Defenseman Spending
A real-time look at how NHL teams are spending their 2023 cap dollars on Defensemans.
Cap Allocation: Active Roster
| Rank | Team | Players | 2023 Cap Dollars | Avg Cap Dollars | % of 2023 Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CBJColumbus Blue Jackets | 8 | $33,166,830 | $4,145,854 | 41.52% |
| 2 | NSHNashville Predators | 8 | $30,814,508 | $3,851,814 | 40.25% |
| 3 | CARCarolina Hurricanes | 7 | $30,042,500 | $4,291,786 | 36.92% |
| 4 | STLSt Louis Blues | 8 | $29,300,000 | $3,662,500 | 35.22% |
| 5 | BOSBoston Bruins | 7 | $28,580,114 | $4,082,873 | 35.47% |
| 6 | WPGWinnipeg Jets | 8 | $28,150,000 | $3,518,750 | 34.36% |
| 7 | EDMEdmonton Oilers | 7 | $26,721,580 | $3,817,369 | 32.13% |
| 8 | LAKLos Angeles Kings | 7 | $26,555,583 | $3,793,655 | 31.06% |
| 9 | PITPittsburgh Penguins | 6 | $26,004,817 | $4,334,136 | 30.00% |
| 10 | SEASeattle Kraken | 7 | $25,562,500 | $3,651,786 | 31.20% |
| 11 | TBLTampa Bay Lightning | 7 | $25,000,000 | $3,571,429 | 27.37% |
| 12 | CGYCalgary Flames | 6 | $24,762,500 | $4,127,083 | 29.04% |
| 13 | VGKVegas Golden Knights | 8 | $24,292,250 | $3,036,531 | 27.24% |
| 14 | VANVancouver Canucks | 8 | $24,140,720 | $3,017,590 | 27.71% |
| 15 | COLColorado Avalanche | 7 | $23,865,838 | $3,409,405 | 27.79% |
| 16 | BUFBuffalo Sabres | 8 | $22,939,652 | $2,867,457 | 30.98% |
| 17 | WASWashington Capitals | 8 | $22,462,500 | $2,807,813 | 25.69% |
| 18 | DALDallas Stars | 7 | $21,975,833 | $3,139,405 | 26.58% |
| 19 | CHIChicago Blackhawks | 7 | $21,898,335 | $3,128,334 | 31.44% |
| 20 | DETDetroit Red Wings | 7 | $21,882,083 | $3,126,012 | 26.71% |
| 21 | FLAFlorida Panthers | 8 | $21,061,667 | $2,632,708 | 25.48% |
| 22 | MINMinnesota Wild | 7 | $21,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 25.06% |
| 23 | NJDNew Jersey Devils | 7 | $20,875,000 | $2,982,143 | 25.42% |
| 24 | PHIPhiladelphia Flyers | 8 | $18,960,150 | $2,370,019 | 23.47% |
| 25 | TORToronto Maple Leafs | 7 | $17,795,952 | $2,542,279 | 18.53% |
| 26 | NYINew York Islanders | 6 | $17,534,352 | $2,922,392 | 20.99% |
| 27 | NYRNew York Rangers | 6 | $17,434,500 | $2,905,750 | 20.87% |
| 28 | SJSSan Jose Sharks | 9 | $17,001,667 | $1,889,074 | 20.67% |
| 29 | ANAAnaheim Ducks | 7 | $16,840,000 | $2,405,714 | 22.07% |
| 30 | OTTOttawa Senators | 6 | $13,983,700 | $2,330,617 | 16.43% |
| 31 | ARIArizona Coyotes | 7 | $10,646,233 | $1,520,890 | 13.30% |
| 32 | MTLMontreal Canadiens | 7 | $9,617,565 | $1,373,938 | 10.72% |
| Total | 231 | $720,868,929 | $100,257,103 | 27.09% | |
| Average | 7 | $22,527,154 | $3,120,645 | 27.24% |
| Rank | Player | 2023 Cap Dollars | % of 2023 Cap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Erik Karlsson | $11,500,000 | 13.77% |
| 2 | 
|
Drew Doughty | $11,000,000 | 13.17% |
| 3 | 
|
Zachary Werenski | $9,583,333 | 11.48% |
| 4 | 
|
Charles Mcavoy | $9,500,000 | 12.03% |
|
Seth Jones | $9,500,000 | 11.38% | |
| 6 | 
|
Darnell Nurse | $9,250,000 | 11.19% |
| 7 | 
|
Roman Josi | $9,059,000 | 10.85% |
| 8 | 
|
Cale Makar | $9,000,000 | 10.86% |
|
Dougie Hamilton | $9,000,000 | 10.83% | |
| 10 | 
|
Alex Pietrangelo | $8,800,000 | 10.54% |
| 11 | 
|
Mikhail Sergachev | $8,500,000 | 10.18% |
| 12 | 
|
Miro Heiskanen | $8,450,000 | 10.17% |
| 13 | 
|
Brent Burns | $8,000,000 | 9.63% |
|
Jacob Trouba | $8,000,000 | 9.65% | |
|
John Carlson | $8,000,000 | 9.58% | |
| 16 | 
|
Victor Hedman | $7,875,000 | 9.43% |
| 17 | 
|
Quinn Hughes | $7,850,000 | 9.50% |
| 18 | 
|
Dmitry Orlov | $7,750,000 | 9.33% |
| 19 | 
|
Jared Spurgeon | $7,575,000 | 9.07% |
| 20 | 
|
Aaron Ekblad | $7,500,000 | 9.01% |
|
Morgan Rielly | $7,500,000 | 8.98% | |
| 22 | 
|
Vince Dunn | $7,350,000 | 8.82% |
| 23 | 
|
Marc-Edouard Vlasic | $7,000,000 | 8.39% |
| 24 | 
|
Ivan Provorov | $6,750,000 | 8.08% |
|
Ryan McDonagh | $6,750,000 | 8.08% | |
| 26 | 
|
Cam Fowler | $6,500,000 | 7.78% |
|
Hampus Lindholm | $6,500,000 | 8.23% | |
|
Torey Krug | $6,500,000 | 7.79% | |
|
Colton Parayko | $6,500,000 | 7.79% | |
|
Justin Faulk | $6,500,000 | 7.79% | |
| 31 | 
|
MacKenzie Weegar | $6,250,000 | 7.49% |
|
Damon Severson | $6,250,000 | 7.49% | |
|
Jeff Petry | $6,250,000 | 7.49% | |
|
Mattias Ekholm | $6,250,000 | 7.56% | |
|
Travis Sanheim | $6,250,000 | 7.59% | |
|
Joshua Morrissey | $6,250,000 | 7.49% | |
| 37 | 
|
Ryan Pulock | $6,150,000 | 7.37% |
| 38 | 
|
Kris Letang | $6,100,000 | 7.31% |
| 39 | 
|
Rasmus Dahlin | $6,000,000 | 7.19% |
|
Jonas Brodin | $6,000,000 | 7.19% | |
|
Tyler Myers | $6,000,000 | 7.26% | |
| 42 | 
|
Nate Schmidt | $5,950,000 | 7.13% |
| 43 | 
|
Vladislav Gavrikov | $5,875,000 | 7.04% |
|
Neal Pionk | $5,875,000 | 7.04% | |
| 45 | 
|
Esa Lindell | $5,800,000 | 6.98% |
| 46 | 
|
Jaccob Slavin | $5,300,000 | 6.38% |
| 47 | 
|
Brady Skjei | $5,250,000 | 6.32% |
|
Alec Martinez | $5,250,000 | 6.29% | |
| 49 | 
|
Erik Cernak | $5,200,000 | 6.23% |
| 50 | 
|
Rasmus Ristolainen | $5,100,000 | 6.20% |
| 51 | 
|
T.J. Brodie | $5,000,000 | 5.99% |
| 52 | 
|
Noah Hanifin | $4,950,000 | 5.93% |
| 53 | 
|
Michael Matheson | $4,875,000 | 5.92% |
| 54 | 
|
Ben Chiarot | $4,750,000 | 5.69% |
| 55 | 
|
Jakob Chychrun | $4,600,000 | 5.51% |
|
Artem Zub | $4,600,000 | 5.51% | |
|
Jamie Oleksiak | $4,600,000 | 5.52% | |
| 58 | 
|
Rasmus Andersson | $4,550,000 | 5.45% |
| 59 | 
|
Chris Tanev | $4,500,000 | 5.39% |
|
Nikita Zaitsev | $4,500,000 | 5.39% | |
|
Josh Manson | $4,500,000 | 5.43% | |
|
Tyson Barrie | $4,500,000 | 5.39% | |
|
Ryan Graves | $4,500,000 | 5.39% | |
| 64 | 
|
Connor Murphy | $4,400,000 | 5.27% |
|
John Marino | $4,400,000 | 5.30% | |
|
Filip Hronek | $4,400,000 | 5.32% | |
| 67 | 
|
Mattias Samuelsson | $4,285,714 | 5.13% |
| 68 | 
|
Shayne Gostisbehere | $4,125,000 | 4.94% |
|
Michael Anderson | $4,125,000 | 4.94% | |
| 70 | 
|
Brandon Carlo | $4,100,000 | 5.19% |
|
Devon Toews | $4,100,000 | 4.95% | |
| 72 | 
|
Nick Jensen | $4,050,000 | 4.85% |
| 73 | 
|
Marcus Pettersson | $4,025,175 | 4.82% |
| 74 | 
|
Brett Pesce | $4,025,000 | 4.85% |
| 75 | 
|
Radko Gudas | $4,000,000 | 4.79% |
|
Erik Gudbranson | $4,000,000 | 4.79% | |
|
Noah Dobson | $4,000,000 | 4.79% | |
|
Adam Larsson | $4,000,000 | 4.80% | |
|
Nick Leddy | $4,000,000 | 4.79% | |
|
Jake McCabe | $4,000,000 | 4.79% | |
| 81 | 
|
Mathew Dumba | $3,900,000 | 4.67% |
|
Evan Bouchard | $3,900,000 | 4.72% | |
|
Brenden Dillon | $3,900,000 | 4.67% | |
| 84 | 
|
K'Andre Miller | $3,872,000 | 4.67% |
| 85 | 
|
Bowen Byram | $3,850,000 | 4.65% |
| 86 | 
|
Nikita Zadorov | $3,750,000 | 4.49% |
| 87 | 
|
Matthew Grzelcyk | $3,687,500 | 4.67% |
| 88 | 
|
Ryan Suter | $3,650,000 | 4.39% |
| 89 | 
|
Brandon Montour | $3,500,000 | 4.20% |
|
Scott Mayfield | $3,500,000 | 4.19% | |
|
Joel Edmundson | $3,500,000 | 4.19% | |
| 92 | 
|
Jake Walman | $3,400,000 | 4.07% |
|
Justin Holl | $3,400,000 | 4.07% | |
|
Jonas Siegenthaler | $3,400,000 | 4.09% | |
| 95 | 
|
Connor Clifton | $3,333,333 | 3.99% |
| 96 | 
|
Marco Scandella | $3,275,000 | 3.92% |
| 97 | 
|
Erik Johnson | $3,250,000 | 3.89% |
|
Cody Ceci | $3,250,000 | 3.93% | |
|
Mario Ferraro | $3,250,000 | 3.89% | |
| 100 | 
|
Matt Roy | $3,150,000 | 3.77% |
|
Brian Dumoulin | $3,150,000 | 3.78% | |
| 102 | 
|
Derek Forbort | $3,000,000 | 3.80% |
|
Olli Maatta | $3,000,000 | 3.59% | |
|
Ryan Lindgren | $3,000,000 | 3.62% | |
|
Justin Schultz | $3,000,000 | 3.60% | |
|
Ian Cole | $3,000,000 | 3.63% | |
|
Trevor Van Riemsdyk | $3,000,000 | 3.59% | |
|
Dylan Demelo | $3,000,000 | 3.59% | |
| 109 | 
|
Brayden McNabb | $2,850,000 | 3.41% |
| 110 | 
|
Ilya Lyubushkin | $2,750,000 | 3.29% |
|
Andrew Peeke | $2,750,000 | 3.29% | |
|
Brett Kulak | $2,750,000 | 3.33% | |
|
Luke Schenn | $2,750,000 | 3.29% | |
|
Zach Whitecloud | $2,750,000 | 3.29% | |
| 115 | 
|
William Borgen | $2,700,000 | 3.24% |
| 116 | 
|
Martin Fehervary | $2,675,000 | 3.20% |
| 117 | 
|
Gustav Forsling | $2,666,667 | 3.20% |
| 118 | 
|
Sean Walker | $2,650,000 | 3.22% |
| 119 | 
|
Adam Boqvist | $2,600,000 | 3.11% |
| 120 | 
|
Henri Jokiharju | $2,500,000 | 2.99% |
|
Niko Mikkola | $2,500,000 | 3.00% | |
|
Alex Carrier | $2,500,000 | 2.99% | |
|
Dante Fabbro | $2,500,000 | 2.99% | |
|
Alexander Romanov | $2,500,000 | 2.99% | |
| 125 | 
|
Jacob Middleton | $2,450,000 | 2.93% |
| 126 | 
|
Jake Bean | $2,333,333 | 2.79% |
| 127 | 
|
Nicolas Hague | $2,294,150 | 2.75% |
| 128 | 
|
Oliver Ekman-Larsson | $2,250,000 | 2.70% |
| 129 | 
|
Alex Goligoski | $2,000,000 | 2.40% |
|
Jeremy Lauzon | $2,000,000 | 2.40% | |
|
Erik Brannstrom | $2,000,000 | 2.40% | |
| 132 | 
|
Jacob Bryson | $1,850,000 | 2.22% |
| 133 | 
|
Sean Durzi | $1,700,000 | 2.04% |
| 134 | 
|
Anthony DeAngelo | $1,675,000 | 2.02% |
| 135 |
|
Cameron York | $1,600,000 | 1.94% |
| 136 | 
|
Jani Hakanpaa | $1,500,000 | 1.80% |
| 137 | 
|
Rasmus Sandin | $1,400,000 | 1.68% |
|
Dylan Samberg | $1,400,000 | 1.68% | |
| 139 | 
|
Joshua Brown | $1,275,000 | 1.53% |
| 140 | 
|
Matthew Benning | $1,250,000 | 1.50% |
|
Nikolai Knyzhov | $1,250,000 | 1.50% | |
| 142 | 
|
Jon Merrill | $1,200,000 | 1.44% |
| 143 | 
|
Nick Perbix | $1,125,000 | 1.35% |
| 144 | 
|
Troy Stecher | $1,100,000 | 1.32% |
|
Brendan Smith | $1,100,000 | 1.32% | |
|
Travis Hamonic | $1,100,000 | 1.32% | |
|
Marc Staal | $1,100,000 | 1.34% | |
|
Kyle Burroughs | $1,100,000 | 1.32% | |
|
Conor Timmins | $1,100,000 | 1.32% | |
| 150 | 
|
Kevin Shattenkirk | $1,050,000 | 1.33% |
|
Kevin Bahl | $1,050,000 | 1.26% | |
| 152 | 
|
Juuso Valimaki | $1,000,000 | 1.20% |
|
Dmitry Kulikov | $1,000,000 | 1.20% | |
|
Andreas Englund | $1,000,000 | 1.20% | |
|
Mike Reilly | $1,000,000 | 1.20% | |
|
Logan Stanley | $1,000,000 | 1.20% | |
| 157 | 
|
Kurtis Macdermid | $987,500 | 1.19% |
| 158 | 
|
David Jiricek | $950,000 | 1.14% |
|
Gustav Lindstrom | $950,000 | 1.15% | |
|
Robert Bortuzzo | $950,000 | 1.14% | |
| 161 | 
|
Jackson Lacombe | $925,000 | 1.11% |
|
Michael Kesselring | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
|
Ryan Johnson | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
|
Nils Lundkvist | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
|
Brock Faber | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
|
Justin Barron | $925,000 | 1.12% | |
|
Spencer Stastney | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
|
Luke Hughes | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
|
Braden Schneider | $925,000 | 1.12% | |
|
Jake Sanderson | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
| 171 | 
|
Cole McWard | $922,500 | 1.12% |
| 172 |
|
Pavel Mintyukov | $918,333 | 1.10% |
|
|
Kevin Korchinski | $918,333 | 1.10% | |
| 174 | 
|
Owen Power | $916,667 | 1.10% |
|
Wyatt Kaiser | $916,667 | 1.10% | |
|
Alex Vlasic | $916,667 | 1.10% | |
| 177 |
|
Tristan Luneau | $896,667 | 1.07% |
| 178 | 
|
Janis Moser | $886,667 | 1.06% |
| 179 |
|
Uvis Balinskis | $870,000 | 1.05% |
| 180 |
|
Jayden Struble | $867,500 | 1.05% |
| 181 | 
|
Thomas Harley | $863,333 | 1.04% |
|
|
Moritz Seider | $863,333 | 1.03% | |
|
Philip Broberg | $863,333 | 1.05% | |
|
Kaiden Guhle | $863,333 | 1.05% | |
| 185 | 
|
Isaak Phillips | $859,167 | 1.03% |
|
Mattias Norlinder | $859,167 | 1.04% | |
| 187 | 
|
Urho Vaakanainen | $850,000 | 1.02% |
|
Zach Bogosian | $850,000 | 1.02% | |
|
Ben Hutton | $850,000 | 1.02% | |
| 190 | 
|
Erik Gustafsson | $825,000 | 1.00% |
|
Calen Addison | $825,000 | 0.99% | |
|
Alexander Alexeyev | $825,000 | 0.99% | |
| 193 | 
|
Jordan Spence | $820,000 | 0.98% |
| 194 |
|
Zachary Jones | $812,500 | 0.98% |
| 195 | 
|
Jacob Bernard-Docker | $805,000 | 0.96% |
| 196 | 
|
Samuel Bolduc | $800,000 | 0.96% |
|
Tyler Tucker | $800,000 | 0.96% | |
|
Mark Giordano | $800,000 | 0.96% | |
| 199 |
|
Nikita Okhotyuk | $789,167 | 0.95% |
|
Kaedan Korczak | $789,167 | 0.95% | |
| 201 | 
|
Joel Hanley | $787,500 | 0.95% |
|
Akito Hirose | $787,500 | 0.95% | |
| 203 | 
|
Ian Mitchell | $775,000 | 0.98% |
|
Jack Johnson | $775,000 | 0.94% | |
|
Caleb Jones | $775,000 | 0.94% | |
|
John Ludvig | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Grant Hutton | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Nick Seeler | $775,000 | 0.94% | |
|
|
Louis Belpedio | $775,000 | 0.94% | |
|
Yegor Zamula | $775,000 | 0.94% | |
|
Dmitri Samorukov | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Ty Smith | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
|
Ty Emberson | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Scott Perunovich | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Calvin de Haan | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Simon Benoit | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
William Lagesson | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Mark Friedman | $775,000 | 0.94% | |
|
Noah Juulsen | $775,000 | 0.94% | |
|
Brayden Pachal | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Declan Chisholm | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
| 222 | 
|
Johnathan Kovacevic | $766,666 | 0.93% |
| 223 | 
|
Dennis Gilbert | $762,500 | 0.91% |
|
Jalen Chatfield | $762,500 | 0.92% | |
|
Vincent Desharnais | $762,500 | 0.92% | |
|
Jacob Moverare | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
|
Jacob MacDonald | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
|
Jaycob Megna | $762,500 | 0.92% | |
|
Haydn Fleury | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
|
Darren Raddysh | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
|
Lucas Johansen | $762,500 | 0.91% | |