Center Spending
A real-time look at how NHL teams are spending their 2023 cap dollars on Centers.
Cap Allocation: Active Roster
| Rank | Team | Players | 2023 Cap Dollars | Avg Cap Dollars | % of 2023 Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYINew York Islanders | 6 | $38,150,000 | $6,358,333 | 45.66% |
| 2 | EDMEdmonton Oilers | 8 | $36,400,000 | $4,550,000 | 43.76% |
| 3 | TORToronto Maple Leafs | 7 | $35,508,352 | $5,072,622 | 36.97% |
| 4 | VGKVegas Golden Knights | 9 | $35,087,500 | $3,898,611 | 39.35% |
| 5 | FLAFlorida Panthers | 9 | $30,666,667 | $3,407,407 | 37.09% |
| 6 | PITPittsburgh Penguins | 9 | $30,555,918 | $3,395,102 | 35.25% |
| 7 | TBLTampa Bay Lightning | 8 | $30,554,300 | $3,819,288 | 33.45% |
| 8 | OTTOttawa Senators | 7 | $29,888,814 | $4,269,831 | 35.13% |
| 9 | CGYCalgary Flames | 9 | $29,732,068 | $3,303,563 | 34.87% |
| 10 | STLSt Louis Blues | 6 | $27,913,097 | $4,652,183 | 33.55% |
| 11 | DETDetroit Red Wings | 7 | $26,835,000 | $3,833,571 | 32.76% |
| 12 | DALDallas Stars | 8 | $23,244,167 | $2,905,521 | 28.12% |
| 13 | COLColorado Avalanche | 4 | $21,650,000 | $5,412,500 | 25.21% |
| 14 | NJDNew Jersey Devils | 6 | $21,575,000 | $3,595,833 | 26.27% |
| 15 | PHIPhiladelphia Flyers | 6 | $20,613,333 | $3,435,556 | 25.52% |
| 16 | ANAAnaheim Ducks | 7 | $20,544,167 | $2,934,881 | 26.92% |
| 17 | ARIArizona Coyotes | 6 | $20,325,000 | $3,387,500 | 25.38% |
| 18 | VANVancouver Canucks | 6 | $19,900,542 | $3,316,757 | 22.84% |
| 19 | MTLMontreal Canadiens | 6 | $19,722,500 | $3,287,083 | 21.99% |
| 20 | LAKLos Angeles Kings | 6 | $19,582,723 | $3,263,787 | 22.91% |
| 21 | SJSSan Jose Sharks | 5 | $18,597,650 | $3,719,530 | 22.62% |
| 22 | BOSBoston Bruins | 9 | $18,288,378 | $2,032,042 | 22.69% |
| 23 | WASWashington Capitals | 7 | $17,320,052 | $2,474,293 | 19.81% |
| 24 | WPGWinnipeg Jets | 7 | $17,310,833 | $2,472,976 | 21.13% |
| 25 | CARCarolina Hurricanes | 5 | $17,045,000 | $3,409,000 | 20.95% |
| 26 | SEASeattle Kraken | 7 | $16,909,506 | $2,415,644 | 20.64% |
| 27 | NYRNew York Rangers | 5 | $16,145,743 | $3,229,149 | 19.33% |
| 28 | CHIChicago Blackhawks | 7 | $14,560,892 | $2,080,127 | 20.90% |
| 29 | BUFBuffalo Sabres | 6 | $14,040,396 | $2,340,066 | 18.96% |
| 30 | MINMinnesota Wild | 6 | $11,727,541 | $1,954,590 | 14.00% |
| 31 | NSHNashville Predators | 6 | $11,490,138 | $1,915,023 | 15.01% |
| 32 | CBJColumbus Blue Jackets | 5 | $9,650,000 | $1,930,000 | 12.08% |
| Total | 215 | $721,535,277 | $108,072,369 | 27.12% | |
| Average | 7 | $22,547,977 | $3,355,978 | 26.91% |
| Rank | Player | 2023 Cap Dollars | % of 2023 Cap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Nathan MacKinnon | $12,600,000 | 15.21% |
| 2 | 
|
Connor McDavid | $12,500,000 | 15.12% |
| 3 | 
|
Auston Matthews | $11,640,250 | 13.94% |
| 4 | 
|
John Tavares | $11,000,000 | 13.17% |
| 5 | 
|
Aleksander Barkov | $10,000,000 | 12.01% |
|
Anze Kopitar | $10,000,000 | 11.98% | |
|
Jack Eichel | $10,000,000 | 11.98% | |
| 8 | 
|
Tyler Seguin | $9,850,000 | 11.85% |
| 9 | 
|
Brayden Point | $9,500,000 | 11.38% |
| 10 | 
|
Mathew Barzal | $9,150,000 | 10.96% |
| 11 | 
|
Dylan Larkin | $8,700,000 | 10.42% |
|
Sidney Crosby | $8,700,000 | 10.42% | |
| 13 | 
|
Leon Draisaitl | $8,500,000 | 10.28% |
|
Bo Horvat | $8,500,000 | 10.18% | |
|
Mika Zibanejad | $8,500,000 | 10.26% | |
|
Steven Stamkos | $8,500,000 | 10.18% | |
| 17 | 
|
Tim Stützle | $8,350,000 | 10.00% |
| 18 | 
|
Tomas Hertl | $8,137,500 | 9.75% |
| 19 | 
|
Jordan Kyrou | $8,125,000 | 9.73% |
|
Robert Thomas | $8,125,000 | 9.73% | |
| 21 | 
|
Ryan Johansen | $8,000,000 | 9.66% |
|
Jack Hughes | $8,000,000 | 9.63% | |
|
J.T. Miller | $8,000,000 | 9.68% | |
| 24 | 
|
Josh Norris | $7,950,000 | 9.52% |
| 25 | 
|
Nick Suzuki | $7,875,000 | 9.57% |
| 26 | 
|
Evgeny Kuznetsov | $7,800,000 | 9.34% |
| 27 | 
|
Sean Couturier | $7,750,000 | 9.42% |
| 28 | 
|
Elias Pettersson | $7,350,000 | 8.89% |
| 29 | 
|
Nico Hischier | $7,250,000 | 8.73% |
| 30 | 
|
Clayton Keller | $7,150,000 | 8.56% |
| 31 | 
|
Kevin Hayes | $7,142,857 | 8.56% |
| 32 | 
|
Dylan Cozens | $7,100,000 | 8.50% |
| 33 | 
|
Nazem Kadri | $7,000,000 | 8.38% |
|
Anders Lee | $7,000,000 | 8.38% | |
| 35 | 
|
William Nylander | $6,962,366 | 8.34% |
| 36 | 
|
Sam Reinhart | $6,500,000 | 7.80% |
|
Claude Giroux | $6,500,000 | 7.78% | |
|
Brayden Schenn | $6,500,000 | 7.79% | |
| 39 | 
|
Alexander Killorn | $6,250,000 | 7.49% |
|
Anthony Cirelli | $6,250,000 | 7.49% | |
| 41 | 
|
Mark Scheifele | $6,125,000 | 7.34% |
| 42 | 
|
Evgeni Malkin | $6,100,000 | 7.31% |
| 43 | 
|
Brock Nelson | $6,000,000 | 7.19% |
|
Jake Guentzel | $6,000,000 | 7.19% | |
| 45 | 
|
William Karlsson | $5,900,000 | 7.07% |
| 46 | 
|
Nick Schmaltz | $5,850,000 | 7.01% |
| 47 | 
|
Adam Henrique | $5,825,000 | 6.98% |
| 48 | 
|
Andrew Copp | $5,625,000 | 6.74% |
|
Vincent Trocheck | $5,625,000 | 6.79% | |
| 50 | 
|
Zach Hyman | $5,500,000 | 6.66% |
|
Phillip Danault | $5,500,000 | 6.59% | |
|
Travis Konecny | $5,500,000 | 6.68% | |
| 53 | 
|
Teuvo Teravainen | $5,400,000 | 6.50% |
| 54 | 
|
Mikael Backlund | $5,350,000 | 6.41% |
| 55 | 
|
Charlie Coyle | $5,250,000 | 6.65% |
|
Joel Eriksson Ek | $5,250,000 | 6.29% | |
| 57 | 
|
Yanni Gourde | $5,166,666 | 6.20% |
| 58 | 
|
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | $5,125,000 | 6.20% |
| 59 | 
|
J.T Compher | $5,100,000 | 6.11% |
| 60 | 
|
Ryan Strome | $5,000,000 | 5.99% |
|
Tyler Johnson | $5,000,000 | 5.99% | |
|
Jean-Gabriel Pageau | $5,000,000 | 5.99% | |
|
Mikael Granlund | $5,000,000 | 5.99% | |
|
Ivan Barbashev | $5,000,000 | 5.99% | |
|
Jonathan Marchessault | $5,000,000 | 5.99% | |
|
Dylan Strome | $5,000,000 | 5.99% | |
| 67 | 
|
Drake Batherson | $4,975,000 | 5.96% |
| 68 | 
|
Blake Coleman | $4,900,000 | 5.87% |
| 69 | 
|
Elias Lindholm | $4,850,000 | 5.81% |
| 70 | 
|
Jesperi Kotkaniemi | $4,820,000 | 5.80% |
| 71 | 
|
Pavel Zacha | $4,750,000 | 6.01% |
| 72 | 
|
Ryan O'Reilly | $4,500,000 | 5.39% |
|
Alexander Wennberg | $4,500,000 | 5.40% | |
| 74 | 
|
Christian Dvorak | $4,450,000 | 5.41% |
| 75 | 
|
Sam Bennett | $4,425,000 | 5.31% |
| 76 | 
|
Carter Verhaeghe | $4,166,667 | 5.00% |
| 77 | 
|
Ross Colton | $4,000,000 | 4.83% |
|
Robby Fabbri | $4,000,000 | 4.79% | |
|
Alex Iafallo | $4,000,000 | 4.79% | |
| 80 | 
|
Boone Jenner | $3,750,000 | 4.49% |
| 81 | 
|
Alexander Kerfoot | $3,500,000 | 4.19% |
|
Joe Pavelski | $3,500,000 | 4.21% | |
|
Brandon Tanev | $3,500,000 | 4.20% | |
| 84 | 
|
Radek Faksa | $3,250,000 | 3.91% |
| 85 | 
|
Erik Haula | $3,150,000 | 3.79% |
|
Nicholas Paul | $3,150,000 | 3.77% | |
| 87 | 
|
Jeff Carter | $3,125,000 | 3.74% |
| 88 | 
|
Yegor Sharangovich | $3,100,000 | 3.71% |
| 89 | 
|
Martin Necas | $3,000,000 | 3.61% |
|
Matt Duchene | $3,000,000 | 3.61% | |
|
Scott Laughton | $3,000,000 | 3.65% | |
|
Nicolas Roy | $3,000,000 | 3.59% | |
| 93 | 
|
Jordan Staal | $2,900,000 | 3.49% |
|
Alex Newhook | $2,900,000 | 3.52% | |
| 95 | 
|
Colton Sissons | $2,857,412 | 3.42% |
| 96 | 
|
Luke Kunin | $2,750,000 | 3.29% |
|
Chandler Stephenson | $2,750,000 | 3.29% | |
| 98 | 
|
Jason Dickinson | $2,650,000 | 3.17% |
| 99 | 
|
Casey Mittelstadt | $2,500,000 | 2.99% |
|
Sean Kuraly | $2,500,000 | 2.99% | |
|
Casey Cizikas | $2,500,000 | 2.99% | |
| 102 | 
|
Lars Eller | $2,450,000 | 2.93% |
| 103 | 
|
David Kampf | $2,400,000 | 2.87% |
| 104 | 
|
Trent Frederic | $2,300,000 | 2.91% |
|
Dillon Dube | $2,300,000 | 2.75% | |
| 106 | 
|
Philipp Kurashev | $2,250,000 | 2.70% |
| 107 | 
|
Mason Appleton | $2,166,666 | 2.60% |
| 108 | 
|
Nick Bjugstad | $2,100,000 | 2.52% |
|
Ryan McLeod | $2,100,000 | 2.54% | |
|
Frederick Gaudreau | $2,100,000 | 2.52% | |
|
Morgan Frost | $2,100,000 | 2.55% | |
|
Calle Jarnkrok | $2,100,000 | 2.52% | |
| 113 | 
|
Morgan Geekie | $2,000,000 | 2.53% |
|
Tyson Jost | $2,000,000 | 2.40% | |
|
Ryan Donato | $2,000,000 | 2.40% | |
|
Marcus Johansson | $2,000,000 | 2.40% | |
|
Noel Acciari | $2,000,000 | 2.40% | |
|
Nico Sturm | $2,000,000 | 2.40% | |
|
Vladislav Namestnikov | $2,000,000 | 2.40% | |
| 120 | 
|
Sean Monahan | $1,985,000 | 2.41% |
| 121 | 
|
Theodor Blueger | $1,900,000 | 2.30% |
|
Brett Howden | $1,900,000 | 2.28% | |
| 123 | 
|
Jake Evans | $1,700,000 | 2.07% |
|
Yakov Trenin | $1,700,000 | 2.04% | |
| 125 | 
|
Blake Lizotte | $1,675,000 | 2.01% |
| 126 | 
|
Alexandre Texier | $1,525,000 | 1.83% |
| 127 | 
|
Eetu Luostarinen | $1,500,000 | 1.80% |
|
Kailer Yamamoto | $1,500,000 | 1.80% | |
| 129 | 
|
Michael Rasmussen | $1,460,000 | 1.75% |
| 130 | 
|
Michael Mcleod | $1,400,000 | 1.69% |
|
Ryan Poehling | $1,400,000 | 1.70% | |
| 132 | 
|
Morgan Barron | $1,350,000 | 1.62% |
| 133 | 
|
Nic Dowd | $1,300,000 | 1.56% |
| 134 | 
|
Sam Lafferty | $1,150,000 | 1.39% |
| 135 | 
|
Christian Fischer | $1,125,000 | 1.35% |
| 136 | 
|
Nick Cousins | $1,100,000 | 1.32% |
| 137 | 
|
Logan O'Connor | $1,050,000 | 1.27% |
|
Steven Lorentz | $1,050,000 | 1.26% | |
| 139 | 
|
Craig Smith | $1,000,000 | 1.20% |
|
Mattias Janmark | $1,000,000 | 1.21% | |
|
Kevin Stenlund | $1,000,000 | 1.20% | |
|
Curtis Lazar | $1,000,000 | 1.20% | |
| 143 | 
|
Leo Carlsson | $950,000 | 1.14% |
|
Logan Cooley | $950,000 | 1.14% | |
|
|
Connor Bedard | $950,000 | 1.14% | |
|
Cole Guttman | $950,000 | 1.14% | |
|
|
Adam Fantilli | $950,000 | 1.14% | |
| 148 |
|
John Beecher | $925,000 | 1.17% |
|
Jack Drury | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
|
Lukas Reichel | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
|
Cole Sillinger | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
|
Anton Lundell | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
| 153 | 
|
Jiri Kulich | $918,333 | 1.10% |
| 154 | 
|
Ty Dellandrea | $900,000 | 1.08% |
|
Derek Ryan | $900,000 | 1.09% | |
| 156 |
|
Matthew Beniers | $897,500 | 1.08% |
| 157 | 
|
Mason Mctavish | $894,167 | 1.07% |
|
|
Wyatt Johnston | $894,167 | 1.08% | |
|
Quinton Byfield | $894,167 | 1.07% | |
|
Hendrix Lapierre | $894,167 | 1.07% | |
|
Cole Perfetti | $894,167 | 1.07% | |
| 162 | 
|
Nils Åman | $883,750 | 1.07% |
| 163 |
|
Matthew Poitras | $870,000 | 1.10% |
| 164 | 
|
Peyton Krebs | $863,333 | 1.03% |
|
Connor Zary | $863,333 | 1.03% | |
|
Marco Rossi | $863,333 | 1.03% | |
|
Philip Tomasino | $863,333 | 1.03% | |
|
Tyson Foerster | $863,333 | 1.05% | |
|
Connor McMichael | $863,333 | 1.03% | |
| 170 |
|
John-Jason Peterka | $855,833 | 1.03% |
| 171 | 
|
Juuso Parssinen | $850,833 | 1.02% |
| 172 | 
|
Sam Carrick | $850,000 | 1.02% |
|
Sam Steel | $850,000 | 1.02% | |
|
Jansen Harkins | $850,000 | 1.02% | |
| 175 |
|
Adam Edstrom | $846,667 | 1.02% |
| 176 | 
|
Joe Veleno | $825,000 | 0.99% |
|
Dakota Joshua | $825,000 | 1.00% | |
| 178 | 
|
Nikita Alexandrov | $816,667 | 0.98% |
| 179 | 
|
Michael Pezzetta | $812,500 | 0.99% |
| 180 | 
|
Oskar Steen | $800,000 | 1.01% |
|
Connor Dewar | $800,000 | 0.96% | |
|
Nick Bonino | $800,000 | 0.97% | |
|
Michael Eyssimont | $800,000 | 0.96% | |
|
Luke Glendening | $800,000 | 0.96% | |
|
Tyler Motte | $800,000 | 0.96% | |
| 186 | 
|
Aliaksei Protas | $789,167 | 0.95% |
| 187 | 
|
Jakub Lauko | $787,500 | 1.00% |
| 188 | 
|
Benoit-Olivier Groulx | $775,000 | 0.93% |
|
Liam O'Brien | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Danton Heinen | $775,000 | 0.98% | |
|
Martin Pospisil | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Sam Gagner | $775,000 | 0.94% | |
|
Jaret Anderson-Dolan | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Trevor Lewis | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Vinni Lettieri | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Chris Tierney | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Matthew Highmore | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Zack MacEwen | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Vincent Hinostroza | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Colin White | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Ryan Carpenter | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Devin Shore | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Oskar Sundqvist | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Noah Gregor | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Paul Cotter | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Matthew Phillips | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
David Gustafsson | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
| 208 | 
|
Adam Ruzicka | $762,500 | 0.91% |
|
Liam Foudy | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
|
Jonny Brodzinski | $762,500 | 0.92% | |
|
Parker Kelly | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
|
Andrew Poturalski | $762,500 | 0.92% | |
|
Bobby McMann | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
|
Michael Amadio | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
| 215 | 
|
Alex Barre-Boulet | $758,333 | 0.91% |