WSH Washington CapitalsEastern Conference • Metropolitan Division • 2026-27
Projected Cap Hit
$103,924,583
Projected Cap Space
$75,417
Total Salary (2026-27) · partial
$103,924,583
Potential Bonuses
$8,352,500
$60,422,500 · 58.1% $34,652,083 · 33.3% $8,850,000 · 8.5% $0 · 0.0% $75,417 · 0.1%
$103,924,583 of $104,000,000 Upper Limit — hover any segment for details
Future Cap Commitments under current contracts
Committed counting dollars by season (NHL roster + dead cap, as signed today). % shown against the 2026-27 Upper Limit of $104.0M — future ceilings will be set annually and are expected to rise.
Season Committed Signed Contracts % of 2026-27 Cap 2026-27
$103,924,583
24
99.9% 2027-28
$94,249,583
19
90.6% 2028-29
$79,122,500
13
76.1% 2029-30
$70,215,000
10
67.5% 2030-31
$54,515,000
7
52.4%
Cap Hit Salary
Toggle the season columns between cap hit (AAV) and actual salary paid. Where cash isn't yet on file the cap-hit figure is shown.
Forwards 14 $60,422,500
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Alex Ovechkin LW
40
$4,250,000 UFA 4.1% Boone Jenner C
33
$5,750,000 $5,750,000 $5,750,000 $5,750,000 UFA
5.5% Tom Wilson RW
32
$6,540,000 $6,540,000 $6,540,000 $6,540,000 $6,540,000
6.3% Alex Tuch RW
30
$10,500,000 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 $10,500,000
10.1% Dylan Strome C
29
$5,000,000 $5,000,000 UFA 4.8% Anthony Beauvillier LW
29
$2,750,000 UFA 2.6% Pierre-Luc Dubois C
28
$8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000
8.2% Jordan Kyrou RW
28
$8,125,000 $8,125,000 $8,125,000 $8,125,000 $8,125,000
7.8% Aliaksei Protas LW
25
$3,375,000 $3,375,000 $3,375,000 UFA 3.2% Justin Sourdif RW
24
$825,000 RFA 0.8% Ivan Miroshnichenko RW
22
$925,000 $925,000 RFA 0.9% Ethen Frank RW
28
$2,000,000 $2,000,000 UFA 1.9% Ryan Leonard RW
21
$950,000 RFA 0.9% Ilya Protas C
20
$932,500 $932,500 $932,500 RFA 0.9%
Defense 8 $34,652,083
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Justin Holl RD
34
$900,000 UFA 0.9% Matt Roy RD
31
$5,750,000 $5,750,000 $5,750,000 $5,750,000 UFA
5.5% Jakob Chychrun LD
28
$9,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000
8.7% Vincent Desharnais RD
30
$4,200,000 $4,200,000 $4,200,000 $4,200,000 UFA
4.0% Timothy Liljegren RD
27
$3,250,000 $3,250,000 UFA 3.1% Rasmus Sandin LD
26
$4,600,000 $4,600,000 $4,600,000 UFA 4.4% Martin Fehervary LD
26
$6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000
5.8% Cole Hutson LD
20
$952,083 $952,083 RFA 0.9%
Goalies 2 $8,850,000
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Charlie Lindgren G
32
$3,000,000 $3,000,000 UFA 2.9% Logan Thompson G
29
$5,850,000 $5,850,000 $5,850,000 $5,850,000 $5,850,000
5.6%
Non-Roster / Minors 24 $21,904,164
Does not count against the cap while off the NHL roster.
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Spencer Smallman C
29
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Jonny Brodzinski RW
33
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Theodor Niederbach C
24
$1,025,000 RFA 1.0% Bogdan Trineyev LW
24
$900,000 $900,000 RFA 0.9% Joshua Dunne C
27
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Alexander Suzdalev F
22
$864,999 RFA 0.8% Ludwig Persson C
22
$864,999 RFA 0.8% Andrew Cristall LW
21
$889,166 $889,166 RFA 0.9% Patrick Thomas C
21
$965,833 $965,833 RFA 0.9% Terik Parascak RW
20
$941,667 $941,667 $941,667 RFA 0.9% Eriks Mateiko LW
20
$932,500 $932,500 $932,500 RFA 0.9% Petr Sikora C
20
$995,000 $995,000 $995,000 RFA 1.0% Lynden Lakovic F
19
$974,167 $974,167 $974,167 RFA 0.9% Tyler Kopff F
23
$975,000 RFA 0.9% Oliver Suvanto 17
$1,075,000 $1,075,000 $1,075,000 RFA 1.0% Dylan McIlrath RD
34
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Louie Belpedio D
30
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Jacob MacDonald D
33
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Ryan Chesley D
22
$945,833 $945,833 RFA 0.9% David Gucciardi D
23
$930,000 RFA 0.9% Cam Allen D
21
$930,000 $930,000 RFA 0.9% Leon Muggli D
20
$932,500 $932,500 $932,500 RFA 0.9% Mitchell Gibson 27
$812,500 UFA 0.8% Clay Stevenson 27
$850,000 UFA 0.8%