View the Washington Capitals salary cap 2023 and team payroll. View player salaries for the Washington Capitals and find out when Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson, and Nicklas Backstrom’s contracts are up. The salary cap table below will show the AVV for each Caps player.
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Washington Capitals Salary Cap – Capitals Cap Space
| FORWARDS | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | TERMS | POS | AGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ovechkin, Alex "C" | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | UFA | 35+M-NTC, NMC | LW | 37 | ||
| Bäckström, Nicklas "A" | $9,200,000 | $9,200,000 | UFA | M-NTC | C | 35 | |||
| Kuznetsov, Evgeny | $7,800,000 | $7,800,000 | UFA | M-NTC | C | 31 | |||
| Oshie, T.J. | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | UFA | M-NTC | RW | 36 | |||
| Mantha, Anthony | $5,700,000 | UFA | LW, RW | 28 | |||||
| Wilson, Tom | $5,166,667 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | M-NTC | RW | 29 |
| Strome, Dylan | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | UFA | C | 26 | |
| Milano, Sonny | $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | UFA | LW, RW | 27 | |||
| Dowd, Nic | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | UFA | C | 33 | ||||
| Aubé-Kubel, Nicolas | $1,225,000 | UFA | RW | 27 | |||||
| Snively, Joe | $800,000 | UFA | LW | 27 | |||||
| Protas, Aliaksei | $789,167 | RFA | ELCÂ | RW, LW, C | 22 | ||||
| TOTAL | $54,130,834 | $46,950,000 | $22,900,000 | $11,500,000 | $11,500,000 | $6,500,000 | 29.8 | ||
| DEFENSE | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | TERMS | POS | AGE |
| Carlson, John "A" | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | UFA | M-NTC | RD | 33 | ||
| Jensen, Nick | $4,050,000 | $4,050,000 | $4,050,000 | UFA | RD | 32 | |||
| van Riemsdyk, Trevor | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | UFA | RD | 32 | |||
| Fehérváry, Martin | $2,675,000 | $2,675,000 | $2,675,000 | RFA | LD/RD | 23 | |||
| Edmundson, Joel "A" | $1,750,000 | UFA | RSM-NTC | LD/RD | 30 | ||||
| Sandin, Rasmus | $1,400,000 | RFA | LD | 23 | |||||
| Alexeyev, Alexander | $825,000 | $825,000 | RFA | LD/RD | 23 | ||||
| TOTAL | $21,700,000 | $18,550,000 | $17,725,000 | 28 | |||||
| GOALIES | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | TERMS | POS | AGE |
| Kuemper, Darcy | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | UFA | M-NTC | G | 33 | |
| Lindgren, Charlie | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | UFA | G | 29 | ||||
| TOTAL | $6,350,000 | $6,350,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | 31 | ||||
| INJURED RESERVE (1 - $2,000,000) | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | TERMS | POS | AGE |
| Pacioretty, Max | $2,000,000 | UFA | NMC | LW | 34 | ||||
| TOTAL | $2,000,000 | 34 | |||||||
| ROSTER & BURIED CAP HITÂ | $84,180,834 | $71,850,000 | $45,875,000 | $16,750,000 | $11,500,000 | $6,500,000 | |||
| DEAD CAP HITÂ | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| CARRYOVER BONUS OVERAGESÂ | $20,000 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| PROJECTED CAP HITÂ | $84,200,834 | $71,850,000 | $45,875,000 | $16,750,000 | $11,500,000 | $6,500,000 | |||
| SALARY CAPÂ | $83,500,000 | $87,500,000 | $92,000,000 | $92,000,000 | $92,000,000 | $92,000,000 | |||
| PROJECTED CAP SPACEÂ | ($700,834) | $15,650,000 | $46,125,000 | $75,250,000 | $80,500,000 | $85,500,000 | |||
| CURRENT CAP SPACEÂ | $0 | - | - | - | - | - |
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