Center Spending
A real-time look at how NHL teams are spending their 2018 cap dollars on Centers.
Cap Allocation: Active Roster
| Rank | Team | Players | 2018 Cap Dollars | Avg Cap Dollars | % of 2018 Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NSHNashville Predators | 11 | $33,875,808 | $3,079,619 | 44.64% |
| 2 | TORToronto Maple Leafs | 9 | $30,422,538 | $3,380,282 | 40.10% |
| 3 | EDMEdmonton Oilers | 6 | $29,294,418 | $4,882,403 | 35.84% |
| 4 | BOSBoston Bruins | 9 | $27,788,940 | $3,087,660 | 35.65% |
| 5 | TBLTampa Bay Lightning | 8 | $26,615,000 | $3,326,875 | 34.02% |
| 6 | ANAAnaheim Ducks | 6 | $25,074,155 | $4,179,026 | 32.89% |
| 7 | CGYCalgary Flames | 9 | $25,048,123 | $2,783,125 | 31.96% |
| 8 | PITPittsburgh Penguins | 8 | $22,733,501 | $2,841,688 | 29.73% |
| 9 | CHIChicago Blackhawks | 8 | $21,832,756 | $2,729,095 | 29.54% |
| 10 | VGKVegas Golden Knights | 6 | $21,609,985 | $3,601,664 | 27.39% |
| 11 | DETDetroit Red Wings | 6 | $20,894,166 | $3,482,361 | 30.17% |
| 12 | STLSt Louis Blues | 7 | $20,885,832 | $2,983,690 | 26.10% |
| 13 | LAKLos Angeles Kings | 7 | $20,472,592 | $2,924,656 | 26.16% |
| 14 | COLColorado Avalanche | 7 | $20,337,615 | $2,905,374 | 28.74% |
| 15 | WPGWinnipeg Jets | 8 | $19,929,803 | $2,491,225 | 26.36% |
| 16 | CBJColumbus Blue Jackets | 8 | $19,920,203 | $2,490,025 | 25.96% |
| 17 | SJSSan Jose Sharks | 5 | $19,450,000 | $3,890,000 | 24.22% |
| 18 | WASWashington Capitals | 5 | $19,300,000 | $3,860,000 | 23.76% |
| 19 | DALDallas Stars | 6 | $18,733,345 | $3,122,224 | 25.34% |
| 20 | NYINew York Islanders | 6 | $17,963,333 | $2,993,889 | 25.75% |
| 21 | AZArizona Coyotes | 7 | $16,874,999 | $2,410,714 | 22.99% |
| 22 | BUFBuffalo Sabres | 4 | $16,175,000 | $4,043,750 | 21.23% |
| 23 | PHIPhiladelphia Flyers | 6 | $15,809,400 | $2,634,900 | 22.35% |
| 24 | NYRNew York Rangers | 7 | $13,763,030 | $1,966,147 | 18.49% |
| 25 | FLAFlorida Panthers | 5 | $13,090,879 | $2,618,176 | 17.04% |
| 26 | VANVancouver Canucks | 7 | $12,460,672 | $1,780,096 | 17.14% |
| 27 | MTLMontreal Canadiens | 8 | $11,279,050 | $1,409,881 | 15.58% |
| 28 | OTTOttawa Senators | 6 | $10,807,656 | $1,801,276 | 15.54% |
| 29 | CARCarolina Hurricanes | 4 | $9,892,492 | $2,473,123 | 15.82% |
| 30 | NJDNew Jersey Devils | 5 | $9,658,658 | $1,931,732 | 15.41% |
| 31 | MINMinnesota Wild | 7 | $7,798,864 | $1,114,123 | 10.27% |
| Total | 211 | $599,792,813 | $89,218,799 | 24.4% | |
| Average | 7 | $19,348,155 | $2,842,620 | 25.68% |
| Rank | Player | 2018 Cap Dollars | % of 2018 Cap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Connor McDavid | $12,500,000 | 15.72% |
| 2 | 
|
John Tavares | $11,000,000 | 14.29% |
| 3 | 
|
Jonathan Toews | $10,500,000 | 13.42% |
| 4 | 
|
William Nylander | $10,200,000 | 13.26% |
| 5 | 
|
Jack Eichel | $10,000,000 | 12.58% |
|
Anze Kopitar | $10,000,000 | 12.58% | |
| 7 | 
|
Evgeni Malkin | $9,500,000 | 11.95% |
| 8 | 
|
Sidney Crosby | $8,700,000 | 10.94% |
| 9 | 
|
Leon Draisaitl | $8,500,000 | 10.69% |
|
Steven Stamkos | $8,500,000 | 10.71% | |
| 11 | 
|
Claude Giroux | $8,275,000 | 10.41% |
| 12 | 
|
Ryan Getzlaf | $8,250,000 | 10.38% |
| 13 | 
|
Ryan Johansen | $8,000,000 | 10.06% |
| 14 | 
|
Evgeny Kuznetsov | $7,800,000 | 9.82% |
| 15 | 
|
Jason Spezza | $7,500,000 | 9.43% |
|
Ryan O'Reilly | $7,500,000 | 9.45% | |
| 17 | 
|
David Krejci | $7,250,000 | 9.21% |
| 18 | 
|
Ryan Kesler | $6,875,000 | 8.65% |
|
Patrice Bergeron | $6,875,000 | 8.73% | |
| 20 | 
|
Nicklas Backstrom | $6,700,000 | 8.44% |
| 21 | 
|
Paul Stastny | $6,500,000 | 8.26% |
|
Derek Stepan | $6,500,000 | 8.18% | |
| 23 | 
|
Sean Monahan | $6,375,000 | 8.02% |
| 24 | 
|
Nathan MacKinnon | $6,300,000 | 7.92% |
| 25 | 
|
Mark Scheifele | $6,125,000 | 7.70% |
| 26 | 
|
Dylan Larkin | $6,100,000 | 7.75% |
| 27 | 
|
Logan Couture | $6,000,000 | 7.55% |
|
Jordan Staal | $6,000,000 | 7.55% | |
|
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | $6,000,000 | 7.55% | |
|
Filip Forsberg | $6,000,000 | 7.55% | |
|
Kyle Turris | $6,000,000 | 7.55% | |
|
David Backes | $6,000,000 | 7.62% | |
|
Matt Duchene | $6,000,000 | 1.79% | |
| 34 | 
|
Aleksander Barkov | $5,900,000 | 7.42% |
| 35 | 
|
Brandon Dubinsky | $5,850,000 | 7.36% |
| 36 | 
|
Tyler Seguin | $5,750,000 | 7.23% |
|
Mikael Granlund | $5,750,000 | 1.59% | |
|
Travis Zajac | $5,750,000 | 7.23% | |
| 39 | 
|
Tomas Hertl | $5,625,000 | 7.08% |
| 40 | 
|
Bo Horvat | $5,500,000 | 6.92% |
| 41 | 
|
Mikael Backlund | $5,350,000 | 6.73% |
|
Mika Zibanejad | $5,350,000 | 6.73% | |
| 43 | 
|
Bryan Little | $5,291,000 | 6.66% |
| 44 | 
|
Jeff Carter | $5,272,727 | 6.63% |
| 45 | 
|
William Karlsson | $5,250,000 | 6.68% |
|
Frans Nielsen | $5,250,000 | 6.67% | |
|
J.T. Miller | $5,250,000 | 6.62% | |
| 48 | 
|
Kevin Hayes | $5,175,000 | 1.43% |
| 49 | 
|
Brayden Schenn | $5,125,000 | 6.46% |
| 50 | 
|
Joe Thornton | $5,000,000 | 6.29% |
|
Jonathan Marchessault | $5,000,000 | 6.36% | |
|
Tyler Bozak | $5,000,000 | 6.30% | |
|
Tyler Johnson | $5,000,000 | 6.30% | |
|
Derick Brassard | $5,000,000 | 3.77% | |
| 55 | 
|
Alex Galchenyuk | $4,900,000 | 6.16% |
|
Alexander Wennberg | $4,900,000 | 6.16% | |
| 57 | 
|
Elias Lindholm | $4,850,000 | 6.10% |
| 58 | 
|
Carl Soderberg | $4,750,000 | 5.97% |
|
Vincent Trocheck | $4,750,000 | 5.97% | |
| 60 | 
|
Marcus Johansson | $4,583,334 | 3.49% |
| 61 | 
|
Artem Anisimov | $4,550,000 | 5.81% |
| 62 | 
|
Nazem Kadri | $4,500,000 | 5.85% |
| 63 | 
|
Alexander Killorn | $4,450,000 | 5.61% |
| 64 | 
|
Sean Couturier | $4,333,333 | 5.45% |
| 65 | 
|
Brock Nelson | $4,250,000 | 5.35% |
|
Craig Smith | $4,250,000 | 5.35% | |
| 67 | 
|
Mathieu Perreault | $4,125,000 | 5.19% |
| 68 | 
|
Nick Bonino | $4,100,000 | 5.16% |
|
Nick Bjugstad | $4,100,000 | 1.77% | |
| 70 | 
|
Adam Henrique | $4,000,000 | 5.03% |
|
Victor Rask | $4,000,000 | 2.16% | |
|
Vladislav Namestnikov | $4,000,000 | 5.03% | |
|
Ryan Spooner | $4,000,000 | 1.35% | |
| 74 | 
|
Colin Wilson | $3,937,500 | 4.95% |
| 75 | 
|
Andrew Shaw | $3,900,000 | 4.91% |
| 76 | 
|
Cody Eakin | $3,850,000 | 4.90% |
|
Darren Helm | $3,850,000 | 4.89% | |
| 78 | 
|
Rickard Rakell | $3,789,444 | 4.77% |
| 79 | 
|
Anders Lee | $3,750,000 | 4.72% |
|
Boone Jenner | $3,750,000 | 4.72% | |
| 81 | 
|
Sam Reinhart | $3,650,000 | 4.59% |
| 82 | 
|
Eric Staal | $3,500,000 | 4.40% |
|
Lars Eller | $3,500,000 | 4.41% | |
| 84 | 
|
Casey Cizikas | $3,350,000 | 4.21% |
| 85 | 
|
Zack Smith | $3,250,000 | 4.09% |
| 86 | 
|
Charlie Coyle | $3,200,000 | 1.01% |
| 87 | 
|
Sam Gagner | $3,150,000 | 1.07% |
| 88 | 
|
Derek Ryan | $3,125,000 | 3.93% |
| 89 | 
|
Ryan Strome | $3,100,000 | 2.96% |
|
Jean-Gabriel Pageau | $3,100,000 | 3.90% | |
| 91 | 
|
Phillip Danault | $3,083,333 | 3.88% |
|
Marcus Kruger | $3,083,333 | 3.55% | |
| 93 | 
|
Leo Komarov | $3,000,000 | 3.77% |
|
Andreas Athanasiou | $3,000,000 | 3.81% | |
| 95 | 
|
Chris Tierney | $2,937,500 | 3.69% |
| 96 | 
|
Teuvo Teravainen | $2,860,000 | 3.60% |
| 97 | 
|
Valtteri Filppula | $2,750,000 | 3.46% |
|
Brian Boyle | $2,750,000 | 1.12% | |
|
Riley Nash | $2,750,000 | 3.46% | |
| 100 | 
|
Mattias Janmark | $2,300,000 | 2.89% |
|
Devin Shore | $2,300,000 | 1.29% | |
| 102 | 
|
Zach Hyman | $2,250,000 | 2.92% |
| 103 | 
|
Radek Faksa | $2,200,000 | 2.77% |
| 104 | 
|
Melker Karlsson | $2,000,000 | 2.52% |
|
Calle Jarnkrok | $2,000,000 | 2.52% | |
|
Trevor Lewis | $2,000,000 | 2.52% | |
| 107 | 
|
Sam Bennett | $1,950,000 | 2.45% |
| 108 | 
|
Tim Schaller | $1,900,000 | 2.39% |
| 109 | 
|
Luke Glendening | $1,800,000 | 2.29% |
|
Blake Coleman | $1,800,000 | 2.26% | |
|
Ryan Dzingel | $1,800,000 | 0.52% | |
| 112 | 
|
Jordan Weal | $1,750,000 | 0.47% |
| 113 | 
|
Oscar Lindberg | $1,700,000 | 0.47% |
| 114 | 
|
Mark Jankowski | $1,675,000 | 2.11% |
| 115 | 
|
Nate Thompson | $1,650,000 | 0.61% |
| 116 | 
|
Zemgus Girgensons | $1,600,000 | 2.01% |
|
Kyle Clifford | $1,600,000 | 2.01% | |
| 118 | 
|
Vincent Hinostroza | $1,500,000 | 1.89% |
|
Drake Caggiula | $1,500,000 | 1.01% | |
| 120 | 
|
Markus Granlund | $1,475,000 | 1.86% |
| 121 | 
|
Matthew Peca | $1,300,000 | 1.64% |
| 122 | 
|
Sean Kuraly | $1,275,000 | 1.62% |
| 123 | 
|
Austin Czarnik | $1,250,000 | 1.57% |
|
Brad Richardson | $1,250,000 | 1.57% | |
|
Chris Wagner | $1,250,000 | 1.59% | |
| 126 | 
|
Colton Sceviour | $1,200,000 | 1.51% |
| 127 | 
|
Paul Byron | $1,166,668 | 1.47% |
| 128 | 
|
Kyle Brodziak | $1,150,000 | 1.45% |
|
Brandon Tanev | $1,150,000 | 1.45% | |
| 130 | 
|
Carter Rowney | $1,133,333 | 1.43% |
| 131 | 
|
Eric Fehr | $1,000,000 | 1.26% |
|
Nick Cousins | $1,000,000 | 1.26% | |
|
Brian Gibbons | $1,000,000 | 0.28% | |
|
Yanni Gourde | $1,000,000 | 1.26% | |
|
Cedric Paquette | $1,000,000 | 1.26% | |
|
Andrew Copp | $1,000,000 | 1.26% | |
| 137 | 
|
Scott Laughton | $962,500 | 1.21% |
| 138 | 
|
Alex Iafallo | $925,000 | 1.16% |
|
Blake Lizotte | $925,000 | 0.03% | |
|
Tyler Motte | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
Elias Pettersson | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
Luke Kunin | $925,000 | 0.69% | |
|
|
Nico Sturm | $925,000 | 0.04% | |
|
Robby Fabbri | $925,000 | 1.17% | |
|
|
Jesperi Kotkaniemi | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
|
Ryan Poehling | $925,000 | 0.05% | |
|
Colin White | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
|
Dominik Kahun | $925,000 | 1.18% | |
|
David Kampf | $925,000 | 1.18% | |
|
|
Rem Pitlick | $925,000 | 0.10% | |
|
Par Lindholm | $925,000 | 0.26% | |
|
J.T Compher | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
Alexander Kerfoot | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
Nolan Patrick | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
Henrik Borgstrom | $925,000 | 0.71% | |
|
|
Semyon Der-Arguchintsev | $925,000 | 0.04% | |
|
Auston Matthews | $925,000 | 1.20% | |
|
Nico Hischier | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
Casey Mittelstadt | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
Zach Aston-Reese | $925,000 | 0.94% | |
| 161 | 
|
Adam Gaudette | $916,666 | 0.83% |
| 162 | 
|
Ryan Donato | $900,000 | 0.27% |
| 163 |
|
Alexandre Texier | $897,500 | 0.01% |
| 164 | 
|
Joel Eriksson Ek | $894,167 | 0.98% |
|
Jack Roslovic | $894,167 | 1.12% | |
|
Travis Konecny | $894,167 | 1.12% | |
|
Pavel Zacha | $894,167 | 1.06% | |
| 168 |
|
Lias Andersson | $894,166 | 0.60% |
|
Michael Rasmussen | $894,166 | 1.14% | |
|
Robert Thomas | $894,166 | 1.13% | |
| 171 | 
|
Clayton Keller | $885,833 | 1.11% |
|
Tyson Jost | $885,833 | 0.63% | |
| 173 | 
|
Jason Dickinson | $875,000 | 1.10% |
| 174 | 
|
Nicolas Petan | $874,125 | 0.25% |
| 175 | 
|
Danton Heinen | $872,500 | 1.11% |
| 176 | 
|
Mathew Barzal | $863,333 | 1.09% |
|
Brett Howden | $863,333 | 1.09% | |
|
Dylan Strome | $863,333 | 0.79% | |
| 179 | 
|
Christian Dvorak | $839,166 | 1.06% |
| 180 | 
|
Micheal Haley | $825,000 | 1.04% |
|
Lukas Sedlak | $825,000 | 1.04% | |
| 182 | 
|
Dillon Dube | $778,333 | 0.36% |
| 183 | 
|
John Hayden | $750,000 | 0.96% |
|
Dominik Simon | $750,000 | 0.94% | |
| 185 | 
|
Ivan Barbashev | $741,666 | 0.93% |
| 186 | 
|
Jake Guentzel | $734,166 | 0.92% |
| 187 | 
|
Anthony Cirelli | $728,333 | 0.92% |
| 188 | 
|
Noel Acciari | $725,000 | 0.92% |
| 189 | 
|
Greg McKegg | $715,000 | 0.45% |
| 190 | 
|
Cristoval Nieves | $708,750 | 0.68% |
| 191 | 
|
Alan Quine | $700,000 | 0.23% |
|
Oskar Sundqvist | $700,000 | 0.88% | |
|
Kevin Rooney | $700,000 | 0.43% | |
| 194 | 
|
Denis Malgin | $690,000 | 0.85% |
| 195 | 
|
Brayden Point | $686,667 | 0.87% |
| 196 | 
|
Lucas Wallmark | $675,000 | 0.85% |
|
Colby Cave | $675,000 | 0.37% | |
|
Frederik Gauthier | $675,000 | 0.88% | |
| 199 | 
|
Frederick Gaudreau | $666,666 | 0.84% |
| 200 | 
|
Theodor Blueger | $650,000 | 0.30% |
|
Matt Cullen | $650,000 | 0.82% | |
|
Jonny Brodzinski | $650,000 | 0.82% | |
|
Justin Dowling | $650,000 | 0.14% | |
|
Ryan Carpenter | $650,000 | 0.83% | |
|
Brandon Pirri | $650,000 | 0.46% | |
|
Connor Brickley | $650,000 | 0.23% | |
|
Nic Dowd | $650,000 | 0.82% | |
|
Chandler Stephenson | $650,000 | 0.82% | |
|
Phil Varone | $650,000 | 0.53% | |
|
Tyler Ennis | $650,000 | 0.84% | |
| 211 | 
|
Colton Sissons | $625,000 | 0.79% |