Center Spending
A real-time look at how NHL teams are spending their 2022 cap dollars on Centers.
Cap Allocation: Active Roster
| Rank | Team | Players | 2022 Cap Dollars | Avg Cap Dollars | % of 2022 Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TORToronto Maple Leafs | 8 | $37,924,453 | $4,740,557 | 46.09% |
| 2 | EDMEdmonton Oilers | 9 | $36,679,740 | $4,075,527 | 44.95% |
| 3 | NSHNashville Predators | 9 | $36,275,937 | $4,030,660 | 45.65% |
| 4 | TBLTampa Bay Lightning | 7 | $34,025,000 | $4,860,714 | 41.24% |
| 5 | PITPittsburgh Penguins | 8 | $32,875,000 | $4,109,375 | 39.85% |
| 6 | FLAFlorida Panthers | 10 | $31,078,731 | $3,107,873 | 37.96% |
| 7 | VGKVegas Golden Knights | 8 | $29,672,500 | $3,709,063 | 35.97% |
| 8 | NYINew York Islanders | 6 | $27,954,298 | $4,659,050 | 34.68% |
| 9 | CGYCalgary Flames | 8 | $26,466,500 | $3,308,313 | 32.11% |
| 10 | WASWashington Capitals | 6 | $25,460,655 | $4,243,443 | 30.90% |
| 11 | LAKLos Angeles Kings | 9 | $24,494,226 | $2,721,581 | 30.06% |
| 12 | DETDetroit Red Wings | 7 | $24,079,167 | $3,439,881 | 32.12% |
| 13 | SJSSan Jose Sharks | 7 | $22,578,604 | $3,225,515 | 27.37% |
| 14 | DALDallas Stars | 6 | $21,857,500 | $3,642,917 | 26.53% |
| 15 | NJDNew Jersey Devils | 6 | $21,474,125 | $3,579,021 | 26.03% |
| 16 | CARCarolina Hurricanes | 6 | $21,470,000 | $3,578,333 | 26.06% |
| 17 | VANVancouver Canucks | 7 | $21,367,934 | $3,052,562 | 26.30% |
| 18 | CHIChicago Blackhawks | 7 | $19,572,560 | $2,796,080 | 25.24% |
| 19 | ARIArizona Coyotes | 7 | $18,459,625 | $2,637,089 | 29.02% |
| 20 | MTLMontreal Canadiens | 5 | $17,537,500 | $3,507,500 | 21.55% |
| 21 | PHIPhiladelphia Flyers | 5 | $17,328,051 | $3,465,610 | 21.08% |
| 22 | SEASeattle Kraken | 7 | $17,006,886 | $2,429,555 | 20.66% |
| 23 | STLSt Louis Blues | 7 | $16,841,792 | $2,405,970 | 20.69% |
| 24 | BOSBoston Bruins | 7 | $16,780,080 | $2,397,154 | 20.34% |
| 25 | OTTOttawa Senators | 8 | $16,609,167 | $2,076,146 | 20.77% |
| 26 | ANAAnaheim Ducks | 7 | $15,810,263 | $2,258,609 | 22.92% |
| 27 | NYRNew York Rangers | 2 | $14,125,000 | $7,062,500 | 17.38% |
| 28 | CBJColumbus Blue Jackets | 8 | $13,968,739 | $1,746,092 | 16.93% |
| 29 | COLColorado Avalanche | 6 | $13,472,013 | $2,245,336 | 16.33% |
| 30 | BUFBuffalo Sabres | 7 | $10,664,011 | $1,523,430 | 16.76% |
| 31 | WPGWinnipeg Jets | 5 | $9,186,071 | $1,837,214 | 11.43% |
| 32 | MINMinnesota Wild | 5 | $8,788,664 | $1,757,733 | 11.17% |
| Total | 220 | $701,884,792 | $104,230,401 | 26.66% | |
| Average | 7 | $21,933,900 | $3,190,385 | 27.38% |
| Rank | Player | 2022 Cap Dollars | % of 2022 Cap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Connor McDavid | $12,500,000 | 15.32% |
| 2 | 
|
John Tavares | $11,000,000 | 13.37% |
| 3 | 
|
Jonathan Toews | $10,500,000 | 12.76% |
| 4 | 
|
Anze Kopitar | $10,000,000 | 12.22% |
|
Jack Eichel | $10,000,000 | 12.12% | |
|
Aleksander Barkov | $10,000,000 | 12.22% | |
| 7 | 
|
Tyler Seguin | $9,850,000 | 12.04% |
| 8 | 
|
Brayden Point | $9,500,000 | 11.52% |
| 9 | 
|
Nicklas Backstrom | $9,200,000 | 11.17% |
| 10 | 
|
Sidney Crosby | $8,700,000 | 10.55% |
| 11 | 
|
Steven Stamkos | $8,500,000 | 10.30% |
|
Mika Zibanejad | $8,500,000 | 10.30% | |
|
Filip Forsberg | $8,500,000 | 10.30% | |
|
Leon Draisaitl | $8,500,000 | 10.42% | |
| 15 | 
|
Tomas Hertl | $8,137,500 | 9.86% |
| 16 | 
|
Logan Couture | $8,000,000 | 9.70% |
|
Matt Duchene | $8,000,000 | 9.70% | |
|
Ryan Johansen | $8,000,000 | 9.70% | |
|
Jack Hughes | $8,000,000 | 9.70% | |
| 20 | 
|
Nick Suzuki | $7,875,000 | 9.68% |
| 21 | 
|
Evgeny Kuznetsov | $7,800,000 | 9.47% |
| 22 | 
|
Elias Pettersson | $7,350,000 | 9.05% |
| 23 | 
|
Nico Hischier | $7,250,000 | 8.79% |
| 24 | 
|
Clayton Keller | $7,150,000 | 8.67% |
| 25 | 
|
Kevin Hayes | $7,142,857 | 8.69% |
| 26 | 
|
Mathew Barzal | $7,000,000 | 8.51% |
|
Anders Lee | $7,000,000 | 8.51% | |
|
Nazem Kadri | $7,000,000 | 8.48% | |
| 29 | 
|
William Nylander | $6,962,366 | 8.46% |
| 30 | 
|
Claude Giroux | $6,500,000 | 7.88% |
|
Brayden Schenn | $6,500,000 | 7.99% | |
|
Sam Reinhart | $6,500,000 | 7.94% | |
| 33 | 
|
Nathan MacKinnon | $6,300,000 | 7.64% |
| 34 | 
|
Mark Scheifele | $6,125,000 | 7.42% |
| 35 | 
|
Evgeni Malkin | $6,100,000 | 7.39% |
|
Dylan Larkin | $6,100,000 | 7.39% | |
| 37 | 
|
Brock Nelson | $6,000,000 | 7.29% |
|
Jake Guentzel | $6,000,000 | 7.27% | |
|
Jordan Staal | $6,000,000 | 7.28% | |
| 40 | 
|
William Karlsson | $5,900,000 | 7.15% |
| 41 | 
|
Nick Schmaltz | $5,850,000 | 7.09% |
| 42 | 
|
Adam Henrique | $5,825,000 | 7.06% |
| 43 | 
|
Vincent Trocheck | $5,625,000 | 6.82% |
|
Andrew Copp | $5,625,000 | 6.82% | |
| 45 | 
|
Phillip Danault | $5,500,000 | 6.72% |
|
Joe Pavelski | $5,500,000 | 6.72% | |
|
Bo Horvat | $5,500,000 | 6.77% | |
|
Zach Hyman | $5,500,000 | 6.74% | |
|
Travis Konecny | $5,500,000 | 6.69% | |
| 50 | 
|
Teuvo Teravainen | $5,400,000 | 6.55% |
| 51 | 
|
Mikael Backlund | $5,350,000 | 6.48% |
| 52 | 
|
Charlie Coyle | $5,250,000 | 6.36% |
|
Joel Eriksson Ek | $5,250,000 | 6.36% | |
|
J.T. Miller | $5,250,000 | 6.46% | |
| 55 | 
|
Yanni Gourde | $5,166,666 | 6.26% |
| 56 | 
|
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | $5,125,000 | 6.28% |
| 57 | 
|
Jean-Gabriel Pageau | $5,000,000 | 6.08% |
|
Rickard Rakell | $5,000,000 | 6.06% | |
|
Ryan Strome | $5,000,000 | 6.06% | |
|
Jonathan Marchessault | $5,000,000 | 6.06% | |
|
Mikael Granlund | $5,000,000 | 6.06% | |
| 62 | 
|
Drake Batherson | $4,975,000 | 6.03% |
| 63 | 
|
Blake Coleman | $4,900,000 | 5.94% |
| 64 | 
|
Elias Lindholm | $4,850,000 | 5.88% |
| 65 | 
|
Jesperi Kotkaniemi | $4,820,000 | 5.85% |
| 66 | 
|
Anthony Cirelli | $4,800,000 | 5.82% |
| 67 | 
|
Alexander Wennberg | $4,500,000 | 5.45% |
| 68 | 
|
Alexander Killorn | $4,450,000 | 5.39% |
|
Christian Dvorak | $4,450,000 | 5.47% | |
| 70 | 
|
Sam Bennett | $4,425,000 | 5.41% |
| 71 | 
|
Carter Verhaeghe | $4,166,667 | 5.09% |
| 72 | 
|
Jack Roslovic | $4,000,000 | 4.85% |
|
Alex Iafallo | $4,000,000 | 4.89% | |
|
Robby Fabbri | $4,000,000 | 4.85% | |
| 75 | 
|
Boone Jenner | $3,750,000 | 4.55% |
| 76 | 
|
Pavel Zacha | $3,500,000 | 4.24% |
|
Alexander Kerfoot | $3,500,000 | 4.25% | |
|
Brandon Tanev | $3,500,000 | 4.24% | |
|
Dylan Strome | $3,500,000 | 4.25% | |
|
Lars Eller | $3,500,000 | 4.25% | |
|
J.T Compher | $3,500,000 | 4.24% | |
| 82 | 
|
Kirby Dach | $3,362,500 | 4.13% |
| 83 | 
|
Radek Faksa | $3,250,000 | 3.97% |
|
Pius Suter | $3,250,000 | 3.94% | |
| 85 | 
|
Nicholas Paul | $3,150,000 | 3.82% |
| 86 | 
|
Jeff Carter | $3,125,000 | 3.79% |
| 87 | 
|
Craig Smith | $3,100,000 | 3.76% |
| 88 | 
|
Martin Necas | $3,000,000 | 3.64% |
|
Nicolas Roy | $3,000,000 | 3.64% | |
|
Andreas Athanasiou | $3,000,000 | 3.65% | |
|
Scott Laughton | $3,000,000 | 3.65% | |
| 92 | 
|
Colton Sissons | $2,857,412 | 3.46% |
| 93 | 
|
Jordan Kyrou | $2,800,000 | 3.44% |
|
Robert Thomas | $2,800,000 | 3.44% | |
| 95 | 
|
Oskar Sundqvist | $2,750,000 | 3.33% |
|
Chandler Stephenson | $2,750,000 | 3.33% | |
| 97 | 
|
Jason Dickinson | $2,650,000 | 3.22% |
| 98 | 
|
Patrice Bergeron | $2,500,000 | 3.03% |
|
Vladislav Namestnikov | $2,500,000 | 3.03% | |
|
Casey Cizikas | $2,500,000 | 3.04% | |
|
Sean Kuraly | $2,500,000 | 3.03% | |
|
Casey Mittelstadt | $2,500,000 | 3.03% | |
| 103 | 
|
Erik Haula | $2,375,000 | 2.88% |
| 104 | 
|
Dillon Dube | $2,300,000 | 2.79% |
| 105 | 
|
Ivan Barbashev | $2,250,000 | 2.76% |
| 106 | 
|
Zemgus Girgensons | $2,200,000 | 2.67% |
|
Theodor Blueger | $2,200,000 | 2.67% | |
| 108 | 
|
Calle Jarnkrok | $2,100,000 | 2.55% |
| 109 | 
|
Nick Bonino | $2,050,000 | 2.48% |
| 110 | 
|
Tyson Jost | $2,000,000 | 2.42% |
|
Nico Sturm | $2,000,000 | 2.42% | |
|
Yegor Sharangovich | $2,000,000 | 2.42% | |
| 113 | 
|
Isac Lundestrom | $1,800,000 | 2.18% |
| 114 | 
|
Barrett Hayton | $1,775,000 | 2.15% |
| 115 | 
|
Yakov Trenin | $1,700,000 | 2.06% |
| 116 | 
|
Blake Lizotte | $1,675,000 | 2.05% |
| 117 | 
|
David Kampf | $1,500,000 | 1.82% |
|
Luke Glendening | $1,500,000 | 1.83% | |
|
Paul Stastny | $1,500,000 | 1.82% | |
|
Brett Howden | $1,500,000 | 1.82% | |
|
Eetu Luostarinen | $1,500,000 | 1.83% | |
| 122 | 
|
Michael Rasmussen | $1,460,000 | 1.77% |
| 123 | 
|
Tage Thompson | $1,400,000 | 1.70% |
|
Morgan Geekie | $1,400,000 | 1.70% | |
| 125 | 
|
Tyler Motte | $1,350,000 | 1.64% |
| 126 | 
|
Darren Helm | $1,250,000 | 1.52% |
|
Mattias Janmark | $1,250,000 | 1.53% | |
|
Derek Ryan | $1,250,000 | 1.53% | |
|
Noel Acciari | $1,250,000 | 1.54% | |
| 130 | 
|
Colin White | $1,200,000 | 1.47% |
|
Frederick Gaudreau | $1,200,000 | 1.45% | |
|
Ryan Donato | $1,200,000 | 1.45% | |
|
Colin Blackwell | $1,200,000 | 1.46% | |
| 134 | 
|
Sam Lafferty | $1,150,000 | 1.40% |
| 135 | 
|
Christian Fischer | $1,125,875 | 1.36% |
| 136 | 
|
Ross Colton | $1,125,000 | 1.36% |
| 137 | 
|
Nick Cousins | $1,100,000 | 1.34% |
|
Rem Pitlick | $1,100,000 | 1.35% | |
|
Marcus Johansson | $1,100,000 | 1.33% | |
| 140 | 
|
Logan O'Connor | $1,050,000 | 1.27% |
|
Trent Frederic | $1,050,000 | 1.27% | |
|
Steven Lorentz | $1,050,000 | 1.27% | |
| 143 | 
|
David Krejci | $1,000,000 | 1.21% |
|
Danton Heinen | $1,000,000 | 1.21% | |
|
Curtis Lazar | $1,000,000 | 1.23% | |
| 146 | 
|
Michael Mcleod | $975,000 | 1.18% |
| 147 | 
|
Noah Gregor | $950,000 | 1.15% |
|
Dylan Gambrell | $950,000 | 1.15% | |
| 149 | 
|
Anton Lundell | $925,000 | 1.13% |
|
Morgan Barron | $925,000 | 1.12% | |
|
Kent Johnson | $925,000 | 1.10% | |
|
Cole Sillinger | $925,000 | 1.12% | |
|
Shane Pinto | $925,000 | 1.12% | |
|
Tim Stützle | $925,000 | 1.12% | |
|
Trevor Zegras | $925,000 | 1.12% | |
|
|
Dylan Holloway | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Zack MacEwen | $925,000 | 1.08% | |
| 158 | 
|
Alex Newhook | $908,333 | 1.10% |
| 159 | 
|
Emil Bemstrom | $900,000 | 0.70% |
|
Nick Bjugstad | $900,000 | 1.09% | |
| 161 |
|
Matthew Beniers | $897,500 | 1.09% |
| 162 | 
|
Cole Perfetti | $894,167 | 1.08% |
|
Quinton Byfield | $894,167 | 0.79% | |
|
Alex Turcotte | $894,167 | 0.49% | |
|
Dylan Cozens | $894,167 | 1.08% | |
|
|
Wyatt Johnston | $894,167 | 1.09% | |
|
Joe Veleno | $894,167 | 1.08% | |
|
Mason Mctavish | $894,167 | 1.08% | |
| 169 | 
|
Marc McLaughlin | $883,750 | 0.46% |
|
Jack McBain | $883,750 | 1.07% | |
| 171 | 
|
Jesper Boqvist | $874,125 | 1.06% |
|
|
Joshua Dunne | $874,125 | 0.66% | |
|
Cody Glass | $874,125 | 1.06% | |
| 174 | 
|
Rasmus Kupari | $863,333 | 0.85% |
|
Peyton Krebs | $863,333 | 1.02% | |
|
Ty Dellandrea | $863,333 | 1.06% | |
| 177 | 
|
Juuso Parssinen | $850,833 | 0.84% |
| 178 | 
|
Sam Carrick | $850,000 | 1.03% |
|
Devin Shore | $850,000 | 1.02% | |
| 180 | 
|
Zach Aston-Reese | $840,630 | 1.02% |
| 181 | 
|
Gabe Vilardi | $825,000 | 1.01% |
|
Rasmus Asplund | $825,000 | 1.00% | |
|
Sam Steel | $825,000 | 1.00% | |
|
Dakota Joshua | $825,000 | 1.02% | |
| 185 | 
|
Mark Kastelic | $821,667 | 1.00% |
| 186 | 
|
Nikita Alexandrov | $816,667 | 0.60% |
| 187 | 
|
Morgan Frost | $800,000 | 0.97% |
|
Connor Dewar | $800,000 | 0.97% | |
|
Trevor Lewis | $800,000 | 0.97% | |
| 190 | 
|
Ryan McLeod | $798,000 | 0.98% |
| 191 | 
|
Aliaksei Protas | $789,167 | 0.44% |
| 192 | 
|
Liam O'Brien | $775,000 | 0.94% |
| 193 | 
|
Liam Foudy | $762,500 | 0.92% |
|
Adam Ruzicka | $762,500 | 0.92% | |
|
Sheldon Dries | $762,500 | 0.84% | |
|
Jack Studnicka | $762,500 | 0.94% | |
|
Parker Kelly | $762,500 | 0.92% | |
|
Michael Amadio | $762,500 | 0.92% | |
| 199 | 
|
Paul Cotter | $760,000 | 0.92% |
| 200 | 
|
Denis Malgin | $750,000 | 0.56% |
|
Eric Staal | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Chris Tierney | $750,000 | 0.63% | |
|
Sam Gagner | $750,000 | 0.91% | |
|
Kevin Stenlund | $750,000 | 0.60% | |
|
Jaret Anderson-Dolan | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Lane Pederson | $750,000 | 0.36% | |
|
Ryan Poehling | $750,000 | 0.91% | |
|
Mason Shaw | $750,000 | 0.87% | |
|
Matthew Phillips | $750,000 | 0.61% | |
|
Michael Eyssimont | $750,000 | 0.47% | |
|
Michael Pezzetta | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Derek Stepan | $750,000 | 0.91% | |
|
Derick Brassard | $750,000 | 0.91% | |
|
Jayson Megna | $750,000 | 0.63% | |
|
Mark Jankowski | $750,000 | 0.79% | |
|
Philipp Kurashev | $750,000 | 0.91% | |
|
Logan Brown | $750,000 | 0.92% | |