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| Team Payrolls | Free Agent List |
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| Forwards | Pos | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Ovechkin | LW | 10,000,0009,538,462 | 10,000,0009,538,462 | 10,000,0009,538,462 | UFA | ||||
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | LW | 10,000,0007,800,000 | 8,400,0007,800,000 | 5,000,0007,800,000 | 8,000,0007,800,000 | 5,000,0007,800,000 | 8,000,0007,800,000 | 8,000,0007,800,000 | UFA |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | 7,500,0006,700,000 | 8,000,0006,700,000 | UFA | |||||
| TJ Oshie | RW | 7,500,0005,750,000 | 6,500,0005,750,000 | 4,500,0005,750,000 | 6,000,0005,750,000 | 4,500,0005,750,000 | 5,000,0005,750,000 | 4,000,0005,750,000 | UFA |
| Tom Wilson | RW | 6,100,0005,166,666 | 4,500,0005,166,666 | 4,100,0005,166,666 | 6,100,0005,166,666 | 4,100,0005,166,666 | 6,100,0005,166,666 | UFA | |
| Lars Eller | C | 5,000,0003,500,000 | 4,000,0003,500,000 | 2,500,0003,500,000 | 3,000,0003,500,000 | 3,000,0003,500,000 | UFA | ||
| Andre Burakovsky | LW | 3,250,0003,000,000 | RFA | ||||||
| Brett Connolly | RW | 1,500,0001,500,000 | UFA | ||||||
| Dmitrij Jaskin | LW | 1,100,0001,100,000 | RFA | ||||||
| Devante Smith-Pelly | RW | 1,000,0001,000,000 | UFA | ||||||
| Jakub Vrana | C | 832,500863,333 | RFA | ||||||
| Travis Boyd | C | 800,000800,000 | 800,000800,000 | RFA | |||||
| Chandler Stephenson | C | 650,000650,000 | RFA | ||||||
| Nic Dowd | C | 650,000650,000 | UFA | ||||||
| Defense | Pos | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
| John Carlson | D | 12,000,0008,000,000 | 12,000,0008,000,000 | 8,000,0008,000,000 | 8,000,0008,000,000 | 6,000,0008,000,000 | 6,000,0008,000,000 | 6,000,0008,000,000 | 6,000,0008,000,000 |
| Matt Niskanen | D | 5,750,0005,750,000 | 5,750,0005,750,000 | 5,750,0005,750,000 | UFA | ||||
| Dmitry Orlov | D | 6,500,0005,100,000 | 6,500,0005,100,000 | 4,500,0005,100,000 | 3,300,0005,100,000 | 3,300,0005,100,000 | UFA | ||
| Michal Kempny | D | 3,300,0002,500,000 | 2,700,0002,500,000 | 1,800,0002,500,000 | 2,200,0002,500,000 | UFA | |||
| Brooks Orpik | D | 1,000,0001,000,000 | UFA | ||||||
| Madison Bowey | D | 1,000,0001,000,000 | 1,000,0001,000,000 | RFA | |||||
| Christian Djoos | D | 650,000650,000 | RFA | ||||||
| Goalies | Pos | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
| Braden Holtby | G | 5,000,0006,100,000 | 5,000,0006,100,000 | UFA | |||||
| Pheonix Copley | G | 650,000650,000 | 1,050,0001,100,000 | 750,0001,100,000 | 1,500,0001,100,000 | UFA | |||
| Buyout, IR and Cap Adjustments | Pos | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
| Buried Salary - Washington | G | 412,252412,252 | |||||||
| Bonus Overage-Washington | C | 82,50082,500 | |||||||
| Actual Payroll | 92,227,252 | 76,200,000 | 46,900,000 | 38,100,000 | 25,900,000 | 25,100,000 | 18,000,000 | 6,000,000 | |
| Salary Cap Payroll | 79,263,213 | 68,805,128 | 54,205,128 | 38,916,666 | 35,316,666 | 26,716,666 | 21,550,000 | 8,000,000 | |
| Cap Space | 236,787 | ||||||||
| UFA = Unrestricted Free Agent | RFA = Restricted Free Agent | RFA* = Arbitration Eligible RFA | ARB = Arbitration Pending | Estimated Salary |
| Minor | Pos | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Alexeyev | D | 925,000925,000 | 925,000925,000 | 925,000925,000 | RFA | ||||
| Shane Gersich | LW | 925,000925,000 | RFA | ||||||
| Juuso Ikonen | RW | 925,000925,000 | 925,000925,000 | RFA | |||||
| Lucas Johansen | D | 925,000925,000 | 925,000925,000 | RFA | |||||
| Ilya Samsonov | G | 925,000925,000 | 925,000925,000 | 925,000925,000 | RFA | ||||
| Hampus Gustafsson | LW | 925,000883,750 | RFA | ||||||
| Mason Mitchell | LW | 925,000883,750 | RFA | ||||||
| Maximilian Kammerer | C | 792,500870,000 | 892,500870,000 | 925,000870,000 | RFA | ||||
| Kody Clark | RW | 792,500870,000 | 892,500870,000 | 925,000870,000 | RFA | ||||
| Axel Jonsson-Fjallby | LW | 805,000860,000 | 860,000860,000 | 915,000860,000 | RFA | ||||
| Martin Fehervary | D | 792,500836,666 | 792,500836,666 | 925,000836,666 | RFA | ||||
| Brian Pinho | RW | 925,000833,750 | RFA | ||||||
| Riley Sutter | RW | 792,500817,500 | 817,500817,500 | 842,500817,500 | RFA | ||||
| Tobias Geisser | D | 785,000803,333 | 785,000803,333 | 840,000803,333 | RFA | ||||
| Kris Bindulis | D | 792,500792,500 | 842,500792,500 | RFA | |||||
| Colby Williams | D | 780,000751,000 | RFA | ||||||
| Garrett Pilon | C | 742,500745,000 | 792,500745,000 | 700,000745,000 | RFA | ||||
| Beck Malenstyn | C | 730,000736,666 | 780,000736,666 | 700,000736,666 | RFA | ||||
| Connor Hobbs | D | 730,000720,000 | 700,000720,000 | RFA | |||||
| Vitek Vanecek | G | 750,000714,167 | RFA | ||||||
| Jonas Siegenthaler | D | 650,000714,166 | 750,000714,166 | RFA | |||||
| Mathias Bau-Hansen | LW | 700,000700,000 | RFA | ||||||
| Tyler Lewington | D | 650,000675,000 | 700,000675,000 | RFA | |||||
| Jayson Megna | RW | 650,000650,000 | UFA | ||||||
| Nathan Walker | LW | 650,000650,000 | RFA | ||||||
| Aaron Ness | D | 650,000650,000 | UFA | ||||||
| Riley Barber | RW | 650,000650,000 | RFA | ||||||
| Michael Sgarbossa | C | 650,000650,000 | RFA | ||||||
| Liam O'Brien | LW | 650,000650,000 | RFA |
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