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 | MINMinnesota Wild | 7 | $30,980,128 | $4,425,733 | 39.32% |
| 2 | SJSSan Jose Sharks | 6 | $30,400,000 | $5,066,667 | 38.35% |
| 3 | AZArizona Coyotes | 7 | $29,662,500 | $4,237,500 | 35.28% |
| 4 | FLAFlorida Panthers | 7 | $28,573,333 | $4,081,905 | 39.04% |
| 5 | WASWashington Capitals | 8 | $27,600,000 | $3,450,000 | 33.62% |
| 6 | CARCarolina Hurricanes | 7 | $26,375,000 | $3,767,857 | 33.30% |
| 7 | STLSt Louis Blues | 6 | $24,900,000 | $4,150,000 | 30.23% |
| 8 | PITPittsburgh Penguins | 8 | $24,275,175 | $3,034,397 | 29.99% |
| 9 | NJDNew Jersey Devils | 6 | $24,149,999 | $4,025,000 | 37.56% |
| 10 | MTLMontreal Canadiens | 7 | $23,836,310 | $3,405,187 | 29.39% |
| 11 | VGKVegas Golden Knights | 7 | $23,775,000 | $3,396,429 | 28.93% |
| 12 | NSHNashville Predators | 7 | $23,684,000 | $3,383,429 | 34.55% |
| 13 | COLColorado Avalanche | 6 | $23,397,499 | $3,899,583 | 29.37% |
| 14 | ANAAnaheim Ducks | 7 | $22,905,556 | $3,272,222 | 27.79% |
| 15 | EDMEdmonton Oilers | 6 | $22,533,666 | $3,755,611 | 27.68% |
| 16 | CGYCalgary Flames | 6 | $22,344,166 | $3,724,028 | 27.76% |
| 17 | TBLTampa Bay Lightning | 5 | $21,925,000 | $4,385,000 | 26.29% |
| 18 | VANVancouver Canucks | 6 | $21,791,666 | $3,631,944 | 26.80% |
| 19 | CBJColumbus Blue Jackets | 7 | $21,458,333 | $3,065,476 | 29.69% |
| 20 | TORToronto Maple Leafs | 8 | $21,318,292 | $2,664,787 | 25.82% |
| 21 | PHIPhiladelphia Flyers | 6 | $20,900,000 | $3,483,333 | 27.28% |
| 22 | NYRNew York Rangers | 7 | $20,887,500 | $2,983,929 | 28.22% |
| 23 | OTTOttawa Senators | 7 | $20,850,000 | $2,978,571 | 29.91% |
| 24 | LAKLos Angeles Kings | 6 | $19,483,225 | $3,247,204 | 28.89% |
| 25 | DALDallas Stars | 9 | $19,119,166 | $2,124,352 | 24.45% |
| 26 | CHIChicago Blackhawks | 6 | $18,757,629 | $3,126,272 | 24.94% |
| 27 | BUFBuffalo Sabres | 7 | $18,525,000 | $2,646,429 | 24.21% |
| 28 | DETDetroit Red Wings | 7 | $17,914,166 | $2,559,167 | 24.89% |
| 29 | NYINew York Islanders | 6 | $16,944,167 | $2,824,028 | 23.67% |
| 30 | WPGWinnipeg Jets | 7 | $16,075,000 | $2,296,429 | 19.56% |
| 31 | BOSBoston Bruins | 6 | $16,037,500 | $2,672,917 | 20.87% |
| Total | 208 | $701,378,976 | $105,765,382 | 27.91% | |
| Average | 7 | $22,625,128 | $3,372,014 | 29.28% |
| 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 | 
|
Alex Pietrangelo | $8,800,000 | 10.87% |
| 6 | 
|
Oliver Ekman-Larsson | $8,250,000 | 10.17% |
| 7 | 
|
Brent Burns | $8,000,000 | 9.82% |
|
John Carlson | $8,000,000 | 9.87% | |
|
Jacob Trouba | $8,000,000 | 9.82% | |
|
Thomas Chabot | $8,000,000 | 9.82% | |
| 11 | 
|
Victor Hedman | $7,875,000 | 9.66% |
| 12 | 
|
Shea Weber | $7,857,143 | 9.64% |
| 13 | 
|
Jared Spurgeon | $7,575,000 | 9.29% |
| 14 | 
|
Ryan Suter | $7,538,462 | 9.25% |
| 15 | 
|
Aaron Ekblad | $7,500,000 | 9.20% |
| 16 | 
|
Kris Letang | $7,250,000 | 8.90% |
| 17 | 
|
Marc-Edouard Vlasic | $7,000,000 | 8.59% |
| 18 | 
|
Ivan Provorov | $6,750,000 | 8.29% |
|
Mark Giordano | $6,750,000 | 8.28% | |
|
Ryan McDonagh | $6,750,000 | 8.28% | |
| 21 | 
|
Cam Fowler | $6,500,000 | 7.98% |
|
Justin Faulk | $6,500,000 | 8.05% | |
|
Torey Krug | $6,500,000 | 8.05% | |
| 24 | 
|
Keith Yandle | $6,350,000 | 7.79% |
| 25 | 
|
Ryan Ellis | $6,250,000 | 7.67% |
|
Joshua Morrissey | $6,250,000 | 7.67% | |
| 27 | 
|
Alexander Edler | $6,000,000 | 7.52% |
|
Tyler Myers | $6,000,000 | 7.52% | |
|
Erik Johnson | $6,000,000 | 7.36% | |
|
Mathew Dumba | $6,000,000 | 7.36% | |
| 31 | 
|
Nate Schmidt | $5,950,000 | 7.46% |
| 32 | 
|
Esa Lindell | $5,800,000 | 7.38% |
| 33 | 
|
Dougie Hamilton | $5,750,000 | 7.18% |
| 34 | 
|
Marc Staal | $5,700,000 | 6.99% |
| 35 | 
|
Jacob Muzzin | $5,625,000 | 6.90% |
| 36 | 
|
Darnell Nurse | $5,600,000 | 6.93% |
| 37 | 
|
Duncan Keith | $5,538,462 | 6.87% |
| 38 | 
|
Jeff Petry | $5,500,000 | 6.75% |
|
Anton Stralman | $5,500,000 | 6.75% | |
|
Nick Leddy | $5,500,000 | 6.75% | |
|
Colton Parayko | $5,500,000 | 6.81% | |
| 42 | 
|
Alex Goligoski | $5,475,000 | 6.75% |
| 43 | 
|
Seth Jones | $5,400,000 | 6.63% |
|
Rasmus Ristolainen | $5,400,000 | 6.75% | |
| 45 | 
|
Jaccob Slavin | $5,300,000 | 6.61% |
| 46 | 
|
Brady Skjei | $5,250,000 | 6.55% |
| 47 | 
|
Hampus Lindholm | $5,205,556 | 6.39% |
| 48 | 
|
Shea Theodore | $5,200,000 | 6.43% |
| 49 | 
|
Dmitry Orlov | $5,100,000 | 6.29% |
| 50 | 
|
Morgan Rielly | $5,000,000 | 6.13% |
|
T.J. Brodie | $5,000,000 | 6.13% | |
|
Danny DeKeyser | $5,000,000 | 6.13% | |
|
Samuel Girard | $5,000,000 | 6.13% | |
|
Ryan Pulock | $5,000,000 | 6.13% | |
|
Niklas Hjalmarsson | $5,000,000 | 6.16% | |
|
Zachary Werenski | $5,000,000 | 6.13% | |
| 57 | 
|
Noah Hanifin | $4,950,000 | 6.07% |
| 58 | 
|
Charles Mcavoy | $4,900,000 | 6.16% |
| 59 | 
|
Michael Matheson | $4,875,000 | 5.98% |
| 60 | 
|
Anthony DeAngelo | $4,800,000 | 5.89% |
|
Mikhail Sergachev | $4,800,000 | 5.89% | |
| 62 | 
|
Ryan Murray | $4,600,000 | 5.64% |
|
Jakob Chychrun | $4,600,000 | 5.67% | |
| 64 | 
|
Calvin de Haan | $4,550,000 | 5.64% |
|
Rasmus Andersson | $4,550,000 | 5.58% | |
| 66 | 
|
Nikita Zaitsev | $4,500,000 | 5.52% |
|
Shayne Gostisbehere | $4,500,000 | 5.53% | |
|
Chris Tanev | $4,500,000 | 5.52% | |
| 69 | 
|
Brendan Smith | $4,350,000 | 5.34% |
| 70 | 
|
Ian Cole | $4,250,000 | 5.21% |
|
David Savard | $4,250,000 | 5.21% | |
|
John Klingberg | $4,250,000 | 5.41% | |
| 73 | 
|
Oscar Klefbom | $4,167,000 | 5.16% |
| 74 | 
|
Adam Larsson | $4,166,666 | 5.16% |
|
Damon Severson | $4,166,666 | 5.11% | |
|
Jonas Brodin | $4,166,666 | 5.11% | |
| 77 | 
|
Josh Manson | $4,100,000 | 5.03% |
|
Brian Dumoulin | $4,100,000 | 5.03% | |
|
Devon Toews | $4,100,000 | 5.03% | |
| 80 | 
|
Olli Maatta | $4,083,333 | 4.09% |
| 81 | 
|
Jake Gardiner | $4,050,000 | 5.05% |
| 82 | 
|
Marcus Pettersson | $4,025,175 | 4.94% |
| 83 | 
|
Brett Pesce | $4,025,000 | 5.02% |
| 84 | 
|
Erik Gudbranson | $4,000,000 | 4.91% |
|
Kris Russell | $4,000,000 | 4.95% | |
|
Alec Martinez | $4,000,000 | 4.94% | |
|
Justin Schultz | $4,000,000 | 4.93% | |
| 88 | 
|
Jason Demers | $3,937,500 | 4.85% |
| 89 | 
|
Kevin Shattenkirk | $3,900,000 | 4.79% |
|
Brenden Dillon | $3,900,000 | 4.81% | |
| 91 | 
|
Colin Miller | $3,875,000 | 4.84% |
| 92 | 
|
Connor Murphy | $3,850,000 | 4.78% |
|
Brandon Montour | $3,850,000 | 4.81% | |
| 94 | 
|
Mattias Ekholm | $3,750,000 | 4.60% |
|
Tyson Barrie | $3,750,000 | 4.64% | |
| 96 | 
|
Will Butcher | $3,733,333 | 4.58% |
| 97 | 
|
Matthew Grzelcyk | $3,687,500 | 4.63% |
| 98 | 
|
Ben Chiarot | $3,500,000 | 4.29% |
|
Joel Edmundson | $3,500,000 | 4.29% | |
| 100 | 
|
Marco Scandella | $3,275,000 | 4.05% |
| 101 | 
|
Travis Sanheim | $3,250,000 | 3.99% |
|
MacKenzie Weegar | $3,250,000 | 3.99% | |
| 103 | 
|
Nikita Zadorov | $3,200,000 | 3.97% |
| 104 | 
|
Ryan Graves | $3,166,666 | 3.89% |
| 105 | 
|
Patrik Nemeth | $3,000,000 | 3.68% |
|
Erik Gustafsson | $3,000,000 | 3.68% | |
|
Neal Pionk | $3,000,000 | 3.68% | |
|
Dylan Demelo | $3,000,000 | 3.68% | |
| 109 | 
|
Jake McCabe | $2,850,000 | 3.56% |
|
Brandon Carlo | $2,850,000 | 3.58% | |
| 111 | 
|
Vladislav Gavrikov | $2,800,000 | 3.44% |
| 112 | 
|
John Moore | $2,750,000 | 3.46% |
|
Carson Soucy | $2,750,000 | 3.37% | |
| 114 | 
|
Markus Nutivaara | $2,700,000 | 3.31% |
| 115 | 
|
Sean Walker | $2,650,000 | 3.25% |
| 116 | 
|
Brayden McNabb | $2,500,000 | 3.09% |
|
Radko Gudas | $2,500,000 | 3.07% | |
|
Thomas Hickey | $2,500,000 | 3.07% | |
|
Nick Jensen | $2,500,000 | 3.08% | |
|
Michal Kempny | $2,500,000 | 3.08% | |
| 121 | 
|
Stephen Johns | $2,350,000 | 2.99% |
| 122 | 
|
Radim Simek | $2,250,000 | 2.76% |
|
Greg Pateryn | $2,250,000 | 2.76% | |
| 124 | 
|
Jamie Oleksiak | $2,137,500 | 2.72% |
| 125 | 
|
Justin Holl | $2,000,000 | 2.45% |
|
Mark Borowiecki | $2,000,000 | 2.45% | |
|
Jordie Benn | $2,000,000 | 2.51% | |
| 128 | 
|
Brett Kulak | $1,850,000 | 2.27% |
| 129 | 
|
Justin Braun | $1,800,000 | 2.21% |
| 130 | 
|
Carl Gunnarsson | $1,750,000 | 2.17% |
| 131 | 
|
Troy Stecher | $1,700,000 | 2.09% |
|
Nick Holden | $1,700,000 | 2.10% | |
|
Braydon Coburn | $1,700,000 | 2.09% | |
| 134 | 
|
Dean Kukan | $1,650,000 | 2.02% |
| 135 | 
|
Scott Harrington | $1,633,333 | 2.00% |
| 136 | 
|
Robert Hagg | $1,600,000 | 1.96% |
|
Adam Pelech | $1,600,000 | 1.96% | |
| 138 | 
|
Mike Reilly | $1,500,000 | 1.84% |
|
Andrej Sekera | $1,500,000 | 1.91% | |
|
Connor Carrick | $1,500,000 | 1.84% | |
| 141 | 
|
Scott Mayfield | $1,450,000 | 1.78% |
| 142 | 
|
Jordan Oesterle | $1,400,000 | 1.73% |
| 143 | 
|
Robert Bortuzzo | $1,375,000 | 1.70% |
| 144 | 
|
Haydn Fleury | $1,300,000 | 1.62% |
| 145 | 
|
Cody Ceci | $1,250,000 | 1.53% |
|
Nathan Beaulieu | $1,250,000 | 1.53% | |
| 147 | 
|
Joshua Brown | $1,200,000 | 1.47% |
|
Jacob Larsson | $1,200,000 | 1.47% | |
| 149 | 
|
Juuso Riikola | $1,150,000 | 1.41% |
|
Dmitry Kulikov | $1,150,000 | 1.41% | |
|
Jack Johnson | $1,150,000 | 1.41% | |
| 152 | 
|
Zach Bogosian | $1,000,000 | 1.23% |
|
Kodie Curran | $1,000,000 | 1.23% | |
|
Christian Djoos | $1,000,000 | 1.23% | |
|
Matthew Benning | $1,000,000 | 1.23% | |
|
Connor Clifton | $1,000,000 | 1.26% | |
|
Ilya Lyubushkin | $1,000,000 | 1.23% | |
|
Derek Forbort | $1,000,000 | 1.23% | |
| 159 | 
|
Rasmus Dahlin | $925,000 | 1.16% |
|
Henri Jokiharju | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
|
Mikko Lehtonen | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Jon Merrill | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Dante Fabbro | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
|
Jack Rathbone | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
John Marino | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Mario Ferraro | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
|
Michael Anderson | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Adam Fox | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Ryan Lindgren | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
| 170 | 
|
Quinn Hughes | $916,666 | 1.15% |
| 171 | 
|
Christian Wolanin | $900,000 | 1.10% |
| 172 |
|
Alexander Romanov | $894,167 | 1.10% |
|
Rasmus Sandin | $894,167 | 1.10% | |
|
Adam Boqvist | $894,167 | 1.11% | |
|
Noah Dobson | $894,167 | 1.10% | |
| 176 | 
|
Miro Heiskanen | $894,166 | 1.14% |
|
Juuso Valimaki | $894,166 | 1.10% | |
| 178 | 
|
Cale Makar | $880,833 | 1.08% |
| 179 | 
|
Alex Biega | $875,000 | 1.07% |
|
Kurtis Macdermid | $875,000 | 1.07% | |
| 181 | 
|
Travis Dermott | $874,125 | 1.07% |
| 182 | 
|
Caleb Jones | $850,000 | 1.05% |
|
Carl Dahlstrom | $850,000 | 1.05% | |
|
Jeremy Lauzon | $850,000 | 1.07% | |
| 185 | 
|
Luke Schenn | $800,000 | 0.98% |
|
Jonas Siegenthaler | $800,000 | 0.99% | |
|
Trevor Van Riemsdyk | $800,000 | 0.99% | |
|
Luca Sbisa | $800,000 | 0.98% | |
| 189 | 
|
Tucker Poolman | $775,000 | 0.95% |
| 190 | 
|
Riley Stillman | $773,333 | 0.95% |
| 191 | 
|
Mark Pysyk | $750,000 | 0.95% |
|
Christian Jaros | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
| 193 | 
|
Taylor Fedun | $737,500 | 0.94% |
|
Anthony Bitetto | $737,500 | 0.90% | |
| 195 | 
|
Victor Mete | $735,000 | 0.90% |
| 196 | 
|
Nick Seeler | $725,000 | 0.90% |
|
|
Zach Whitecloud | $725,000 | 0.90% | |
|
Jacob Middleton | $725,000 | 0.89% | |
|
Gabriel Carlsson | $725,000 | 0.89% | |
| 200 | 
|
Filip Hronek | $714,166 | 0.88% |
| 201 | 
|
Brad Hunt | $700,000 | 0.86% |
|
Julius Honka | $700,000 | 0.89% | |
|
Joakim Ryan | $700,000 | 0.87% | |
|
Matt Irwin | $700,000 | 0.87% | |
|
Jarred Tinordi | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Chad Ruhwedel | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Nikita Nesterov | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Matt Roy | $700,000 | 0.86% | |