Center Spending
A real-time look at how NHL teams are spending their 2020 cap dollars on Centers.
Cap Allocation: Active Roster
| Rank | Team | Players | 2020 Cap Dollars | Avg Cap Dollars | % of 2020 Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TORToronto Maple Leafs | 9 | $37,875,198 | $4,208,355 | 46.32% |
| 2 | NSHNashville Predators | 11 | $36,965,308 | $3,360,483 | 44.26% |
| 3 | PITPittsburgh Penguins | 10 | $31,413,119 | $3,141,312 | 36.43% |
| 4 | EDMEdmonton Oilers | 8 | $30,286,804 | $3,785,851 | 37.17% |
| 5 | TBLTampa Bay Lightning | 10 | $29,342,591 | $2,934,259 | 35.39% |
| 6 | PHIPhiladelphia Flyers | 8 | $28,680,483 | $3,585,060 | 36.37% |
| 7 | BOSBoston Bruins | 8 | $26,442,232 | $3,305,279 | 32.15% |
| 8 | ANAAnaheim Ducks | 6 | $26,009,688 | $4,334,948 | 31.40% |
| 9 | NYINew York Islanders | 5 | $24,225,000 | $4,845,000 | 29.78% |
| 10 | DETDetroit Red Wings | 8 | $23,397,268 | $2,924,659 | 31.74% |
| 11 | STLSt Louis Blues | 8 | $23,209,483 | $2,901,185 | 29.16% |
| 12 | DALDallas Stars | 6 | $22,650,898 | $3,775,150 | 28.75% |
| 13 | WPGWinnipeg Jets | 9 | $22,323,952 | $2,480,439 | 27.67% |
| 14 | WASWashington Capitals | 4 | $21,250,000 | $5,312,500 | 25.69% |
| 15 | CGYCalgary Flames | 7 | $20,602,685 | $2,943,241 | 26.45% |
| 16 | OTTOttawa Senators | 10 | $20,560,350 | $2,056,035 | 30.99% |
| 17 | AZArizona Coyotes | 7 | $20,383,744 | $2,911,963 | 25.56% |
| 18 | CARCarolina Hurricanes | 8 | $19,523,049 | $2,440,381 | 25.17% |
| 19 | VANVancouver Canucks | 8 | $18,742,238 | $2,342,780 | 25.30% |
| 20 | SJSSan Jose Sharks | 7 | $17,229,152 | $2,461,307 | 21.56% |
| 21 | MINMinnesota Wild | 6 | $16,743,750 | $2,790,625 | 20.65% |
| 22 | COLColorado Avalanche | 8 | $16,451,043 | $2,056,380 | 20.83% |
| 23 | LAKLos Angeles Kings | 8 | $16,253,918 | $2,031,740 | 22.85% |
| 24 | VGKVegas Golden Knights | 6 | $14,993,332 | $2,498,889 | 18.47% |
| 25 | FLAFlorida Panthers | 8 | $14,605,156 | $1,825,645 | 18.09% |
| 26 | NJDNew Jersey Devils | 7 | $12,803,276 | $1,829,039 | 20.57% |
| 27 | NYRNew York Rangers | 6 | $12,344,583 | $2,057,431 | 16.63% |
| 28 | BUFBuffalo Sabres | 8 | $11,163,944 | $1,395,493 | 15.36% |
| 29 | MTLMontreal Canadiens | 6 | $10,398,556 | $1,733,093 | 12.83% |
| 30 | CHIChicago Blackhawks | 7 | $8,677,982 | $1,239,712 | 12.95% |
| 31 | CBJColumbus Blue Jackets | 7 | $6,006,672 | $858,096 | 8.21% |
| Total | 234 | $641,555,454 | $86,366,328 | 25.55% | |
| Average | 8 | $20,695,337 | $2,741,690 | 26.28% |
| Rank | Player | 2020 Cap Dollars | % of 2020 Cap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Connor McDavid | $12,500,000 | 15.40% |
| 2 | 
|
Auston Matthews | $11,640,250 | 14.28% |
| 3 | 
|
John Tavares | $11,000,000 | 13.50% |
| 4 | 
|
Anze Kopitar | $10,000,000 | 12.27% |
| 5 | 
|
Tyler Seguin | $9,850,000 | 12.56% |
| 6 | 
|
Evgeni Malkin | $9,500,000 | 11.66% |
| 7 | 
|
Nicklas Backstrom | $9,200,000 | 11.35% |
| 8 | 
|
Sidney Crosby | $8,700,000 | 10.67% |
| 9 | 
|
Leon Draisaitl | $8,500,000 | 10.47% |
| 10 | 
|
Claude Giroux | $8,275,000 | 10.16% |
| 11 | 
|
Ryan Getzlaf | $8,250,000 | 10.12% |
| 12 | 
|
Matt Duchene | $8,000,000 | 9.82% |
|
Ryan Johansen | $8,000,000 | 9.82% | |
|
Logan Couture | $8,000,000 | 9.82% | |
| 15 | 
|
Evgeny Kuznetsov | $7,800,000 | 9.62% |
| 16 | 
|
Ryan O'Reilly | $7,500,000 | 9.28% |
| 17 | 
|
David Krejci | $7,250,000 | 9.00% |
|
Nico Hischier | $7,250,000 | 8.90% | |
| 19 | 
|
Clayton Keller | $7,150,000 | 8.79% |
| 20 | 
|
Kevin Hayes | $7,142,857 | 8.77% |
| 21 | 
|
Joe Pavelski | $7,000,000 | 8.92% |
|
Mathew Barzal | $7,000,000 | 8.59% | |
| 23 | 
|
William Nylander | $6,962,366 | 8.54% |
| 24 | 
|
Patrice Bergeron | $6,875,000 | 8.54% |
| 25 | 
|
Brayden Point | $6,750,000 | 8.28% |
| 26 | 
|
Brayden Schenn | $6,500,000 | 8.05% |
|
Paul Stastny | $6,500,000 | 7.98% | |
| 28 | 
|
Sean Monahan | $6,375,000 | 7.82% |
| 29 | 
|
Nathan MacKinnon | $6,300,000 | 7.73% |
| 30 | 
|
Mark Scheifele | $6,125,000 | 7.52% |
| 31 | 
|
Dylan Larkin | $6,100,000 | 7.48% |
| 32 | 
|
Jordan Staal | $6,000,000 | 7.49% |
|
Filip Forsberg | $6,000,000 | 7.36% | |
|
David Backes | $6,000,000 | 7.36% | |
|
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | $6,000,000 | 7.39% | |
|
Jake Guentzel | $6,000,000 | 7.36% | |
|
Brock Nelson | $6,000,000 | 7.36% | |
| 38 | 
|
Aleksander Barkov | $5,900,000 | 7.24% |
|
William Karlsson | $5,900,000 | 7.26% | |
| 40 | 
|
Nick Schmaltz | $5,850,000 | 7.20% |
| 41 | 
|
Adam Henrique | $5,825,000 | 7.15% |
| 42 | 
|
Travis Zajac | $5,750,000 | 7.06% |
| 43 | 
|
Tomas Hertl | $5,625,000 | 6.90% |
| 44 | 
|
Travis Konecny | $5,500,000 | 6.75% |
|
Bo Horvat | $5,500,000 | 6.89% | |
| 46 | 
|
Teuvo Teravainen | $5,400,000 | 6.74% |
| 47 | 
|
Mika Zibanejad | $5,350,000 | 6.93% |
|
Mikael Backlund | $5,350,000 | 6.56% | |
| 49 | 
|
Jeff Carter | $5,272,727 | 6.47% |
| 50 | 
|
Charlie Coyle | $5,250,000 | 6.52% |
|
J.T. Miller | $5,250,000 | 6.58% | |
|
Frans Nielsen | $5,250,000 | 6.44% | |
| 53 | 
|
Sam Reinhart | $5,200,000 | 6.50% |
| 54 | 
|
Yanni Gourde | $5,166,666 | 6.34% |
| 55 | 
|
Jean-Gabriel Pageau | $5,000,000 | 6.13% |
|
Tyler Bozak | $5,000,000 | 6.19% | |
|
Tyler Johnson | $5,000,000 | 6.13% | |
|
Jonathan Marchessault | $5,000,000 | 6.16% | |
| 59 | 
|
Elias Lindholm | $4,850,000 | 5.95% |
| 60 | 
|
Anthony Cirelli | $4,800,000 | 5.89% |
| 61 | 
|
Vincent Trocheck | $4,750,000 | 5.93% |
|
Colin White | $4,750,000 | 5.83% | |
| 63 | 
|
Artem Anisimov | $4,550,000 | 5.58% |
| 64 | 
|
Ryan Strome | $4,500,000 | 5.83% |
|
Marcus Johansson | $4,500,000 | 5.52% | |
|
Nazem Kadri | $4,500,000 | 5.52% | |
| 67 | 
|
Christian Dvorak | $4,450,000 | 5.47% |
|
Alexander Killorn | $4,450,000 | 5.46% | |
| 69 | 
|
Brandon Sutter | $4,375,000 | 5.48% |
| 70 | 
|
Sean Couturier | $4,333,333 | 5.32% |
| 71 | 
|
Mathieu Perreault | $4,125,000 | 5.06% |
| 72 | 
|
Nick Bonino | $4,100,000 | 5.03% |
|
Nick Bjugstad | $4,100,000 | 5.03% | |
| 74 | 
|
Victor Rask | $4,000,000 | 4.91% |
| 75 | 
|
Darren Helm | $3,850,000 | 4.72% |
| 76 | 
|
Rickard Rakell | $3,789,444 | 4.65% |
| 77 | 
|
Mikael Granlund | $3,750,000 | 4.60% |
| 78 | 
|
Alexander Kerfoot | $3,500,000 | 4.29% |
|
Lars Eller | $3,500,000 | 4.32% | |
|
Chris Tierney | $3,500,000 | 4.29% | |
|
J.T Compher | $3,500,000 | 4.29% | |
| 82 | 
|
Paul Byron | $3,400,000 | 4.17% |
| 83 | 
|
Ryan Dzingel | $3,375,000 | 4.14% |
| 84 | 
|
Casey Cizikas | $3,350,000 | 4.11% |
| 85 | 
|
Radek Faksa | $3,250,000 | 4.14% |
|
Eric Staal | $3,250,000 | 3.99% | |
| 87 | 
|
Derek Ryan | $3,125,000 | 3.83% |
| 88 | 
|
Craig Smith | $3,100,000 | 3.85% |
| 89 | 
|
Phillip Danault | $3,083,333 | 3.78% |
| 90 | 
|
Dylan Strome | $3,000,000 | 3.73% |
|
Valtteri Filppula | $3,000,000 | 3.68% | |
| 92 | 
|
Colton Sissons | $2,857,412 | 3.51% |
| 93 | 
|
Danton Heinen | $2,800,000 | 3.44% |
| 94 | 
|
Chandler Stephenson | $2,750,000 | 3.39% |
| 95 | 
|
Sam Bennett | $2,550,000 | 3.13% |
| 96 | 
|
Alex Iafallo | $2,425,000 | 2.98% |
| 97 | 
|
Scott Laughton | $2,300,000 | 2.82% |
|
Luke Kunin | $2,300,000 | 2.82% | |
| 99 | 
|
Andrew Copp | $2,280,000 | 2.80% |
| 100 | 
|
Zach Hyman | $2,250,000 | 2.76% |
|
Cody Eakin | $2,250,000 | 2.81% | |
|
Pavel Zacha | $2,250,000 | 2.76% | |
|
Alexander Wennberg | $2,250,000 | 2.76% | |
|
Mattias Janmark | $2,250,000 | 2.77% | |
| 105 | 
|
Jack Roslovic | $2,030,952 | 2.49% |
| 106 | 
|
Vladislav Namestnikov | $2,000,000 | 2.45% |
|
Calle Jarnkrok | $2,000,000 | 2.45% | |
| 108 | 
|
Ryan Donato | $1,900,000 | 2.33% |
| 109 | 
|
Luke Glendening | $1,800,000 | 2.21% |
|
Blake Coleman | $1,800,000 | 2.21% | |
| 111 | 
|
Erik Haula | $1,750,000 | 2.15% |
| 112 | 
|
Noel Acciari | $1,666,666 | 2.04% |
| 113 | 
|
Cedric Paquette | $1,650,000 | 2.06% |
| 114 | 
|
Nick Cousins | $1,500,000 | 1.84% |
|
Jason Dickinson | $1,500,000 | 1.91% | |
| 116 | 
|
Joel Eriksson Ek | $1,487,500 | 1.83% |
| 117 | 
|
Ivan Barbashev | $1,475,000 | 1.83% |
| 118 | 
|
Tage Thompson | $1,400,000 | 1.75% |
| 119 | 
|
Chris Wagner | $1,350,000 | 1.68% |
|
Nicholas Paul | $1,350,000 | 1.66% | |
| 121 | 
|
Sean Kuraly | $1,275,000 | 1.58% |
| 122 | 
|
Tyler Motte | $1,225,000 | 1.54% |
| 123 | 
|
Andreas Athanasiou | $1,200,000 | 1.47% |
|
Mikhail Grigorenko | $1,200,000 | 1.47% | |
|
Colton Sceviour | $1,200,000 | 1.47% | |
| 126 | 
|
Alex Galchenyuk | $1,050,000 | 1.29% |
| 127 | 
|
Carl Soderberg | $1,000,000 | 1.23% |
|
Kyle Clifford | $1,000,000 | 1.24% | |
|
Ryan Carpenter | $1,000,000 | 1.24% | |
|
Vincent Hinostroza | $1,000,000 | 1.24% | |
|
David Kampf | $1,000,000 | 1.24% | |
|
Zach Aston-Reese | $1,000,000 | 1.23% | |
|
Derick Brassard | $1,000,000 | 1.23% | |
|
Christian Fischer | $1,000,000 | 1.23% | |
|
Carter Verhaeghe | $1,000,000 | 1.23% | |
| 136 | 
|
Dominik Kahun | $975,000 | 1.20% |
| 137 | 
|
Lucas Wallmark | $950,000 | 1.17% |
| 138 | 
|
John Leonard | $925,000 | 1.13% |
|
Trent Frederic | $925,000 | 1.15% | |
|
Blake Lizotte | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Jackson Cates | $925,000 | 1.14% | |
|
|
Tanner Laczynski | $925,000 | 1.14% | |
|
Emil Bemstrom | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Isac Lundestrom | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
|
Arttu Ruotsalainen | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
Kirby Dach | $925,000 | 1.15% | |
|
Pius Suter | $925,000 | 1.15% | |
|
Jesper Boqvist | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Jack Hughes | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Rhett Gardner | $925,000 | 1.18% | |
|
Aleksi Heponiemi | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Josh Norris | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
|
Shane Pinto | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Tim Stützle | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Jesperi Kotkaniemi | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
| 156 | 
|
Gaëtan Haas | $915,000 | 1.13% |
| 157 |
|
Alex Newhook | $908,333 | 1.11% |
| 158 | 
|
Mason Appleton | $900,000 | 1.10% |
| 159 | 
|
Alexandre Texier | $897,500 | 1.10% |
|
Eetu Luostarinen | $897,500 | 1.10% | |
| 161 |
|
Peyton Krebs | $894,167 | 1.10% |
|
Gabe Vilardi | $894,167 | 1.10% | |
|
Dylan Cozens | $894,167 | 1.12% | |
| 164 | 
|
Michael Rasmussen | $894,166 | 1.10% |
|
Lias Andersson | $894,166 | 1.10% | |
|
Kailer Yamamoto | $894,166 | 1.10% | |
|
Robert Thomas | $894,166 | 1.11% | |
| 168 | 
|
Tyson Jost | $874,125 | 1.07% |
|
Nolan Patrick | $874,125 | 1.07% | |
|
Rem Pitlick | $874,125 | 1.07% | |
|
Kevin Stenlund | $874,125 | 1.07% | |
|
Casey Mittelstadt | $874,125 | 1.09% | |
| 173 | 
|
Nick Suzuki | $863,333 | 1.06% |
|
|
Rasmus Kupari | $863,333 | 1.06% | |
|
Martin Necas | $863,333 | 1.08% | |
|
Brett Howden | $863,333 | 1.12% | |
|
Michael Mcleod | $863,333 | 1.06% | |
| 178 | 
|
Sam Gagner | $850,000 | 1.04% |
| 179 | 
|
Rasmus Asplund | $845,000 | 1.06% |
| 180 | 
|
Philipp Kurashev | $842,500 | 1.05% |
| 181 |
|
Ryan McLeod | $834,167 | 1.03% |
| 182 | 
|
Zack MacEwen | $825,000 | 1.03% |
| 183 | 
|
Janne Kuokkanen | $811,666 | 1.00% |
| 184 | 
|
Curtis Lazar | $800,000 | 0.99% |
|
Jayce Hawryluk | $800,000 | 1.00% | |
| 186 | 
|
Dakota Joshua | $792,500 | 0.98% |
| 187 | 
|
Alexander Chmelevski | $778,333 | 0.96% |
|
Dillon Dube | $778,333 | 0.96% | |
| 189 | 
|
Yegor Sharangovich | $775,833 | 0.95% |
| 190 | 
|
Noah Gregor | $768,333 | 0.94% |
| 191 | 
|
Morgan Geekie | $763,333 | 0.95% |
| 192 | 
|
Jordan Kyrou | $758,333 | 0.94% |
|
Alex Barre-Boulet | $758,333 | 0.93% | |
| 194 | 
|
Jake Evans | $750,000 | 0.92% |
|
Nicolas Roy | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Zac Dalpe | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Nic Dowd | $750,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Kevin Rooney | $750,000 | 0.97% | |
|
Theodor Blueger | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Sam Lafferty | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Justin Dowling | $750,000 | 0.96% | |
|
John Hayden | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Trevor Lewis | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Nate Thompson | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
| 205 | 
|
Jaret Anderson-Dolan | $747,500 | 0.92% |
| 206 | 
|
Mitchell Stephens | $737,500 | 0.90% |
| 207 | 
|
Drake Batherson | $736,666 | 0.90% |
| 208 | 
|
Lane Pederson | $735,000 | 0.90% |
| 209 | 
|
Byron Froese | $725,000 | 0.89% |
|
Steven Lorentz | $725,000 | 0.90% | |
|
Adam Brooks | $725,000 | 0.89% | |
|
Yakov Trenin | $725,000 | 0.89% | |
|
Colin Blackwell | $725,000 | 0.94% | |
|
Nico Sturm | $725,000 | 0.89% | |
|
Matthew Highmore | $725,000 | 0.91% | |
|
Jansen Harkins | $725,000 | 0.89% | |
| 217 | 
|
Ross Colton | $700,000 | 0.86% |
|
Glenn Gawdin | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Dominic Toninato | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Gemel Smith | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Michael Amadio | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Jayson Megna | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Liam O'Brien | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Dylan Gambrell | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Drew Shore | $700,000 | 0.87% | |
|
Jason Spezza | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Joe Thornton | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Ryan MacInnis | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Drake Caggiula | $700,000 | 0.87% | |
|
Devin Shore | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Jonny Brodzinski | $700,000 | 0.91% | |
|
Tyler Graovac | $700,000 | 0.88% | |
|
Frederick Gaudreau | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Mark Jankowski | $700,000 | 0.86% | |