Washington Capitals Active Financial Summary

A summary of financial breakdowns for the Washington Capitals, including multi-year cap totals, player cap hits, top earnings, contracts, & free agents.

 

Salary Cap Breakdown Totals

A current & future look at the signed players & cap dollars allocated by position group.

    2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28
Total Cap Allocations   $99,086,816 $89,845,833 $57,331,667 $25,500,000 $19,475,000
Signed Players   48 33 16 7 4
Forwards   $35,450,976 $44,338,333 $27,225,000 $14,875,000 $14,875,000
Defensemen   $22,012,500 $25,212,500 $22,325,000 $4,600,000 $4,600,000
Goaltending   $6,350,000 $7,125,000 $6,025,000 $6,025,000
Injured Reserve  
Suspended  
Buried/Buyout/Dead Cap  


 

Roster Cap Figures

Current & future salary payroll figures for players on the active roster. For more view the complete Capitals Salary Payroll Table

Forward Pos. 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28
Alex Ovechkin LW $9,500,000 $9,500,000 $9,500,000 0UFA 0-
Nicklas Backstrom C $9,200,000 $9,200,000 0UFA 0- 0-
T.J. Oshie RW $5,750,000 M-NTC $5,750,000 M-NTC 0UFA 0- 0-
Thomas Wilson RW $5,166,668 M-NTC $6,500,000 M-NTC $6,500,000 M-NTC $6,500,000 M-NTC $6,500,000 M-NTC
Dylan Strome C $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000
Max Pacioretty LW $2,000,000 0UFA 0- 0- 0-
Sonny Milano LW $1,900,000 $1,900,000 $1,900,000 0UFA 0-
Nic Dowd C $1,300,000 $1,300,000 0UFA 0- 0-
Nicolas Aube-Kubel RW $1,225,000 0UFA 0- 0- 0-
Ivan Miroshnichenko LW $303,414 $950,000 $950,000 0RFA 0-
Connor McMichael C $858,800 0RFA 0- 0- 0-
Hendrix Lapierre C $599,296 $863,333 0RFA 0- 0-
Aliaksei Protas C $780,948 $3,375,000 $3,375,000 $3,375,000 $3,375,000
Michael Sgarbossa C $304,350 $775,000 0UFA 0- 0-
Beck Malenstyn LW $762,500 0RFA 0- 0- 0-
 
Defenseman Pos. 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28
John Carlson D $8,000,000 M-NTC $8,000,000 $8,000,000 M-NTC 0UFA 0-
Nick Jensen D $4,050,000 $4,050,000 $4,050,000 0UFA 0-
Trevor Van Riemsdyk D $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 0UFA 0-
Martin Fehervary D $2,675,000 $2,675,000 $2,675,000 0RFA 0-
Ethan Bear D $2,062,500 $2,062,500 0UFA 0- 0-
Rasmus Sandin D $1,400,000 $4,600,000 $4,600,000 $4,600,000 $4,600,000
Alexander Alexeyev D $825,000 $825,000 0RFA 0- 0-
 
Goaltending Pos. 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28
Darcy Kuemper G $5,250,000 $5,250,000 $5,250,000 $5,250,000 0UFA
Charlie Lindgren G $1,100,000 $1,100,000 0UFA 0- 0-
   

Dead Cap Figures

Pos. 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28
Evgeny Kuznetsov C $3,900,000 $3,900,000 0- 0- 0-
Anthony Mantha RW $2,850,000 0- 0- 0- 0-
Joel Edmundson D $875,000 0- 0- 0- 0-
Matthew Phillips C $523,482 0- 0- 0- 0-
 

 

Non-Roster Forwards Money

Player Pos. 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28
CristallAndrew Cristall LW $905,000 $905,000 $905,000 RFA -
PerssonLudwig Persson LW $878,333 $878,333 RFA - -
SuzdalevAlexander Suzdalev LW $878,333 $878,333 RFA - -
DubePierrick Dube RW $54,660 $870,000 RFA - -
RybinskiHenrik Rybinski RW $859,167 $859,167 RFA - -
TrineyevBogdan Trineyev RW $859,167 $859,167 RFA - -
HoferRyan Hofer C $851,667 $851,667 $851,667 RFA -
SnivelyJoe Snively LW $16,752 UFA - - -
SutterRiley Sutter RW $4,058 RFA - - -
PhillipsMatthew Phillips C $16,232 RFA - - -
LimogesAlex Limoges LW $775,000 RFA - - -
FrankEthan Frank C $775,000 RFA - - -
 

Non-Roster Defensemen Money

Player Pos. 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28
IorioVincent Iorio D $875,833 RFA - - -
McIlrathDylan McIlrath D $28,406 $775,000 UFA - -
PriskieChase Priskie D $775,000 UFA - - -
JohansenLucas Johansen D $279,440 RFA - - -
 

Non-Roster Goaltenders Money

Player Pos. 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28
GibsonMitchell Gibson G $867,500 RFA - - -
StevensonClay Stevenson G $40,284 $775,000 $775,000 $775,000 UFA
BjorklundGarin Bjorklund G $843,333 $843,333 RFA - -
ShepardHunter Shepard G $89,276 $775,000 UFA - -