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Washington Capitals

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'18

2023-24 Current Cap

Projected Cap Space

$-2,682,521

Current Cap Space

$7,891,664

Projected Cap Hit

$85,791,687

$61.70M

Floor

$83.50M

Limit

LTIR Pool $9,186,666

Annual Cap Hit $84,404,168

Active Roster 24/23

Current Injuries 3

Standard Contracts 45/50

Bonus Overages $20,000

Potential Bonuses $2,872,500

Retained Remaining 0

Draft Picks Summary

Draft Pick Details NHL Draft

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2024	1	1	3	1	1	1	0
2025	1	3	2	1	2	1	0
2026	1	1	1	2	1	1	1

Draft Pick Details NHL Draft

Free Agents

UFA

Forwards

67Pacioretty, Max

96Aube-Kubel, Nicolas

Defense

Goalies

RFA

Center

24McMichael, Connor

47Malenstyn, Beck

Defense

Goalies

Cap Projections

	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27
NHL Cap Limit	$83,500,000 $83.50M	$87,675,000 $87.68M	$87,675,000 $87.68M	$87,675,000 $87.68M
Projected Cap Hit	$85,791,687 $85.79M	$82,165,001 $82.17M	$55,614,167 $55.61M	$24,725,000 $24.73M
Projected Cap Space	$-2,682,521 $-2.68M	$5,509,999 $5.51M	$32,060,833 $32.06M	$62,950,000 $62.95M
Annual Cap Hit	$84,404,168 $84.40M
Current Cap Space	$7,891,664 $7.89M
LTIR Pool	$9,186,666 $9.19M
Active Roster	24/23	22/23	13/23	5/23
Standard Contracts	45/50	32/50	18/50	6/50
Actual Salary Paid
Bonus Overages	$20,000 $20K	$20,000 $20K	$20,000 $20K	$20,000 $20K
Potential Bonuses	$2,872,500 $2.87M	$1,252,500 $1.25M	$1,032,500 $1.03M	-
Retained Remaining	0/3	0/3	0/3	0/3

Draft Picks Summary

Draft Pick Details NHL Draft

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2024	1	1	3	1	1	1	0
2025	1	3	2	1	2	1	0
2026	1	1	1	2	1	1	1

Draft Pick Details NHL Draft

Draft Picks Summary

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2024	1	1	3	1	1	1	0
2025	1	3	2	1	2	1	0
2026	1	1	1	2	1	1	1

Draft Pick Details NHL Draft

2024 See Full Draft

Round	Pick From	Trade Details
1
2		Mar 5 2024 The Vegas Golden Knights acquired Anthony Mantha from the Washington Capitals for a 2024 2nd round pick and 2026 4th round pick Trade Analysis
2		Jul 13 2022 \| Traded Away The Washington Capitals acquired Connor Brown from the Ottawa Senators for 2024 second round pick Trade Analysis
3		Mar 7 2024 The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Joel Edmundson from the Washington Capitals for 2024 3rd Round Pick and 2025 5th Round Pick Trade Analysis
3		Feb 23 2023 The Boston Bruins acquired Garnet Hathaway from the Washington Capitals for Craig Smith, 2023 1st Round Pick, 2025 2nd Round Pick, and 2024 3rd Round Pick Trade Analysis
3
4
5
6
7		Jul 1 2023 \| Traded Away The Washington Capitals acquired Joel Edmundson from the Montreal Canadiens for a 2024 3rd round pick and 2024 7th round pick Trade Analysis

2025 See Full Draft

Round	Pick From	Trade Details
1
2		Mar 1 2023 The Colorado Avalanche acquired Lars Eller from the Washington Capitals for a 2025 2nd Round Pick Trade Analysis
2		Feb 23 2023 The Boston Bruins acquired Garnet Hathaway from the Washington Capitals for Craig Smith, 2023 1st Round Pick, 2025 2nd Round Pick, and 2024 3rd Round Pick Trade Analysis
2
3		Mar 8 2024 The Carolina Hurricanes acquired Evgeny Kuznetsov from the Washington Capitals for 2025 3rd round pick Trade Analysis
3
4
5		Mar 7 2024 The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Joel Edmundson from the Washington Capitals for 2024 3rd Round Pick and 2025 5th Round Pick Trade Analysis
5
6
7		Jun 29 2023 \| Traded Away The Washington Capitals acquired a 2023 7th round pick (#206) from the San Jose Sharks for a 2025 7th round pick Trade Analysis

2026 See Full Draft

Round	Pick From	Trade Details
1
2
3
4		Mar 5 2024 The Vegas Golden Knights acquired Anthony Mantha from the Washington Capitals for a 2024 2nd round pick and 2026 4th round pick Trade Analysis
4
5
6
7

2027 See Full Draft

Round	Pick From	Trade Details
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

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Mar 29

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Mar 26

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Mar 25

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Apr 18 2024 | Washington Capitals

Nick Jensen

Jensen (undisclosed) was at morning skate Thursday, per Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press.

Apr 18 2024 | Washington Capitals

Rasmus Sandin

Sandin (upper body) practiced Friday, Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press reports.

Apr 17 2024 | Washington Capitals

Alex Ovechkin

Ovechkin scored a goal on his only shot in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.

Apr 16 2024 | Washington Capitals

T.J. Oshie

Oshie tallied a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.

Apr 16 2024 | Washington Capitals

Charlie Lindgren

Lindgren stopped 27 of 28 shots in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.

Apr 16 2024 | Washington Capitals

Beck Malenstyn

Malenstyn (upper body) is expected to play Tuesday versus the Philadelphia Flyers, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.

Apr 16 2024 | Washington Capitals

Beck Malenstyn

Malenstyn (upper body) will be a game-time decision for Tuesday's regular-season finale versus the Philadelphia Flyers, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.

Apr 16 2024 | Washington Capitals

Charlie Lindgren

Lindgren will be between the pipes on the road against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.

Apr 16 2024 | Washington Capitals

Charlie Lindgren

Lindgren stopped 16 shots in a 2-0 shutout win over the Boston Bruins on Monday.

Apr 15 2024 | Washington Capitals

Beck Malenstyn

Malenstyn (upper body) will not return to Monday's game against the Boston Bruins.

Mar 8 2024

$-3,900,000

$3,900,000

The Carolina Hurricanes acquired Evgeny Kuznetsov from the Washington Capitals for 2025 3rd round pick

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Mar 7 2024

The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Joel Edmundson from the Washington Capitals for 2024 3rd Round Pick and 2025 5th Round Pick

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Mar 6 2024 | Washington Capitals

Rasmus Sandin

Standard | 5 yrs

$23,000,000

Cap Hit

$4,600,000

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Mar 5 2024

$-2,850,000

$2,850,000

The Vegas Golden Knights acquired Anthony Mantha from the Washington Capitals for a 2024 2nd round pick and 2026 4th round pick

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Injuries

DAY-TO-DAY | Undisclosed |

Expected Return

Apr 21, 2024

Nick Jensen | Jensen (undisclosed) was at morning skate Thursday, per Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press.

DAY-TO-DAY | Upper Body |

Expected Return

Apr 21, 2024

Rasmus Sandin | Sandin (upper body) practiced Friday, Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press reports.

IR-NR | Personal |

Expected Return

Sep 16, 2024

Ethan Bear | Bear entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program on Wednesday, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.

All Injuries

Apr 11

Matt Perri analyzes Salary vs Cap Hit in Cap Relief Trades

Value of draft picks in future years also examined

Mar 25

Matt Perri explains his Cap Relief Value model

Former Coyotes Director of Analytics contributed his model for the PuckPedia Perri Cap Relief Calculator

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Apr 18

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Apr 18

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Apr 11

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Value of draft picks in future years also examined

Mar 29

Matt Perri reviews trade deadline

Trade Deadline deals compared to the PuckPedia Perri models

Mar 26

Matt Perri shares his Coyotes experience creating the Draft Pick Value Table

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Current Roster Breakdown

Daily & Historical Cap Tracker

NHL Roster

Projected Cap Space

$-2,682,521

Current Cap Space

$7,891,664

LTIR Pool

$9,186,666

Projected Cap Hit

$85,791,687

$61.70M

Floor

$83.50M

Limit

Forwards

$46,045,001$46.05M

55.1% of cap

Player	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27
Ovechkin, Alex age38 posLW	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$0 UFA
Backstrom, Nicklas age36 posC LTIR	$9,200,000$9.20M	$9,200,000$9.20M	$0 UFA
Oshie, T.J. age37 posRW	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$0 UFA
Pacioretty, Max age35 posLW	$2,000,000$2.00M	$0 UFA
Dowd, Nic age33 posC IR	$1,300,000$1.30M	$1,300,000$1.30M	$0 UFA
Sgarbossa, Michael age31 posC	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Wilson, Tom age30 posRW	$5,166,666$5.17M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$0 UFA 2031
Aube-Kubel, Nicolas age27 posRW	$1,225,000$1.23M	$0 UFA
Milano, Sonny age27 posLW	$1,900,000$1.90M	$1,900,000$1.90M	$1,900,000$1.90M	$0 UFA
Strome, Dylan age27 posC	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$0 UFA 2028
Malenstyn, Beck age26 posLW	$762,500$763K	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
McMichael, Connor age23 posC	$863,334$863K	$0 RFA
Protas, Aliaksei age23 posC	$789,167$789K	$3,375,000$3.38M	$3,375,000$3.38M	$3,375,000$3.38M	$0 UFA 2029
Lapierre, Hendrix age22 posC	$863,334$863K	$863,334$863K	$0 RFA
Miroshnichenko, Ivan age20 posLW	$950,000$950K	$950,000$950K	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA
Totals	$46,045,001$46.05M	$45,113,334$45.11M	$27,225,000$27.23M	$14,875,000$14.88M

Defence

$24,364,167$24.36M

29.2% of cap

Player	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27
Carlson, John age34 posD	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$0 UFA
Jensen, Nick age33 posD	$4,050,000$4.05M	$4,050,000$4.05M	$4,050,000$4.05M	$0 UFA
McIlrath, Dylan age31 posD	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
van Riemsdyk, Trevor age32 posD	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$0 UFA
Bear, Ethan age26 posD	$2,062,500$2.06M	$2,062,500$2.06M	$0 UFA
Johansen, Lucas age26 posD	$762,500$763K	$0 UFA-Group6	$0 UFA
Sandin, Rasmus age24 posD	$1,400,000$1.40M	$4,600,000$4.60M	$4,600,000$4.60M	$4,600,000$4.60M	$0 UFA 2029
Alexeyev, Alexander age24 posD	$825,000$825K	$825,000$825K	$0 RFA
Fehervary, Martin age24 posD IR	$2,675,000$2.68M	$2,675,000$2.68M	$2,675,000$2.68M	$0 RFA
Iorio, Vincent age21 posD	$814,167$814K	$814,167$814K	$814,167$814K	$0 RFA
Totals	$24,364,167$24.36M	$26,801,667$26.80M	$23,139,167$23.14M	$4,600,000$4.60M

Goaltenders

$6,350,000$6.35M

7.6% of cap

Player	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27
Kuemper, Darcy age33 posG	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$0 UFA 2027
Lindgren, Charlie age30 posG	$1,100,000$1.10M	$1,100,000$1.10M	$0 UFA
Totals	$6,350,000$6.35M	$6,350,000$6.35M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M

Buried

0.0% of cap

Player	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27
None
Totals

Buyout/Retained

$7,625,000$7.63M

9.1% of cap

Player	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26
Mantha, Anthony age29 posRW Retained	$2,850,000$2.85M	$0
Edmundson, Joel age30 posD Retained	$875,000$875K	$0
Kuznetsov, Evgeny age31 posC Retained	$3,900,000$3.90M	$3,900,000$3.90M	$0
Totals	$7,625,000$7.63M	$3,900,000$3.90M

Roster vs Non-roster Players

All players on the NHL Roster have their cap hit count towards the team's cap hit.
Players who are not on the NHL Roster (in other leagues) do not count against the cap up to the burying threshold. Non-roster players who have a cap hit above the burying threshold carry a cap charge for the excess.
The team's cap hit each day includes players who are on the NHL Roster as of 5pm Eastern.

Non-roster Forwards

$9,938,333$9.94M

Player	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27
Spinner, Steven age28 posRW	$0
Elgestal, Kevin age27 posRW	$0
Borgstrom, Henrik age26 posC	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Riat, Damien age27 posC	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Phillips, Matthew age26 posC	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA-Group6	$0 UFA
Roykas Marthinsen, Kristian age24 posLW	$0
Clark, Kody age24 posRW	$0 UFA
Sutter, Riley age24 posRW	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA
Florchuk, Eric age24 posC	$0
Marthinsen, Kristian age24 posLW	$0
Snively, Joe age28 posLW	$800,000$800K	$0 UFA
Rybinski, Henrik age22 posC	$859,167$859K	$859,167$859K	$0 RFA
Trineyev, Bogdan age22 posLW	$859,167$859K	$859,167$859K	$0 RFA
Hughes, Bear age22 posC	$0
Magnusson, Oskar age22 posC	$0
Hanelt, Haakon age20 posC	$0
Suzdalev, Alexander age20 posLW	$846,666$847K	$846,666$847K	$846,666$847K	$0 RFA
Persson, Ludwig age20 posC	$846,666$847K	$846,666$847K	$846,666$847K	$0 RFA
Karabela, Jake age20 posC	$0
Hofer, Ryan age21 posC	$851,667$852K	$851,667$852K	$851,667$852K	$0 RFA
Limoges, Alex age26 posC	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Frank, Ethen age26 posC	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Cristall, Andrew age19 posLW	$905,000$905K	$905,000$905K	$905,000$905K	$0 RFA
Leonard, Ryan age19 posC	$0
Thomas, Patrick age19 posC	$0
Hyland, Brett age21 posLW	$0
Dube, Pierrick age23 posRW	$870,000$870K	$870,000$870K	$0 RFA
Totals	$9,938,333$9.94M	$6,038,333$6.04M	$3,449,999$3.45M

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Non-roster Defence

$1,645,000$1.65M

Player	2023-24	2024-25	2026-27
Carlsson, Gabriel age27 posD	$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Haman Aktell, Hardy age25 posD	$870,000$870K	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Priskie, Chase age28 posD	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Geisser, Tobias age25 posD	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Walfridsson, Sebastian age25 posD	$0		$0 UFA
Maass, Benton age25 posD	$0		$0 UFA
Has, Martin age23 posD	$0
Johnson, Brent age21 posD	$0
Lemay, Joaquim age21 posD	$0
Chesley, Ryan age20 posD	$0
Gucciardi, David age21 posD	$0
Allen, Cam age19 posD	$0
Totals	$1,645,000$1.65M

Non-roster Goaltenders

$3,340,833$3.34M

Player	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27
Gibson, Mitchell age24 posG	$867,500$868K	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Bjorklund, Garin age21 posG	$843,333$843K	$843,333$843K	$0 RFA
Shepard, Hunter age28 posG	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Clark, Chase age22 posG	$0
Stevenson, Clay age25 posG	$855,000$855K	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA 2027
Keller, Antoine age19 posG	$0
Totals	$3,340,833$3.34M	$2,393,333$2.39M	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K

Washington Capitals

Team Cap Card

Cap Summary

	2023-24	2024-25
Projected Cap Hit	$85,791,687	$82,165,001
Projected Cap Space	$-2,682,521	$5,509,999
Current Cap Space	$7,891,664	$5,509,999
Active Players	24/23	22/23

Draft Picks

Round	'24	'25
1	1	1
2	1	3
3	3	2

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Washington Capitals

Team Cap Card

Cap Summary

	2023-24	2024-25
Projected Cap Hit	$85.79M	$82.17M
Projected Cap Space	$-2.68M	$5.51M
Current Cap Space	$7.89M	$5.51M
Active Players	24/23	22/23

Draft Picks

Round	'24	'25
1	1	1
2	1	3
3	3	2

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Washington Capitals

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	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2024	1	1	3	1	1	1	0
2025	1	3	2	1	2	1	0
2026	1	1	1	2	1	1	1

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Washington Capitals

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