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 | EDMEdmonton Oilers | 9 | $38,873,000 | $4,319,222 | 43.59% |
| 2 | TORToronto Maple Leafs | 8 | $38,215,116 | $4,776,890 | 44.86% |
| 3 | NSHNashville Predators | 8 | $35,670,745 | $4,458,843 | 44.53% |
| 4 | PITPittsburgh Penguins | 8 | $32,875,000 | $4,109,375 | 39.15% |
| 5 | TBLTampa Bay Lightning | 7 | $29,983,333 | $4,283,333 | 33.43% |
| 6 | FLAFlorida Panthers | 8 | $29,816,667 | $3,727,083 | 34.98% |
| 7 | VGKVegas Golden Knights | 7 | $28,912,500 | $4,130,357 | 31.18% |
| 8 | NYINew York Islanders | 5 | $27,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 34.42% |
| 9 | CGYCalgary Flames | 8 | $27,262,500 | $3,407,813 | 33.61% |
| 10 | OTTOttawa Senators | 9 | $25,087,500 | $2,787,500 | 32.66% |
| 11 | SJSSan Jose Sharks | 7 | $24,937,500 | $3,562,500 | 30.31% |
| 12 | STLSt Louis Blues | 7 | $23,850,000 | $3,407,143 | 29.53% |
| 13 | LAKLos Angeles Kings | 7 | $23,644,167 | $3,377,738 | 29.06% |
| 14 | MTLMontreal Canadiens | 7 | $22,637,500 | $3,233,929 | 24.71% |
| 15 | CHIChicago Blackhawks | 7 | $22,525,000 | $3,217,857 | 30.15% |
| 16 | VANVancouver Canucks | 6 | $22,500,000 | $3,750,000 | 26.79% |
| 17 | DALDallas Stars | 6 | $21,692,500 | $3,615,417 | 28.74% |
| 18 | NJDNew Jersey Devils | 6 | $21,474,125 | $3,579,021 | 26.05% |
| 19 | CARCarolina Hurricanes | 6 | $21,470,000 | $3,578,333 | 25.26% |
| 20 | ARIArizona Coyotes | 8 | $19,343,375 | $2,417,922 | 30.27% |
| 21 | DETDetroit Red Wings | 5 | $19,185,000 | $3,837,000 | 25.81% |
| 22 | BOSBoston Bruins | 8 | $18,550,000 | $2,318,750 | 21.89% |
| 23 | SEASeattle Kraken | 8 | $18,364,166 | $2,295,521 | 22.54% |
| 24 | WASWashington Capitals | 6 | $18,063,333 | $3,010,556 | 20.36% |
| 25 | PHIPhiladelphia Flyers | 5 | $17,367,857 | $3,473,571 | 20.53% |
| 26 | ANAAnaheim Ducks | 7 | $16,056,667 | $2,293,810 | 24.36% |
| 27 | NYRNew York Rangers | 3 | $14,875,000 | $4,958,333 | 18.25% |
| 28 | COLColorado Avalanche | 6 | $13,808,333 | $2,301,389 | 17.14% |
| 29 | WPGWinnipeg Jets | 7 | $12,460,833 | $1,780,119 | 16.01% |
| 30 | BUFBuffalo Sabres | 7 | $10,382,500 | $1,483,214 | 16.51% |
| 31 | MINMinnesota Wild | 5 | $10,075,000 | $2,015,000 | 13.12% |
| 32 | CBJColumbus Blue Jackets | 6 | $10,012,500 | $1,668,750 | 12.36% |
| Total | 217 | $717,471,717 | $106,676,288 | 27.25% | |
| Average | 7 | $22,420,991 | $3,306,321 | 27.57% |
| Rank | Player | 2022 Cap Dollars | % of 2022 Cap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Connor McDavid | $12,500,000 | 15.32% |
| 2 | 
|
Auston Matthews | $11,640,250 | 14.15% |
| 3 | 
|
John Tavares | $11,000,000 | 13.37% |
| 4 | 
|
Jonathan Toews | $10,500,000 | 12.76% |
| 5 | 
|
Anze Kopitar | $10,000,000 | 12.22% |
|
Jack Eichel | $10,000,000 | 12.12% | |
|
Aleksander Barkov | $10,000,000 | 12.22% | |
| 8 | 
|
Tyler Seguin | $9,850,000 | 12.04% |
| 9 | 
|
Brayden Point | $9,500,000 | 11.52% |
| 10 | 
|
Sidney Crosby | $8,700,000 | 10.55% |
| 11 | 
|
Mika Zibanejad | $8,500,000 | 10.30% |
|
Steven Stamkos | $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 | 
|
Matt Duchene | $8,000,000 | 9.70% |
|
Ryan Johansen | $8,000,000 | 9.70% | |
|
Jack Hughes | $8,000,000 | 9.70% | |
|
Logan Couture | $8,000,000 | 9.70% | |
| 20 | 
|
Josh Norris | $7,950,000 | 9.64% |
| 21 | 
|
Nick Suzuki | $7,875,000 | 9.68% |
| 22 | 
|
Evgeny Kuznetsov | $7,800,000 | 9.47% |
| 23 | 
|
Ryan O'Reilly | $7,500,000 | 9.21% |
| 24 | 
|
Elias Pettersson | $7,350,000 | 9.05% |
| 25 | 
|
Nico Hischier | $7,250,000 | 8.79% |
| 26 | 
|
Clayton Keller | $7,150,000 | 8.67% |
| 27 | 
|
Kevin Hayes | $7,142,857 | 8.69% |
| 28 | 
|
Nazem Kadri | $7,000,000 | 8.48% |
|
Mathew Barzal | $7,000,000 | 8.51% | |
|
Anders Lee | $7,000,000 | 8.51% | |
| 31 | 
|
William Nylander | $6,962,366 | 8.46% |
| 32 | 
|
Brayden Schenn | $6,500,000 | 7.99% |
|
Claude Giroux | $6,500,000 | 7.88% | |
|
Sam Reinhart | $6,500,000 | 7.94% | |
| 35 | 
|
Nathan MacKinnon | $6,300,000 | 7.64% |
| 36 | 
|
Mark Scheifele | $6,125,000 | 7.42% |
| 37 | 
|
Dylan Larkin | $6,100,000 | 7.39% |
|
Evgeni Malkin | $6,100,000 | 7.39% | |
| 39 | 
|
Jordan Staal | $6,000,000 | 7.28% |
|
Jake Guentzel | $6,000,000 | 7.27% | |
|
Brock Nelson | $6,000,000 | 7.29% | |
| 42 | 
|
William Karlsson | $5,900,000 | 7.15% |
| 43 | 
|
Nick Schmaltz | $5,850,000 | 7.09% |
| 44 | 
|
Adam Henrique | $5,825,000 | 7.06% |
| 45 | 
|
Vincent Trocheck | $5,625,000 | 6.82% |
|
Andrew Copp | $5,625,000 | 6.82% | |
| 47 | 
|
Phillip Danault | $5,500,000 | 6.72% |
|
Joe Pavelski | $5,500,000 | 6.72% | |
|
Travis Konecny | $5,500,000 | 6.69% | |
|
Zach Hyman | $5,500,000 | 6.74% | |
|
Bo Horvat | $5,500,000 | 6.77% | |
| 52 | 
|
Teuvo Teravainen | $5,400,000 | 6.55% |
| 53 | 
|
Mikael Backlund | $5,350,000 | 6.48% |
| 54 | 
|
Joel Eriksson Ek | $5,250,000 | 6.36% |
|
Charlie Coyle | $5,250,000 | 6.36% | |
|
J.T. Miller | $5,250,000 | 6.46% | |
| 57 | 
|
Yanni Gourde | $5,166,666 | 6.26% |
| 58 | 
|
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | $5,125,000 | 6.28% |
| 59 | 
|
Jean-Gabriel Pageau | $5,000,000 | 6.08% |
|
Ryan Strome | $5,000,000 | 6.06% | |
|
Jonathan Marchessault | $5,000,000 | 6.06% | |
|
Tyler Johnson | $5,000,000 | 6.08% | |
|
Mikael Granlund | $5,000,000 | 6.06% | |
|
Rickard Rakell | $5,000,000 | 6.06% | |
| 65 | 
|
Drake Batherson | $4,975,000 | 6.03% |
| 66 | 
|
Blake Coleman | $4,900,000 | 5.94% |
| 67 | 
|
Elias Lindholm | $4,850,000 | 5.88% |
| 68 | 
|
Jesperi Kotkaniemi | $4,820,000 | 5.85% |
| 69 | 
|
Alexander Wennberg | $4,500,000 | 5.45% |
| 70 | 
|
Christian Dvorak | $4,450,000 | 5.47% |
|
Alexander Killorn | $4,450,000 | 5.39% | |
| 72 | 
|
Sam Bennett | $4,425,000 | 5.41% |
| 73 | 
|
Carter Verhaeghe | $4,166,667 | 5.09% |
| 74 | 
|
Alex Iafallo | $4,000,000 | 4.89% |
|
Jack Roslovic | $4,000,000 | 4.85% | |
| 76 | 
|
Brandon Tanev | $3,500,000 | 4.24% |
|
Dylan Strome | $3,500,000 | 4.25% | |
|
Lars Eller | $3,500,000 | 4.25% | |
|
Pavel Zacha | $3,500,000 | 4.24% | |
|
Alexander Kerfoot | $3,500,000 | 4.25% | |
|
J.T Compher | $3,500,000 | 4.24% | |
| 82 | 
|
Paul Byron | $3,400,000 | 4.18% |
| 83 | 
|
Kirby Dach | $3,362,500 | 4.13% |
| 84 | 
|
Radek Faksa | $3,250,000 | 3.97% |
|
Pius Suter | $3,250,000 | 3.94% | |
| 86 | 
|
Nicholas Paul | $3,150,000 | 3.82% |
| 87 | 
|
Jeff Carter | $3,125,000 | 3.79% |
| 88 | 
|
Craig Smith | $3,100,000 | 3.76% |
|
Kailer Yamamoto | $3,100,000 | 3.80% | |
| 90 | 
|
Nicolas Roy | $3,000,000 | 3.64% |
|
Martin Necas | $3,000,000 | 3.64% | |
|
Andreas Athanasiou | $3,000,000 | 3.65% | |
|
Scott Laughton | $3,000,000 | 3.65% | |
| 94 | 
|
Colton Sissons | $2,857,412 | 3.46% |
| 95 | 
|
Jordan Kyrou | $2,800,000 | 3.44% |
|
Robert Thomas | $2,800,000 | 3.44% | |
| 97 | 
|
Luke Kunin | $2,750,000 | 3.33% |
|
Chandler Stephenson | $2,750,000 | 3.33% | |
|
Oskar Sundqvist | $2,750,000 | 3.33% | |
| 100 | 
|
Jason Dickinson | $2,650,000 | 3.26% |
| 101 | 
|
Casey Cizikas | $2,500,000 | 3.04% |
|
Sean Kuraly | $2,500,000 | 3.03% | |
|
Casey Mittelstadt | $2,500,000 | 3.03% | |
|
Vladislav Namestnikov | $2,500,000 | 3.03% | |
|
Patrice Bergeron | $2,500,000 | 3.03% | |
| 106 | 
|
Erik Haula | $2,375,000 | 2.88% |
| 107 | 
|
Dillon Dube | $2,300,000 | 2.79% |
| 108 | 
|
Ivan Barbashev | $2,250,000 | 2.76% |
| 109 | 
|
Zemgus Girgensons | $2,200,000 | 2.67% |
|
Theodor Blueger | $2,200,000 | 2.67% | |
| 111 | 
|
Mason Appleton | $2,166,666 | 2.63% |
| 112 | 
|
Calle Jarnkrok | $2,100,000 | 2.55% |
| 113 | 
|
Nick Bonino | $2,050,000 | 2.48% |
| 114 | 
|
Nico Sturm | $2,000,000 | 2.42% |
|
Tyson Jost | $2,000,000 | 2.42% | |
|
Yegor Sharangovich | $2,000,000 | 2.42% | |
| 117 | 
|
Isac Lundestrom | $1,800,000 | 2.18% |
| 118 | 
|
Barrett Hayton | $1,775,000 | 2.15% |
| 119 | 
|
Vincent Hinostroza | $1,700,000 | 2.06% |
|
Jake Evans | $1,700,000 | 2.09% | |
|
Yakov Trenin | $1,700,000 | 2.06% | |
| 122 | 
|
Blake Lizotte | $1,675,000 | 2.05% |
| 123 | 
|
Brett Howden | $1,500,000 | 1.82% |
|
Paul Stastny | $1,500,000 | 1.82% | |
|
Luke Glendening | $1,500,000 | 1.83% | |
|
David Kampf | $1,500,000 | 1.82% | |
|
Eetu Luostarinen | $1,500,000 | 1.83% | |
| 128 | 
|
Michael Rasmussen | $1,460,000 | 1.77% |
| 129 | 
|
Morgan Geekie | $1,400,000 | 1.70% |
|
Tage Thompson | $1,400,000 | 1.70% | |
| 131 | 
|
Tyler Motte | $1,350,000 | 1.64% |
|
Chris Wagner | $1,350,000 | 1.64% | |
| 133 | 
|
Nic Dowd | $1,300,000 | 1.58% |
|
Kevin Rooney | $1,300,000 | 1.58% | |
| 135 | 
|
Noel Acciari | $1,250,000 | 1.54% |
|
Mattias Janmark | $1,250,000 | 1.53% | |
|
Derek Ryan | $1,250,000 | 1.53% | |
|
Darren Helm | $1,250,000 | 1.52% | |
| 139 | 
|
Ryan Donato | $1,200,000 | 1.45% |
|
Frederick Gaudreau | $1,200,000 | 1.45% | |
|
Colin Blackwell | $1,200,000 | 1.46% | |
|
Colin White | $1,200,000 | 1.47% | |
| 143 | 
|
Sam Lafferty | $1,150,000 | 1.40% |
| 144 | 
|
Christian Fischer | $1,125,875 | 1.36% |
| 145 | 
|
Ross Colton | $1,125,000 | 1.36% |
| 146 | 
|
Marcus Johansson | $1,100,000 | 1.33% |
|
Rem Pitlick | $1,100,000 | 1.35% | |
|
Nick Cousins | $1,100,000 | 1.34% | |
| 149 | 
|
Steven Lorentz | $1,050,000 | 1.27% |
|
Trent Frederic | $1,050,000 | 1.27% | |
|
Logan O'Connor | $1,050,000 | 1.27% | |
| 152 | 
|
David Krejci | $1,000,000 | 1.21% |
|
Danton Heinen | $1,000,000 | 1.21% | |
|
Curtis Lazar | $1,000,000 | 1.23% | |
| 155 | 
|
Michael Mcleod | $975,000 | 1.18% |
| 156 | 
|
Noah Gregor | $950,000 | 1.15% |
|
Shane Wright | $950,000 | 1.15% | |
|
Dylan Gambrell | $950,000 | 1.15% | |
| 159 | 
|
Kent Johnson | $925,000 | 1.12% |
|
Cole Sillinger | $925,000 | 1.12% | |
|
Trevor Zegras | $925,000 | 1.12% | |
|
Shane Pinto | $925,000 | 1.12% | |
|
Tim Stützle | $925,000 | 1.12% | |
|
Morgan Barron | $925,000 | 1.12% | |
|
Lukas Reichel | $925,000 | 1.12% | |
|
Zack MacEwen | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
|
Anton Lundell | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
| 168 | 
|
Alex Newhook | $908,333 | 1.10% |
| 169 | 
|
Emil Bemstrom | $900,000 | 1.09% |
|
Nick Bjugstad | $900,000 | 1.09% | |
| 171 |
|
Matthew Beniers | $897,500 | 1.09% |
| 172 | 
|
Quinton Byfield | $894,167 | 1.09% |
|
Mason Mctavish | $894,167 | 1.08% | |
|
Dylan Cozens | $894,167 | 1.08% | |
|
Cole Perfetti | $894,167 | 1.08% | |
| 176 | 
|
Nathan Smith | $883,750 | 1.07% |
|
Jack McBain | $883,750 | 1.07% | |
| 178 | 
|
Jesper Boqvist | $874,125 | 1.06% |
| 179 | 
|
Connor McMichael | $863,333 | 1.05% |
|
Peyton Krebs | $863,333 | 1.05% | |
|
Philip Tomasino | $863,333 | 1.05% | |
| 182 | 
|
Sam Carrick | $850,000 | 1.03% |
|
Jansen Harkins | $850,000 | 1.03% | |
|
Devin Shore | $850,000 | 1.04% | |
| 185 | 
|
Jacob Peterson | $842,500 | 1.03% |
| 186 | 
|
Gabe Vilardi | $825,000 | 1.01% |
|
Sam Steel | $825,000 | 1.00% | |
|
Rasmus Asplund | $825,000 | 1.00% | |
| 189 | 
|
Lukas Sedlak | $800,000 | 0.97% |
|
Trevor Lewis | $800,000 | 0.97% | |
|
Connor Dewar | $800,000 | 0.97% | |
|
Morgan Frost | $800,000 | 0.97% | |
|
Oskar Steen | $800,000 | 0.97% | |
| 194 | 
|
Ryan McLeod | $798,000 | 0.98% |
| 195 | 
|
Liam O'Brien | $775,000 | 0.94% |
| 196 | 
|
Adam Ruzicka | $762,500 | 0.92% |
|
Brendan Gaunce | $762,500 | 0.92% | |
|
Michael Amadio | $762,500 | 0.92% | |
|
Glenn Gawdin | $762,500 | 0.92% | |
|
Parker Kelly | $762,500 | 0.92% | |
|
Kyle Clifford | $762,500 | 0.93% | |
| 202 | 
|
Alex Barre-Boulet | $758,333 | 0.92% |
| 203 | 
|
Justin Dowling | $750,000 | 0.92% |
|
Lias Andersson | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
John Hayden | $750,000 | 0.91% | |
|
Ryan Carpenter | $750,000 | 0.91% | |
|
Lane Pederson | $750,000 | 0.91% | |
|
Tanner Kero | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Logan Brown | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Jayce Hawryluk | $750,000 | 0.91% | |
|
Michael Pezzetta | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Sam Gagner | $750,000 | 0.91% | |
|
Dominic Toninato | $750,000 | 0.91% | |
|
Philipp Kurashev | $750,000 | 0.91% | |
|
John Leonard | $750,000 | 0.91% | |
|
Adam Gaudette | $750,000 | 0.91% | |
|
Ryan Poehling | $750,000 | 0.91% | |