Defenseman Spending
A real-time look at how NHL teams are spending their 2018 cap dollars on Defensemans.
Cap Allocation: Active Roster
| Rank | Team | Players | 2018 Cap Dollars | Avg Cap Dollars | % of 2018 Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SJSSan Jose Sharks | 8 | $30,545,000 | $3,818,125 | 38.86% |
| 2 | WPGWinnipeg Jets | 8 | $28,220,892 | $3,527,612 | 38.12% |
| 3 | CARCarolina Hurricanes | 6 | $26,758,333 | $4,459,722 | 43.21% |
| 4 | NYRNew York Rangers | 7 | $26,488,333 | $3,784,048 | 33.70% |
| 5 | TBLTampa Bay Lightning | 7 | $25,216,107 | $3,602,301 | 32.27% |
| 6 | WASWashington Capitals | 7 | $24,000,000 | $3,428,571 | 30.27% |
| 7 | FLAFlorida Panthers | 7 | $23,185,449 | $3,312,207 | 29.72% |
| 8 | ANAAnaheim Ducks | 8 | $22,983,151 | $2,872,894 | 28.58% |
| 9 | STLSt Louis Blues | 7 | $22,590,545 | $3,227,221 | 28.65% |
| 10 | BUFBuffalo Sabres | 8 | $22,389,212 | $2,798,652 | 29.12% |
| 11 | CGYCalgary Flames | 7 | $22,342,333 | $3,191,762 | 28.55% |
| 12 | PITPittsburgh Penguins | 7 | $22,208,750 | $3,172,679 | 27.98% |
| 13 | NSHNashville Predators | 7 | $21,850,000 | $3,121,429 | 29.54% |
| 14 | DETDetroit Red Wings | 7 | $21,367,580 | $3,052,511 | 28.10% |
| 15 | LAKLos Angeles Kings | 7 | $20,730,600 | $2,961,514 | 26.58% |
| 16 | TORToronto Maple Leafs | 8 | $20,471,110 | $2,558,889 | 26.95% |
| 17 | MINMinnesota Wild | 7 | $20,374,333 | $2,910,619 | 26.27% |
| 18 | BOSBoston Bruins | 8 | $19,255,833 | $2,406,979 | 25.82% |
| 19 | CHIChicago Blackhawks | 7 | $19,101,064 | $2,728,723 | 25.83% |
| 20 | AZArizona Coyotes | 7 | $18,950,000 | $2,707,143 | 25.70% |
| 21 | COLColorado Avalanche | 8 | $18,869,188 | $2,358,649 | 27.91% |
| 22 | NYINew York Islanders | 7 | $18,433,826 | $2,633,404 | 26.62% |
| 23 | EDMEdmonton Oilers | 7 | $18,341,145 | $2,620,164 | 25.58% |
| 24 | CBJColumbus Blue Jackets | 7 | $17,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 23.89% |
| 25 | VGKVegas Golden Knights | 7 | $17,015,708 | $2,430,815 | 22.15% |
| 26 | MTLMontreal Canadiens | 7 | $16,999,141 | $2,428,449 | 23.68% |
| 27 | PHIPhiladelphia Flyers | 7 | $15,948,507 | $2,278,358 | 21.37% |
| 28 | NJDNew Jersey Devils | 6 | $15,024,999 | $2,504,167 | 22.96% |
| 29 | DALDallas Stars | 8 | $12,091,614 | $1,511,452 | 15.12% |
| 30 | VANVancouver Canucks | 7 | $11,653,491 | $1,664,784 | 16.24% |
| 31 | OTTOttawa Senators | 7 | $8,381,152 | $1,197,307 | 11.56% |
| Total | 223 | $629,287,396 | $87,771,148 | 25.6% | |
| Average | 7 | $20,299,593 | $2,821,917 | 27.13% |
| Rank | Player | 2018 Cap Dollars | % of 2018 Cap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
P.K. Subban | $9,000,000 | 11.32% |
| 2 | 
|
John Carlson | $8,000,000 | 10.07% |
|
Brent Burns | $8,000,000 | 10.06% | |
| 4 | 
|
Victor Hedman | $7,875,000 | 9.92% |
| 5 | 
|
Shea Weber | $7,857,143 | 9.88% |
| 6 | 
|
Dustin Byfuglien | $7,600,000 | 9.56% |
| 7 | 
|
Ryan Suter | $7,538,462 | 9.49% |
| 8 | 
|
Aaron Ekblad | $7,500,000 | 9.43% |
| 9 | 
|
Kris Letang | $7,250,000 | 9.12% |
| 10 | 
|
Dion Phaneuf | $7,000,000 | 6.60% |
|
Drew Doughty | $7,000,000 | 8.81% | |
|
Marc-Edouard Vlasic | $7,000,000 | 8.81% | |
| 13 | 
|
Brent Seabrook | $6,875,000 | 8.78% |
| 14 | 
|
Mark Giordano | $6,750,000 | 8.49% |
| 15 | 
|
Kevin Shattenkirk | $6,650,000 | 8.36% |
| 16 | 
|
Erik Karlsson | $6,500,000 | 8.18% |
|
Cam Fowler | $6,500,000 | 8.18% | |
|
Alex Pietrangelo | $6,500,000 | 8.19% | |
| 19 | 
|
Keith Yandle | $6,350,000 | 7.99% |
| 20 | 
|
Erik Johnson | $6,000,000 | 7.55% |
|
Johnny Boychuk | $6,000,000 | 7.55% | |
| 22 | 
|
Matt Niskanen | $5,750,000 | 7.24% |
|
Dougie Hamilton | $5,750,000 | 7.23% | |
| 24 | 
|
Marc Staal | $5,700,000 | 7.17% |
| 25 | 
|
Duncan Keith | $5,538,462 | 7.08% |
| 26 | 
|
Jeff Petry | $5,500,000 | 6.92% |
|
Oliver Ekman-Larsson | $5,500,000 | 6.92% | |
|
Jacob Trouba | $5,500,000 | 6.92% | |
|
Tyler Myers | $5,500,000 | 6.92% | |
|
Tyson Barrie | $5,500,000 | 6.92% | |
|
Justin Schultz | $5,500,000 | 6.92% | |
|
Nick Leddy | $5,500,000 | 6.92% | |
|
Colton Parayko | $5,500,000 | 6.93% | |
| 34 | 
|
Alex Goligoski | $5,475,000 | 6.89% |
| 35 | 
|
Jay Bouwmeester | $5,400,000 | 6.81% |
|
Seth Jones | $5,400,000 | 6.79% | |
|
Rasmus Ristolainen | $5,400,000 | 6.79% | |
| 38 | 
|
Mike Green | $5,375,000 | 6.83% |
| 39 | 
|
Jaccob Slavin | $5,300,000 | 6.67% |
| 40 | 
|
Torey Krug | $5,250,000 | 6.67% |
|
Brady Skjei | $5,250,000 | 6.60% | |
|
Hampus Lindholm | $5,250,000 | 6.60% | |
| 43 | 
|
Shea Theodore | $5,200,000 | 6.61% |
| 44 | 
|
Jared Spurgeon | $5,187,500 | 6.53% |
| 45 | 
|
Zach Bogosian | $5,142,857 | 6.47% |
| 46 | 
|
Dmitry Orlov | $5,100,000 | 6.42% |
| 47 | 
|
Danny DeKeyser | $5,000,000 | 6.35% |
|
Andrew MacDonald | $5,000,000 | 6.29% | |
|
Morgan Rielly | $5,000,000 | 6.50% | |
|
Zdeno Chara | $5,000,000 | 6.35% | |
|
Andy Greene | $5,000,000 | 6.29% | |
| 52 | 
|
Noah Hanifin | $4,950,000 | 6.23% |
| 53 | 
|
Michael Matheson | $4,875,000 | 6.13% |
| 54 | 
|
Justin Faulk | $4,833,333 | 6.08% |
| 55 | 
|
Niklas Kronwall | $4,750,000 | 6.03% |
| 56 | 
|
Ryan McDonagh | $4,700,000 | 5.92% |
| 57 | 
|
T.J. Brodie | $4,650,000 | 5.85% |
| 58 | 
|
Calvin de Haan | $4,550,000 | 5.72% |
| 59 | 
|
Anton Stralman | $4,500,000 | 5.67% |
|
Shayne Gostisbehere | $4,500,000 | 5.66% | |
|
Nikita Zaitsev | $4,500,000 | 5.85% | |
| 62 | 
|
Brendan Smith | $4,350,000 | 5.47% |
| 63 | 
|
Dmitry Kulikov | $4,333,333 | 5.45% |
| 64 | 
|
Cody Ceci | $4,300,000 | 5.41% |
| 65 | 
|
Jonathan Ericsson | $4,250,000 | 5.40% |
|
David Savard | $4,250,000 | 5.35% | |
|
John Klingberg | $4,250,000 | 5.35% | |
| 68 | 
|
Oscar Klefbom | $4,167,000 | 5.24% |
| 69 | 
|
Adam Larsson | $4,166,666 | 5.24% |
|
Damon Severson | $4,166,666 | 5.24% | |
|
Jonas Brodin | $4,166,666 | 5.24% | |
| 72 | 
|
Niklas Hjalmarsson | $4,100,000 | 5.16% |
|
Brian Dumoulin | $4,100,000 | 5.16% | |
|
Josh Manson | $4,100,000 | 5.16% | |
| 75 | 
|
Jake Gardiner | $4,050,000 | 5.26% |
| 76 | 
|
Brett Pesce | $4,025,000 | 5.06% |
| 77 | 
|
Kris Russell | $4,000,000 | 5.03% |
|
Roman Josi | $4,000,000 | 5.03% | |
|
Jacob Muzzin | $4,000,000 | 1.90% | |
|
Erik Gudbranson | $4,000,000 | 5.03% | |
|
Marco Scandella | $4,000,000 | 5.03% | |
|
Alec Martinez | $4,000,000 | 5.03% | |
| 83 | 
|
Colin Miller | $3,875,000 | 4.93% |
| 84 | 
|
Travis Hamonic | $3,857,143 | 4.85% |
| 85 | 
|
Connor Murphy | $3,850,000 | 4.92% |
| 86 | 
|
Justin Braun | $3,800,000 | 4.78% |
| 87 | 
|
Mattias Ekholm | $3,750,000 | 4.72% |
| 88 | 
|
Braydon Coburn | $3,700,000 | 4.66% |
| 89 | 
|
Brandon Montour | $3,387,500 | 4.26% |
| 90 | 
|
Radko Gudas | $3,350,000 | 4.21% |
| 91 | 
|
Brenden Dillon | $3,270,000 | 4.11% |
| 92 | 
|
Jack Johnson | $3,250,000 | 4.09% |
| 93 | 
|
Darnell Nurse | $3,200,000 | 4.03% |
| 94 | 
|
Joshua Morrissey | $3,150,000 | 3.96% |
| 95 | 
|
Michael Del Zotto | $3,000,000 | 2.83% |
|
Joel Edmundson | $3,000,000 | 3.78% | |
|
Dan Girardi | $3,000,000 | 3.78% | |
|
Ron Hainsey | $3,000,000 | 3.90% | |
| 99 | 
|
Ryan Murray | $2,825,000 | 3.55% |
| 100 | 
|
Ben Hutton | $2,800,000 | 3.52% |
| 101 | 
|
John Moore | $2,750,000 | 3.49% |
|
Adam McQuaid | $2,750,000 | 3.46% | |
| 103 | 
|
Mark Pysyk | $2,733,333 | 3.44% |
| 104 | 
|
Markus Nutivaara | $2,700,000 | 3.40% |
| 105 | 
|
Ben Lovejoy | $2,666,667 | 3.35% |
| 106 | 
|
Derek Forbort | $2,525,000 | 3.18% |
| 107 | 
|
Michal Kempny | $2,500,000 | 3.15% |
|
Ryan Ellis | $2,500,000 | 3.14% | |
|
Kevan Miller | $2,500,000 | 3.18% | |
|
Patrik Nemeth | $2,500,000 | 3.14% | |
|
Brayden McNabb | $2,500,000 | 3.18% | |
| 112 | 
|
Nathan Beaulieu | $2,400,000 | 3.02% |
| 113 | 
|
Troy Stecher | $2,325,000 | 2.92% |
| 114 | 
|
Trevor Van Riemsdyk | $2,300,000 | 2.89% |
| 115 | 
|
Brandon Manning | $2,250,000 | 1.49% |
|
Matt Hunwick | $2,250,000 | 2.83% | |
|
Greg Pateryn | $2,250,000 | 2.83% | |
| 118 | 
|
Nate Schmidt | $2,225,000 | 2.83% |
| 119 | 
|
Esa Lindell | $2,200,000 | 2.77% |
| 120 | 
|
Nikita Zadorov | $2,150,000 | 2.70% |
| 121 | 
|
Jamie Oleksiak | $2,137,500 | 0.98% |
| 122 | 
|
Ryan Pulock | $2,000,000 | 2.52% |
| 123 | 
|
Alex Petrovic | $1,950,000 | 1.29% |
| 124 | 
|
Jake McCabe | $1,600,000 | 2.01% |
|
Adam Pelech | $1,600,000 | 2.01% | |
| 126 | 
|
Luca Sbisa | $1,500,000 | 1.89% |
|
Deryk Engelland | $1,500,000 | 1.91% | |
| 128 | 
|
Mark Barberio | $1,450,000 | 1.82% |
|
Scott Mayfield | $1,450,000 | 1.82% | |
| 130 | 
|
Steven Santini | $1,416,666 | 1.78% |
| 131 | 
|
Ben Chiarot | $1,400,000 | 1.76% |
|
Matthew Grzelcyk | $1,400,000 | 1.78% | |
| 133 | 
|
Kevin Connauton | $1,375,000 | 1.73% |
|
Jon Merrill | $1,375,000 | 1.75% | |
| 135 | 
|
Connor Carrick | $1,300,000 | 1.64% |
|
Roman Polak | $1,300,000 | 1.64% | |
| 137 | 
|
Dan Hamhuis | $1,250,000 | 1.57% |
| 138 | 
|
Erik Gustafsson | $1,200,000 | 1.53% |
| 139 | 
|
Robert Bortuzzo | $1,150,000 | 1.45% |
|
Robert Hagg | $1,150,000 | 1.45% | |
| 141 | 
|
Jordie Benn | $1,100,000 | 1.38% |
|
Derrick Pouliot | $1,100,000 | 1.38% | |
| 143 | 
|
Madison Bowey | $1,000,000 | 1.26% |
|
Brooks Orpik | $1,000,000 | 1.26% | |
| 145 | 
|
Jakob Chychrun | $925,000 | 1.16% |
|
Ilya Lyubushkin | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
|
Igor Ozhiganov | $925,000 | 1.20% | |
|
Bogdan Kiselevich | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
|
Will Butcher | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
Ian McCoshen | $925,000 | 0.51% | |
|
|
Juuso Riikola | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
Zachary Werenski | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
Rasmus Dahlin | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
Lawrence Pilut | $925,000 | 0.84% | |
|
Miro Heiskanen | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
Neal Pionk | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
| 157 | 
|
Charles Mcavoy | $916,667 | 1.16% |
| 158 | 
|
Korbinian Holzer | $900,000 | 1.00% |
|
Brett Kulak | $900,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Dylan Demelo | $900,000 | 1.13% | |
| 161 | 
|
Mikhail Sergachev | $894,167 | 1.13% |
|
Ivan Provorov | $894,167 | 1.12% | |
| 163 | 
|
Gustav Forsling | $872,500 | 0.98% |
| 164 | 
|
Slater Koekkoek | $865,000 | 0.51% |
| 165 | 
|
Anthony DeAngelo | $863,333 | 1.09% |
|
Thomas Chabot | $863,333 | 1.09% | |
|
Travis Sanheim | $863,333 | 1.09% | |
|
Travis Dermott | $863,333 | 1.12% | |
|
Julius Honka | $863,333 | 1.09% | |
| 170 | 
|
Mirco Mueller | $850,000 | 1.07% |
| 171 |
|
Jake Bischoff | $833,750 | 0.43% |
| 172 | 
|
Alex Biega | $825,000 | 0.91% |
|
Paul Ladue | $825,000 | 1.04% | |
| 174 | 
|
Nick Jensen | $812,500 | 1.03% |
| 175 | 
|
Christian Folin | $800,000 | 0.31% |
|
Luke Schenn | $800,000 | 0.57% | |
|
Dalton Prout | $800,000 | 1.01% | |
| 178 | 
|
Marcus Pettersson | $794,167 | 0.67% |
| 179 | 
|
Brandon Carlo | $789,166 | 1.00% |
| 180 |
|
Sami Niku | $775,000 | 0.62% |
|
Tucker Poolman | $775,000 | 0.30% | |
| 182 | 
|
Rasmus Andersson | $755,833 | 0.98% |
| 183 |
|
Christian Jaros | $755,000 | 0.87% |
| 184 | 
|
Carl Dahlstrom | $750,833 | 0.60% |
| 185 | 
|
Luke Witkowski | $750,000 | 0.95% |
| 186 | 
|
Victor Mete | $748,333 | 0.85% |
| 187 |
|
Sean Walker | $745,000 | 0.60% |
| 188 | 
|
Oliver Kylington | $730,833 | 0.70% |
| 189 | 
|
Samuel Girard | $728,333 | 0.92% |
| 190 | 
|
Nick Seeler | $725,000 | 0.91% |
|
Mike Reilly | $725,000 | 0.91% | |
|
Ben Harpur | $725,000 | 0.91% | |
|
Dean Kukan | $725,000 | 0.91% | |
| 194 | 
|
Vince Dunn | $722,500 | 0.91% |
| 195 | 
|
Anton Lindholm | $717,500 | 0.32% |
| 196 | 
|
Filip Hronek | $714,166 | 0.55% |
| 197 | 
|
Maxime Lajoie | $710,000 | 0.89% |
| 198 |
|
Guillaume Brisebois | $703,333 | 0.31% |
| 199 | 
|
Kevin Gravel | $700,000 | 0.75% |
|
Devon Toews | $700,000 | 0.48% | |
| 201 | 
|
Erik Cernak | $697,500 | 0.69% |
| 202 | 
|
Andy Welinski | $690,000 | 0.60% |
| 203 | 
|
Matt Irwin | $675,000 | 0.85% |
|
Yannick Weber | $675,000 | 0.85% | |
|
Justin Holl | $675,000 | 0.88% | |
|
Joshua Brown | $675,000 | 0.55% | |
|
Scott Harrington | $675,000 | 0.85% | |
|
|
Radim Simek | $675,000 | 0.85% | |
| 209 | 
|
Taylor Fedun | $650,000 | 0.59% |
|
Anthony Bitetto | $650,000 | 0.31% | |
|
Brad Hunt | $650,000 | 0.33% | |
|
Chris Butler | $650,000 | 0.40% | |
|
|
Jaycob Megna | $650,000 | 0.29% | |
|
Christian Djoos | $650,000 | 0.82% | |
|
Cody Goloubef | $650,000 | 0.24% | |
|
Jordan Oesterle | $650,000 | 0.82% | |
|
Ryan Graves | $650,000 | 0.36% | |
|
Steven Kampfer | $650,000 | 0.83% | |
|
Chad Ruhwedel | $650,000 | 0.82% | |
|
Oscar Fantenberg | $650,000 | 0.82% | |
|
Tim Heed | $650,000 | 0.82% | |
|
Joakim Ryan | $650,000 | 0.82% | |
| 223 |
|
Philippe Myers | $623,333 | 0.24% |