Washington Capitals (WSH)

Est. 1974

Current Cap Hit: $104,815,416
Projected Cap Hit: $106,530,416
Projected Cap Space: $-2,530,416
Contracts: 45
Roster: 25
Injuries: 2
Retained Contracts: 0
Daily Cap Breakdown
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Draft Picks

Season Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7
2026-2027
2027-2028
2028-2029
2029-2030

NHL Roster

# Offense Clause Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
89 Alex Tuch NMC RW 30 UFA $10,500,000 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 +
80 Pierre-Luc Dubois NMC LW 28 UFA $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000
25 Jordan Kyrou NTC C 28 UFA $8,125,000 $8,125,000 $8,125,000 $8,125,000 $8,125,000
43 Tom Wilson M-NTC RW 32 UFA $6,540,000 $6,540,000 $6,540,000 $6,540,000 $6,540,000
22 Boone Jenner M-NTC C 33 UFA $5,750,000 $5,750,000 $5,750,000 $5,750,000
17 Dylan Strome C 29 UFA $5,000,000 $5,000,000
8 Alex Ovechkin NMC LW 41 UFA $4,250,000
21 Aliaksei Protas C 25 UFA $3,375,000 $3,375,000 $3,375,000
72 Anthony Beauvillier LW 29 UFA $2,750,000
53 Ethen Frank C 28 UFA $2,000,000 $2,000,000
49 Patrick Thomas WE Injured C 22 RFA $965,833 $965,833
9 Ryan Leonard WE RW 21 UFA $950,000 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 +
62 Ilya Protas WE LW 20 RFA $932,500 $932,500 $932,500
63 Ivan Miroshnichenko LW 22 RFA $925,000 $925,000
34 Justin Sourdif RW 24 UFA $825,000 $6,350,000 $6,350,000 $6,350,000 $6,350,000 $6,350,000 +
# Defense Clause Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
6 Jakob Chychrun NMC D 28 UFA $9,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 +
42 Martin Fehérváry D 27 UFA $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 +
3 Matt Roy M-NTC D 31 UFA $5,750,000 $5,750,000 $5,750,000 $5,750,000
38 Rasmus Sandin Injured D 26 UFA $4,600,000 $4,600,000 $4,600,000
73 Vincent Desharnais D 30 UFA $4,200,000 $4,200,000 $4,200,000 $4,200,000
27 Timothy Liljegren D 27 UFA $3,250,000 $3,250,000
44 Cole Hutson WE D 20 RFA $952,083 $952,083
52 Dylan McIlrath D 34 UFA $825,000
# Goaltending Clause Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
48 Logan Thompson M-NTC G 29 UFA $5,850,000 $5,850,000 $5,850,000 $5,850,000 $5,850,000
79 Charlie Lindgren G 32 UFA $3,000,000 $3,000,000
# Professional Tryout Clause Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
40 Cal Petersen G 31 UFA

Icons: WE=Waivers Exempt Injured=Injured Suspended=Suspended 🧑‍⚖️=Suspended

Non-Roster

Money in parentheses is the base NHL cap hit

Non-roster Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
Theodor Niederbach C 24 RFA $0
($1,025,000)
Petr Sikora WE C 20 RFA $0
($995,000) 		$0
($995,000) 		$0
($995,000)
Tyler Kopff WE F 23 RFA $0
($975,000)
Lynden Lakovic WE F 19 RFA $0
($974,166) 		$0
($974,166) 		$0
($974,166)
Terik Parascak WE RW 20 RFA $0
($941,666) 		$0
($941,666) 		$0
($941,666)
Ēriks Mateiko WE LW 20 RFA $0
($932,500) 		$0
($932,500) 		$0
($932,500)
Bogdan Trineyev RW 24 RFA $0
($900,000) 		$0
($900,000)
Andrew Cristall WE LW 21 RFA $0
($889,166) 		$0
($889,166)
Alexander Suzdalev WE LW 22 RFA $0
($865,000)
Ludwig Persson LW 22 RFA $0
($865,000)
Spencer Smallman RW 30 UFA $0
($850,000)
Jonny Brodzinski C 33 UFA $0
($850,000)
Josh Dunne C 27 UFA $0
($850,000)
Oliver Suvanto WE C 18 RFA On Loan $0
($1,075,000) 		$0
($1,075,000) 		$0
($1,075,000)
Ryan Chesley D 22 RFA $0
($945,833) 		$0
($945,833)
Leon Muggli WE D 20 RFA $0
($932,500) 		$0
($932,500) 		$0
($932,500)
Cameron Allen WE D 21 RFA $0
($930,000) 		$0
($930,000)
David Gucciardi WE D 23 RFA $0
($930,000)
Justin Holl D 34 UFA $0
($900,000)
Louie Belpedio D 30 UFA $0
($850,000)
Jacob MacDonald D 33 UFA $0
($850,000)
Mitch Gibson G 27 UFA $0
($812,500)
Garin Bjorklund G 24 RFA
Jesper Vikman G 24 RFA

Reserve Rights

Player Age Position Expiration Draft Pick
Garin Bjorklund 24 G Qualifying Offer 2020 179 OA (round 6)
Jesper Vikman 24 G Qualifying Offer 2020 125 OA (round 5)
2027 Expiration
Antoine Keller 21 G 2027-06-01 2023 206 OA (round 7)
Jackson Crowder 19 C 2027-06-01 2025 155 OA (round 5)
2028 Expiration
Brett Hyland 23 C 2028-06-01 2023 200 OA (round 7)
Miroslav Satan 20 C 2028-06-01 2024 212 OA (round 7)
2029 Expiration
Aron Dahlqvist 19 D 2029-06-01 2025 180 OA (round 6)
Maxim Schäfer 19 LW 2029-06-01 2025 96 OA (round 3)
Nicholas Kempf 20 G 2029-08-15 2024 114 OA (round 4)
2030 Expiration
Brian McFadden 18 D 2030-06-01 2026 144 OA (round 5)
Logan Stuart 18 C 2030-06-01 2026 208 OA (round 7)
Tyus Sparks 18 C 2030-06-01 2026 101 OA (round 4)
Other Expiration
Tobias Geisser 27 D Indefinite 2017 120 OA (round 4)
Notes