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Washington Capitals Salary Cap – Capitals Cap Space
| FORWARDS | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | TERMS | POS | AGE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ovechkin, Alex "C" | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | UFA | 35+M-NTC, NMC | LW, RW | 36 | |
| Kuznetsov, Evgeny | $7,800,000 | $7,800,000 | $7,800,000 | $7,800,000 | UFA | M-NTC | C | 29 | ||
| Oshie, T.J. | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | UFA | M-NTC | RW, C | 34 | ||
| Mantha, Anthony | $5,700,000 | $5,700,000 | $5,700,000 | UFA | RW, LW | 27 | ||||
| Wilson, Tom | $5,166,666 | $5,166,666 | $5,166,666 | UFA | M-NTC | RW | 27 | |||
| Eller, Lars | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | UFA | C | 32 | |||||
| Hagelin, Carl | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | UFA | LW | 33 | |||||
| Hathaway, Garnet | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | UFA | LW, RW | 29 | |||||
| Sheary, Conor | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | UFA | LW, RW | 29 | |||||
| Lapierre, Hendrix | $894,167 | $894,167 | $894,167 | RFA | ELC | C | 19 | |||
| McMichael, Connor | $863,333 | $863,333 | $863,333 | RFA | ELC | C | 20 | |||
| Dowd, Nic | $750,000 | UFA | C | 31 | ||||||
| Sprong, Daniel | $725,000 | RFA | RW | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL | $46,399,166 | $44,924,166 | $35,674,166 | $23,050,000 | $9,500,000 | 28.5 | ||||
| DEFENSE | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | TERMS | POS | AGE | |
| Carlson, John "A" | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | UFA | M-NTC | RD | 31 | |
| Orlov, Dmitry | $5,100,000 | $5,100,000 | UFA | M-NTC | LD/RD | 30 | ||||
| Schultz, Justin | $4,000,000 | UFA | RD | 31 | ||||||
| Jensen, Nick | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | UFA | RD | 31 | |||||
| van Riemsdyk, Trevor | $950,000 | $950,000 | UFA | RD | 30 | |||||
| Cholowski, Dennis | $900,000 | RFA | LD | 23 | ||||||
| Fehérváry, Martin | $791,667 | $791,667 | RFA | ELC | LD | 22 | ||||
| Irwin, Matt | $750,000 | UFA | LD/RD | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL | $22,991,667 | $17,341,667 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 28.9 | ||||
| GOALIES | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | TERMS | POS | AGE | |
| Samsonov, Ilya | $2,000,000 | RFA | G | 24 | ||||||
| Vanecek, Vitek | $716,667 | RFA | G | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL | $2,716,667 | 24.5 | ||||||||
| LONG-TERM INJURED RESERVE | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | TERMS | POS | AGE | |
| Bäckström, Nicklas "A" | $9,200,000 | $9,200,000 | $9,200,000 | $9,200,000 | UFA | NMC | C | 33 | ||
| Salary Relief: $9,200,000 | ||||||||||
| P.Bonus Relief: $0 | ||||||||||
| TOTAL | $9,200,000 | $9,200,000 | $9,200,000 | $9,200,000 | 33 | |||||
| ROSTER & BURIED CAP HIT | $82,682,500 | $72,215,833 | $52,874,166 | $40,250,000 | $17,500,000 | - | ||||
| DEAD CAP HIT | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| CARRYOVER BONUS OVERAGES | $472,927 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| PROJECTED CAP HIT | $83,157,677 | $72,215,833 | $52,874,166 | $40,250,000 | $17,500,000 | $0 | ||||
| SALARY CAP | $81,500,000 | $81,500,000 | $81,500,000 | $81,500,000 | $81,500,000 | $81,500,000 | ||||
| PROJECTED CAP SPACE | $0 | $9,284,167 | $28,625,834 | $41,250,000 | $64,000,000 | $81,500,000 | ||||
| CURRENT CAP SPACE | $7,436,667 | - | - | - | - | - |