Center Spending
A real-time look at how NHL teams are spending their 2021 cap dollars on Centers.
Cap Allocation: Active Roster
| Rank | Team | Players | 2021 Cap Dollars | Avg Cap Dollars | % of 2021 Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EDMEdmonton Oilers | 8 | $36,550,000 | $4,568,750 | 43.68% |
| 2 | TORToronto Maple Leafs | 7 | $35,327,616 | $5,046,802 | 43.01% |
| 3 | NSHNashville Predators | 8 | $34,382,412 | $4,297,802 | 48.97% |
| 4 | PITPittsburgh Penguins | 8 | $32,611,363 | $4,076,420 | 40.10% |
| 5 | PHIPhiladelphia Flyers | 8 | $30,739,523 | $3,842,440 | 37.89% |
| 6 | NYINew York Islanders | 6 | $30,500,000 | $5,083,333 | 36.05% |
| 7 | TBLTampa Bay Lightning | 6 | $26,383,333 | $4,397,222 | 32.43% |
| 8 | CGYCalgary Flames | 7 | $25,300,000 | $3,614,286 | 31.46% |
| 9 | CARCarolina Hurricanes | 7 | $25,188,368 | $3,598,338 | 30.34% |
| 10 | LAKLos Angeles Kings | 6 | $23,894,167 | $3,982,361 | 30.34% |
| 11 | STLSt Louis Blues | 7 | $23,550,000 | $3,364,286 | 30.03% |
| 12 | CHIChicago Blackhawks | 8 | $23,265,000 | $2,908,125 | 28.40% |
| 13 | DALDallas Stars | 6 | $23,100,000 | $3,850,000 | 27.29% |
| 14 | FLAFlorida Panthers | 8 | $21,889,166 | $2,736,146 | 27.30% |
| 15 | WASWashington Capitals | 4 | $21,250,000 | $5,312,500 | 26.44% |
| 16 | BOSBoston Bruins | 7 | $20,800,000 | $2,971,429 | 26.51% |
| 17 | SJSSan Jose Sharks | 7 | $19,200,000 | $2,742,857 | 24.30% |
| 18 | SEASeattle Kraken | 8 | $19,041,666 | $2,380,208 | 26.05% |
| 19 | VGKVegas Golden Knights | 7 | $18,485,000 | $2,640,714 | 23.79% |
| 20 | DETDetroit Red Wings | 8 | $18,172,500 | $2,271,563 | 27.91% |
| 21 | VANVancouver Canucks | 8 | $18,050,000 | $2,256,250 | 25.36% |
| 22 | OTTOttawa Senators | 7 | $17,350,000 | $2,478,571 | 29.55% |
| 23 | COLColorado Avalanche | 5 | $17,300,000 | $3,460,000 | 22.58% |
| 24 | WPGWinnipeg Jets | 7 | $16,557,500 | $2,365,357 | 19.92% |
| 25 | NJDNew Jersey Devils | 7 | $16,150,000 | $2,307,143 | 23.60% |
| 26 | AZArizona Coyotes | 5 | $15,850,000 | $3,170,000 | 23.70% |
| 27 | ANAAnaheim Ducks | 5 | $15,738,569 | $3,147,714 | 22.64% |
| 28 | BUFBuffalo Sabres | 10 | $13,369,167 | $1,336,917 | 20.63% |
| 29 | MINMinnesota Wild | 6 | $12,825,000 | $2,137,500 | 16.54% |
| 30 | CBJColumbus Blue Jackets | 7 | $12,488,362 | $1,784,052 | 17.76% |
| 31 | NYRNew York Rangers | 3 | $10,600,000 | $3,533,333 | 14.59% |
| 32 | MTLMontreal Canadiens | 5 | $7,963,333 | $1,592,667 | 9.45% |
| Total | 216 | $683,872,045 | $103,255,086 | 26.32% | |
| Average | 7 | $21,371,001 | $3,166,074 | 27.77% |
| Rank | Player | 2021 Cap Dollars | % of 2021 Cap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Connor McDavid | $12,500,000 | 15.46% |
| 2 | 
|
Auston Matthews | $11,640,250 | 14.28% |
| 3 | 
|
John Tavares | $11,000,000 | 13.50% |
| 4 | 
|
Jonathan Toews | $10,500,000 | 12.96% |
| 5 | 
|
Anze Kopitar | $10,000,000 | 12.27% |
| 6 | 
|
Tyler Seguin | $9,850,000 | 12.22% |
| 7 | 
|
Evgeni Malkin | $9,500,000 | 11.66% |
| 8 | 
|
Nicklas Backstrom | $9,200,000 | 11.35% |
| 9 | 
|
Sidney Crosby | $8,700,000 | 10.67% |
| 10 | 
|
Steven Stamkos | $8,500,000 | 10.45% |
|
Leon Draisaitl | $8,500,000 | 10.52% | |
| 12 | 
|
Claude Giroux | $8,275,000 | 10.15% |
| 13 | 
|
Matt Duchene | $8,000,000 | 9.82% |
|
Ryan Johansen | $8,000,000 | 9.82% | |
|
Logan Couture | $8,000,000 | 9.82% | |
| 16 | 
|
Evgeny Kuznetsov | $7,800,000 | 9.63% |
| 17 | 
|
Ryan O'Reilly | $7,500,000 | 9.24% |
| 18 | 
|
Nico Hischier | $7,250,000 | 8.90% |
| 19 | 
|
Clayton Keller | $7,150,000 | 8.79% |
| 20 | 
|
Kevin Hayes | $7,142,857 | 8.76% |
| 21 | 
|
Joe Pavelski | $7,000,000 | 8.69% |
|
Anders Lee | $7,000,000 | 8.74% | |
|
Mathew Barzal | $7,000,000 | 8.74% | |
| 24 | 
|
William Nylander | $6,962,366 | 8.54% |
| 25 | 
|
Patrice Bergeron | $6,875,000 | 8.64% |
| 26 | 
|
Brayden Point | $6,750,000 | 8.30% |
| 27 | 
|
Brayden Schenn | $6,500,000 | 8.01% |
|
Sam Reinhart | $6,500,000 | 7.98% | |
| 29 | 
|
Sean Monahan | $6,375,000 | 7.82% |
| 30 | 
|
Nathan MacKinnon | $6,300,000 | 7.90% |
| 31 | 
|
Mark Scheifele | $6,125,000 | 7.53% |
| 32 | 
|
Jesperi Kotkaniemi | $6,100,035 | 7.48% |
| 33 | 
|
Dylan Larkin | $6,100,000 | 7.48% |
| 34 | 
|
Jordan Staal | $6,000,000 | 7.36% |
|
Filip Forsberg | $6,000,000 | 7.36% | |
|
Jake Guentzel | $6,000,000 | 7.36% | |
|
Brock Nelson | $6,000,000 | 7.49% | |
| 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 | 
|
Tomas Hertl | $5,625,000 | 6.90% |
| 43 | 
|
Travis Konecny | $5,500,000 | 6.75% |
|
Zach Hyman | $5,500,000 | 6.80% | |
|
Bo Horvat | $5,500,000 | 6.80% | |
|
Phillip Danault | $5,500,000 | 6.75% | |
| 47 | 
|
Teuvo Teravainen | $5,400,000 | 6.63% |
| 48 | 
|
Mika Zibanejad | $5,350,000 | 6.56% |
|
Mikael Backlund | $5,350,000 | 6.56% | |
| 50 | 
|
Jeff Carter | $5,272,727 | 6.47% |
| 51 | 
|
Joel Eriksson Ek | $5,250,000 | 6.44% |
|
J.T. Miller | $5,250,000 | 6.49% | |
|
Charlie Coyle | $5,250,000 | 6.60% | |
| 54 | 
|
Yanni Gourde | $5,166,666 | 6.34% |
| 55 | 
|
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | $5,125,000 | 6.34% |
| 56 | 
|
Mikael Granlund | $5,000,000 | 6.13% |
|
Tyler Johnson | $5,000,000 | 6.17% | |
|
Jean-Gabriel Pageau | $5,000,000 | 6.24% | |
|
Jonathan Marchessault | $5,000,000 | 6.16% | |
| 60 | 
|
Drake Batherson | $4,975,000 | 6.10% |
| 61 | 
|
Blake Coleman | $4,900,000 | 6.01% |
| 62 | 
|
Elias Lindholm | $4,850,000 | 5.95% |
| 63 | 
|
Anthony Cirelli | $4,800,000 | 5.90% |
| 64 | 
|
Colin White | $4,750,000 | 5.83% |
|
Vincent Trocheck | $4,750,000 | 5.83% | |
| 66 | 
|
Alexander Wennberg | $4,500,000 | 5.52% |
|
Ryan Strome | $4,500,000 | 5.52% | |
|
Ryan Getzlaf | $4,500,000 | 5.52% | |
|
Nazem Kadri | $4,500,000 | 5.64% | |
| 70 | 
|
Christian Dvorak | $4,450,000 | 5.50% |
|
Alexander Killorn | $4,450,000 | 5.47% | |
| 72 | 
|
Sam Bennett | $4,425,000 | 5.43% |
| 73 | 
|
Sean Couturier | $4,333,333 | 5.32% |
| 74 | 
|
Victor Rask | $4,000,000 | 4.91% |
|
Alex Iafallo | $4,000,000 | 4.91% | |
| 76 | 
|
Rickard Rakell | $3,789,444 | 4.65% |
| 77 | 
|
Boone Jenner | $3,750,000 | 4.60% |
|
Paul Stastny | $3,750,000 | 4.61% | |
| 79 | 
|
Andrew Copp | $3,640,000 | 4.47% |
| 80 | 
|
Brandon Tanev | $3,500,000 | 4.29% |
|
Lars Eller | $3,500,000 | 4.32% | |
|
Chris Tierney | $3,500,000 | 4.29% | |
|
Alexander Kerfoot | $3,500,000 | 4.29% | |
|
J.T Compher | $3,500,000 | 4.39% | |
| 85 | 
|
Radek Faksa | $3,250,000 | 4.03% |
|
Pius Suter | $3,250,000 | 3.99% | |
| 87 | 
|
Craig Smith | $3,100,000 | 3.90% |
| 88 | 
|
Scott Laughton | $3,000,000 | 3.68% |
|
Dylan Strome | $3,000,000 | 3.70% | |
|
Leo Komarov | $3,000,000 | 3.74% | |
| 91 | 
|
Robby Fabbri | $2,950,000 | 3.62% |
| 92 | 
|
Colton Sissons | $2,857,412 | 3.51% |
| 93 | 
|
Jordan Kyrou | $2,800,000 | 3.45% |
| 94 | 
|
Oskar Sundqvist | $2,750,000 | 3.39% |
|
Chandler Stephenson | $2,750,000 | 3.39% | |
| 96 | 
|
Andreas Athanasiou | $2,700,000 | 3.31% |
| 97 | 
|
Jason Dickinson | $2,650,000 | 3.28% |
| 98 | 
|
Sean Kuraly | $2,500,000 | 3.07% |
|
Casey Mittelstadt | $2,500,000 | 3.07% | |
|
Casey Cizikas | $2,500,000 | 3.12% | |
| 101 | 
|
Erik Haula | $2,375,000 | 2.99% |
| 102 | 
|
Dillon Dube | $2,300,000 | 2.82% |
|
Luke Kunin | $2,300,000 | 2.82% | |
| 104 | 
|
Ivan Barbashev | $2,250,000 | 2.77% |
|
Cody Eakin | $2,250,000 | 2.76% | |
|
Pavel Zacha | $2,250,000 | 2.76% | |
| 107 | 
|
Zemgus Girgensons | $2,200,000 | 2.70% |
|
Theodor Blueger | $2,200,000 | 2.70% | |
| 109 | 
|
Nick Bonino | $2,050,000 | 2.52% |
| 110 | 
|
Calle Jarnkrok | $2,000,000 | 2.45% |
|
Vladislav Namestnikov | $2,000,000 | 2.45% | |
|
Yegor Sharangovich | $2,000,000 | 2.45% | |
|
Tyson Jost | $2,000,000 | 2.51% | |
|
Mattias Janmark | $2,000,000 | 2.46% | |
| 115 | 
|
Jack Roslovic | $1,838,362 | 2.26% |
| 116 | 
|
Janne Kuokkanen | $1,825,000 | 2.24% |
| 117 | 
|
Zach Aston-Reese | $1,725,000 | 2.12% |
| 118 | 
|
Noel Acciari | $1,666,666 | 2.04% |
| 119 | 
|
Kyle Turris | $1,650,000 | 2.04% |
| 120 | 
|
Alexandre Texier | $1,525,000 | 1.87% |
| 121 | 
|
Marcus Johansson | $1,500,000 | 1.84% |
|
Luke Glendening | $1,500,000 | 1.86% | |
|
Nick Cousins | $1,500,000 | 1.84% | |
| 124 | 
|
Michael Rasmussen | $1,460,000 | 1.79% |
| 125 | 
|
Tage Thompson | $1,400,000 | 1.72% |
| 126 | 
|
Nicholas Paul | $1,350,000 | 1.66% |
|
Derek Stepan | $1,350,000 | 1.66% | |
|
Chris Wagner | $1,350,000 | 1.70% | |
| 129 | 
|
Derek Ryan | $1,250,000 | 1.55% |
| 130 | 
|
Tyler Motte | $1,225,000 | 1.52% |
| 131 | 
|
Frederick Gaudreau | $1,200,000 | 1.47% |
|
Nolan Patrick | $1,200,000 | 1.48% | |
| 133 | 
|
Kailer Yamamoto | $1,175,000 | 1.45% |
| 134 | 
|
Ross Colton | $1,125,000 | 1.38% |
|
Brandon Sutter | $1,125,000 | 1.39% | |
| 136 | 
|
Ryan Dzingel | $1,100,000 | 1.35% |
|
Danton Heinen | $1,100,000 | 1.35% | |
|
Dylan Gambrell | $1,100,000 | 1.35% | |
| 139 | 
|
Kevin Stenlund | $1,050,000 | 1.29% |
|
Vincent Hinostroza | $1,050,000 | 1.29% | |
|
Trent Frederic | $1,050,000 | 1.32% | |
| 142 | 
|
Kyle Clifford | $1,000,000 | 1.23% |
|
Christian Fischer | $1,000,000 | 1.23% | |
|
Ryan Carpenter | $1,000,000 | 1.23% | |
|
Henrik Borgstrom | $1,000,000 | 1.23% | |
|
Carter Verhaeghe | $1,000,000 | 1.23% | |
|
Darren Helm | $1,000,000 | 1.25% | |
| 148 | 
|
Adam Gaudette | $997,500 | 1.23% |
| 149 | 
|
Michael Mcleod | $975,000 | 1.20% |
| 150 | 
|
Cedric Paquette | $950,000 | 1.17% |
|
Mathieu Perreault | $950,000 | 1.17% | |
| 152 | 
|
Emil Bemstrom | $925,000 | 1.13% |
|
Josh Norris | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Shane Pinto | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Tim Stützle | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Jesper Boqvist | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Jack Hughes | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Kirby Dach | $925,000 | 1.14% | |
|
John Leonard | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
| 160 | 
|
Mason Appleton | $900,000 | 1.10% |
|
|
Gregory Hofmann | $900,000 | 1.10% | |
|
Nick Bjugstad | $900,000 | 1.10% | |
| 163 | 
|
Eetu Luostarinen | $897,500 | 1.10% |
| 164 | 
|
Gabe Vilardi | $894,167 | 1.10% |
|
Dylan Cozens | $894,167 | 1.10% | |
| 166 | 
|
Brett Howden | $885,000 | 1.09% |
| 167 | 
|
Isac Lundestrom | $874,125 | 1.07% |
| 168 | 
|
Nick Suzuki | $863,333 | 1.07% |
|
Martin Necas | $863,333 | 1.06% | |
|
Morgan Frost | $863,333 | 1.06% | |
| 171 | 
|
Sam Gagner | $850,000 | 1.04% |
|
Devin Shore | $850,000 | 1.05% | |
| 173 | 
|
Philipp Kurashev | $842,500 | 1.04% |
| 174 | 
|
Carter Rowney | $825,000 | 1.01% |
|
Derick Brassard | $825,000 | 1.01% | |
|
Rasmus Asplund | $825,000 | 1.01% | |
|
Zack MacEwen | $825,000 | 1.02% | |
| 178 | 
|
David Gustafsson | $817,500 | 1.00% |
| 179 | 
|
Blake Lizotte | $800,000 | 0.98% |
|
Curtis Lazar | $800,000 | 1.01% | |
|
Trevor Lewis | $800,000 | 0.98% | |
|
Nate Thompson | $800,000 | 0.98% | |
| 183 | 
|
Alex Barre-Boulet | $758,333 | 0.93% |
| 184 | 
|
Daniel O'Regan | $750,000 | 0.92% |
|
Noah Gregor | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Lane Pederson | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Nicolas Roy | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Ryan Donato | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Nic Dowd | $750,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Kevin Rooney | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Tyler Bozak | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Kyle Rau | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Rhett Gardner | $750,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Tanner Kero | $750,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Riley Nash | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Dominic Toninato | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Jake Evans | $750,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Liam O'Brien | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Michael Amadio | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Jason Spezza | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Drake Caggiula | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Sam Lafferty | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
John Hayden | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Ryan MacInnis | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Justin Dowling | $750,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Zac Dalpe | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Joe Thornton | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
| 208 | 
|
Mitchell Stephens | $737,500 | 0.90% |
| 209 | 
|
Colin Blackwell | $725,000 | 0.89% |
|
Byron Froese | $725,000 | 0.89% | |
|
Nico Sturm | $725,000 | 0.89% | |
|
Jansen Harkins | $725,000 | 0.89% | |
|
Yakov Trenin | $725,000 | 0.89% | |
|
Steven Lorentz | $725,000 | 0.89% | |
|
Adam Brooks | $725,000 | 0.89% | |
|
Matthew Highmore | $725,000 | 0.90% | |