Washington Capitals 2021-2022 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Washington Capitals 2021-2022 salary cap table, including team cap space, buyouts, buried & retained salary, & complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
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| Player (24) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin | LW | 36 | $1,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | 11.66 | ||
| John Carlson | D | 31 | $3,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 9.82 | M-NTC | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | 29 | $3,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | $8,000,000 | $7,800,000 | $7,800,000 | 9.57 | M-NTC | |
| T.J. Oshie | RW | 34 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | - | $6,000,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | 7.06 | M-NTC | |
| Thomas Wilson | RW | 27 | $3,100,000 | $3,000,000 | - | $6,100,000 | $5,166,666 | $5,166,666 | 6.34 | M-NTC | |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | 30 | $1,300,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $3,300,000 | $5,100,000 | $5,100,000 | 6.26 | M-NTC | |
| Justin Schultz | D | 31 | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 4.91 | ||
| Lars Eller | C | 32 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.29 | ||
| Carl Hagelin | LW | 33 | $2,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | 3.37 | ||
| Nick Jensen | D | 31 | $2,500,000 | $500,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 3.07 | ||
| Ilya Samsonov | G | 24 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2.45 | ||
| Conor Sheary | LW | 29 | $1,250,000 | - | - | $1,250,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 1.84 | ||
| Garnet Hathaway | RW | 29 | $800,000 | $700,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 1.84 | ||
| Hendrix Lapierre | C | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $50,000 | $925,000 | $894,167 | $894,167 | 1.10 | Two-Way | |
| Dennis Cholowski | D | 23 | $900,000 | - | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | $877,500 | 1.08 | Two-Way | |
| Connor McMichael | C | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $925,000 | $863,333 | $863,333 | 1.06 | Two-Way | |
| Martin Fehervary | D | 21 | $750,000 | - | $132,500 | $750,000 | $791,667 | $791,667 | 0.97 | Two-Way | |
| Brett Leason | RW | 22 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $32,500 | $842,500 | $842,500 | $766,766 | 0.94 | Two-Way | |
| Matt Irwin | D | 33 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.92 | Two-Way | |
| Daniel Sprong | RW | 24 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 | 0.89 | ||
| Vitek Vanecek | G | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $716,667 | $716,667 | 0.88 | Two-Way | |
| Aliaksei Protas | C | 20 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $842,500 | $789,167 | $686,604 | 0.84 | Two-Way | |
| Beck Malenstyn | LW | 23 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $592,500 | 0.73 | Two-Way | |
| Michael Sgarbossa | C | 29 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $585,000 | 0.72 | Two-Way |
2021 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (3) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Mantha (Shoulder) |
RW | 27 | $5,300,000 | - | - | $5,300,000 | $5,700,000 | $5,700,000 | 6.99 | |
| Trevor Van Riemsdyk (Covid-19) |
D | 30 | $900,000 | - | - | $900,000 | $950,000 | $950,000 | 1.17 | |
| Nic Dowd (Covid-19) |
C | 31 | $800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.92 |
2021 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicklas Backstrom (Hip) |
C | 33 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | $10,000,000 | $9,200,000 | $9,200,000 | 11.29 |
2021-2022 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Adj Cap Total |
|---|---|
| 2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 |
| 2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 |
| Active Contracts | $67,315,870 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $7,400,000 |
| Long Term Reserve Money | $5,221,630 |
| Buried Money | $1,562,500 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $81,500,000 |
| Cap Space | $0 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Washington's Adjusted Salary Cap | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $39,515,000 | $24,570,000 | $347,500 | $64,085,000 | $67,839,167 | $67,315,870 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $7,000,000 | - | - | $7,000,000 | $7,400,000 | $7,400,000 | |||
| Long Term Injured Reserve | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | $10,000,000 | $9,200,000 | $5,221,630 | |||
| Buried | $4,000,000 | $1,200,000 | - | $5,200,000 | $1,562,500 | $1,562,500 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $55,515,000 | $30,770,000 | $347,500 | - | $86,001,667 | $81,500,000 | |||
| Cap Space | $0 | ||||||||
2021-2022 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (19) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michal Kempny | D | 31 | $1,000,000 | $1,200,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $1,375,000 |
| Pheonix Copley | G | 29 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 |
| Alexander Alexeyev | D | 21 | $832,500 | - | - | $70,000 | $894,167 | $894,167 |
| Vincent Iorio | D | 18 | $775,000 | $92,500 | $57,500 | $80,000 | $875,833 | $875,833 |
| Damien Riat | LW | 24 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $817,500 | $817,500 |
| Kody Clark | RW | 21 | $800,000 | - | $32,500 | $70,000 | $808,333 | $808,333 |
| Tobias Geisser | D | 22 | $750,000 | - | $60,000 | $70,000 | $774,444 | $774,444 |
| Riley Sutter | RW | 21 | $750,000 | - | $107,500 | $70,000 | $764,167 | $764,167 |
| Shane Gersich | C | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $187,500 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Lucas Johansen | D | 23 | $750,000 | - | - | $95,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Dylan McIlrath | D | 29 | $750,000 | - | - | $450,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Hunter Shepard | G | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Joe Snively | LW | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $90,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Mike Vecchione | C | 28 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Brian Pinho | C | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | - | $725,000 | $725,000 |
| Bobby Nardella | D | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $110,000 | $750,000 | $97,500 |
| Axel Jonsson-Fjallby | LW | 23 | $750,000 | - | - | $175,000 | $750,000 | $56,250 |
| Garrett Pilon | C | 23 | $750,000 | - | - | $110,000 | $750,000 | $22,500 |
| Zachary Fucale | G | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $11,250 |