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 | $32,180,128 | $4,597,161 | 39.42% |
| 2 | AZArizona Coyotes | 7 | $29,662,500 | $4,237,500 | 37.43% |
| 3 | FLAFlorida Panthers | 8 | $26,934,448 | $3,366,806 | 34.36% |
| 4 | CARCarolina Hurricanes | 7 | $26,285,326 | $3,755,047 | 33.67% |
| 5 | WASWashington Capitals | 8 | $25,895,000 | $3,236,875 | 31.89% |
| 6 | STLSt Louis Blues | 7 | $25,724,267 | $3,674,895 | 32.41% |
| 7 | NJDNew Jersey Devils | 7 | $25,513,332 | $3,644,762 | 35.68% |
| 8 | TBLTampa Bay Lightning | 6 | $24,512,270 | $4,085,378 | 30.06% |
| 9 | MTLMontreal Canadiens | 7 | $23,828,563 | $3,404,080 | 29.32% |
| 10 | VANVancouver Canucks | 8 | $23,665,168 | $2,958,146 | 30.11% |
| 11 | PHIPhiladelphia Flyers | 7 | $23,450,000 | $3,350,000 | 28.86% |
| 12 | CGYCalgary Flames | 6 | $22,344,166 | $3,724,028 | 27.20% |
| 13 | CBJColumbus Blue Jackets | 8 | $22,120,833 | $2,765,104 | 27.86% |
| 14 | PITPittsburgh Penguins | 9 | $21,166,447 | $2,351,827 | 25.84% |
| 15 | OTTOttawa Senators | 7 | $20,873,478 | $2,981,925 | 28.93% |
| 16 | NSHNashville Predators | 7 | $20,422,754 | $2,917,536 | 25.87% |
| 17 | EDMEdmonton Oilers | 6 | $20,366,666 | $3,394,444 | 26.70% |
| 18 | TORToronto Maple Leafs | 7 | $20,344,369 | $2,906,338 | 24.71% |
| 19 | LAKLos Angeles Kings | 7 | $20,176,945 | $2,882,421 | 27.97% |
| 20 | CHIChicago Blackhawks | 7 | $19,701,625 | $2,814,518 | 24.49% |
| 21 | VGKVegas Golden Knights | 5 | $19,407,500 | $3,881,500 | 24.50% |
| 22 | SJSSan Jose Sharks | 5 | $18,957,952 | $3,791,590 | 24.08% |
| 23 | DETDetroit Red Wings | 7 | $18,039,166 | $2,577,024 | 24.94% |
| 24 | DALDallas Stars | 7 | $16,031,666 | $2,290,238 | 20.50% |
| 25 | WPGWinnipeg Jets | 7 | $16,000,000 | $2,285,714 | 19.96% |
| 26 | NYINew York Islanders | 7 | $15,869,167 | $2,267,024 | 19.44% |
| 27 | BOSBoston Bruins | 8 | $14,556,581 | $1,819,573 | 18.51% |
| 28 | COLColorado Avalanche | 6 | $14,450,589 | $2,408,432 | 17.91% |
| 29 | ANAAnaheim Ducks | 6 | $13,807,338 | $2,301,223 | 17.07% |
| 30 | BUFBuffalo Sabres | 6 | $10,834,545 | $1,805,758 | 13.45% |
| 31 | NYRNew York Rangers | 6 | $8,762,722 | $1,460,454 | 11.60% |
| Total | 213 | $641,885,511 | $93,937,321 | 25.57% | |
| Average | 7 | $20,705,984 | $3,013,547 | 26.28% |
| Rank | Player | 2020 Cap Dollars | % of 2020 Cap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Drew Doughty | $11,000,000 | 13.50% |
| 2 | 
|
Roman Josi | $9,059,000 | 11.12% |
| 3 | 
|
P.K. Subban | $9,000,000 | 11.04% |
| 4 | 
|
Alex Pietrangelo | $8,800,000 | 10.84% |
| 5 | 
|
Oliver Ekman-Larsson | $8,250,000 | 10.15% |
| 6 | 
|
Brent Burns | $8,000,000 | 9.82% |
|
John Carlson | $8,000,000 | 9.87% | |
|
Thomas Chabot | $8,000,000 | 9.82% | |
| 9 | 
|
Victor Hedman | $7,875,000 | 9.66% |
| 10 | 
|
Shea Weber | $7,857,143 | 9.64% |
| 11 | 
|
Jared Spurgeon | $7,575,000 | 9.29% |
| 12 | 
|
Ryan Suter | $7,538,462 | 9.25% |
| 13 | 
|
Aaron Ekblad | $7,500,000 | 9.20% |
| 14 | 
|
Kris Letang | $7,250,000 | 8.90% |
| 15 | 
|
Marc-Edouard Vlasic | $7,000,000 | 8.59% |
| 16 | 
|
Mark Giordano | $6,750,000 | 8.28% |
|
Ryan McDonagh | $6,750,000 | 8.28% | |
|
Ivan Provorov | $6,750,000 | 8.29% | |
| 19 | 
|
Cam Fowler | $6,500,000 | 7.98% |
|
Justin Faulk | $6,500,000 | 8.05% | |
|
Torey Krug | $6,500,000 | 8.05% | |
| 22 | 
|
Keith Yandle | $6,350,000 | 7.79% |
| 23 | 
|
Joshua Morrissey | $6,250,000 | 7.67% |
|
Ryan Ellis | $6,250,000 | 7.67% | |
| 25 | 
|
Alexander Edler | $6,000,000 | 7.52% |
|
Tyler Myers | $6,000,000 | 7.52% | |
|
Mathew Dumba | $6,000,000 | 7.36% | |
| 28 | 
|
Nate Schmidt | $5,950,000 | 7.46% |
| 29 | 
|
Esa Lindell | $5,800,000 | 7.39% |
| 30 | 
|
Dougie Hamilton | $5,750,000 | 7.18% |
| 31 | 
|
Marc Staal | $5,700,000 | 6.99% |
| 32 | 
|
Jacob Muzzin | $5,625,000 | 6.90% |
| 33 | 
|
Darnell Nurse | $5,600,000 | 6.90% |
| 34 | 
|
Duncan Keith | $5,538,462 | 6.89% |
| 35 | 
|
Anton Stralman | $5,500,000 | 6.75% |
|
Nick Leddy | $5,500,000 | 6.75% | |
|
Colton Parayko | $5,500,000 | 6.81% | |
|
Jeff Petry | $5,500,000 | 6.75% | |
| 39 | 
|
Alex Goligoski | $5,475,000 | 6.73% |
| 40 | 
|
Seth Jones | $5,400,000 | 6.63% |
| 41 | 
|
Jaccob Slavin | $5,300,000 | 6.61% |
| 42 | 
|
Brady Skjei | $5,250,000 | 6.55% |
| 43 | 
|
Shea Theodore | $5,200,000 | 6.40% |
| 44 | 
|
Dmitry Orlov | $5,100,000 | 6.29% |
| 45 | 
|
Niklas Hjalmarsson | $5,000,000 | 6.15% |
|
Samuel Girard | $5,000,000 | 6.13% | |
|
Ryan Pulock | $5,000,000 | 6.13% | |
|
Zachary Werenski | $5,000,000 | 6.13% | |
|
Danny DeKeyser | $5,000,000 | 6.13% | |
|
Morgan Rielly | $5,000,000 | 6.13% | |
|
T.J. Brodie | $5,000,000 | 6.13% | |
| 52 | 
|
Noah Hanifin | $4,950,000 | 6.07% |
| 53 | 
|
Charles Mcavoy | $4,900,000 | 6.08% |
| 54 | 
|
Michael Matheson | $4,875,000 | 5.98% |
| 55 | 
|
Mikhail Sergachev | $4,800,000 | 5.89% |
| 56 | 
|
Jakob Chychrun | $4,600,000 | 5.66% |
|
Ryan Murray | $4,600,000 | 5.64% | |
| 58 | 
|
Calvin de Haan | $4,550,000 | 5.66% |
|
Rasmus Andersson | $4,550,000 | 5.58% | |
| 60 | 
|
Chris Tanev | $4,500,000 | 5.52% |
|
Nikita Zaitsev | $4,500,000 | 5.52% | |
|
Shayne Gostisbehere | $4,500,000 | 5.53% | |
| 63 | 
|
Brendan Smith | $4,350,000 | 5.63% |
| 64 | 
|
David Savard | $4,250,000 | 5.21% |
|
Ian Cole | $4,250,000 | 4.23% | |
|
John Klingberg | $4,250,000 | 5.42% | |
| 67 | 
|
Adam Larsson | $4,166,666 | 5.13% |
|
Damon Severson | $4,166,666 | 5.11% | |
|
Jonas Brodin | $4,166,666 | 5.11% | |
| 70 | 
|
Devon Toews | $4,100,000 | 5.03% |
| 71 | 
|
Olli Maatta | $4,083,333 | 4.09% |
| 72 | 
|
Jake Gardiner | $4,050,000 | 5.05% |
| 73 | 
|
Marcus Pettersson | $4,025,175 | 4.94% |
| 74 | 
|
Brett Pesce | $4,025,000 | 5.02% |
| 75 | 
|
Kris Russell | $4,000,000 | 4.93% |
|
Alec Martinez | $4,000,000 | 4.93% | |
|
Justin Schultz | $4,000,000 | 4.93% | |
|
Erik Gudbranson | $4,000,000 | 4.91% | |
| 79 | 
|
Jason Demers | $3,937,500 | 4.84% |
| 80 | 
|
Kevin Shattenkirk | $3,900,000 | 4.79% |
|
Brenden Dillon | $3,900,000 | 4.81% | |
| 82 | 
|
Colin Miller | $3,875,000 | 4.84% |
| 83 | 
|
Connor Murphy | $3,850,000 | 4.79% |
|
Brandon Montour | $3,850,000 | 4.81% | |
| 85 | 
|
Tyson Barrie | $3,750,000 | 4.62% |
| 86 | 
|
Will Butcher | $3,733,333 | 4.58% |
| 87 | 
|
Ben Chiarot | $3,500,000 | 4.29% |
|
Joel Edmundson | $3,500,000 | 4.29% | |
| 89 | 
|
Marco Scandella | $3,275,000 | 4.05% |
| 90 | 
|
MacKenzie Weegar | $3,250,000 | 3.99% |
|
Travis Sanheim | $3,250,000 | 3.99% | |
| 92 | 
|
Nikita Zadorov | $3,200,000 | 3.98% |
| 93 | 
|
Ryan Graves | $3,166,666 | 3.89% |
| 94 | 
|
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% | |
| 98 | 
|
Erik Cernak | $2,950,000 | 3.62% |
| 99 | 
|
Brandon Carlo | $2,850,000 | 3.54% |
| 100 | 
|
Vladislav Gavrikov | $2,800,000 | 3.44% |
| 101 | 
|
Carson Soucy | $2,750,000 | 3.37% |
|
John Moore | $2,750,000 | 3.41% | |
| 103 | 
|
Sean Walker | $2,650,000 | 3.25% |
| 104 | 
|
Philippe Myers | $2,550,000 | 3.13% |
| 105 | 
|
Radko Gudas | $2,500,000 | 3.07% |
|
Nick Jensen | $2,500,000 | 3.08% | |
| 107 | 
|
Radim Simek | $2,250,000 | 2.76% |
| 108 | 
|
Jamie Oleksiak | $2,137,500 | 2.72% |
| 109 | 
|
Mark Borowiecki | $2,000,000 | 2.45% |
|
Ethan Bear | $2,000,000 | 2.46% | |
|
Jordie Benn | $2,000,000 | 2.51% | |
|
Sami Vatanen | $2,000,000 | 2.45% | |
|
Justin Holl | $2,000,000 | 2.45% | |
| 114 | 
|
Vince Dunn | $1,875,000 | 2.32% |
| 115 | 
|
Brett Kulak | $1,850,000 | 2.27% |
| 116 | 
|
Justin Braun | $1,800,000 | 2.21% |
| 117 | 
|
Troy Stecher | $1,700,000 | 2.09% |
| 118 | 
|
Dean Kukan | $1,650,000 | 2.02% |
| 119 | 
|
Scott Harrington | $1,633,333 | 2.00% |
| 120 | 
|
Robert Hagg | $1,600,000 | 1.96% |
|
Adam Pelech | $1,600,000 | 1.96% | |
| 122 | 
|
Andrej Sekera | $1,500,000 | 1.91% |
|
Mike Reilly | $1,500,000 | 1.84% | |
| 124 | 
|
Scott Mayfield | $1,450,000 | 1.78% |
| 125 | 
|
Jordan Oesterle | $1,400,000 | 1.72% |
| 126 | 
|
Robert Bortuzzo | $1,375,000 | 1.70% |
| 127 | 
|
Jan Rutta | $1,300,000 | 1.60% |
|
Haydn Fleury | $1,300,000 | 1.62% | |
| 129 | 
|
Travis Hamonic | $1,250,000 | 1.57% |
|
Cody Ceci | $1,250,000 | 1.53% | |
|
Nathan Beaulieu | $1,250,000 | 1.53% | |
|
Kevan Miller | $1,250,000 | 1.55% | |
| 133 | 
|
Jacob Larsson | $1,200,000 | 1.47% |
|
Joshua Brown | $1,200,000 | 1.47% | |
| 135 | 
|
Dmitry Kulikov | $1,150,000 | 1.41% |
|
Jack Johnson | $1,150,000 | 1.49% | |
| 137 | 
|
Zach Bogosian | $1,000,000 | 1.23% |
|
Matthew Benning | $1,000,000 | 1.23% | |
|
Ilya Lyubushkin | $1,000,000 | 1.23% | |
|
Derek Forbort | $1,000,000 | 1.23% | |
|
Christian Djoos | $1,000,000 | 1.23% | |
|
Connor Clifton | $1,000,000 | 1.24% | |
| 143 | 
|
Ben Hutton | $950,000 | 1.17% |
| 144 | 
|
Mikko Lehtonen | $925,000 | 1.04% |
|
Dante Fabbro | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Ian Mitchell | $925,000 | 1.15% | |
|
John Marino | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Rasmus Dahlin | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
Henri Jokiharju | $925,000 | 1.16% | |
|
Mario Ferraro | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Michael Anderson | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
|
Adam Fox | $925,000 | 1.20% | |
|
Ryan Lindgren | $925,000 | 1.20% | |
|
K'Andre Miller | $925,000 | 1.10% | |
|
Cal Foote | $925,000 | 1.03% | |
|
Artem Zub | $925,000 | 0.95% | |
|
Jon Merrill | $925,000 | 1.13% | |
| 158 | 
|
Quinn Hughes | $916,666 | 1.15% |
| 159 | 
|
Christian Wolanin | $900,000 | 1.10% |
| 160 | 
|
Adam Boqvist | $894,167 | 1.10% |
|
Bowen Byram | $894,167 | 0.99% | |
|
Noah Dobson | $894,167 | 1.10% | |
|
Tobias Bjornfot | $894,167 | 0.85% | |
|
Alexander Romanov | $894,167 | 1.09% | |
|
Urho Vaakanainen | $894,167 | 0.72% | |
| 166 | 
|
Miro Heiskanen | $894,166 | 1.14% |
|
Juuso Valimaki | $894,166 | 1.10% | |
| 168 | 
|
Jacob Bryson | $889,166 | 0.70% |
| 169 | 
|
Cale Makar | $880,833 | 1.08% |
| 170 | 
|
Kurtis Macdermid | $875,000 | 1.07% |
| 171 | 
|
Travis Dermott | $874,125 | 1.07% |
| 172 | 
|
Nicolas Beaudin | $863,333 | 0.93% |
|
Olli Juolevi | $863,333 | 1.06% | |
|
Pierre-Olivier Joseph | $863,333 | 0.95% | |
|
Ty Smith | $863,333 | 1.06% | |
|
Jake Bean | $863,333 | 0.76% | |
| 177 | 
|
Caleb Jones | $850,000 | 1.05% |
| 178 | 
|
Will Reilly | $806,250 | 0.82% |
| 179 | 
|
Steven Kampfer | $800,000 | 0.63% |
|
Jonas Siegenthaler | $800,000 | 0.99% | |
|
Trevor Van Riemsdyk | $800,000 | 0.99% | |
| 182 | 
|
Nikolai Knyzhov | $796,667 | 0.96% |
| 183 | 
|
Zdeno Chara | $795,000 | 0.98% |
| 184 | 
|
Nicolas Hague | $791,667 | 0.84% |
| 185 | 
|
Niko Mikkola | $787,500 | 0.87% |
| 186 | 
|
Tucker Poolman | $775,000 | 0.95% |
| 187 | 
|
Mark Pysyk | $750,000 | 0.96% |
|
Jani Hakanpaa | $750,000 | 0.92% | |
| 189 | 
|
Joshua Mahura | $745,000 | 0.62% |
| 190 | 
|
Anthony Bitetto | $737,500 | 0.72% |
| 191 | 
|
Victor Mete | $735,000 | 0.90% |
| 192 | 
|
Jakub Zboril | $725,000 | 0.90% |
|
Jacob MacDonald | $725,000 | 0.61% | |
|
Zach Whitecloud | $725,000 | 0.89% | |
|
Sebastian Aho | $725,000 | 0.89% | |
|
Gabriel Carlsson | $725,000 | 0.84% | |
|
Sami Niku | $725,000 | 0.89% | |
| 198 | 
|
Filip Hronek | $714,166 | 0.88% |
| 199 | 
|
Ben Harpur | $700,000 | 0.60% |
|
Jarred Tinordi | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Jalen Chatfield | $700,000 | 0.88% | |
|
Chad Ruhwedel | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Zach Trotman | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Kevin Connauton | $700,000 | 0.53% | |
|
Gustav Forsling | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Noah Juulsen | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Matt Irwin | $700,000 | 0.87% | |
|
Andy Greene | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Matt Roy | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Michael Del Zotto | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Brad Hunt | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
|
Joel Hanley | $700,000 | 0.89% | |
|
Nikita Nesterov | $700,000 | 0.86% | |