| Forwards | Pos | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Ovechkin | LW | 9,538,462 | 9,538,462 | UFA | |||||
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | LW | 7,800,000 | 7,800,000 | 7,800,000 | 7,800,000 | 7,800,000 | 7,800,000 | UFA | |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | 6,700,000 | UFA | ||||||
| TJ Oshie | RW | 5,750,000 | 5,750,000 | 5,750,000 | 5,750,000 | 5,750,000 | 5,750,000 | UFA | |
| Tom Wilson | RW | 5,166,666 | 5,166,666 | 5,166,666 | 5,166,666 | 5,166,666 | UFA | ||
| Lars Eller | C | 3,500,000 | 3,500,000 | 3,500,000 | 3,500,000 | UFA | |||
| Jakub Vrana | C | 3,350,000 | 3,350,000 | RFA | |||||
| Carl Hagelin | LW | 2,750,000 | 2,750,000 | 2,750,000 | 2,750,000 | UFA | |||
| Richard Panik | RW | 2,750,000 | 2,750,000 | 2,750,000 | 2,750,000 | UFA | |||
| Garnet Hathaway | RW | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | UFA | |||
| Chandler Stephenson | C | 1,050,000 | RFA* | ||||||
| Travis Boyd | C | 800,000 | RFA* | ||||||
| Nic Dowd | C | 750,000 | 750,000 | 750,000 | UFA | ||||
| Brendan Leipsic | LW | 700,000 | RFA* | ||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| John Carlson | D | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | UFA |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | 5,100,000 | 5,100,000 | 5,100,000 | 5,100,000 | UFA | |||
| Nick Jensen | D | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | UFA | |||
| Michal Kempny | D | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | UFA | ||||
| Radko Gudas | D | 2,345,000 | UFA | ||||||
| Christian Djoos | D | 1,250,000 | RFA* | ||||||
| Jonas Siegenthaler | D | 714,166 | RFA | ||||||
| Goalies | |||||||||
| Braden Holtby | G | 6,100,000 | UFA | ||||||
| Pheonix Copley | G | 1,100,000 | 1,100,000 | 1,100,000 | UFA | ||||
| Buyout, IR and Cap Adjustments | Pos | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
| Bonus Overage-Washington | C | 1,150,000 | |||||||
| Actual Payroll | 91,945,000 | 53,100,000 | 49,600,000 | 33,300,000 | 25,100,000 | 18,000,000 | 6,000,000 | 0 | |
| Salary Cap Payroll | 82,864,294 | 62,055,128 | 49,166,666 | 44,816,666 | 26,716,666 | 21,550,000 | 8,000,000 | 0 | |
| Cap Space | -1,364,294 |