Washington Capitals 2019-2020 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Washington Capitals 2019-2020 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 (21) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin | LW | 34 | $10,000,000 | - | - | $10,000,000 | $9,538,462 | $9,538,462 | 12.00 | |
| John Carlson | D | 29 | $5,500,000 | $6,500,000 | - | $12,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 10.07 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | 27 | $3,400,000 | $5,000,000 | - | $8,400,000 | $7,800,000 | $7,800,000 | 9.82 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | 31 | $8,000,000 | - | - | $8,000,000 | $6,700,000 | $6,700,000 | 8.43 | |
| Braden Holtby | G | 30 | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | 7.68 | |
| T.J. Oshie | RW | 32 | $3,500,000 | $3,000,000 | - | $6,500,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | 7.24 | |
| Thomas Wilson | RW | 25 | $1,500,000 | $3,000,000 | - | $4,500,000 | $5,166,666 | $5,166,666 | 6.50 | |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | 28 | $4,500,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $6,500,000 | $5,100,000 | $5,100,000 | 6.42 | |
| Lars Eller | C | 30 | $3,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.40 | |
| Jakub Vrana | LW | 23 | $2,700,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $3,700,000 | $3,350,000 | $3,350,000 | 4.22 | |
| Carl Hagelin | LW | 31 | $2,500,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $2,500,000 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | 3.46 | |
| Richard Panik | RW | 28 | $1,200,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $3,200,000 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | 3.46 | |
| Nick Jensen | D | 29 | $2,500,000 | $500,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 3.15 | |
| Michal Kempny | D | 29 | $1,000,000 | $1,700,000 | - | $2,700,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 3.15 | |
| Radko Gudas | D | 29 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $3,350,000 | $2,345,000 | 2.95 | |
| Garnet Hathaway | RW | 27 | $700,000 | $1,300,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 1.89 | |
| Ilya Samsonov | G | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $550,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $905,086 | 1.14 | |
| Nic Dowd | C | 29 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.94 | |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | D | 22 | $750,000 | - | $82,500 | $750,000 | $714,166 | $710,400 | 0.89 | |
| Brendan Leipsic | LW | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.88 | |
| Travis Boyd | LW | 26 | $800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | $584,936 | 0.74 |
2019 Retained Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Stephenson | C | 25 | $355,665 | - | - | $355,665 | - | - | 0.00 |
2019-2020 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Total |
|---|---|
| 2019-2020 NHL Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 |
| 2019-2020 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 |
| Active Contracts | $80,244,294 |
| Buried Money | $466,928 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $80,711,222 |
| Cap Space | $882,522 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2019-2020 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $-1,150,000 | ||||||||
| District of Columbia's Adjusted Salary Cap | $80,350,000 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $61,282,500 | $28,092,500 | $632,500 | $88,375,000 | $80,244,294 | $79,000,550 | |||
| Buried | $6,200,000 | $472,500 | $152,500 | $6,592,500 | $466,928 | $466,928 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $67,838,165 | $28,565,000 | $785,000 | - | $80,711,222 | $79,467,478 | |||
| Cap Space | $882,522 | ||||||||
2019-2020 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (26) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Alexeyev | D | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Lucas Johansen | D | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Connor Mcmichael | C | 18 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Bobby Nardella | D | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Chase Priskie | D | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Joe Snively | LW | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Kody Clark | RW | 19 | $800,000 | $92,500 | $32,500 | $70,000 | $870,000 | $870,000 |
| Axel Jonsson-Fjallby | LW | 21 | $860,000 | $85,000 | - | $70,000 | $860,000 | $860,000 |
| Brett Leason | RW | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $842,500 | $842,500 |
| Aliaksei Protas | C | 18 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $825,833 | $825,833 |
| Riley Sutter | RW | 19 | $725,000 | $92,500 | $107,500 | $70,000 | $817,500 | $817,500 |
| Tobias Geisser | D | 20 | $700,000 | $85,000 | $65,000 | $70,000 | $803,333 | $803,333 |
| Garrett Pilon | C | 21 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $745,000 | $745,000 |
| Connor Hobbs | D | 22 | $700,000 | - | $20,000 | $70,000 | $720,000 | $720,000 |
| Shane Gersich | C | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Phillipe Maillet | C | 26 | $700,000 | - | - | $175,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Brian Pinho | C | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Colby Williams | D | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $90,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Christian Djoos | D | 25 | $1,250,000 | - | - | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $175,000 |
| Tyler Lewington | D | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $150,000 | $675,000 | $152,418 |
| Beck Malenstyn | LW | 21 | $700,000 | $80,000 | $20,000 | $70,000 | $736,666 | $43,571 |
| Pheonix Copley | G | 27 | $750,000 | $300,000 | - | - | $1,100,000 | $25,000 |
| Martin Fehervary | D | 19 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $805,833 | $21,660 |
| Liam O'Brien | C | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | - | $700,000 | $18,815 |
| Vitek Vanecek | G | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $160,000 | $716,667 | $15,412 |
| Michael Sgarbossa | C | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $407,500 | $700,000 | $15,052 |