Washington Capitals Active Financial Summary
A summary of financial breakdowns for the Washington Capitals, including multi-year cap totals, player cap hits, top earnings, contracts, & free agents.
Salary Cap Breakdown Totals
A current & future look at the signed players & cap dollars allocated by position group.
2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | ||
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Total Cap Allocations | $93,750,710 | $74,194,876 | $53,373,461 | $38,241,795 | $22,150,000 | |
Signed Players | 51 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 4 | |
Forwards | $44,268,834 | $40,135,545 | $33,288,462 | $26,588,462 | $17,050,000 | |
Defensemen | $22,547,968 | $17,000,000 | $11,642,500 | $10,850,000 | $5,100,000 | |
Goaltending | $7,652,425 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | |||
Injured Reserve | ||||||
Suspended | ||||||
Buried/Buyout/Dead Cap |
No Trade
Modified No Trade
No Movement
Two Way Deal
Roster Cap Figures
Current & future salary payroll figures for players on the active roster. For more view the complete Capitals Salary Payroll Table
Forward | Pos. | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
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Alex Ovechkin | LW | $9,538,462 | $9,538,462 | $9,538,462 | $9,538,462 | UFA |
Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | $7,800,000 | $7,800,000 | $7,800,000 | $7,800,000 | $7,800,000 |
Nicklas Backstrom | C | $6,700,000 | $6,700,000 | $6,700,000 | UFA | - |
T.J. Oshie | RW | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 |
Lars Eller | C | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 |
Andre Burakovsky | LW | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | RFA | - | - |
Thomas Wilson | RW | $2,000,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
Jay Beagle | C | $1,750,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
Brett Connolly | RW | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | UFA | - | - |
Jakub Vrana | LW | $863,333 | $863,333 | RFA | - | - |
Brian Pinho | C | $833,750 | $833,750 | RFA | - | - |
Alex Chiasson | RW | $660,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
Devante Smith-Pelly | RW | $650,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
Chandler Stephenson | C | $650,000 | $650,000 | RFA | - | - |
Travis Boyd | LW | $650,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
Defenseman | Pos. | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
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Matt Niskanen | D | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | UFA |
Brooks Orpik | D | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | UFA | - | - |
Dmitry Orlov | D | $5,100,000 | $5,100,000 | $5,100,000 | $5,100,000 | $5,100,000 |
John Carlson | D | $3,966,667 | UFA | - | - | - |
Jakub Jerabek | D | $925,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
Michal Kempny | D | $900,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
Madison Bowey | D | $695,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
Christian Djoos | D | $650,000 | $650,000 | RFA | - | - |
Goaltending | Pos. | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Braden Holtby | G | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | UFA | - |
Phillip Grubauer | G | $1,500,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
Buried Cap Hits
Player | Pos. | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
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Liam O'Brien | C | $650,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
Nathan Walker | LW | $650,000 | $650,000 | RFA | - | - |
Pheonix Copley | G | $650,000 | $650,000 | UFA | - | - |
Anthony Peluso | RW | $650,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
Tyler Graovac | C | $625,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
Aaron Ness | D | $612,500 | UFA | - | - | - |
Dead Cap Figures
Pos. | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | |
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Taylor Chorney | D | - | - | - | - | - |
Nathan Walker | LW | - | $650,000 | - | - | - |
Active Non-Roster Money
Player | Pos. | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
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Shane Gersich | C | $925,000 | $925,000 | - | RFA | - |
Lucas Johansen | D | $925,000 | $925,000 | RFA | - | - |
Hampus Gustafsson | LW | $883,750 | $883,750 | RFA | - | - |
Mason Mitchell | LW | $883,750 | $883,750 | RFA | - | - |
Adam Chapie | RW | $800,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
Kristofers Bindulis | D | $792,500 | $792,500 | $792,500 | RFA | - |
Garrett Pilon | C | $775,833 | $775,833 | $775,833 | RFA | - |
Beck Malenstyn | LW | $763,333 | $763,333 | $763,333 | RFA | - |
Colby Williams | D | $751,000 | $751,000 | RFA | - | - |
Connor Hobbs | D | $721,666 | $721,666 | RFA | - | - |
Jonas Siegenthaler | D | $720,000 | $720,000 | RFA | - | - |
Vitek Vanecek | G | $714,166 | $714,166 | RFA | - | - |
Adam Carlson | G | $705,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
Riley Barber | RW | $692,500 | RFA | - | - | - |
Tyler Lewington | D | $665,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
Wayne Simpson | RW | $650,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
Zach Sill | C | $612,500 | UFA | - | - | - |
Joe Whitney | LW | - | UFA | - | - | - |