Washington Capitals 2023-2024 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Washington Capitals 2023-2024 salary cap table, including team cap space, buyouts, buried & retained salary, & complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.

Player (23) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap % Notes
Ovechkin Alex Ovechkin LW 38 $1,000,000 $11,500,000 - $12,500,000 $9,500,000 $9,500,000 10.86
Carlson John Carlson D 34 $4,000,000 $2,000,000 - $6,000,000 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 9.15 M-NTC
Kuznetsov Evgeny Kuznetsov C 31 $6,000,000 $2,000,000 - $8,000,000 $7,800,000 $7,800,000 8.92 M-NTC
Mantha Anthony Mantha RW 29 $6,500,000 - - $6,500,000 $5,700,000 $5,700,000 6.52
Kuemper Darcy Kuemper G 33 $6,000,000 - - $6,000,000 $5,250,000 $5,250,000 6.00
Wilson Thomas Wilson RW 29 $5,100,000 $1,000,000 - $6,100,000 $5,166,668 $5,166,668 5.91 M-NTC
Strome Dylan Strome C 26 $4,500,000 $2,000,000 - $6,500,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 5.72
Jensen Nick Jensen D 33 $3,000,000 $2,000,000 - $5,000,000 $4,050,000 $4,050,000 4.63
Van Riemsdyk Trevor Van Riemsdyk D 32 $2,750,000 $1,000,000 - $3,750,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 3.43
Fehervary Martin Fehervary D 24 $2,400,000 $1,000,000 - $3,400,000 $2,675,000 $2,675,000 3.06
Milano Sonny Milano LW 27 $2,350,000 - - $2,350,000 $1,900,000 $1,900,000 2.17
Edmundson Joel Edmundson D 30 $1,187,500 - - $1,187,500 $3,500,000 $1,750,000 2.00 M-NTC
Sandin Rasmus Sandin D 23 $1,600,000 - - $1,600,000 $1,400,000 $1,400,000 1.60
Dowd Nic Dowd C 33 $1,300,000 - - $1,300,000 $1,300,000 $1,300,000 1.49
Aube-Kubel Nicolas Aube-Kubel RW 27 $1,225,000 - - $1,225,000 $1,225,000 $1,225,000 1.40
Lindgren Charlie Lindgren G 30 $1,100,000 - - $1,100,000 $1,100,000 $1,100,000 1.26
McMichael Connor McMichael C 23 $832,500 - - $832,500 $863,333 $858,800 0.98 Two-Way
Alexeyev Alexander Alexeyev D 24 $775,000 - - $775,000 $825,000 $825,000 0.94
Lapierre Hendrix Lapierre C 21 $832,500 - $445,000 $832,500 $894,167 $805,304 0.92 Two-Way
Protas Aliaksei Protas C 23 $775,000 - $82,500 $775,000 $789,167 $780,948 0.89 Two-Way
Phillips Matthew Phillips C 25 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $775,000 0.89 Two-Way
Johansen Lucas Johansen D 26 $775,000 - - $775,000 $762,500 $762,500 0.87 Two-Way
Malenstyn Beck Malenstyn LW 25 $775,000 - - $775,000 $762,500 $762,500 0.87 Two-Way
 

2023 Injured Reserve Cap

Player (1) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
Oshie T.J. Oshie
(Upper-body)
RW 37 $4,000,000 $1,000,000 - $5,000,000 $5,750,000 $5,750,000 6.58
 

2023 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap

Player (2) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
Backstrom Nicklas Backstrom
(Hip)
C 36 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 - $10,000,000 $9,200,000 $9,200,000 10.52
Pacioretty Max Pacioretty
(Achilles)
LW 35 $2,000,000 - $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 2.29
 

2023 Buried Cap

Player (6) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
StevensonClay Stevenson G 24 $775,000 $92,500 $57,500 $867,500 $855,000 $40,284 0.05
McIlrathDylan McIlrath D 31 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $28,406 0.03
ShepardHunter Shepard G 28 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $28,406 0.03
MiroshnichenkoIvan Miroshnichenko LW 19 $855,000 $95,000 $500,000 $950,000 $950,000 $4,974 0.01
SgarbossaMichael Sgarbossa C 31 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $4,058 0.00
SutterRiley Sutter RW 24 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $4,058 0.00
 

2023-2024 Cap Totals

Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.

Cap Type Adj Cap Total
2023-2024 NHL Salary Cap Max $83,500,000
2023-2024 NHL Salary Cap Floor $61,790,000
Active Contracts $70,386,720
Injured Reserve Money $5,750,000
Long Term Reserve Money $11,200,000
Buried Money $110,186
Total Allocated Cap $87,446,906
Cap Type Cap Total
2023-2024 Salary Cap Max $83,500,000
2023-2024 Salary Cap Floor $61,790,000
Overage/Adjustment $-20,000
Washington's Adjusted Salary Cap $83,480,000
Cap Type Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Cap Total Adjusted Cap Total
Active Contracts $55,552,500 $22,500,000 $527,500 $78,052,500 $72,238,335 $70,386,720
Injured Reserve $4,000,000 $1,000,000 - $5,000,000 $5,750,000 $5,750,000
Long Term Injured Reserve $7,000,000 $5,000,000 $2,000,000 $12,000,000 $11,200,000 $11,200,000
Buried $4,730,000 $187,500 $557,500 $4,917,500 $110,186 $110,186
Total Cap Allocations $71,282,500 $28,687,500 $3,085,000 - $89,298,521 $87,446,906
Long Term Injured Reserve Utilized - - - - - $-3,966,906
Cap Space $0


2023-2024 Non-Roster Players

Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.

Player (20) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
StevensonClay Stevenson G 24 $775,000 $92,500 $57,500 $80,000 $855,000 $40,284 0.05
McIlrathDylan McIlrath D 31 $775,000 - - $525,000 $775,000 $28,406 0.03
ShepardHunter Shepard G 28 $775,000 - - $350,000 $775,000 $28,406 0.03
MiroshnichenkoIvan Miroshnichenko LW 19 $855,000 $95,000 $500,000 $82,500 $950,000 $4,974 0.01
SgarbossaMichael Sgarbossa C 31 $775,000 - - $525,000 $775,000 $4,058 0.00
SutterRiley Sutter RW 24 $775,000 - - $90,000 $775,000 $4,058 0.00
CristallAndrew Cristall LW 18 $775,000 $95,000 $80,000 $82,500 $905,000 - 0.00
PerssonLudwig Persson LW 20 $775,000 $95,000 $80,000 $82,500 $878,333 - 0.00
SuzdalevAlexander Suzdalev LW 19 $775,000 $95,000 $80,000 $82,500 $878,333 - 0.00
IorioVincent Iorio D 21 $800,000 $92,500 $32,500 $80,000 $875,833 - 0.00
DubePierrick Dube RW 23 $775,000 $95,000 $80,000 $82,500 $870,000 - 0.00
GibsonMitchell Gibson G 24 $775,000 $92,500 $57,500 $70,000 $867,500 - 0.00
RybinskiHenrik Rybinski RW 22 $775,000 $92,500 $57,500 $80,000 $859,167 - 0.00
TrineyevBogdan Trineyev RW 21 $775,000 $92,500 $57,500 $80,000 $859,167 - 0.00
HoferRyan Hofer C 21 $775,000 $80,000 - $80,000 $851,667 - 0.00
BjorklundGarin Bjorklund G 21 $775,000 $75,000 - $80,000 $843,333 - 0.00
SnivelyJoe Snively LW 28 $850,000 - - $850,000 $800,000 - 0.00
FrankEthan Frank C 25 $775,000 - - $205,000 $775,000 - 0.00
LimogesAlex Limoges LW 26 $775,000 - - $235,000 $775,000 - 0.00
PriskieChase Priskie D 27 $775,000 - - $350,000 $775,000 - 0.00