Washington Capitals 2022-2023 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Washington Capitals 2022-2023 salary cap table, including team cap space, buyouts, buried & retained salary, & complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.

Player (21) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap % Notes
Ovechkin Alex Ovechkin LW 37 $1,000,000 $9,000,000 - $10,000,000 $9,500,000 $9,500,000 10.54
Backstrom Nicklas Backstrom C 35 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 - $6,000,000 $9,200,000 $9,200,000 10.20
Carlson John Carlson D 33 $4,000,000 $2,000,000 - $6,000,000 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 8.87 M-NTC
Kuznetsov Evgeny Kuznetsov C 30 $3,000,000 $2,000,000 - $5,000,000 $7,800,000 $7,800,000 8.65 M-NTC
Oshie T.J. Oshie RW 36 $2,500,000 $2,000,000 - $4,500,000 $5,750,000 $5,750,000 6.38 M-NTC
Mantha Anthony Mantha RW 28 $6,500,000 - - $6,500,000 $5,700,000 $5,700,000 6.32
Kuemper Darcy Kuemper G 32 $6,000,000 - - $6,000,000 $5,250,000 $5,250,000 5.82
Wilson Thomas Wilson RW 28 $2,100,000 $2,000,000 - $4,100,000 $5,166,666 $5,166,666 5.73 M-NTC
Strome Dylan Strome C 25 $3,500,000 - - $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 3.88
Jensen Nick Jensen D 32 $2,000,000 - - $2,000,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 2.77
Sheary Conor Sheary LW 30 $1,750,000 - - $1,750,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 1.66
Dowd Nic Dowd C 32 $1,600,000 - - $1,600,000 $1,300,000 $1,300,000 1.44
Lindgren Charlie Lindgren G 29 $1,200,000 - - $1,200,000 $1,100,000 $1,100,000 1.22
Van Riemsdyk Trevor Van Riemsdyk D 31 $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000 $950,000 $950,000 1.05
Aube-Kubel Nicolas Aube-Kubel RW 26 $1,000,000 - - $864,865 $1,000,000 $864,865 0.96
Smith Craig Smith C 33 $4,300,000 - - $2,045,405 $3,100,000 $821,081 0.91
Fehervary Martin Fehervary D 23 $832,500 - - $832,500 $791,667 $791,667 0.88 Two-Way
Irwin Matt Irwin D 35 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $750,000 0.83
Alexeyev Alexander Alexeyev D 23 $832,500 - - $697,500 $863,333 $728,000 0.81 Two-Way
Milano Sonny Milano LW 26 $750,000 - - $660,810 $750,000 $660,810 0.73
Sandin Rasmus Sandin D 22 $1,200,000 - - $283,888 $1,400,000 $340,541 0.38
 

2022 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap

Player (2) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
Brown Connor Brown
(Lower-body)
RW 29 $4,000,000 - - $4,000,000 $3,600,000 $3,600,000 3.99
Hagelin Carl Hagelin
(Eye)
LW 34 $1,800,000 - - $1,800,000 $2,750,000 $2,750,000 3.05
 

2022 Buried Cap

Player (12) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
SnivelyJoe Snively LW 27 $750,000 - - $389,184 $800,000 $415,104 0.46
MalenstynBeck Malenstyn LW 24 $750,000 - - $308,104 $762,500 $313,272 0.35
ProtasAliaksei Protas C 22 $750,000 - $82,500 $287,834 $789,167 $302,886 0.34
McMichaelConnor McMichael C 22 $832,500 - - $180,000 $863,333 $186,667 0.21
FucaleZachary Fucale G 27 $750,000 - - $180,000 $750,000 $180,000 0.20
JohansenLucas Johansen D 25 $750,000 - - $81,080 $762,500 $82,440 0.09
CarlssonGabriel Carlsson D 26 $750,000 - - $81,080 $750,000 $81,080 0.09
McIlrathDylan McIlrath D 30 $750,000 - - $68,918 $750,000 $68,918 0.08
ShepardHunter Shepard G 27 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $56,757 0.06
IorioVincent Iorio D 20 $775,000 $92,500 $57,500 $121,823 $875,833 $33,138 0.04
PilonGarrett Pilon C 24 $750,000 - - $16,216 $750,000 $16,216 0.02
BorgstromHenrik Borgstrom C 25 $750,000 - - $8,108 $750,000 $8,108 0.01
 

2022 Retained Cap

Player (5) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary   Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
OrlovDmitry Orlov D 31 $957,539 - - $2,957,539 $4,424,594 $4,424,594 4.91
EllerLars Eller C 33 $2,302,712 - - $2,302,712 $2,925,622 $2,925,622 3.24
HathawayGarnet Hathaway RW 31 $882,096 - - $882,096 $1,102,703 $1,102,703 1.22
JohanssonMarcus Johansson C 32 $832,432 - - $832,432 $832,432 $832,432 0.92
GustafssonErik Gustafsson D 30 $605,405 - - $605,405 $605,405 $605,405 0.67
 

2022-2023 Cap Totals

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

Cap Type Adj Cap Total
2022-2023 NHL Salary Cap Max $82,500,000
2022-2023 NHL Salary Cap Floor $61,000,000
Active Contracts $72,173,630
Long Term Reserve Money $6,350,000
Buried Money $1,744,586
Retained Money $9,890,756
Total Allocated Cap $90,158,972
Cap Type Cap Total
2022-2023 Salary Cap Max $82,500,000
2022-2023 Salary Cap Floor $61,000,000
Overage/Adjustment $-100,000
Washington's Adjusted Salary Cap $82,400,000
Cap Type Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Cap Total Adjusted Cap Total
Active Contracts $48,815,000 $20,000,000 - $65,284,968 $75,871,666 $72,173,630
Long Term Injured Reserve $5,800,000 - - $5,800,000 $6,350,000 $6,350,000
Buried $9,107,500 $92,500 $140,000 $2,472,347 $1,744,586 $1,744,586
Retained Money $5,580,184 - - $7,580,184 $9,890,756 $9,890,756
Total Cap Allocations $69,302,684 $20,092,500 $140,000 - $93,857,008 $90,158,972
Long Term Injured Reserve Utilized - - - - - $-7,758,972
Cap Space $0


2022-2023 Non-Roster Players

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

Player (24) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
SnivelyJoe Snively LW 27 $750,000 - - $750,000 $800,000 $415,104 0.46
MalenstynBeck Malenstyn LW 24 $750,000 - - $110,000 $762,500 $313,272 0.35
ProtasAliaksei Protas C 22 $750,000 - $82,500 $70,000 $789,167 $302,886 0.34
McMichaelConnor McMichael C 22 $832,500 - - $70,000 $863,333 $186,667 0.21
FucaleZachary Fucale G 27 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $180,000 0.20
JohansenLucas Johansen D 25 $750,000 - - $125,000 $762,500 $82,440 0.09
CarlssonGabriel Carlsson D 26 $750,000 - - $400,000 $750,000 $81,080 0.09
McIlrathDylan McIlrath D 30 $750,000 - - $475,000 $750,000 $68,918 0.08
ShepardHunter Shepard G 27 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $56,757 0.06
IorioVincent Iorio D 20 $775,000 $92,500 $57,500 $80,000 $875,833 $33,138 0.04
PilonGarrett Pilon C 24 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $16,216 0.02
BorgstromHenrik Borgstrom C 25 $750,000 - - $400,000 $750,000 $8,108 0.01
LapierreHendrix Lapierre C 20 $832,500 $92,500 $232,500 $80,000 $894,167 - 0.00
PerssonLudwig Persson LW 19 $775,000 $95,000 $80,000 $82,500 $878,333 - 0.00
SuzdalevAlexander Suzdalev LW 18 $750,000 $95,000 $80,000 $82,500 $878,333 - 0.00
RybinskiHenrik Rybinski RW 21 $750,000 $92,500 $82,500 $80,000 $859,167 - 0.00
TrineyevBogdan Trineyev RW 20 $750,000 $92,500 $82,500 $80,000 $859,167 - 0.00
StevensonClay Stevenson G 23 $750,000 $92,500 $82,500 $80,000 $855,000 - 0.00
BjorklundGarin Bjorklund G 20 $750,000 $80,000 - $80,000 $843,333 - 0.00
ClarkKody Clark RW 23 $832,500 - - $70,000 $808,333 - 0.00
SutterRiley Sutter RW 23 $750,000 - $82,500 $70,000 $764,167 - 0.00
NardellaBobby Nardella D 26 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 - 0.00
SgarbossaMichael Sgarbossa C 30 $750,000 - - $500,000 $750,000 - 0.00
VecchioneMike Vecchione C 29 $750,000 - - $275,000 $750,000 - 0.00