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 | 48.81% |
| 2 | EDMEdmonton Oilers | 6 | $35,650,000 | $5,941,667 | 46.49% |
| 3 | PITPittsburgh Penguins | 6 | $33,925,000 | $5,654,167 | 53.60% |
| 4 | TORToronto Maple Leafs | 5 | $32,852,616 | $6,570,523 | 44.18% |
| 5 | NSHNashville Predators | 8 | $31,571,578 | $3,946,447 | 46.46% |
| 6 | FLAFlorida Panthers | 8 | $29,391,667 | $3,673,958 | 40.25% |
| 7 | OTTOttawa Senators | 6 | $29,372,500 | $4,895,417 | 44.22% |
| 8 | TBLTampa Bay Lightning | 5 | $28,200,000 | $5,640,000 | 33.96% |
| 9 | VGKVegas Golden Knights | 7 | $28,187,500 | $4,026,786 | 35.22% |
| 10 | CGYCalgary Flames | 6 | $25,162,500 | $4,193,750 | 30.59% |
| 11 | PHIPhiladelphia Flyers | 5 | $24,155,357 | $4,831,071 | 32.38% |
| 12 | WASWashington Capitals | 4 | $23,300,000 | $5,825,000 | 30.59% |
| 13 | STLSt Louis Blues | 3 | $22,750,000 | $7,583,333 | 29.94% |
| 14 | LAKLos Angeles Kings | 5 | $22,069,167 | $4,413,833 | 29.07% |
| 15 | SJSSan Jose Sharks | 5 | $21,937,500 | $4,387,500 | 31.61% |
| 16 | DETDetroit Red Wings | 6 | $21,465,833 | $3,577,639 | 40.63% |
| 17 | ARIArizona Coyotes | 5 | $20,841,000 | $4,168,200 | 36.93% |
| 18 | VANVancouver Canucks | 6 | $18,583,750 | $3,097,292 | 22.30% |
| 19 | MTLMontreal Canadiens | 5 | $18,487,500 | $3,697,500 | 25.35% |
| 20 | BUFBuffalo Sabres | 5 | $18,462,023 | $3,692,405 | 27.75% |
| 21 | DALDallas Stars | 4 | $17,494,167 | $4,373,542 | 23.10% |
| 22 | CARCarolina Hurricanes | 7 | $16,642,500 | $2,377,500 | 28.24% |
| 23 | NJDNew Jersey Devils | 3 | $16,250,000 | $5,416,667 | 33.30% |
| 24 | ANAAnaheim Ducks | 6 | $15,294,167 | $2,549,028 | 34.41% |
| 25 | CBJColumbus Blue Jackets | 8 | $15,287,500 | $1,910,938 | 22.93% |
| 26 | NYRNew York Rangers | 2 | $14,125,000 | $7,062,500 | 19.86% |
| 27 | SEASeattle Kraken | 4 | $14,064,166 | $3,516,042 | 22.31% |
| 28 | COLColorado Avalanche | 2 | $13,650,000 | $6,825,000 | 19.64% |
| 29 | MINMinnesota Wild | 4 | $10,150,000 | $2,537,500 | 13.64% |
| 30 | BOSBoston Bruins | 2 | $10,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 13.50% |
| 31 | WPGWinnipeg Jets | 4 | $9,960,833 | $2,490,208 | 14.13% |
| 32 | CHIChicago Blackhawks | 4 | $9,800,000 | $2,450,000 | 23.53% |
| Total | 162 | $687,233,824 | $142,683,745 | 25.83% | |
| Average | 5 | $21,476,057 | $4,242,184 | 31.22% |
| 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 | 
|
Jack Eichel | $10,000,000 | 11.98% |
|
Aleksander Barkov | $10,000,000 | 12.01% | |
|
Anze Kopitar | $10,000,000 | 11.98% | |
| 8 | 
|
Tyler Seguin | $9,850,000 | 11.85% |
| 9 | 
|
Brayden Point | $9,500,000 | 11.38% |
| 10 | 
|
Nicklas Backstrom | $9,200,000 | 11.02% |
| 11 | 
|
Mathew Barzal | $9,150,000 | 10.96% |
| 12 | 
|
Sidney Crosby | $8,700,000 | 10.42% |
|
Dylan Larkin | $8,700,000 | 10.42% | |
| 14 | 
|
Filip Forsberg | $8,500,000 | 10.18% |
|
Bo Horvat | $8,500,000 | 10.18% | |
|
Leon Draisaitl | $8,500,000 | 10.28% | |
|
Steven Stamkos | $8,500,000 | 10.18% | |
|
Mika Zibanejad | $8,500,000 | 10.26% | |
| 19 | 
|
Tim Stützle | $8,350,000 | 10.00% |
| 20 | 
|
Tomas Hertl | $8,137,500 | 9.75% |
| 21 | 
|
Jordan Kyrou | $8,125,000 | 9.73% |
|
Robert Thomas | $8,125,000 | 9.73% | |
| 23 | 
|
J.T. Miller | $8,000,000 | 9.68% |
|
Logan Couture | $8,000,000 | 9.58% | |
|
Matt Duchene | $8,000,000 | 9.58% | |
|
Ryan Johansen | $8,000,000 | 9.58% | |
|
Jack Hughes | $8,000,000 | 9.63% | |
| 28 | 
|
Josh Norris | $7,950,000 | 9.52% |
| 29 | 
|
Nick Suzuki | $7,875,000 | 9.57% |
| 30 | 
|
Evgeny Kuznetsov | $7,800,000 | 9.34% |
| 31 | 
|
Sean Couturier | $7,750,000 | 9.42% |
| 32 | 
|
Elias Pettersson | $7,350,000 | 8.89% |
| 33 | 
|
Nico Hischier | $7,250,000 | 8.73% |
| 34 | 
|
Clayton Keller | $7,150,000 | 8.56% |
| 35 | 
|
Kevin Hayes | $7,142,857 | 8.68% |
|
Tage Thompson | $7,142,857 | 8.55% | |
| 37 | 
|
Dylan Cozens | $7,100,000 | 8.50% |
| 38 | 
|
Nazem Kadri | $7,000,000 | 8.38% |
|
Anders Lee | $7,000,000 | 8.38% | |
| 40 | 
|
William Nylander | $6,962,366 | 8.34% |
| 41 | 
|
Brayden Schenn | $6,500,000 | 7.79% |
|
Sam Reinhart | $6,500,000 | 7.80% | |
|
Claude Giroux | $6,500,000 | 7.78% | |
| 44 | 
|
Anthony Cirelli | $6,250,000 | 7.49% |
| 45 | 
|
Mark Scheifele | $6,125,000 | 7.34% |
| 46 | 
|
Evgeni Malkin | $6,100,000 | 7.31% |
| 47 | 
|
Jake Guentzel | $6,000,000 | 7.19% |
|
Brock Nelson | $6,000,000 | 7.19% | |
| 49 | 
|
William Karlsson | $5,900,000 | 7.07% |
| 50 | 
|
Nick Schmaltz | $5,850,000 | 7.01% |
| 51 | 
|
Adam Henrique | $5,825,000 | 6.98% |
| 52 | 
|
Andrew Copp | $5,625,000 | 6.74% |
|
Vincent Trocheck | $5,625,000 | 6.79% | |
| 54 | 
|
Travis Konecny | $5,500,000 | 6.68% |
|
Zach Hyman | $5,500,000 | 6.66% | |
|
Phillip Danault | $5,500,000 | 6.59% | |
| 57 | 
|
Teuvo Teravainen | $5,400,000 | 6.47% |
| 58 | 
|
Mikael Backlund | $5,350,000 | 6.41% |
| 59 | 
|
Bryan Little | $5,291,000 | 6.34% |
| 60 | 
|
Joel Eriksson Ek | $5,250,000 | 6.29% |
|
Charlie Coyle | $5,250,000 | 6.65% | |
| 62 | 
|
Yanni Gourde | $5,166,666 | 6.20% |
| 63 | 
|
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | $5,125,000 | 6.20% |
| 64 | 
|
Jonathan Marchessault | $5,000,000 | 5.99% |
|
Mikael Granlund | $5,000,000 | 5.99% | |
|
Rickard Rakell | $5,000,000 | 5.99% | |
|
Tyler Johnson | $5,000,000 | 5.99% | |
|
Dylan Strome | $5,000,000 | 5.99% | |
|
Jean-Gabriel Pageau | $5,000,000 | 5.99% | |
|
Ryan Strome | $5,000,000 | 5.99% | |
| 71 | 
|
Drake Batherson | $4,975,000 | 5.96% |
| 72 | 
|
Blake Coleman | $4,900,000 | 5.87% |
| 73 | 
|
Elias Lindholm | $4,850,000 | 5.81% |
| 74 | 
|
Jesperi Kotkaniemi | $4,820,000 | 5.77% |
| 75 | 
|
Pavel Zacha | $4,750,000 | 6.01% |
| 76 | 
|
Alexander Wennberg | $4,500,000 | 5.40% |
| 77 | 
|
Christian Dvorak | $4,450,000 | 5.41% |
| 78 | 
|
Sam Bennett | $4,425,000 | 5.31% |
| 79 | 
|
Carter Verhaeghe | $4,166,667 | 5.00% |
| 80 | 
|
Alex Iafallo | $4,000,000 | 4.79% |
|
Jack Roslovic | $4,000,000 | 4.79% | |
|
Robby Fabbri | $4,000,000 | 4.79% | |
| 83 | 
|
Boone Jenner | $3,750,000 | 4.49% |
| 84 | 
|
Joe Pavelski | $3,500,000 | 4.21% |
|
Brandon Tanev | $3,500,000 | 4.20% | |
| 86 | 
|
Kirby Dach | $3,362,500 | 4.08% |
| 87 | 
|
Radek Faksa | $3,250,000 | 3.91% |
| 88 | 
|
Nicholas Paul | $3,150,000 | 3.77% |
| 89 | 
|
Jeff Carter | $3,125,000 | 3.74% |
| 90 | 
|
Kailer Yamamoto | $3,100,000 | 3.75% |
| 91 | 
|
Martin Necas | $3,000,000 | 3.59% |
|
Scott Laughton | $3,000,000 | 3.65% | |
|
Nicolas Roy | $3,000,000 | 3.59% | |
| 94 | 
|
Colton Sissons | $2,857,412 | 3.42% |
| 95 | 
|
Chandler Stephenson | $2,750,000 | 3.29% |
|
Luke Kunin | $2,750,000 | 3.29% | |
| 97 | 
|
Jason Dickinson | $2,650,000 | 3.17% |
| 98 | 
|
Casey Mittelstadt | $2,500,000 | 2.99% |
|
Sean Kuraly | $2,500,000 | 2.99% | |
|
Casey Cizikas | $2,500,000 | 2.99% | |
| 101 | 
|
Dillon Dube | $2,300,000 | 2.75% |
| 102 | 
|
Mason Appleton | $2,166,666 | 2.60% |
| 103 | 
|
Frederick Gaudreau | $2,100,000 | 2.52% |
|
Calle Jarnkrok | $2,100,000 | 2.52% | |
| 105 | 
|
Marcus Johansson | $2,000,000 | 2.40% |
|
Nico Sturm | $2,000,000 | 2.40% | |
| 107 | 
|
Isac Lundestrom | $1,800,000 | 2.16% |
| 108 | 
|
Barrett Hayton | $1,775,000 | 2.13% |
| 109 | 
|
Jake Evans | $1,700,000 | 2.07% |
|
Yakov Trenin | $1,700,000 | 2.04% | |
| 111 | 
|
Blake Lizotte | $1,675,000 | 2.01% |
| 112 | 
|
Alexandre Texier | $1,525,000 | 1.83% |
| 113 | 
|
Eetu Luostarinen | $1,500,000 | 1.80% |
| 114 | 
|
Michael Rasmussen | $1,460,000 | 1.75% |
| 115 | 
|
Nic Dowd | $1,300,000 | 1.56% |
| 116 | 
|
Colin Blackwell | $1,200,000 | 1.44% |
| 117 | 
|
Sam Lafferty | $1,150,000 | 1.38% |
| 118 | 
|
Rem Pitlick | $1,100,000 | 1.34% |
|
Nick Cousins | $1,100,000 | 1.32% | |
| 120 | 
|
Steven Lorentz | $1,050,000 | 1.26% |
|
Logan O'Connor | $1,050,000 | 1.27% | |
| 122 | 
|
Curtis Lazar | $1,000,000 | 1.20% |
| 123 | 
|
Cole Guttman | $950,000 | 1.14% |
| 124 | 
|
Jack Drury | $925,000 | 1.11% |
|
Kent Johnson | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
|
Cole Sillinger | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
|
Dylan Holloway | $925,000 | 1.12% | |
|
Nikita Nesterenko | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
|
Anton Lundell | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
| 130 | 
|
Marco Kasper | $918,333 | 1.10% |
| 131 | 
|
Emil Bemstrom | $900,000 | 1.08% |
| 132 |
|
Matthew Beniers | $897,500 | 1.08% |
| 133 | 
|
Quinton Byfield | $894,167 | 1.07% |
|
|
Wyatt Johnston | $894,167 | 1.08% | |
|
Cole Perfetti | $894,167 | 1.07% | |
|
Mason Mctavish | $894,167 | 1.07% | |
| 137 | 
|
Nils Åman | $883,750 | 1.07% |
| 138 |
|
Ryan Suzuki | $863,333 | 1.03% |
|
Peyton Krebs | $863,333 | 1.03% | |
|
Philip Tomasino | $863,333 | 1.03% | |
| 141 |
|
John-Jason Peterka | $855,833 | 1.03% |
| 142 | 
|
Juuso Parssinen | $850,833 | 1.02% |
| 143 | 
|
Sam Carrick | $850,000 | 1.02% |
| 144 |
|
Jamieson Rees | $839,167 | 1.01% |
| 145 | 
|
Mark Kastelic | $835,000 | 1.00% |
| 146 | 
|
Dakota Joshua | $825,000 | 1.00% |
| 147 | 
|
Connor Dewar | $800,000 | 0.96% |
|
Thomas Novak | $800,000 | 0.96% | |
|
Michael Eyssimont | $800,000 | 0.96% | |
| 150 |
|
Vasili Ponomarev | $795,000 | 0.95% |
| 151 | 
|
Paul Cotter | $775,000 | 0.93% |
|
Liam O'Brien | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
David Gustafsson | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Zac Dalpe | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
| 155 | 
|
Parker Kelly | $762,500 | 0.91% |
|
Sheldon Dries | $762,500 | 0.92% | |
|
Jack Studnicka | $762,500 | 0.92% | |
|
Tanner Laczynski | $762,500 | 0.93% | |
|
Liam Foudy | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
|
Michael Amadio | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
|
Austin Czarnik | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
|
Adam Ruzicka | $762,500 | 0.91% | |