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 | TBLTampa Bay Lightning | 9 | $33,350,000 | $3,705,556 | 40.16% |
| 2 | BOSBoston Bruins | 7 | $30,925,000 | $4,417,857 | 41.76% |
| 3 | PHIPhiladelphia Flyers | 6 | $30,125,000 | $5,020,833 | 40.38% |
| 4 | VANVancouver Canucks | 6 | $28,785,000 | $4,797,500 | 34.55% |
| 5 | VGKVegas Golden Knights | 8 | $28,783,317 | $3,597,915 | 35.96% |
| 6 | STLSt Louis Blues | 7 | $28,487,500 | $4,069,643 | 37.50% |
| 7 | SJSSan Jose Sharks | 8 | $28,175,000 | $3,521,875 | 40.60% |
| 8 | CGYCalgary Flames | 7 | $27,262,500 | $3,894,643 | 33.15% |
| 9 | WPGWinnipeg Jets | 6 | $25,737,500 | $4,289,583 | 36.50% |
| 10 | NSHNashville Predators | 5 | $24,809,000 | $4,961,800 | 36.51% |
| 11 | EDMEdmonton Oilers | 7 | $23,638,333 | $3,376,905 | 30.83% |
| 12 | COLColorado Avalanche | 5 | $23,587,500 | $4,717,500 | 33.93% |
| 13 | TORToronto Maple Leafs | 7 | $23,425,000 | $3,346,429 | 31.50% |
| 14 | DALDallas Stars | 7 | $23,038,333 | $3,291,190 | 30.42% |
| 15 | LAKLos Angeles Kings | 5 | $22,625,000 | $4,525,000 | 29.80% |
| 16 | NYRNew York Rangers | 5 | $22,212,500 | $4,442,500 | 31.23% |
| 17 | CBJColumbus Blue Jackets | 6 | $22,091,666 | $3,681,944 | 33.14% |
| 18 | PITPittsburgh Penguins | 6 | $20,750,175 | $3,458,363 | 32.78% |
| 19 | CARCarolina Hurricanes | 5 | $20,617,500 | $4,123,500 | 34.99% |
| 20 | BUFBuffalo Sabres | 7 | $19,652,381 | $2,807,483 | 29.53% |
| 21 | CHIChicago Blackhawks | 4 | $19,650,000 | $4,912,500 | 47.17% |
| 22 | NYINew York Islanders | 5 | $19,225,000 | $3,845,000 | 24.60% |
| 23 | MINMinnesota Wild | 5 | $19,225,000 | $3,845,000 | 25.83% |
| 24 | NJDNew Jersey Devils | 5 | $18,825,000 | $3,765,000 | 38.58% |
| 25 | OTTOttawa Senators | 4 | $18,125,000 | $4,531,250 | 27.29% |
| 26 | MTLMontreal Canadiens | 9 | $17,420,832 | $1,935,648 | 23.88% |
| 27 | WASWashington Capitals | 5 | $17,275,000 | $3,455,000 | 22.68% |
| 28 | FLAFlorida Panthers | 4 | $14,591,667 | $3,647,917 | 19.98% |
| 29 | ARIArizona Coyotes | 6 | $14,382,143 | $2,397,024 | 25.48% |
| 30 | SEASeattle Kraken | 4 | $12,362,500 | $3,090,625 | 19.61% |
| 31 | DETDetroit Red Wings | 4 | $12,013,333 | $3,003,333 | 22.74% |
| 32 | ANAAnaheim Ducks | 4 | $9,037,500 | $2,259,375 | 20.33% |
| Total | 188 | $700,211,180 | $120,735,690 | 26.31% | |
| Average | 6 | $21,881,599 | $3,724,528 | 31.67% |
| Rank | Player | 2023 Cap Dollars | % of 2023 Cap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Erik Karlsson | $11,500,000 | 13.78% |
| 2 | 
|
Drew Doughty | $11,000,000 | 13.17% |
| 3 | 
|
Zachary Werenski | $9,583,333 | 11.48% |
| 4 | 
|
Adam Fox | $9,500,000 | 11.46% |
|
Seth Jones | $9,500,000 | 11.38% | |
|
Charles Mcavoy | $9,500,000 | 12.03% | |
| 7 | 
|
Darnell Nurse | $9,250,000 | 11.19% |
| 8 | 
|
Roman Josi | $9,059,000 | 10.85% |
| 9 | 
|
Cale Makar | $9,000,000 | 10.86% |
|
Dougie Hamilton | $9,000,000 | 10.83% | |
| 11 | 
|
Alex Pietrangelo | $8,800,000 | 10.54% |
| 12 | 
|
Mikhail Sergachev | $8,500,000 | 10.18% |
| 13 | 
|
Miro Heiskanen | $8,450,000 | 10.17% |
| 14 | 
|
Oliver Ekman-Larsson | $8,250,000 | 9.98% |
| 15 | 
|
Jacob Trouba | $8,000,000 | 9.65% |
|
Brent Burns | $8,000,000 | 9.58% | |
|
Thomas Chabot | $8,000,000 | 9.58% | |
|
John Carlson | $8,000,000 | 9.58% | |
| 19 | 
|
Victor Hedman | $7,875,000 | 9.43% |
| 20 | 
|
Shea Weber | $7,857,143 | 9.41% |
| 21 | 
|
Quinn Hughes | $7,850,000 | 9.50% |
| 22 | 
|
Jared Spurgeon | $7,575,000 | 9.07% |
| 23 | 
|
Aaron Ekblad | $7,500,000 | 9.01% |
|
Morgan Rielly | $7,500,000 | 8.98% | |
| 25 | 
|
Marc-Edouard Vlasic | $7,000,000 | 8.39% |
| 26 | 
|
Brent Seabrook | $6,875,000 | 8.23% |
| 27 | 
|
Ivan Provorov | $6,750,000 | 8.20% |
|
Ryan McDonagh | $6,750,000 | 8.08% | |
| 29 | 
|
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% | |
| 34 | 
|
MacKenzie Weegar | $6,250,000 | 7.49% |
|
Travis Sanheim | $6,250,000 | 7.59% | |
|
Ryan Ellis | $6,250,000 | 7.59% | |
|
Jeff Petry | $6,250,000 | 7.49% | |
|
Joshua Morrissey | $6,250,000 | 7.49% | |
|
Mattias Ekholm | $6,250,000 | 7.56% | |
| 40 | 
|
Ryan Pulock | $6,150,000 | 7.37% |
| 41 | 
|
Kris Letang | $6,100,000 | 7.31% |
| 42 | 
|
Tyler Myers | $6,000,000 | 7.26% |
|
Jonas Brodin | $6,000,000 | 7.19% | |
|
Rasmus Dahlin | $6,000,000 | 7.19% | |
| 45 | 
|
Nate Schmidt | $5,950,000 | 7.13% |
| 46 | 
|
Neal Pionk | $5,875,000 | 7.04% |
| 47 | 
|
Esa Lindell | $5,800,000 | 6.98% |
| 48 | 
|
Adam Pelech | $5,750,000 | 6.89% |
| 49 | 
|
Jacob Muzzin | $5,625,000 | 6.74% |
| 50 | 
|
Jaccob Slavin | $5,300,000 | 6.35% |
| 51 | 
|
Brady Skjei | $5,250,000 | 6.29% |
|
Alec Martinez | $5,250,000 | 6.29% | |
| 53 | 
|
Shea Theodore | $5,200,000 | 6.23% |
|
Erik Cernak | $5,200,000 | 6.23% | |
| 55 | 
|
Rasmus Ristolainen | $5,100,000 | 6.20% |
| 56 | 
|
T.J. Brodie | $5,000,000 | 5.99% |
|
Anthony DeAngelo | $5,000,000 | 6.07% | |
|
Samuel Girard | $5,000,000 | 6.03% | |
| 59 | 
|
Noah Hanifin | $4,950,000 | 5.93% |
| 60 | 
|
Michael Matheson | $4,875,000 | 5.92% |
| 61 | 
|
Ben Chiarot | $4,750,000 | 5.69% |
| 62 | 
|
Jakob Chychrun | $4,600,000 | 5.51% |
|
Artem Zub | $4,600,000 | 5.51% | |
|
Jamie Oleksiak | $4,600,000 | 5.52% | |
| 65 | 
|
Rasmus Andersson | $4,550,000 | 5.45% |
| 66 | 
|
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% | |
| 70 | 
|
Connor Murphy | $4,400,000 | 5.27% |
|
Filip Hronek | $4,400,000 | 5.32% | |
|
John Marino | $4,400,000 | 5.30% | |
| 73 | 
|
Mattias Samuelsson | $4,285,714 | 5.13% |
| 74 | 
|
Michael Anderson | $4,125,000 | 4.94% |
| 75 | 
|
Devon Toews | $4,100,000 | 4.95% |
|
Brandon Carlo | $4,100,000 | 5.19% | |
| 77 | 
|
Nick Jensen | $4,050,000 | 4.85% |
| 78 | 
|
Marcus Pettersson | $4,025,175 | 4.82% |
| 79 | 
|
Brett Pesce | $4,025,000 | 4.82% |
| 80 | 
|
Jake McCabe | $4,000,000 | 4.79% |
|
Erik Gudbranson | $4,000,000 | 4.79% | |
|
Adam Larsson | $4,000,000 | 4.80% | |
|
Nick Leddy | $4,000,000 | 4.79% | |
|
Noah Dobson | $4,000,000 | 4.79% | |
| 85 | 
|
Brenden Dillon | $3,900,000 | 4.67% |
| 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% |
|
David Savard | $3,500,000 | 4.25% | |
|
Joel Edmundson | $3,500,000 | 4.25% | |
| 92 | 
|
Jonas Siegenthaler | $3,400,000 | 4.09% |
|
Jake Walman | $3,400,000 | 4.07% | |
| 94 | 
|
Marco Scandella | $3,275,000 | 3.92% |
| 95 | 
|
Mario Ferraro | $3,250,000 | 3.89% |
|
Cody Ceci | $3,250,000 | 3.93% | |
| 97 | 
|
Matt Roy | $3,150,000 | 3.77% |
| 98 | 
|
Ryan Lindgren | $3,000,000 | 3.62% |
|
Trevor Van Riemsdyk | $3,000,000 | 3.59% | |
|
Dylan Demelo | $3,000,000 | 3.59% | |
|
Justin Schultz | $3,000,000 | 3.60% | |
|
Mike Reilly | $3,000,000 | 3.80% | |
|
Olli Maatta | $3,000,000 | 3.59% | |
|
Derek Forbort | $3,000,000 | 3.80% | |
| 105 | 
|
Brayden McNabb | $2,850,000 | 3.41% |
| 106 | 
|
Zach Whitecloud | $2,750,000 | 3.29% |
|
Jan Rutta | $2,750,000 | 3.29% | |
|
Andrew Peeke | $2,750,000 | 3.29% | |
|
Ilya Lyubushkin | $2,750,000 | 3.29% | |
|
Brett Kulak | $2,750,000 | 3.33% | |
| 111 | 
|
Gustav Forsling | $2,666,667 | 3.20% |
| 112 | 
|
Sean Walker | $2,650,000 | 3.17% |
| 113 | 
|
Adam Boqvist | $2,600,000 | 3.11% |
| 114 | 
|
Oliver Kylington | $2,500,000 | 2.99% |
|
Tucker Poolman | $2,500,000 | 3.03% | |
|
Dante Fabbro | $2,500,000 | 2.99% | |
|
Patrik Nemeth | $2,500,000 | 2.99% | |
|
Henri Jokiharju | $2,500,000 | 2.99% | |
|
Alexander Romanov | $2,500,000 | 2.99% | |
| 120 | 
|
Jacob Middleton | $2,450,000 | 2.93% |
| 121 | 
|
Jake Bean | $2,333,333 | 2.79% |
| 122 | 
|
Nicolas Hague | $2,294,150 | 2.75% |
| 123 | 
|
Radim Simek | $2,250,000 | 2.70% |
| 124 | 
|
Alex Goligoski | $2,000,000 | 2.40% |
|
Jeremy Lauzon | $2,000,000 | 2.40% | |
| 126 | 
|
Colin Miller | $1,850,000 | 2.23% |
|
Jacob Bryson | $1,850,000 | 2.22% | |
| 128 | 
|
Sean Durzi | $1,700,000 | 2.04% |
| 129 | 
|
Jani Hakanpaa | $1,500,000 | 1.80% |
| 130 | 
|
Philippe Myers | $1,400,000 | 1.68% |
|
Timothy Liljegren | $1,400,000 | 1.68% | |
|
Jordan Harris | $1,400,000 | 1.70% | |
|
Rasmus Sandin | $1,400,000 | 1.68% | |
| 134 | 
|
Riley Stillman | $1,350,000 | 1.62% |
| 135 | 
|
Joshua Brown | $1,275,000 | 1.53% |
| 136 | 
|
Jarred Tinordi | $1,250,000 | 1.50% |
|
Matthew Benning | $1,250,000 | 1.50% | |
|
Nikolai Knyzhov | $1,250,000 | 1.50% | |
| 139 | 
|
Jon Merrill | $1,200,000 | 1.44% |
| 140 | 
|
Jakub Zboril | $1,137,500 | 1.44% |
| 141 | 
|
Nick Perbix | $1,125,000 | 1.35% |
| 142 | 
|
Conor Timmins | $1,100,000 | 1.32% |
|
Brendan Smith | $1,100,000 | 1.32% | |
| 144 | 
|
Juuso Valimaki | $1,000,000 | 1.20% |
| 145 | 
|
Kurtis Macdermid | $987,500 | 1.19% |
| 146 | 
|
Robert Bortuzzo | $950,000 | 1.14% |
| 147 | 
|
Braden Schneider | $925,000 | 1.12% |
|
Joshua Mahura | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
|
Jake Sanderson | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
|
Justin Barron | $925,000 | 1.12% | |
|
Jackson Lacombe | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
|
Nils Lundkvist | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
|
Luke Hughes | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
| 154 | 
|
Owen Power | $916,667 | 1.10% |
| 155 | 
|
Henry Thrun | $912,500 | 1.09% |
| 156 | 
|
Janis Moser | $886,667 | 1.06% |
| 157 | 
|
Kaiden Guhle | $863,333 | 1.05% |
|
Victor Soderstrom | $863,333 | 1.03% | |
|
Thomas Harley | $863,333 | 1.04% | |
|
Moritz Seider | $863,333 | 1.03% | |
|
Philip Broberg | $863,333 | 1.05% | |
| 162 | 
|
Zach Bogosian | $850,000 | 1.02% |
|
Ben Hutton | $850,000 | 1.02% | |
|
Urho Vaakanainen | $850,000 | 1.02% | |
| 165 | 
|
Arber Xhekaj | $828,333 | 1.01% |
| 166 | 
|
Pierre-Olivier Joseph | $825,000 | 0.99% |
|
Nick Blankenburg | $825,000 | 0.99% | |
|
Alexander Alexeyev | $825,000 | 0.99% | |
|
Sebastian Aho | $825,000 | 0.99% | |
| 170 | 
|
Mark Giordano | $800,000 | 0.96% |
|
Chad Ruhwedel | $800,000 | 0.96% | |
| 172 | 
|
Kaedan Korczak | $789,167 | 0.95% |
| 173 | 
|
Ben Harpur | $787,500 | 0.95% |
| 174 | 
|
Guillaume Brisebois | $775,000 | 0.94% |
|
Nick Seeler | $775,000 | 0.94% | |
| 176 | 
|
Johnathan Kovacevic | $766,666 | 0.93% |
| 177 | 
|
Markus Niemelainen | $762,500 | 0.92% |
|
Haydn Fleury | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
|
Darren Raddysh | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
|
Dennis Gilbert | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
|
Jalen Chatfield | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
|
Chris Wideman | $762,500 | 0.93% | |
|
Colton White | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
|
Jacob MacDonald | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
|
Kyle Capobianco | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
|
Jaycob Megna | $762,500 | 0.92% | |
|
Calle Rosen | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
|
Vincent Desharnais | $762,500 | 0.92% | |