Washington Capitals 2020-2021 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Washington Capitals 2020-2021 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 (23) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin | LW | 35 | $10,000,000 | - | - | $10,000,000 | $9,538,462 | $9,538,462 | 11.73 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | 32 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | - | $12,000,000 | $9,200,000 | $9,200,000 | 11.31 | |
| John Carlson | D | 30 | $6,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 9.84 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | 28 | $3,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | $7,800,000 | $7,800,000 | 9.59 | |
| T.J. Oshie | RW | 33 | $2,500,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $4,500,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | 7.07 | |
| Thomas Wilson | RW | 26 | $2,100,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $4,100,000 | $5,166,666 | $5,166,666 | 6.35 | |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | 29 | $2,500,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $4,500,000 | $5,100,000 | $5,100,000 | 6.27 | |
| Justin Schultz | D | 30 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 4.92 | |
| Brenden Dillon | D | 29 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $3,900,000 | $3,900,000 | 4.79 | |
| Lars Eller | C | 31 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.30 | |
| Jakub Vrana | LW | 24 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $3,350,000 | $3,350,000 | 4.12 | |
| Carl Hagelin | LW | 32 | $2,700,000 | - | - | $2,700,000 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | 3.38 | |
| Richard Panik | RW | 29 | $2,200,000 | - | - | $2,200,000 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | 3.38 | |
| Nick Jensen | D | 30 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 3.07 | |
| Garnet Hathaway | RW | 28 | $1,300,000 | - | - | $1,300,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 1.84 | |
| Ilya Samsonov | G | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $600,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $829,296 | 1.02 | |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | D | 23 | $800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.98 | |
| Trevor Van Riemsdyk | D | 29 | $800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.98 | |
| Zdeno Chara | D | 43 | $795,000 | - | $730,000 | $795,000 | $795,000 | $795,000 | 0.98 | |
| Nic Dowd | C | 30 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.92 | |
| Conor Sheary | LW | 28 | $735,000 | - | - | $735,000 | $735,000 | $735,000 | 0.90 | |
| Daniel Sprong | RW | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 | 0.89 | |
| Vitek Vanecek | G | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $716,667 | $716,667 | 0.88 |
2020 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (2) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michal Kempny | D | 30 | $1,800,000 | - | - | $1,800,000 | $2,500,000 | - | 0.00 | |
| Henrik Lundqvist | G | 38 | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | - | 0.00 |
2020-2021 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Total |
|---|---|
| 2020-2021 NHL Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 |
| 2020-2021 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 |
| Active Contracts | $81,051,795 |
| Long Term Reserve Money | $4,000,000 |
| Buried Money | $161,096 |
| Taxi Squad Money | $2,825,000 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $88,037,891 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $-419,749 | ||||||||
| Washington's Adjusted Salary Cap | $81,080,251 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $57,912,500 | $16,092,500 | $1,330,000 | $74,005,000 | $81,051,795 | $80,956,091 | |||
| Long Term Injured Reserve | $3,300,000 | - | - | $3,300,000 | $4,000,000 | - | |||
| Buried | $2,982,500 | $92,500 | - | $3,075,000 | $161,096 | $161,096 | |||
| Taxi Squad Money | $2,800,000 | - | - | $2,800,000 | $2,825,000 | $217,872 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $66,995,000 | $16,185,000 | $1,330,000 | - | $88,037,891 | $81,335,059 | |||
| Cap Space | $-254,808 | ||||||||
2020-2021 Taxi Squad Players
| Player (22) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Anderson | G | 39 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $150,850 |
| Daniel Carr | LW | 28 | $700,000 | - | - | $415,000 | $700,000 | $42,238 |
| Brian Pinho | C | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $125,000 | $725,000 | $18,750 |
| Phillipe Maillet | C | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $225,000 | $700,000 | $6,034 |
2020-2021 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (22) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrix Lapierre | C | 18 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $50,000 | $80,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Bobby Nardella | D | 24 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Joe Snively | LW | 24 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Alexander Alexeyev | D | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $7,000 | $894,167 | $894,167 |
| Axel Jonsson-Fjallby | LW | 22 | $825,000 | $90,000 | - | $70,000 | $860,000 | $860,000 |
| Brett Leason | RW | 21 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $842,500 | $842,500 |
| Damien Riat | LW | 23 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $817,500 | $817,500 |
| Kody Clark | RW | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $700,000 | $808,333 | $808,333 |
| Aliaksei Protas | C | 19 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $795,000 | $795,000 |
| Martin Fehervary | D | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $791,667 | $791,667 |
| Tobias Geisser | D | 21 | $700,000 | $90,000 | $65,000 | $70,000 | $774,444 | $774,444 |
| Riley Sutter | RW | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $764,167 | $764,167 |
| Garrett Pilon | C | 22 | $700,000 | - | $132,500 | $70,000 | $745,000 | $745,000 |
| Beck Malenstyn | LW | 22 | $700,000 | - | $20,000 | $70,000 | $736,666 | $736,666 |
| Shane Gersich | C | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $150,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Lucas Johansen | D | 22 | $700,000 | - | - | $95,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Paul Ladue | D | 28 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Cameron Schilling | D | 31 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Michael Sgarbossa | C | 28 | $700,000 | - | - | $407,500 | $700,000 | $72,408 |
| Zachary Fucale | G | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $75,000 | $700,000 | $48,272 |
| Pheonix Copley | G | 28 | $750,000 | - | - | - | $1,100,000 | $25,000 |
| Connor Mcmichael | C | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $7,000 | $894,167 | $15,416 |