Defenseman Spending
A real-time look at how NHL teams are spending their 2020 cap dollars on Defensemans.
Cap Allocation: Active Roster
| Rank | Team | Players | 2020 Cap Dollars | Avg Cap Dollars | % of 2020 Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SJSSan Jose Sharks | 5 | $29,675,000 | $5,935,000 | 43.97% |
| 2 | AZArizona Coyotes | 6 | $28,662,500 | $4,777,083 | 35.51% |
| 3 | MINMinnesota Wild | 6 | $28,230,128 | $4,705,021 | 41.15% |
| 4 | CHIChicago Blackhawks | 9 | $28,202,629 | $3,133,625 | 38.04% |
| 5 | MTLMontreal Canadiens | 6 | $26,832,143 | $4,472,024 | 38.21% |
| 6 | CBJColumbus Blue Jackets | 8 | $26,149,999 | $3,268,750 | 34.27% |
| 7 | FLAFlorida Panthers | 5 | $24,998,333 | $4,999,667 | 41.29% |
| 8 | CARCarolina Hurricanes | 5 | $24,375,000 | $4,875,000 | 33.69% |
| 9 | ANAAnaheim Ducks | 6 | $22,005,556 | $3,667,593 | 27.50% |
| 10 | PHIPhiladelphia Flyers | 6 | $21,765,000 | $3,627,500 | 29.68% |
| 11 | PITPittsburgh Penguins | 7 | $21,400,175 | $3,057,168 | 30.40% |
| 12 | NSHNashville Predators | 5 | $20,684,000 | $4,136,800 | 28.64% |
| 13 | VGKVegas Golden Knights | 6 | $20,075,000 | $3,345,833 | 26.72% |
| 14 | NYRNew York Rangers | 5 | $19,900,000 | $3,980,000 | 30.87% |
| 15 | EDMEdmonton Oilers | 5 | $18,783,666 | $3,756,733 | 26.07% |
| 16 | STLSt Louis Blues | 5 | $18,400,000 | $3,680,000 | 24.57% |
| 17 | NJDNew Jersey Devils | 4 | $18,399,999 | $4,600,000 | 33.30% |
| 18 | WASWashington Capitals | 4 | $18,100,000 | $4,525,000 | 25.46% |
| 19 | NYINew York Islanders | 6 | $17,944,167 | $2,990,695 | 25.14% |
| 20 | CGYCalgary Flames | 4 | $17,144,166 | $4,286,042 | 26.54% |
| 21 | TBLTampa Bay Lightning | 3 | $16,325,000 | $5,441,667 | 21.43% |
| 22 | DALDallas Stars | 6 | $16,169,166 | $2,694,861 | 25.73% |
| 23 | LAKLos Angeles Kings | 5 | $16,150,000 | $3,230,000 | 25.20% |
| 24 | COLColorado Avalanche | 4 | $16,130,833 | $4,032,708 | 27.28% |
| 25 | TORToronto Maple Leafs | 6 | $14,969,167 | $2,494,861 | 20.31% |
| 26 | VANVancouver Canucks | 4 | $14,916,666 | $3,729,167 | 23.49% |
| 27 | OTTOttawa Senators | 4 | $14,900,000 | $3,725,000 | 35.56% |
| 28 | BUFBuffalo Sabres | 5 | $13,975,000 | $2,795,000 | 30.54% |
| 29 | BOSBoston Bruins | 5 | $12,350,000 | $2,470,000 | 18.96% |
| 30 | WPGWinnipeg Jets | 4 | $10,875,000 | $2,718,750 | 16.50% |
| 31 | DETDetroit Red Wings | 5 | $10,364,999 | $2,073,000 | 21.06% |
| Total | 164 | $608,853,292 | $117,224,547 | 24.22% | |
| Average | 5 | $19,640,429 | $3,712,520 | 29.26% |
| Rank | Player | 2020 Cap Dollars | % of 2020 Cap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Erik Karlsson | $11,500,000 | 14.11% |
| 2 | 
|
Drew Doughty | $11,000,000 | 13.50% |
| 3 | 
|
Roman Josi | $9,059,000 | 11.12% |
| 4 | 
|
P.K. Subban | $9,000,000 | 11.04% |
| 5 | 
|
Oliver Ekman-Larsson | $8,250,000 | 10.17% |
| 6 | 
|
Brent Burns | $8,000,000 | 9.82% |
|
Jacob Trouba | $8,000,000 | 9.82% | |
|
Thomas Chabot | $8,000,000 | 9.82% | |
|
John Carlson | $8,000,000 | 9.87% | |
| 10 | 
|
Victor Hedman | $7,875,000 | 9.66% |
| 11 | 
|
Shea Weber | $7,857,143 | 9.64% |
| 12 | 
|
Jared Spurgeon | $7,575,000 | 9.29% |
| 13 | 
|
Ryan Suter | $7,538,462 | 9.25% |
| 14 | 
|
Aaron Ekblad | $7,500,000 | 9.20% |
| 15 | 
|
Kris Letang | $7,250,000 | 8.90% |
| 16 | 
|
Marc-Edouard Vlasic | $7,000,000 | 8.59% |
| 17 | 
|
Brent Seabrook | $6,875,000 | 8.53% |
| 18 | 
|
Mark Giordano | $6,750,000 | 8.28% |
|
Ryan McDonagh | $6,750,000 | 8.28% | |
|
Ivan Provorov | $6,750,000 | 8.29% | |
| 21 | 
|
Cam Fowler | $6,500,000 | 7.98% |
|
Justin Faulk | $6,500,000 | 8.05% | |
| 23 | 
|
Keith Yandle | $6,350,000 | 7.79% |
| 24 | 
|
Ryan Ellis | $6,250,000 | 7.67% |
|
Joshua Morrissey | $6,250,000 | 7.67% | |
| 26 | 
|
Johnny Boychuk | $6,000,000 | 7.36% |
|
Alexander Edler | $6,000,000 | 7.52% | |
|
Tyler Myers | $6,000,000 | 7.52% | |
|
Mathew Dumba | $6,000,000 | 7.36% | |
|
Erik Johnson | $6,000,000 | 7.36% | |
| 31 | 
|
Nate Schmidt | $5,950,000 | 7.35% |
| 32 | 
|
Esa Lindell | $5,800,000 | 7.38% |
| 33 | 
|
Dougie Hamilton | $5,750,000 | 7.18% |
|
Matt Niskanen | $5,750,000 | 7.06% | |
| 35 | 
|
Marc Staal | $5,700,000 | 6.99% |
| 36 | 
|
Jacob Muzzin | $5,625,000 | 6.90% |
| 37 | 
|
Darnell Nurse | $5,600,000 | 6.93% |
| 38 | 
|
Duncan Keith | $5,538,462 | 6.87% |
| 39 | 
|
Colton Parayko | $5,500,000 | 6.81% |
|
Nick Leddy | $5,500,000 | 6.75% | |
|
Anton Stralman | $5,500,000 | 6.75% | |
|
Jeff Petry | $5,500,000 | 6.75% | |
| 43 | 
|
Alex Goligoski | $5,475,000 | 6.75% |
| 44 | 
|
Rasmus Ristolainen | $5,400,000 | 6.73% |
|
Seth Jones | $5,400,000 | 6.63% | |
| 46 | 
|
Jaccob Slavin | $5,300,000 | 6.61% |
| 47 | 
|
Brady Skjei | $5,250,000 | 6.55% |
| 48 | 
|
Hampus Lindholm | $5,205,556 | 6.39% |
| 49 | 
|
Shea Theodore | $5,200,000 | 6.43% |
| 50 | 
|
Dmitry Orlov | $5,100,000 | 6.29% |
| 51 | 
|
Danny DeKeyser | $5,000,000 | 6.13% |
|
Morgan Rielly | $5,000,000 | 6.13% | |
|
Niklas Hjalmarsson | $5,000,000 | 6.16% | |
|
Samuel Girard | $5,000,000 | 6.13% | |
|
Zachary Werenski | $5,000,000 | 6.13% | |
| 56 | 
|
Noah Hanifin | $4,950,000 | 6.07% |
| 57 | 
|
Charles Mcavoy | $4,900,000 | 6.16% |
| 58 | 
|
Michael Matheson | $4,875,000 | 5.98% |
| 59 | 
|
Karl Alzner | $4,625,000 | 5.67% |
| 60 | 
|
Jakob Chychrun | $4,600,000 | 5.67% |
|
Ryan Murray | $4,600,000 | 5.64% | |
| 62 | 
|
Rasmus Andersson | $4,550,000 | 5.58% |
|
Calvin de Haan | $4,550,000 | 5.64% | |
| 64 | 
|
Nikita Zaitsev | $4,500,000 | 5.52% |
|
Shayne Gostisbehere | $4,500,000 | 5.53% | |
| 66 | 
|
Brendan Smith | $4,350,000 | 5.34% |
| 67 | 
|
John Klingberg | $4,250,000 | 5.41% |
|
Ian Cole | $4,250,000 | 5.21% | |
|
David Savard | $4,250,000 | 5.21% | |
| 70 | 
|
Oscar Klefbom | $4,167,000 | 5.16% |
| 71 | 
|
Damon Severson | $4,166,666 | 5.11% |
|
Adam Larsson | $4,166,666 | 5.16% | |
|
Jonas Brodin | $4,166,666 | 5.11% | |
| 74 | 
|
Josh Manson | $4,100,000 | 5.03% |
|
Brian Dumoulin | $4,100,000 | 5.03% | |
| 76 | 
|
Olli Maatta | $4,083,333 | 5.06% |
| 77 | 
|
Jake Gardiner | $4,050,000 | 5.05% |
| 78 | 
|
Marcus Pettersson | $4,025,175 | 4.94% |
| 79 | 
|
Brett Pesce | $4,025,000 | 5.02% |
| 80 | 
|
Erik Gudbranson | $4,000,000 | 4.91% |
|
Kris Russell | $4,000,000 | 4.95% | |
|
Alec Martinez | $4,000,000 | 4.94% | |
| 83 | 
|
Jason Demers | $3,937,500 | 4.85% |
| 84 | 
|
Colin Miller | $3,875,000 | 4.83% |
| 85 | 
|
Connor Murphy | $3,850,000 | 4.78% |
| 86 | 
|
Mattias Ekholm | $3,750,000 | 4.60% |
| 87 | 
|
Will Butcher | $3,733,333 | 4.58% |
| 88 | 
|
Ben Chiarot | $3,500,000 | 4.29% |
|
Joel Edmundson | $3,500,000 | 4.29% | |
| 90 | 
|
Marco Scandella | $3,275,000 | 4.05% |
| 91 | 
|
Travis Sanheim | $3,250,000 | 3.99% |
|
Jack Johnson | $3,250,000 | 3.99% | |
| 93 | 
|
Neal Pionk | $3,000,000 | 3.68% |
|
Patrik Nemeth | $3,000,000 | 3.68% | |
| 95 | 
|
Jake McCabe | $2,850,000 | 3.55% |
|
Brandon Carlo | $2,850,000 | 3.58% | |
| 97 | 
|
John Moore | $2,750,000 | 3.46% |
| 98 | 
|
Markus Nutivaara | $2,700,000 | 3.31% |
| 99 | 
|
Sean Walker | $2,650,000 | 3.25% |
| 100 | 
|
Thomas Hickey | $2,500,000 | 3.07% |
|
Brayden McNabb | $2,500,000 | 3.09% | |
|
Nick Jensen | $2,500,000 | 3.08% | |
|
Michal Kempny | $2,500,000 | 3.08% | |
| 104 | 
|
Stephen Johns | $2,350,000 | 2.99% |
| 105 | 
|
Radim Simek | $2,250,000 | 2.76% |
|
Greg Pateryn | $2,250,000 | 2.76% | |
| 107 | 
|
Jamie Oleksiak | $2,137,500 | 2.72% |
| 108 | 
|
Justin Holl | $2,000,000 | 2.45% |
|
Jordie Benn | $2,000,000 | 2.51% | |
| 110 | 
|
Brett Kulak | $1,850,000 | 2.27% |
| 111 | 
|
Carl Gunnarsson | $1,750,000 | 2.17% |
| 112 | 
|
Braydon Coburn | $1,700,000 | 2.09% |
|
Nick Holden | $1,700,000 | 2.10% | |
| 114 | 
|
Dean Kukan | $1,650,000 | 2.02% |
| 115 | 
|
Scott Harrington | $1,633,333 | 2.00% |
| 116 | 
|
Adam Pelech | $1,600,000 | 1.96% |
| 117 | 
|
Connor Carrick | $1,500,000 | 1.84% |
|
Mike Reilly | $1,500,000 | 1.84% | |
| 119 | 
|
Scott Mayfield | $1,450,000 | 1.78% |
| 120 | 
|
Jordan Oesterle | $1,400,000 | 1.73% |
| 121 | 
|
Robert Bortuzzo | $1,375,000 | 1.70% |
| 122 | 
|
Jacob Larsson | $1,200,000 | 1.47% |
| 123 | 
|
Juuso Riikola | $1,150,000 | 1.41% |
| 124 | 
|
Christian Djoos | $1,000,000 | 1.23% |
|
Connor Clifton | $1,000,000 | 1.26% | |
| 126 | 
|
Mario Ferraro | $925,000 | 1.13% |
|
Dante Fabbro | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Rasmus Dahlin | $925,000 | 1.15% | |
|
Henri Jokiharju | $925,000 | 1.15% | |
|
Adam Fox | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Ryan Lindgren | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Michael Anderson | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
John Marino | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
| 134 | 
|
Quinn Hughes | $916,666 | 1.15% |
|
Andrew Peeke | $916,666 | 1.12% | |
| 136 | 
|
Christian Wolanin | $900,000 | 1.10% |
| 137 | 
|
Noah Dobson | $894,167 | 1.10% |
|
Rasmus Sandin | $894,167 | 1.10% | |
|
|
Nicolas Beaudin | $894,167 | 1.11% | |
|
Adam Boqvist | $894,167 | 1.11% | |
| 141 | 
|
Miro Heiskanen | $894,166 | 1.14% |
|
Juuso Valimaki | $894,166 | 1.10% | |
| 143 | 
|
Cale Makar | $880,833 | 1.08% |
| 144 | 
|
Alex Biega | $875,000 | 1.07% |
|
Kurtis Macdermid | $875,000 | 1.07% | |
| 146 | 
|
Carl Dahlstrom | $850,000 | 1.04% |
|
Caleb Jones | $850,000 | 1.05% | |
|
Jeremy Lauzon | $850,000 | 1.07% | |
| 149 |
|
Linus Hogberg | $815,000 | 1.00% |
| 150 |
|
Lucas Carlsson | $792,500 | 0.98% |
| 151 |
|
Gustav Lindstrom | $775,833 | 0.95% |
| 152 | 
|
Tucker Poolman | $775,000 | 0.95% |
| 153 | 
|
Riley Stillman | $773,333 | 0.95% |
| 154 | 
|
Calle Rosen | $750,000 | 0.92% |
| 155 | 
|
Taylor Fedun | $737,500 | 0.94% |
| 156 | 
|
Nick Seeler | $725,000 | 0.90% |
|
|
Zach Whitecloud | $725,000 | 0.90% | |
| 158 | 
|
Filip Hronek | $714,166 | 0.88% |
| 159 | 
|
Jarred Tinordi | $700,000 | 0.86% |
|
Martin Marincin | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Matt Roy | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Samuel Morin | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Brad Hunt | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Chad Ruhwedel | $700,000 | 0.86% | |