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 | 38.45% |
| 2 | WPGWinnipeg Jets | 7 | $28,483,333 | $4,069,048 | 39.21% |
| 3 | CARCarolina Hurricanes | 7 | $27,621,666 | $3,945,952 | 43.24% |
| 4 | NYRNew York Rangers | 8 | $27,188,333 | $3,398,542 | 34.45% |
| 5 | MINMinnesota Wild | 7 | $26,517,628 | $3,788,233 | 34.44% |
| 6 | TBLTampa Bay Lightning | 7 | $25,534,167 | $3,647,738 | 32.99% |
| 7 | FLAFlorida Panthers | 7 | $25,233,333 | $3,604,762 | 32.02% |
| 8 | LAKLos Angeles Kings | 7 | $24,250,000 | $3,464,286 | 32.78% |
| 9 | WASWashington Capitals | 7 | $24,000,000 | $3,428,571 | 30.53% |
| 10 | STLSt Louis Blues | 8 | $23,972,500 | $2,996,563 | 30.49% |
| 11 | PITPittsburgh Penguins | 8 | $23,086,449 | $2,885,806 | 29.06% |
| 12 | VANVancouver Canucks | 7 | $22,675,000 | $3,239,286 | 31.86% |
| 13 | COLColorado Avalanche | 7 | $22,578,333 | $3,225,476 | 32.70% |
| 14 | NSHNashville Predators | 8 | $22,500,000 | $2,812,500 | 31.12% |
| 15 | CGYCalgary Flames | 7 | $22,357,365 | $3,193,909 | 28.27% |
| 16 | ANAAnaheim Ducks | 7 | $22,131,667 | $3,161,667 | 31.87% |
| 17 | AZArizona Coyotes | 7 | $21,962,500 | $3,137,500 | 35.88% |
| 18 | NJDNew Jersey Devils | 8 | $20,599,999 | $2,575,000 | 31.93% |
| 19 | NYINew York Islanders | 7 | $20,550,000 | $2,935,714 | 29.59% |
| 20 | BUFBuffalo Sabres | 7 | $20,280,357 | $2,897,194 | 25.91% |
| 21 | TORToronto Maple Leafs | 8 | $19,813,333 | $2,476,667 | 30.20% |
| 22 | CHIChicago Blackhawks | 7 | $19,738,462 | $2,819,780 | 26.01% |
| 23 | EDMEdmonton Oilers | 7 | $18,358,666 | $2,622,667 | 25.02% |
| 24 | VGKVegas Golden Knights | 8 | $18,080,042 | $2,260,005 | 23.45% |
| 25 | DALDallas Stars | 7 | $15,738,333 | $2,248,333 | 20.16% |
| 26 | MTLMontreal Canadiens | 7 | $14,261,666 | $2,037,381 | 19.79% |
| 27 | BOSBoston Bruins | 7 | $14,005,833 | $2,000,833 | 19.01% |
| 28 | DETDetroit Red Wings | 7 | $13,623,749 | $1,946,250 | 17.41% |
| 29 | CBJColumbus Blue Jackets | 6 | $12,100,000 | $2,016,667 | 16.17% |
| 30 | PHIPhiladelphia Flyers | 6 | $11,557,500 | $1,926,250 | 15.98% |
| 31 | OTTOttawa Senators | 6 | $5,418,333 | $903,056 | 7.49% |
| Total | 222 | $644,763,547 | $89,483,759 | 26.23% | |
| Average | 7 | $20,798,824 | $2,904,340 | 28.31% |
| 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 | 
|
Dustin Byfuglien | $7,600,000 | 9.56% |
| 6 | 
|
Ryan Suter | $7,538,462 | 9.49% |
| 7 | 
|
Aaron Ekblad | $7,500,000 | 9.43% |
| 8 | 
|
Kris Letang | $7,250,000 | 9.12% |
| 9 | 
|
Marc-Edouard Vlasic | $7,000,000 | 8.81% |
|
Dion Phaneuf | $7,000,000 | 6.60% | |
|
Drew Doughty | $7,000,000 | 8.81% | |
| 12 | 
|
Brent Seabrook | $6,875,000 | 8.78% |
| 13 | 
|
Mark Giordano | $6,750,000 | 8.49% |
| 14 | 
|
Kevin Shattenkirk | $6,650,000 | 8.36% |
| 15 | 
|
Alex Pietrangelo | $6,500,000 | 8.19% |
|
Cam Fowler | $6,500,000 | 8.18% | |
|
Erik Karlsson | $6,500,000 | 8.18% | |
| 18 | 
|
Keith Yandle | $6,350,000 | 7.99% |
| 19 | 
|
Mathew Dumba | $6,000,000 | 7.55% |
|
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 | 
|
Colton Parayko | $5,500,000 | 6.93% |
|
Jacob Trouba | $5,500,000 | 6.92% | |
|
Tyler Myers | $5,500,000 | 6.92% | |
|
Jeff Petry | $5,500,000 | 6.92% | |
|
Oliver Ekman-Larsson | $5,500,000 | 6.92% | |
|
Tyson Barrie | $5,500,000 | 6.92% | |
|
Nick Leddy | $5,500,000 | 6.92% | |
| 33 | 
|
Alex Goligoski | $5,475,000 | 6.89% |
| 34 | 
|
Jay Bouwmeester | $5,400,000 | 6.81% |
|
Rasmus Ristolainen | $5,400,000 | 6.79% | |
| 36 | 
|
Jaccob Slavin | $5,300,000 | 6.67% |
| 37 | 
|
Brady Skjei | $5,250,000 | 6.60% |
|
Hampus Lindholm | $5,250,000 | 6.60% | |
| 39 | 
|
Shea Theodore | $5,200,000 | 6.61% |
| 40 | 
|
Jared Spurgeon | $5,187,500 | 6.53% |
| 41 | 
|
Zach Bogosian | $5,142,857 | 6.47% |
| 42 | 
|
Dmitry Orlov | $5,100,000 | 6.42% |
| 43 | 
|
Danny DeKeyser | $5,000,000 | 6.35% |
|
Morgan Rielly | $5,000,000 | 6.50% | |
|
Alexander Edler | $5,000,000 | 6.29% | |
|
Andy Greene | $5,000,000 | 6.29% | |
|
Zdeno Chara | $5,000,000 | 6.35% | |
| 48 | 
|
Noah Hanifin | $4,950,000 | 6.23% |
| 49 | 
|
Marc Methot | $4,900,000 | 6.16% |
| 50 | 
|
Sami Vatanen | $4,875,000 | 6.13% |
|
Michael Matheson | $4,875,000 | 6.13% | |
| 52 | 
|
Justin Faulk | $4,833,333 | 6.08% |
| 53 | 
|
Niklas Kronwall | $4,750,000 | 6.03% |
| 54 | 
|
Ryan McDonagh | $4,700,000 | 5.92% |
| 55 | 
|
T.J. Brodie | $4,650,000 | 5.85% |
| 56 | 
|
Karl Alzner | $4,625,000 | 5.82% |
| 57 | 
|
Calvin de Haan | $4,550,000 | 5.72% |
| 58 | 
|
Anton Stralman | $4,500,000 | 5.67% |
|
Shayne Gostisbehere | $4,500,000 | 5.66% | |
|
Nikita Zaitsev | $4,500,000 | 5.85% | |
| 61 | 
|
Chris Tanev | $4,450,000 | 5.60% |
| 62 | 
|
Brendan Smith | $4,350,000 | 5.47% |
| 63 | 
|
Dmitry Kulikov | $4,333,333 | 5.45% |
| 64 | 
|
John Klingberg | $4,250,000 | 5.35% |
|
Ian Cole | $4,250,000 | 5.35% | |
|
David Savard | $4,250,000 | 5.35% | |
| 67 | 
|
Oscar Klefbom | $4,167,000 | 5.24% |
| 68 | 
|
Jonas Brodin | $4,166,666 | 5.24% |
|
Adam Larsson | $4,166,666 | 5.24% | |
|
Damon Severson | $4,166,666 | 5.24% | |
| 71 | 
|
Josh Manson | $4,100,000 | 5.16% |
|
Niklas Hjalmarsson | $4,100,000 | 5.16% | |
|
Brian Dumoulin | $4,100,000 | 5.16% | |
| 74 | 
|
Olli Maatta | $4,083,333 | 5.14% |
| 75 | 
|
Jake Gardiner | $4,050,000 | 5.26% |
| 76 | 
|
Brett Pesce | $4,025,000 | 5.06% |
| 77 | 
|
Roman Josi | $4,000,000 | 5.03% |
|
Kris Russell | $4,000,000 | 5.03% | |
|
Erik Gudbranson | $4,000,000 | 5.03% | |
|
Jacob Muzzin | $4,000,000 | 5.03% | |
|
Alec Martinez | $4,000,000 | 5.03% | |
|
Marco Scandella | $4,000,000 | 5.03% | |
| 83 | 
|
Jason Demers | $3,937,500 | 4.95% |
| 84 | 
|
Colin Miller | $3,875,000 | 4.93% |
| 85 | 
|
Justin Braun | $3,800,000 | 4.78% |
| 86 | 
|
Mattias Ekholm | $3,750,000 | 4.72% |
| 87 | 
|
Braydon Coburn | $3,700,000 | 4.66% |
| 88 | 
|
Michael Stone | $3,500,000 | 4.40% |
| 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 | 
|
Joel Edmundson | $3,000,000 | 3.78% |
|
Dan Girardi | $3,000,000 | 3.78% | |
|
Ron Hainsey | $3,000,000 | 3.90% | |
|
Michael Del Zotto | $3,000,000 | 3.77% | |
| 99 | 
|
Ryan Murray | $2,825,000 | 3.55% |
| 100 | 
|
Ben Hutton | $2,800,000 | 3.52% |
| 101 | 
|
Adam McQuaid | $2,750,000 | 3.46% |
|
John Moore | $2,750,000 | 3.49% | |
| 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% | |
|
Patrik Nemeth | $2,500,000 | 3.14% | |
|
Kevan Miller | $2,500,000 | 3.18% | |
|
Brayden McNabb | $2,500,000 | 3.18% | |
|
Thomas Hickey | $2,500,000 | 3.14% | |
| 113 | 
|
Nathan Beaulieu | $2,400,000 | 3.02% |
| 114 | 
|
Troy Stecher | $2,325,000 | 2.92% |
| 115 | 
|
Trevor Van Riemsdyk | $2,300,000 | 2.89% |
|
Jan Rutta | $2,300,000 | 2.94% | |
| 117 | 
|
Greg Pateryn | $2,250,000 | 2.83% |
|
Brandon Manning | $2,250,000 | 2.87% | |
| 119 | 
|
Esa Lindell | $2,200,000 | 2.77% |
|
Nick Holden | $2,200,000 | 2.80% | |
| 121 | 
|
Nikita Zadorov | $2,150,000 | 2.70% |
| 122 | 
|
Jamie Oleksiak | $2,137,500 | 2.69% |
| 123 | 
|
Ryan Pulock | $2,000,000 | 2.52% |
| 124 | 
|
Alex Petrovic | $1,950,000 | 2.45% |
| 125 | 
|
Matthew Benning | $1,900,000 | 2.39% |
| 126 | 
|
Adam Pelech | $1,600,000 | 2.01% |
|
Jake McCabe | $1,600,000 | 2.01% | |
| 128 | 
|
Deryk Engelland | $1,500,000 | 1.91% |
|
Luca Sbisa | $1,500,000 | 1.89% | |
| 130 | 
|
Mark Barberio | $1,450,000 | 1.82% |
|
Scott Mayfield | $1,450,000 | 1.82% | |
| 132 | 
|
Steven Santini | $1,416,666 | 1.78% |
| 133 | 
|
Ben Chiarot | $1,400,000 | 1.76% |
|
Matthew Grzelcyk | $1,400,000 | 1.78% | |
| 135 | 
|
Kevin Connauton | $1,375,000 | 1.73% |
|
Jon Merrill | $1,375,000 | 1.75% | |
| 137 | 
|
Connor Carrick | $1,300,000 | 1.64% |
|
Roman Polak | $1,300,000 | 1.64% | |
|
Andrej Sustr | $1,300,000 | 1.64% | |
| 140 | 
|
Dan Hamhuis | $1,250,000 | 1.57% |
| 141 | 
|
Mark Borowiecki | $1,200,000 | 1.51% |
|
Erik Gustafsson | $1,200,000 | 1.53% | |
| 143 | 
|
Robert Bortuzzo | $1,150,000 | 1.45% |
|
Robert Hagg | $1,150,000 | 1.45% | |
| 145 | 
|
Jordie Benn | $1,100,000 | 1.38% |
|
Derrick Pouliot | $1,100,000 | 1.38% | |
| 147 | 
|
Madison Bowey | $1,000,000 | 1.26% |
|
Brooks Orpik | $1,000,000 | 1.26% | |
|
Jakub Jerabek | $1,000,000 | 1.26% | |
|
Joe Morrow | $1,000,000 | 1.26% | |
|
Chris Wideman | $1,000,000 | 1.26% | |
| 152 | 
|
Rasmus Dahlin | $925,000 | 1.16% |
|
Neal Pionk | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
Miro Heiskanen | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
|
Juuso Valimaki | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
|
Dennis Cholowski | $925,000 | 1.17% | |
|
|
Igor Ozhiganov | $925,000 | 1.20% | |
|
|
Evan Bouchard | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
Henri Jokiharju | $925,000 | 1.18% | |
|
|
Ilya Lyubushkin | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
Will Butcher | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
|
Juuso Riikola | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
Bogdan Kiselevich | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
Zachary Werenski | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
| 165 | 
|
Charles Mcavoy | $916,667 | 1.16% |
| 166 | 
|
Dylan Demelo | $900,000 | 1.13% |
|
MacKenzie Weegar | $900,000 | 1.13% | |
| 168 | 
|
Mikhail Sergachev | $894,167 | 1.13% |
|
Ivan Provorov | $894,167 | 1.12% | |
| 170 | 
|
Slater Koekkoek | $865,000 | 1.09% |
| 171 | 
|
Anthony DeAngelo | $863,333 | 1.09% |
|
Julius Honka | $863,333 | 1.09% | |
|
Thomas Chabot | $863,333 | 1.09% | |
|
Noah Juulsen | $863,333 | 1.09% | |
|
Haydn Fleury | $863,333 | 1.09% | |
|
Travis Sanheim | $863,333 | 1.09% | |
|
Travis Dermott | $863,333 | 1.12% | |
| 178 | 
|
Mirco Mueller | $850,000 | 1.07% |
| 179 |
|
Libor Sulak | $833,750 | 1.06% |
|
|
Jake Bischoff | $833,750 | 0.99% | |
| 181 | 
|
Paul Ladue | $825,000 | 1.04% |
| 182 | 
|
Casey Nelson | $812,500 | 1.02% |
|
Nick Jensen | $812,500 | 1.03% | |
| 184 | 
|
Dalton Prout | $800,000 | 1.01% |
|
Luke Schenn | $800,000 | 1.01% | |
|
Christian Folin | $800,000 | 1.01% | |
|
Martin Marincin | $800,000 | 1.04% | |
| 188 | 
|
Marcus Pettersson | $794,167 | 1.00% |
| 189 | 
|
Brandon Carlo | $789,166 | 1.00% |
| 190 |
|
Rasmus Andersson | $786,666 | 0.98% |
| 191 | 
|
Victor Mete | $748,333 | 0.94% |
| 192 |
|
Jeff Taylor | $742,500 | 0.87% |
| 193 |
|
Maxime Lajoie | $730,000 | 0.92% |
| 194 | 
|
Samuel Girard | $728,333 | 0.92% |
| 195 |
|
Filip Hronek | $725,833 | 0.92% |
| 196 | 
|
Dean Kukan | $725,000 | 0.91% |
|
Nick Seeler | $725,000 | 0.91% | |
|
Ben Harpur | $725,000 | 0.91% | |
|
Mike Reilly | $725,000 | 0.91% | |
| 200 | 
|
Vince Dunn | $722,500 | 0.91% |
| 201 | 
|
Jordan Schmaltz | $700,000 | 0.88% |
|
Fredrik Claesson | $700,000 | 0.88% | |
|
Xavier Ouellet | $700,000 | 0.88% | |
|
Eric Gryba | $700,000 | 0.88% | |
| 205 |
|
Radim Simek | $675,000 | 0.85% |
|
Scott Harrington | $675,000 | 0.85% | |
|
Matt Irwin | $675,000 | 0.85% | |
|
Yannick Weber | $675,000 | 0.85% | |
|
Justin Holl | $675,000 | 0.88% | |
| 210 | 
|
Tim Heed | $650,000 | 0.82% |
|
Joakim Ryan | $650,000 | 0.82% | |
|
|
Oscar Fantenberg | $650,000 | 0.82% | |
|
Christian Djoos | $650,000 | 0.82% | |
|
Nate Prosser | $650,000 | 0.82% | |
|
Anthony Bitetto | $650,000 | 0.82% | |
|
Brandon Davidson | $650,000 | 0.83% | |
|
Jordan Oesterle | $650,000 | 0.82% | |
|
Chad Ruhwedel | $650,000 | 0.82% | |
|
Steven Kampfer | $650,000 | 0.83% | |
|
Brad Hunt | $650,000 | 0.83% | |
| 221 | 
|
Joe Hicketts | $576,666 | 0.73% |
| 222 | 
|
Jason Garrison | $0 | 0.00% |