Protas C 23 $775,000 - $82,500 $766,962 $789,167 $780,948 0.95 Two-Way
Malenstyn Beck Malenstyn LW 25 $775,000 - - $775,000 $762,500 $762,500 0.93 Two-Way
Lapierre Hendrix Lapierre C 21 $832,500 - $445,000 $577,949 $863,333 $599,296 0.73 Two-Way
Johansen Lucas Johansen D 26 $775,000 - - $320,582 $762,500 $315,368 0.39 Two-Way
Sgarbossa Michael Sgarbossa C 31 $775,000 - - $304,350 $775,000 $304,350 0.37 Two-Way
Miroshnichenko Ivan Miroshnichenko LW 19 $855,000 $95,000 $500,000 $368,036 $950,000 $303,414 0.37 Two-Way
Iorio Vincent Iorio D 21 $800,000 $92,500 $32,500 $184,636 $875,833 $100,892 0.12 Two-Way
McIlrath Dylan McIlrath D 31 $775,000 - - $44,638 $775,000 $44,638 0.05 Two-Way


2023 Restricted

Player (0) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
BearEthan Bear D 26 $1,375,000 - - $1,375,000 $2,062,500 $2,062,500 2.52
 

2023 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap

Player (1) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
Backstrom Nicklas Backstrom
(Hip)
C 36 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 - $10,000,000 $9,200,000 $9,200,000 11.24
 

2023 Buried Cap

Player (6) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
ShepardHunter Shepard G 28 $775,000 - - $97,392 $775,000 $97,392 0.12
DubePierrick Dube RW 23 $775,000 $95,000 $80,000 $143,696 $870,000 $54,660 0.07
PhillipsMatthew Phillips C 25 $775,000 - - $44,638 $775,000 $44,638 0.05
StevensonClay Stevenson G 24 $775,000 $92,500 $57,500 $129,022 $855,000 $40,284 0.05
SnivelyJoe Snively LW 28 $850,000 - - $17,800 $800,000 $16,752 0.02
SutterRiley Sutter RW 24 $775,000 - - $4,058 $775,000 $4,058 0.00
 

2023 Retained Cap

Player (4) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary   Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
KuznetsovEvgeny Kuznetsov C 31 $4,712,026 $2,000,000 - $6,712,026 $3,900,000 $3,900,000 4.76
ManthaAnthony Mantha RW 29 $5,186,908 - - $5,186,908 $2,850,000 $2,850,000 3.48
EdmundsonJoel Edmundson D 30 $926,386 - - $926,386 $875,000 $875,000 1.07
PhillipsMatthew Phillips C 25 $523,482 - - $523,482 $523,482 $523,482 0.64
 

2023-2024 Cap Totals

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

Cap Type Adj Cap Total
2023-2024 NHL Salary Cap Max $83,500,000
2023-2024 NHL Salary Cap Floor $61,790,000
Active Contracts $62,211,874
Long Term Reserve Money $9,200,000
Buried Money $257,784
Retained Money $8,148,482
Total Allocated Cap $81,880,640
Cap Space $1,599,360
Cap Type Cap Total
2023-2024 Salary Cap Max $83,500,000
2023-2024 Salary Cap Floor $61,790,000
Overage/Adjustment $-20,000
Washington's Adjusted Salary Cap $83,480,000
Cap Type Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Cap Total Adjusted Cap Total
Active Contracts $50,295,000 $21,687,500 $3,060,000 $68,770,363 $65,558,334 $62,211,874
Long Term Injured Reserve $5,000,000 $5,000,000 - $10,000,000 $9,200,000 $9,200,000
Restricted $1,375,000 - - - $2,062,500 $2,062,500
Buried $4,725,000 $187,500 $137,500 $436,606 $257,784 $257,784
Retained Money $11,348,802 $2,000,000 - $13,348,802 $8,148,482 $8,148,482
Total Cap Allocations $72,743,802 $28,875,000 $3,197,500 - $85,227,100 $81,880,640
Cap Space $1,599,360


2023-2024 Non-Roster Players

Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.

Player (17) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
ShepardHunter Shepard G 28 $775,000 - - $350,000 $775,000 $97,392 0.12
DubePierrick Dube RW 23 $775,000 $95,000 $80,000 $82,500 $870,000 $54,660 0.07
PhillipsMatthew Phillips C 25 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $44,638 0.05
StevensonClay Stevenson G 24 $775,000 $92,500 $57,500 $80,000 $855,000 $40,284 0.05
SnivelyJoe Snively LW 28 $850,000 - - $850,000 $800,000 $16,752 0.02
SutterRiley Sutter RW 24 $775,000 - - $90,000 $775,000 $4,058 0.00
CristallAndrew Cristall LW 18 $775,000 $95,000 $80,000 $82,500 $905,000 - 0.00
GibsonMitchell Gibson G 24 $775,000 $92,500 $57,500 $70,000 $867,500 - 0.00
RybinskiHenrik Rybinski RW 22 $775,000 $92,500 $57,500 $80,000 $859,167 - 0.00
TrineyevBogdan Trineyev RW 21 $775,000 $92,500 $57,500 $80,000 $859,167 - 0.00
HoferRyan Hofer C 21 $775,000 $80,000 - $80,000 $851,667 - 0.00
PerssonLudwig Persson LW 20 $775,000 $95,000 $80,000 $82,500 $846,667 - 0.00
SuzdalevAlexander Suzdalev LW 19 $775,000 $95,000 $80,000 $82,500 $846,667 - 0.00
BjorklundGarin Bjorklund G 21 $775,000 $75,000 - $80,000 $843,333 - 0.00
FrankEthan Frank C 25 $775,000 - - $205,000 $775,000 - 0.00
LimogesAlex Limoges LW 26 $775,000 - - $235,000 $775,000 - 0.00
PriskieChase Priskie D 27 $775,000 - - $350,000 $775,000 - 0.00