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 | SJSSan Jose Sharks | 9 | $33,004,954 | $3,667,217 | 40.76% |
| 2 | MINMinnesota Wild | 7 | $32,180,128 | $4,597,161 | 39.70% |
| 3 | AZArizona Coyotes | 10 | $31,071,248 | $3,107,125 | 38.31% |
| 4 | FLAFlorida Panthers | 9 | $27,809,105 | $3,089,901 | 34.11% |
| 5 | NSHNashville Predators | 10 | $26,392,012 | $2,639,201 | 31.61% |
| 6 | STLSt Louis Blues | 9 | $26,158,527 | $2,906,503 | 32.88% |
| 7 | MTLMontreal Canadiens | 8 | $25,503,147 | $3,187,893 | 31.46% |
| 8 | CARCarolina Hurricanes | 7 | $25,437,606 | $3,633,944 | 32.81% |
| 9 | NJDNew Jersey Devils | 9 | $25,118,156 | $2,790,906 | 40.42% |
| 10 | WASWashington Capitals | 7 | $25,095,000 | $3,585,000 | 30.83% |
| 11 | TBLTampa Bay Lightning | 8 | $24,591,922 | $3,073,990 | 30.06% |
| 12 | PITPittsburgh Penguins | 9 | $24,550,175 | $2,727,797 | 28.83% |
| 13 | CGYCalgary Flames | 8 | $22,819,366 | $2,852,421 | 29.30% |
| 14 | EDMEdmonton Oilers | 9 | $22,293,767 | $2,477,085 | 27.36% |
| 15 | VGKVegas Golden Knights | 6 | $21,416,100 | $3,569,350 | 26.38% |
| 16 | VANVancouver Canucks | 8 | $21,362,660 | $2,670,333 | 28.84% |
| 17 | PHIPhiladelphia Flyers | 8 | $20,742,750 | $2,592,844 | 26.33% |
| 18 | LAKLos Angeles Kings | 8 | $20,270,869 | $2,533,859 | 28.49% |
| 19 | TORToronto Maple Leafs | 7 | $19,664,949 | $2,809,278 | 24.05% |
| 20 | CHIChicago Blackhawks | 9 | $18,970,984 | $2,107,887 | 28.31% |
| 21 | DALDallas Stars | 8 | $18,031,666 | $2,253,958 | 22.98% |
| 22 | ANAAnaheim Ducks | 9 | $17,953,510 | $1,994,834 | 21.78% |
| 23 | NYINew York Islanders | 8 | $17,507,464 | $2,188,433 | 21.80% |
| 24 | WPGWinnipeg Jets | 9 | $17,364,036 | $1,929,337 | 21.52% |
| 25 | BOSBoston Bruins | 9 | $16,029,730 | $1,781,081 | 20.04% |
| 26 | NYRNew York Rangers | 8 | $15,956,800 | $1,994,600 | 21.50% |
| 27 | COLColorado Avalanche | 7 | $15,755,247 | $2,250,750 | 19.72% |
| 28 | OTTOttawa Senators | 8 | $15,059,690 | $1,882,461 | 22.70% |
| 29 | DETDetroit Red Wings | 8 | $14,986,960 | $1,873,370 | 20.33% |
| 30 | CBJColumbus Blue Jackets | 8 | $13,505,945 | $1,688,243 | 18.42% |
| 31 | BUFBuffalo Sabres | 8 | $13,038,604 | $1,629,826 | 17.94% |
| Total | 255 | $669,643,077 | $82,086,589 | 26.67% | |
| Average | 8 | $21,601,390 | $2,626,051 | 27.73% |
| 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 | 10.84% |
| 6 | 
|
Oliver Ekman-Larsson | $8,250,000 | 10.15% |
| 7 | 
|
Thomas Chabot | $8,000,000 | 9.82% |
|
Brent Burns | $8,000,000 | 9.82% | |
|
Jacob Trouba | $8,000,000 | 10.36% | |
|
John Carlson | $8,000,000 | 9.87% | |
| 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 | 
|
Ryan McDonagh | $6,750,000 | 8.28% |
|
Ivan Provorov | $6,750,000 | 8.29% | |
|
Mark Giordano | $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 | 
|
Joshua Morrissey | $6,250,000 | 7.67% |
|
Ryan Ellis | $6,250,000 | 7.67% | |
| 27 | 
|
Alexander Edler | $6,000,000 | 7.52% |
|
Tyler Myers | $6,000,000 | 7.52% | |
|
Mathew Dumba | $6,000,000 | 7.36% | |
| 30 | 
|
Nate Schmidt | $5,950,000 | 7.46% |
| 31 | 
|
Esa Lindell | $5,800,000 | 7.39% |
| 32 | 
|
Dougie Hamilton | $5,750,000 | 7.18% |
| 33 | 
|
Marc Staal | $5,700,000 | 6.99% |
| 34 | 
|
Jacob Muzzin | $5,625,000 | 6.90% |
| 35 | 
|
Darnell Nurse | $5,600,000 | 6.90% |
| 36 | 
|
Duncan Keith | $5,538,462 | 6.89% |
| 37 | 
|
Jeff Petry | $5,500,000 | 6.75% |
|
Nick Leddy | $5,500,000 | 6.75% | |
|
Colton Parayko | $5,500,000 | 6.81% | |
| 40 | 
|
Alex Goligoski | $5,475,000 | 6.73% |
| 41 | 
|
Rasmus Ristolainen | $5,400,000 | 6.75% |
|
Seth Jones | $5,400,000 | 6.63% | |
| 43 | 
|
Jaccob Slavin | $5,300,000 | 6.61% |
| 44 | 
|
Brady Skjei | $5,250,000 | 6.55% |
| 45 | 
|
Shea Theodore | $5,200,000 | 6.40% |
| 46 | 
|
Dmitry Orlov | $5,100,000 | 6.29% |
| 47 | 
|
Morgan Rielly | $5,000,000 | 6.13% |
|
T.J. Brodie | $5,000,000 | 6.13% | |
|
Samuel Girard | $5,000,000 | 6.13% | |
|
Ryan Pulock | $5,000,000 | 6.13% | |
|
Niklas Hjalmarsson | $5,000,000 | 6.15% | |
|
Danny DeKeyser | $5,000,000 | 6.13% | |
| 53 | 
|
Noah Hanifin | $4,950,000 | 6.07% |
| 54 | 
|
Charles Mcavoy | $4,900,000 | 6.08% |
| 55 | 
|
Michael Matheson | $4,875,000 | 5.98% |
| 56 | 
|
Mikhail Sergachev | $4,800,000 | 5.89% |
| 57 | 
|
Ryan Murray | $4,600,000 | 5.64% |
|
Jakob Chychrun | $4,600,000 | 5.66% | |
| 59 | 
|
Calvin de Haan | $4,550,000 | 5.66% |
|
Rasmus Andersson | $4,550,000 | 5.58% | |
| 61 | 
|
Nikita Zaitsev | $4,500,000 | 5.52% |
|
Shayne Gostisbehere | $4,500,000 | 5.53% | |
|
Chris Tanev | $4,500,000 | 5.52% | |
| 64 | 
|
Brendan Smith | $4,350,000 | 5.63% |
| 65 | 
|
David Savard | $4,250,000 | 5.21% |
|
John Klingberg | $4,250,000 | 5.42% | |
|
Ian Cole | $4,250,000 | 5.21% | |
| 68 | 
|
Adam Larsson | $4,166,666 | 5.13% |
|
Damon Severson | $4,166,666 | 5.11% | |
|
Jonas Brodin | $4,166,666 | 5.11% | |
| 71 | 
|
Josh Manson | $4,100,000 | 5.03% |
|
Devon Toews | $4,100,000 | 5.03% | |
|
Brian Dumoulin | $4,100,000 | 5.03% | |
| 74 | 
|
Olli Maatta | $4,083,333 | 5.01% |
| 75 | 
|
Jake Gardiner | $4,050,000 | 5.05% |
| 76 | 
|
Marcus Pettersson | $4,025,175 | 4.94% |
| 77 | 
|
Brett Pesce | $4,025,000 | 5.02% |
| 78 | 
|
Kris Russell | $4,000,000 | 4.93% |
|
Erik Gudbranson | $4,000,000 | 4.91% | |
|
Alec Martinez | $4,000,000 | 4.93% | |
|
Justin Schultz | $4,000,000 | 4.93% | |
| 82 | 
|
Jason Demers | $3,937,500 | 4.84% |
| 83 | 
|
Kevin Shattenkirk | $3,900,000 | 4.79% |
|
Brenden Dillon | $3,900,000 | 4.81% | |
| 85 | 
|
Colin Miller | $3,875,000 | 4.84% |
| 86 | 
|
Connor Murphy | $3,850,000 | 4.79% |
|
Brandon Montour | $3,850,000 | 4.72% | |
| 88 | 
|
Tyson Barrie | $3,750,000 | 4.62% |
|
Mattias Ekholm | $3,750,000 | 4.60% | |
| 90 | 
|
Will Butcher | $3,733,333 | 4.58% |
| 91 | 
|
Matthew Grzelcyk | $3,687,500 | 4.58% |
| 92 | 
|
Ben Chiarot | $3,500,000 | 4.29% |
|
Joel Edmundson | $3,500,000 | 4.29% | |
| 94 | 
|
Marco Scandella | $3,275,000 | 4.05% |
| 95 | 
|
Travis Sanheim | $3,250,000 | 3.99% |
|
MacKenzie Weegar | $3,250,000 | 3.99% | |
| 97 | 
|
Nikita Zadorov | $3,200,000 | 3.98% |
| 98 | 
|
Ryan Graves | $3,166,666 | 3.89% |
| 99 | 
|
Erik Gustafsson | $3,000,000 | 3.68% |
|
Neal Pionk | $3,000,000 | 3.68% | |
|
Dylan Demelo | $3,000,000 | 3.68% | |
|
Patrik Nemeth | $3,000,000 | 3.68% | |
| 103 | 
|
Erik Cernak | $2,950,000 | 3.62% |
| 104 | 
|
Brandon Carlo | $2,850,000 | 3.54% |
| 105 | 
|
Vladislav Gavrikov | $2,800,000 | 3.44% |
| 106 | 
|
Carson Soucy | $2,750,000 | 3.37% |
| 107 | 
|
Markus Nutivaara | $2,700,000 | 3.31% |
| 108 | 
|
Sean Walker | $2,650,000 | 3.25% |
| 109 | 
|
Philippe Myers | $2,550,000 | 3.13% |
| 110 | 
|
Radko Gudas | $2,500,000 | 3.07% |
|
Brayden McNabb | $2,500,000 | 3.08% | |
|
Nick Jensen | $2,500,000 | 3.08% | |
| 113 | 
|
Radim Simek | $2,250,000 | 2.76% |
| 114 | 
|
Jamie Oleksiak | $2,137,500 | 2.72% |
| 115 | 
|
Jordie Benn | $2,000,000 | 2.45% |
|
Ethan Bear | $2,000,000 | 2.46% | |
|
Justin Holl | $2,000,000 | 2.45% | |
|
Sami Vatanen | $2,000,000 | 2.55% | |
| 119 | 
|
Vince Dunn | $1,875,000 | 2.32% |
| 120 | 
|
Brett Kulak | $1,850,000 | 2.27% |
| 121 | 
|
Justin Braun | $1,800,000 | 2.21% |
| 122 | 
|
Troy Stecher | $1,700,000 | 2.09% |
|
Braydon Coburn | $1,700,000 | 2.09% | |
| 124 | 
|
Dean Kukan | $1,650,000 | 2.02% |
| 125 | 
|
Scott Harrington | $1,633,333 | 2.00% |
| 126 | 
|
Robert Hagg | $1,600,000 | 1.96% |
|
Adam Pelech | $1,600,000 | 1.96% | |
| 128 | 
|
Connor Carrick | $1,500,000 | 1.84% |
|
Andrej Sekera | $1,500,000 | 1.91% | |
| 130 | 
|
Scott Mayfield | $1,450,000 | 1.78% |
| 131 | 
|
Jordan Oesterle | $1,400,000 | 1.72% |
| 132 | 
|
Robert Bortuzzo | $1,375,000 | 1.70% |
| 133 | 
|
Ilya Lyubushkin | $1,350,000 | 1.66% |
| 134 | 
|
Jan Rutta | $1,300,000 | 1.60% |
|
Haydn Fleury | $1,300,000 | 1.60% | |
| 136 | 
|
Cody Ceci | $1,250,000 | 1.53% |
|
Travis Hamonic | $1,250,000 | 1.57% | |
|
Kevan Miller | $1,250,000 | 1.55% | |
| 139 | 
|
Joshua Brown | $1,200,000 | 1.47% |
|
Jacob Larsson | $1,200,000 | 1.47% | |
| 141 | 
|
Dmitry Kulikov | $1,150,000 | 1.42% |
|
Juuso Riikola | $1,150,000 | 1.41% | |
| 143 |
|
Ilya Lyubushkin | $1,000,000 | 1.23% |
|
Christian Djoos | $1,000,000 | 1.23% | |
|
Derek Forbort | $1,000,000 | 1.23% | |
|
Matthew Benning | $1,000,000 | 1.23% | |
|
Connor Clifton | $1,000,000 | 1.24% | |
| 148 | 
|
Ben Hutton | $950,000 | 1.17% |
| 149 | 
|
Jacob Bernard-Docker | $925,000 | 1.13% |
|
Jon Merrill | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Artem Zub | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Rasmus Dahlin | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
Henri Jokiharju | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
|
Wyatt Kalynuk | $925,000 | 1.15% | |
|
Ian Mitchell | $925,000 | 1.15% | |
|
|
Jeremy Davies | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Dante Fabbro | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
|
David Farrance | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
|
Jamie Drysdale | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Conor Timmins | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
John Marino | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
|
Jack Rathbone | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
Michael Anderson | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Mikko Lehtonen | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Mario Ferraro | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
|
Brinson Pasichnuk | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Adam Fox | $925,000 | 1.20% | |
|
Ryan Lindgren | $925,000 | 1.20% | |
|
K'Andre Miller | $925,000 | 1.20% | |
| 170 | 
|
Quinn Hughes | $916,666 | 1.15% |
|
Andrew Peeke | $916,666 | 1.12% | |
| 172 | 
|
Christian Wolanin | $900,000 | 1.10% |
| 173 | 
|
Alexander Romanov | $894,167 | 1.10% |
|
Ville Heinola | $894,167 | 1.10% | |
|
Adam Boqvist | $894,167 | 1.11% | |
|
Rasmus Sandin | $894,167 | 1.10% | |
|
Tobias Bjornfot | $894,167 | 1.10% | |
|
Noah Dobson | $894,167 | 1.10% | |
| 179 | 
|
Dennis Cholowski | $894,166 | 1.10% |
|
Juuso Valimaki | $894,166 | 1.10% | |
|
Miro Heiskanen | $894,166 | 1.14% | |
| 182 | 
|
Jacob Bryson | $889,166 | 1.11% |
| 183 | 
|
Cale Makar | $880,833 | 1.08% |
| 184 | 
|
Alex Biega | $875,000 | 1.07% |
|
Kurtis Macdermid | $875,000 | 1.07% | |
| 186 | 
|
Travis Dermott | $874,125 | 1.07% |
| 187 |
|
Alec Regula | $866,667 | 1.08% |
| 188 | 
|
William Borgen | $864,166 | 1.08% |
| 189 | 
|
Jake Bean | $863,333 | 1.08% |
|
Erik Brannstrom | $863,333 | 1.06% | |
|
Logan Stanley | $863,333 | 1.06% | |
|
Evan Bouchard | $863,333 | 1.06% | |
|
Ty Smith | $863,333 | 1.06% | |
|
Olli Juolevi | $863,333 | 1.08% | |
| 195 |
|
Olle Alsing | $858,750 | 1.05% |
|
|
Matt Kiersted | $858,750 | 1.05% | |
| 197 | 
|
Caleb Jones | $850,000 | 1.05% |
|
Jeremy Lauzon | $850,000 | 1.06% | |
| 199 | 
|
Libor Hajek | $833,333 | 1.08% |
| 200 | 
|
Trevor Van Riemsdyk | $800,000 | 0.99% |
|
Jonas Siegenthaler | $800,000 | 0.98% | |
|
Steven Kampfer | $800,000 | 0.99% | |
| 203 | 
|
Nikolai Knyzhov | $796,667 | 0.98% |
| 204 | 
|
Zdeno Chara | $795,000 | 0.98% |
|
|
Kevin Bahl | $795,000 | 0.98% | |
| 206 | 
|
Nicolas Hague | $791,667 | 0.97% |
| 207 | 
|
Niko Mikkola | $787,500 | 0.97% |
|
Oliver Kylington | $787,500 | 0.97% | |
| 209 | 
|
Gustav Lindstrom | $775,833 | 0.95% |
| 210 | 
|
Tucker Poolman | $775,000 | 0.95% |
| 211 | 
|
Riley Stillman | $773,333 | 0.96% |
| 212 | 
|
Jani Hakanpaa | $750,000 | 0.94% |
|
Andy Welinski | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Christian Jaros | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Mark Pysyk | $750,000 | 0.96% | |
| 216 | 
|
Anthony Bitetto | $737,500 | 0.95% |
| 217 | 
|
Victor Mete | $735,000 | 0.90% |
| 218 |
|
Alex Carrier | $733,333 | 0.90% |
| 219 | 
|
Jake Walman | $725,000 | 0.90% |
|
Sami Niku | $725,000 | 0.89% | |
|
Aaron Ness | $725,000 | 0.89% | |
|
William Lagesson | $725,000 | 0.89% | |
|
Jacob MacDonald | $725,000 | 0.89% | |
|
Mark Friedman | $725,000 | 0.89% | |
|
Gabriel Carlsson | $725,000 | 0.89% | |
|
Sebastian Aho | $725,000 | 0.89% | |
|
Zach Whitecloud | $725,000 | 0.89% | |
|
Jakub Zboril | $725,000 | 0.90% | |
| 229 | 
|
Filip Hronek | $714,166 | 0.88% |
| 230 | 
|
Steven Santini | $700,000 | 0.87% |
|
Ben Harpur | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Samuel Morin | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Matt Irwin | $700,000 | 0.87% | |
|
Gustav Forsling | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Noah Juulsen | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Matt Tennyson | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Chad Ruhwedel | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Zach Trotman | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Yannick Weber | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Jalen Chatfield | $700,000 | 0.88% | |
|
Michael Del Zotto | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Andy Greene | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Matt Roy | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Nikita Nesterov | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Joel Hanley | $700,000 | 0.89% | |
|
Michael Stone | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Jarred Tinordi | $700,000 | 0.87% | |
|
Brad Hunt | $700,000 | 0.86% | |