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 11.63
Carlson John Carlson D 34 $4,000,000 $2,000,000 - $6,000,000 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 9.79 M-NTC
Oshie T.J. Oshie RW 37 $4,000,000 $1,000,000 - $5,000,000 $5,750,000 $5,750,000 7.04 M-NTC
Kuemper Darcy Kuemper G 33 $6,000,000 - - $6,000,000 $5,250,000 $5,250,000 6.43
Wilson Thomas Wilson RW 29 $5,100,000 $1,000,000 - $6,100,000 $5,166,668 $5,166,668 6.32 M-NTC
Strome Dylan Strome C 26 $4,500,000 $2,000,000 - $6,500,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 6.12
Jensen Nick Jensen D 33 $3,000,000 $2,000,000 - $5,000,000 $4,050,000 $4,050,000 4.96
Van Riemsdyk Trevor Van Riemsdyk D 32 $2,750,000 $1,000,000 - $3,750,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 3.67
Fehervary Martin Fehervary D 24 $2,400,000 $1,000,000 - $3,400,000 $2,675,000 $2,675,000 3.27
Bear Ethan Bear D 26 $1,375,000 - - $1,375,000 $2,062,500 $2,062,500 2.52
Pacioretty Max Pacioretty LW 35 $2,000,000 - $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 2.45
Milano Sonny Milano LW 27 $2,350,000 - - $2,350,000 $1,900,000 $1,900,000 2.33
Sandin Rasmus Sandin D 23 $1,600,000 - - $1,600,000 $1,400,000 $1,400,000 1.71
Dowd Nic Dowd C 33 $1,300,000 - - $1,300,000 $1,300,000 $1,300,000 1.59
Aube-Kubel Nicolas Aube-Kubel RW 27 $1,225,000 - - $1,225,000 $1,225,000 $1,225,000 1.50
Lindgren Charlie Lindgren G 30 $1,100,000 - - $1,100,000 $1,100,000 $1,100,000 1.35
McMichael Connor McMichael C 23 $832,500 - - $832,500 $863,333 $858,800 1.05 Two-Way
Alexeyev Alexander Alexeyev D 24 $775,000 - - $775,000 $825,000 $825,000 1.01
Protas Aliaksei Protas C 23 $775,000 - $82,500 $775,000 $789,167 $780,948 0.96 Two-Way
Malenstyn Beck Malenstyn LW 25 $775,000 - - $775,000 $762,500 $762,500 0.93 Two-Way
Lapierre Hendrix Lapierre C 21 $832,500 - $445,000 $832,500 $863,333 $599,296 0.73 Two-Way
Sgarbossa Michael Sgarbossa C 31 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $304,350 0.37 Two-Way
Miroshnichenko Ivan Miroshnichenko LW 19 $855,000 $95,000 $500,000 $950,000 $950,000 $303,414 0.37 Two-Way
 

2023 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap

Player (1) 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 11.26
 

2023 Buried Cap

Player (8) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
JohansenLucas Johansen D 26 $775,000 - - $775,000 $762,500 $279,440 0.34
ShepardHunter Shepard G 28 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $89,276 0.11
DubePierrick Dube RW 23 $775,000 $95,000 $80,000 $870,000 $870,000 $54,660 0.07
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
SnivelyJoe Snively LW 28 $850,000 - - $850,000 $800,000 $16,752 0.02
PhillipsMatthew Phillips C 25 $775,000 - - $178,552 $775,000 $16,232 0.02
SutterRiley Sutter RW 24 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $4,058 0.00
 

2023 Retained Cap

Player (4) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary   Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
KuznetsovEvgeny Kuznetsov C 31 $4,712,026 $2,000,000 - $6,712,026 $3,900,000 $3,900,000 4.77
ManthaAnthony Mantha RW 29 $5,186,908 - - $5,186,908 $2,850,000 $2,850,000 3.49
EdmundsonJoel Edmundson D 30 $926,386 - - $926,386 $875,000 $875,000 1.07
PhillipsMatthew Phillips C 25 $523,482 - - $523,482 $523,482 $523,482 0.64
 

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 $63,813,476
Long Term Reserve Money $9,200,000
Buried Money $529,108
Retained Money $8,148,482
Total Allocated Cap $81,691,066
Cap Space $1,788,934
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 $49,320,000 $21,595,000 $3,027,500 $70,915,000 $65,207,501 $63,813,476
Long Term Injured Reserve $5,000,000 $5,000,000 - $10,000,000 $9,200,000 $9,200,000
Buried $6,275,000 $187,500 $137,500 $5,866,052 $529,108 $529,108
Retained Money $11,348,802 $2,000,000 - $13,348,802 $8,148,482 $8,148,482
Total Cap Allocations $71,943,802 $28,782,500 $3,165,000 - $83,085,091 $81,691,066
Cap Space $1,788,934


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 %
JohansenLucas Johansen D 26 $775,000 - - - $762,500 $279,440 0.34
ShepardHunter Shepard G 28 $775,000 - - $350,000 $775,000 $89,276 0.11
DubePierrick Dube RW 23 $775,000 $95,000 $80,000 $82,500 $870,000 $54,660 0.07
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
SnivelyJoe Snively LW 28 $850,000 - - $850,000 $800,000 $16,752 0.02
PhillipsMatthew Phillips C 25 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $16,232 0.02
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
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
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