Defenseman Spending
A real-time look at how NHL teams are spending their 2019 cap dollars on Defensemans.
Cap Allocation: Active Roster
| Rank | Team | Players | 2019 Cap Dollars | Avg Cap Dollars | % of 2019 Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SJSSan Jose Sharks | 7 | $32,330,000 | $4,618,571 | 39.88% |
| 2 | FLAFlorida Panthers | 7 | $29,233,333 | $4,176,190 | 35.89% |
| 3 | NJDNew Jersey Devils | 7 | $28,731,071 | $4,104,439 | 36.93% |
| 4 | NYRNew York Rangers | 8 | $26,779,013 | $3,347,377 | 34.55% |
| 5 | BUFBuffalo Sabres | 8 | $26,500,362 | $3,312,545 | 33.38% |
| 6 | PHIPhiladelphia Flyers | 7 | $25,772,579 | $3,681,797 | 31.65% |
| 7 | CARCarolina Hurricanes | 7 | $25,375,000 | $3,625,000 | 31.57% |
| 8 | PITPittsburgh Penguins | 8 | $23,449,125 | $2,931,141 | 29.61% |
| 9 | STLSt Louis Blues | 7 | $23,254,166 | $3,322,024 | 30.78% |
| 10 | MTLMontreal Canadiens | 8 | $22,385,515 | $2,798,189 | 29.12% |
| 11 | CGYCalgary Flames | 7 | $22,354,480 | $3,193,497 | 28.68% |
| 12 | ANAAnaheim Ducks | 7 | $22,022,326 | $3,146,047 | 28.13% |
| 13 | AZArizona Coyotes | 7 | $21,651,233 | $3,093,033 | 27.42% |
| 14 | WASWashington Capitals | 6 | $21,155,400 | $3,525,900 | 26.58% |
| 15 | MINMinnesota Wild | 7 | $20,350,194 | $2,907,171 | 25.34% |
| 16 | TBLTampa Bay Lightning | 7 | $19,861,221 | $2,837,317 | 24.79% |
| 17 | VGKVegas Golden Knights | 8 | $19,632,694 | $2,454,087 | 23.70% |
| 18 | BOSBoston Bruins | 6 | $19,150,000 | $3,191,667 | 24.02% |
| 19 | EDMEdmonton Oilers | 7 | $19,037,870 | $2,719,696 | 23.35% |
| 20 | NYINew York Islanders | 8 | $18,967,500 | $2,370,938 | 26.47% |
| 21 | CHIChicago Blackhawks | 7 | $18,415,287 | $2,630,755 | 23.82% |
| 22 | TORToronto Maple Leafs | 7 | $18,382,887 | $2,626,127 | 23.27% |
| 23 | CBJColumbus Blue Jackets | 7 | $18,144,405 | $2,592,058 | 24.40% |
| 24 | VANVancouver Canucks | 8 | $17,678,770 | $2,209,846 | 22.44% |
| 25 | NSHNashville Predators | 7 | $17,525,000 | $2,503,571 | 22.23% |
| 26 | DALDallas Stars | 7 | $17,069,166 | $2,438,452 | 22.42% |
| 27 | LAKLos Angeles Kings | 7 | $15,921,550 | $2,274,507 | 20.77% |
| 28 | DETDetroit Red Wings | 6 | $12,440,229 | $2,073,372 | 17.80% |
| 29 | OTTOttawa Senators | 7 | $12,278,628 | $1,754,090 | 17.71% |
| 30 | COLColorado Avalanche | 7 | $11,776,390 | $1,682,341 | 15.75% |
| 31 | WPGWinnipeg Jets | 6 | $9,475,000 | $1,579,167 | 12.47% |
| Total | 220 | $637,100,394 | $89,720,911 | 25.25% | |
| Average | 7 | $20,551,626 | $2,895,911 | 26.29% |
| Rank | Player | 2019 Cap Dollars | % of 2019 Cap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Erik Karlsson | $11,500,000 | 14.23% |
| 2 | 
|
Drew Doughty | $11,000,000 | 13.50% |
| 3 | 
|
P.K. Subban | $9,000,000 | 11.04% |
| 4 | 
|
Oliver Ekman-Larsson | $8,250,000 | 10.12% |
| 5 | 
|
Brent Burns | $8,000,000 | 9.90% |
|
Jacob Trouba | $8,000,000 | 9.82% | |
|
John Carlson | $8,000,000 | 9.96% | |
| 8 | 
|
Victor Hedman | $7,875,000 | 9.66% |
| 9 | 
|
Shea Weber | $7,857,143 | 9.64% |
| 10 | 
|
Ryan Suter | $7,538,462 | 9.25% |
| 11 | 
|
Aaron Ekblad | $7,500,000 | 9.20% |
| 12 | 
|
Kris Letang | $7,250,000 | 8.91% |
| 13 | 
|
Marc-Edouard Vlasic | $7,000,000 | 8.66% |
| 14 | 
|
Brent Seabrook | $6,875,000 | 8.44% |
| 15 | 
|
Mark Giordano | $6,750,000 | 8.28% |
|
Ryan McDonagh | $6,750,000 | 8.28% | |
|
Ivan Provorov | $6,750,000 | 8.28% | |
| 18 | 
|
Cam Fowler | $6,500,000 | 7.98% |
|
Alex Pietrangelo | $6,500,000 | 7.98% | |
| 20 | 
|
Keith Yandle | $6,350,000 | 7.79% |
| 21 | 
|
Ryan Ellis | $6,250,000 | 7.67% |
| 22 | 
|
Mathew Dumba | $6,000,000 | 7.36% |
|
Tyler Myers | $6,000,000 | 7.36% | |
|
Johnny Boychuk | $6,000,000 | 7.36% | |
| 25 | 
|
Nate Schmidt | $5,950,000 | 7.30% |
| 26 | 
|
Esa Lindell | $5,800,000 | 7.20% |
| 27 | 
|
Dougie Hamilton | $5,750,000 | 7.06% |
|
Matt Niskanen | $5,750,000 | 7.06% | |
| 29 | 
|
Marc Staal | $5,700,000 | 6.99% |
| 30 | 
|
Colton Parayko | $5,500,000 | 6.75% |
|
Jeff Petry | $5,500,000 | 6.75% | |
|
Tyson Barrie | $5,500,000 | 3.37% | |
|
Justin Schultz | $5,500,000 | 6.76% | |
|
Anton Stralman | $5,500,000 | 6.75% | |
|
Nick Leddy | $5,500,000 | 6.75% | |
| 36 | 
|
Alex Goligoski | $5,475,000 | 6.72% |
| 37 | 
|
Seth Jones | $5,400,000 | 6.63% |
|
Rasmus Ristolainen | $5,400,000 | 6.63% | |
| 39 | 
|
Jaccob Slavin | $5,300,000 | 6.50% |
| 40 | 
|
Torey Krug | $5,250,000 | 6.44% |
|
Brady Skjei | $5,250,000 | 6.44% | |
| 42 | 
|
Hampus Lindholm | $5,205,556 | 6.39% |
| 43 | 
|
Shea Theodore | $5,200,000 | 6.38% |
| 44 | 
|
Zach Bogosian | $5,142,857 | 6.31% |
| 45 | 
|
Dmitry Orlov | $5,100,000 | 6.35% |
| 46 | 
|
Morgan Rielly | $5,000,000 | 6.13% |
|
Andy Greene | $5,000,000 | 6.13% | |
| 48 | 
|
Noah Hanifin | $4,950,000 | 6.07% |
| 49 | 
|
Charles Mcavoy | $4,900,000 | 6.01% |
| 50 | 
|
Sami Vatanen | $4,875,000 | 5.98% |
|
Michael Matheson | $4,875,000 | 5.98% | |
| 52 | 
|
Justin Faulk | $4,833,333 | 5.10% |
| 53 | 
|
T.J. Brodie | $4,650,000 | 5.71% |
| 54 | 
|
Jakob Chychrun | $4,600,000 | 5.64% |
|
Ryan Murray | $4,600,000 | 5.64% | |
| 56 | 
|
Nikita Zaitsev | $4,500,000 | 5.52% |
|
Shayne Gostisbehere | $4,500,000 | 5.52% | |
|
Cody Ceci | $4,500,000 | 5.52% | |
| 59 | 
|
Chris Tanev | $4,450,000 | 5.46% |
| 60 | 
|
Brendan Smith | $4,350,000 | 5.34% |
| 61 | 
|
John Klingberg | $4,250,000 | 5.28% |
|
Jonathan Ericsson | $4,250,000 | 5.22% | |
|
Ian Cole | $4,250,000 | 5.21% | |
|
David Savard | $4,250,000 | 5.21% | |
| 65 | 
|
Oscar Klefbom | $4,167,000 | 5.11% |
| 66 | 
|
Jonas Brodin | $4,166,666 | 5.11% |
|
Adam Larsson | $4,166,666 | 5.11% | |
|
Damon Severson | $4,166,666 | 5.11% | |
| 69 | 
|
Josh Manson | $4,100,000 | 5.03% |
|
Brian Dumoulin | $4,100,000 | 5.04% | |
| 71 | 
|
Olli Maatta | $4,083,333 | 5.01% |
| 72 | 
|
Jake Gardiner | $4,050,000 | 4.97% |
| 73 | 
|
Brett Pesce | $4,025,000 | 4.94% |
| 74 | 
|
Erik Gudbranson | $4,000,000 | 4.91% |
|
Kris Russell | $4,000,000 | 4.91% | |
|
Roman Josi | $4,000,000 | 4.91% | |
|
Jacob Muzzin | $4,000,000 | 4.91% | |
|
Marco Scandella | $4,000,000 | 4.91% | |
| 79 | 
|
Colin Miller | $3,875,000 | 4.75% |
| 80 | 
|
Travis Hamonic | $3,857,143 | 4.73% |
| 81 | 
|
Connor Murphy | $3,850,000 | 4.72% |
| 82 | 
|
Justin Braun | $3,800,000 | 4.66% |
| 83 | 
|
Mattias Ekholm | $3,750,000 | 4.60% |
| 84 | 
|
Will Butcher | $3,733,333 | 4.58% |
| 85 | 
|
Ron Hainsey | $3,500,000 | 4.29% |
|
Ben Chiarot | $3,500,000 | 4.29% | |
| 87 | 
|
Brandon Montour | $3,387,500 | 4.16% |
| 88 | 
|
Radko Gudas | $3,350,000 | 2.92% |
| 89 | 
|
Brenden Dillon | $3,270,000 | 4.05% |
| 90 | 
|
Jay Bouwmeester | $3,250,000 | 3.99% |
|
Travis Sanheim | $3,250,000 | 3.99% | |
|
Jack Johnson | $3,250,000 | 3.99% | |
| 93 | 
|
Darnell Nurse | $3,200,000 | 3.93% |
|
Nikita Zadorov | $3,200,000 | 3.93% | |
| 95 | 
|
Trevor Daley | $3,166,667 | 3.89% |
| 96 | 
|
Joshua Morrissey | $3,150,000 | 3.87% |
| 97 | 
|
Joel Edmundson | $3,100,000 | 3.80% |
| 98 | 
|
Neal Pionk | $3,000,000 | 3.68% |
|
Patrik Nemeth | $3,000,000 | 3.69% | |
| 100 | 
|
Brandon Carlo | $2,850,000 | 3.50% |
|
Jake McCabe | $2,850,000 | 3.50% | |
| 102 | 
|
John Moore | $2,750,000 | 3.37% |
| 103 | 
|
Mark Pysyk | $2,733,333 | 3.35% |
| 104 | 
|
Michal Kempny | $2,500,000 | 3.11% |
|
Nick Jensen | $2,500,000 | 3.11% | |
|
Brayden McNabb | $2,500,000 | 3.07% | |
| 107 | 
|
Troy Stecher | $2,325,000 | 2.85% |
| 108 | 
|
Trevor Van Riemsdyk | $2,300,000 | 2.82% |
| 109 | 
|
Brandon Manning | $2,250,000 | 2.76% |
| 110 | 
|
Nick Holden | $2,200,000 | 2.70% |
| 111 | 
|
Jamie Oleksiak | $2,137,500 | 2.65% |
| 112 | 
|
Jordie Benn | $2,000,000 | 2.45% |
|
Zdeno Chara | $2,000,000 | 2.45% | |
|
Ryan Pulock | $2,000,000 | 2.45% | |
| 115 | 
|
Brett Kulak | $1,850,000 | 2.27% |
| 116 | 
|
Roman Polak | $1,750,000 | 2.17% |
|
Carl Gunnarsson | $1,750,000 | 2.15% | |
|
Kevin Shattenkirk | $1,750,000 | 2.15% | |
| 119 | 
|
Scott Harrington | $1,633,333 | 2.00% |
| 120 | 
|
MacKenzie Weegar | $1,600,000 | 1.96% |
|
Adam Pelech | $1,600,000 | 1.96% | |
| 122 | 
|
Andrej Sekera | $1,500,000 | 1.86% |
|
Mike Reilly | $1,500,000 | 1.84% | |
|
Ben Hutton | $1,500,000 | 1.84% | |
| 125 | 
|
Mark Barberio | $1,450,000 | 1.78% |
|
Scott Mayfield | $1,450,000 | 1.78% | |
| 127 | 
|
Jordan Oesterle | $1,400,000 | 1.72% |
|
Mirco Mueller | $1,400,000 | 1.72% | |
|
Matthew Grzelcyk | $1,400,000 | 1.72% | |
| 130 | 
|
Robert Bortuzzo | $1,375,000 | 1.69% |
|
Jon Merrill | $1,375,000 | 1.69% | |
| 132 | 
|
Jan Rutta | $1,300,000 | 1.60% |
| 133 | 
|
Dan Hamhuis | $1,250,000 | 1.53% |
| 134 | 
|
Mark Borowiecki | $1,200,000 | 1.47% |
|
Erik Gustafsson | $1,200,000 | 1.47% | |
| 136 | 
|
Robert Hagg | $1,150,000 | 1.41% |
| 137 | 
|
Nathan Beaulieu | $1,000,000 | 1.23% |
| 138 | 
|
Tim Heed | $960,000 | 1.19% |
| 139 | 
|
Adam Fox | $925,000 | 1.13% |
|
Ryan Lindgren | $925,000 | 0.98% | |
|
Anthony DeAngelo | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Otto Leskinen | $925,000 | 0.74% | |
|
Dante Fabbro | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Adam Boqvist | $925,000 | 0.81% | |
|
Dennis Gilbert | $925,000 | 1.01% | |
|
Slater Koekkoek | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
John Marino | $925,000 | 1.14% | |
|
Noah Dobson | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Mario Ferraro | $925,000 | 1.14% | |
|
|
Zach Whitecloud | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Vladislav Gavrikov | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Rasmus Dahlin | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Henri Jokiharju | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
| 154 | 
|
Quinn Hughes | $916,666 | 1.12% |
|
|
Andrew Peeke | $916,666 | 0.75% | |
| 156 | 
|
Dylan Demelo | $900,000 | 1.10% |
| 157 | 
|
Mikhail Sergachev | $894,167 | 1.10% |
| 158 | 
|
Miro Heiskanen | $894,166 | 1.11% |
| 159 | 
|
Cale Makar | $880,833 | 1.08% |
| 160 | 
|
Ilya Lyubushkin | $874,125 | 1.01% |
|
Marcus Pettersson | $874,125 | 1.07% | |
| 162 | 
|
Thomas Chabot | $863,333 | 1.06% |
|
Travis Dermott | $863,333 | 1.06% | |
| 164 | 
|
Carl Dahlstrom | $850,000 | 1.04% |
|
Korbinian Holzer | $850,000 | 1.04% | |
|
Haydn Fleury | $850,000 | 1.04% | |
|
Juuso Riikola | $850,000 | 1.04% | |
|
Oscar Fantenberg | $850,000 | 1.04% | |
| 169 | 
|
Libor Hajek | $833,333 | 1.02% |
| 170 | 
|
Alex Biega | $825,000 | 0.98% |
|
Paul Ladue | $825,000 | 0.71% | |
| 172 | 
|
Nicolas Hague | $822,500 | 0.96% |
| 173 | 
|
Cody Goloubef | $800,000 | 0.98% |
|
Christian Folin | $800,000 | 0.98% | |
| 175 |
|
Bode Wilde | $792,500 | 0.97% |
| 176 | 
|
Tucker Poolman | $775,000 | 0.95% |
| 177 | 
|
Cale Fleury | $771,666 | 0.95% |
| 178 |
|
Jalen Chatfield | $765,000 | 0.66% |
| 179 | 
|
Rasmus Andersson | $755,833 | 0.93% |
| 180 | 
|
Carson Soucy | $750,000 | 0.92% |
|
Michael Del Zotto | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Calle Rosen | $750,000 | 0.65% | |
| 183 | 
|
Joshua Mahura | $745,000 | 0.76% |
|
Sean Walker | $745,000 | 0.91% | |
| 185 | 
|
Taylor Fedun | $737,500 | 0.92% |
| 186 | 
|
Ryan Graves | $735,000 | 0.90% |
| 187 | 
|
Oliver Kylington | $730,833 | 0.85% |
| 188 | 
|
Colton White | $728,333 | 0.68% |
|
Samuel Girard | $728,333 | 0.89% | |
| 190 | 
|
Nick Seeler | $725,000 | 0.89% |
|
Aaron Ness | $725,000 | 0.81% | |
|
Dean Kukan | $725,000 | 0.89% | |
|
Joakim Ryan | $725,000 | 0.89% | |
| 194 | 
|
Vince Dunn | $722,500 | 0.89% |
| 195 | 
|
Ethan Bear | $720,000 | 0.88% |
|
Caleb Jones | $720,000 | 0.66% | |
| 197 | 
|
Brennan Menell | $716,666 | 0.58% |
| 198 | 
|
Jonas Siegenthaler | $714,166 | 0.88% |
|
Filip Hronek | $714,166 | 0.88% | |
| 200 | 
|
Maxime Lajoie | $710,000 | 0.63% |
| 201 | 
|
Brad Hunt | $700,000 | 0.86% |
|
Michael Stone | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Anthony Bitetto | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Luke Schenn | $700,000 | 0.73% | |
|
Dylan McIlrath | $700,000 | 0.63% | |
|
Martin Marincin | $700,000 | 0.73% | |
|
Robbie Russo | $700,000 | 0.54% | |
|
Chad Ruhwedel | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Devon Toews | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Deryk Engelland | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Matt Roy | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
| 212 | 
|
Erik Cernak | $697,500 | 0.86% |
| 213 | 
|
Philippe Myers | $678,333 | 0.70% |
| 214 | 
|
Matt Irwin | $675,000 | 0.83% |
|
Yannick Weber | $675,000 | 0.83% | |
|
Justin Holl | $675,000 | 0.83% | |
|
Joshua Brown | $675,000 | 0.83% | |
|
Ashton Sautner | $675,000 | 0.74% | |
|
Radim Simek | $675,000 | 0.83% | |
|
Kurtis Macdermid | $675,000 | 0.83% | |