WSH Washington Capitals

Eastern Conference • Metropolitan Division • 2026-27

The Washington Capitals carry a projected 2026-27 cap hit of $103,874,583, 99.9% of the $104.0M Upper Limit, leaving $125,417 in projected cap space — 24th-most in the NHL. Their largest cap hits belong to Alex Tuch ($10,500,000), Jakob Chychrun ($9,000,000), Pierre-Luc Dubois ($8,500,000). 3 active-roster contracts expire at the end of the 2026-27 season.

Projected Cap Hit

$103,874,583

Projected Cap Space

$125,417

% of Upper Limit

99.9%

NHL Roster

24/23

Contracts

46/50

Total Salary (2026-27) · partial

$111,722,500

LTIR Pool

Potential Bonuses

$8,352,500

Forwards $60,422,500 · 58.1%Defense $34,602,083 · 33.3%Goalies $8,850,000 · 8.5%Dead Cap $0 · 0.0%Cap Space $125,417 · 0.1%

$103,874,583 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	$103,874,583	24	99.9%
2027-28	$111,099,583	21	106.8%
2028-29	$95,972,500	15	92.3%
2029-30	$87,065,000	12	83.7%
2030-31	$71,365,000	9	68.6%

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 Tuch	RW	30	$10,500,000	$10,500,000	$10,500,000	$10,500,000	$10,500,000	10.1%
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%
Tom Wilson	RW	32	$6,540,000	$6,540,000	$6,540,000	$6,540,000	$6,540,000	6.3%
Boone Jenner	C	33	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	UFA	5.5%
Dylan Strome	C	29	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA			4.8%
Alex Ovechkin	LW	41	$4,250,000	UFA				4.1%
Aliaksei Protas	LW	25	$3,375,000	$3,375,000	$3,375,000	UFA		3.2%
Anthony Beauvillier	LW	29	$2,750,000	UFA				2.6%
Ethen Frank	RW	28	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	UFA			1.9%
Ryan Leonard	RW	21	$950,000	$10,500,000	$10,500,000	$10,500,000	$10,500,000	0.9%
Ilya Protas	C	20	$932,500	$932,500	$932,500	RFA		0.9%
Ivan Miroshnichenko	RW	22	$925,000	$925,000	RFA			0.9%
Justin Sourdif	RW	24	$825,000	$6,350,000	$6,350,000	$6,350,000	$6,350,000	0.8%

Defense 8 $34,602,083

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Jakob Chychrun	LD	28	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	8.7%
Martin Fehervary	LD	27	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	5.8%
Matt Roy	RD	31	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	UFA	5.5%
Rasmus Sandin	LD	26	$4,600,000	$4,600,000	$4,600,000	UFA		4.4%
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%
Cole Hutson	LD	20	$952,083	$952,083	RFA			0.9%
Dylan McIlrath	RD	34	$850,000	UFA				0.8%

Goalies 2 $8,850,000

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Logan Thompson	G	29	$5,850,000	$5,850,000	$5,850,000	$5,850,000	$5,850,000	5.6%
Charlie Lindgren	G	32	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	UFA			2.9%

Non-Roster / Minors 23 $21,104,164

Does not count against the cap while off the NHL roster.

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	% of Cap
Oliver Suvanto		18	$1,075,000	$1,075,000	$1,075,000	RFA	1.0%
Theodor Niederbach	C	24	$1,025,000	RFA			1.0%
Petr Sikora	C	20	$995,000	$995,000	$995,000	RFA	1.0%
Tyler Kopff	F	23	$975,000	RFA			0.9%
Lynden Lakovic	F	19	$974,167	$974,167	$974,167	RFA	0.9%
Patrick Thomas	C	22	$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%
Bogdan Trineyev	LW	24	$900,000	$900,000	RFA		0.9%
Andrew Cristall	LW	21	$889,166	$889,166	RFA		0.9%
Alexander Suzdalev	F	22	$864,999	RFA			0.8%
Ludwig Persson	C	22	$864,999	RFA			0.8%
Spencer Smallman	C	30	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Jonny Brodzinski	RW	33	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Joshua Dunne	C	27	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Ryan Chesley	D	22	$945,833	$945,833	RFA		0.9%
Leon Muggli	D	20	$932,500	$932,500	$932,500	RFA	0.9%
David Gucciardi	D	23	$930,000	RFA			0.9%
Cam Allen	D	21	$930,000	$930,000	RFA		0.9%
Justin Holl	RD	34	$900,000	UFA			0.9%
Louie Belpedio	D	30	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Jacob MacDonald	D	33	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Mitchell Gibson		27	$812,500	UFA			0.8%