Defenseman Spending
A real-time look at how NHL teams are spending their 2023 cap dollars on Defensemans.
Cap Allocation: Active Roster
| Rank | Team | Players | 2023 Cap Dollars | Avg Cap Dollars | % of 2023 Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CBJColumbus Blue Jackets | 8 | $33,066,666 | $4,133,333 | 41.98% |
| 2 | CARCarolina Hurricanes | 9 | $31,667,500 | $3,518,611 | 38.16% |
| 3 | NSHNashville Predators | 7 | $30,059,000 | $4,294,143 | 39.76% |
| 4 | BOSBoston Bruins | 8 | $29,750,000 | $3,718,750 | 37.86% |
| 5 | VANVancouver Canucks | 9 | $29,400,000 | $3,266,667 | 33.21% |
| 6 | STLSt Louis Blues | 8 | $29,287,500 | $3,660,938 | 35.21% |
| 7 | VGKVegas Golden Knights | 8 | $28,769,150 | $3,596,144 | 32.82% |
| 8 | COLColorado Avalanche | 7 | $28,212,500 | $4,030,357 | 32.12% |
| 9 | CGYCalgary Flames | 8 | $28,187,500 | $3,523,438 | 33.67% |
| 10 | WPGWinnipeg Jets | 8 | $28,137,500 | $3,517,188 | 34.43% |
| 11 | NYRNew York Rangers | 8 | $27,709,500 | $3,463,688 | 34.37% |
| 12 | TORToronto Maple Leafs | 8 | $27,575,000 | $3,446,875 | 28.50% |
| 13 | PITPittsburgh Penguins | 7 | $27,025,175 | $3,860,739 | 32.33% |
| 14 | SEASeattle Kraken | 8 | $26,362,500 | $3,295,313 | 31.98% |
| 15 | LAKLos Angeles Kings | 6 | $26,013,333 | $4,335,556 | 31.20% |
| 16 | TBLTampa Bay Lightning | 8 | $25,850,000 | $3,231,250 | 28.58% |
| 17 | PHIPhiladelphia Flyers | 8 | $24,500,000 | $3,062,500 | 30.88% |
| 18 | NYINew York Islanders | 7 | $23,525,000 | $3,360,714 | 28.01% |
| 19 | BUFBuffalo Sabres | 8 | $23,485,714 | $2,935,714 | 31.05% |
| 20 | FLAFlorida Panthers | 10 | $22,879,167 | $2,287,917 | 27.09% |
| 21 | EDMEdmonton Oilers | 6 | $22,775,000 | $3,795,833 | 28.78% |
| 22 | DALDallas Stars | 8 | $22,750,833 | $2,843,854 | 27.26% |
| 23 | DETDetroit Red Wings | 8 | $22,669,583 | $2,833,698 | 29.24% |
| 24 | NJDNew Jersey Devils | 8 | $22,525,000 | $2,815,625 | 27.48% |
| 25 | CHIChicago Blackhawks | 7 | $22,350,834 | $3,192,976 | 31.64% |
| 26 | OTTOttawa Senators | 7 | $22,030,000 | $3,147,143 | 26.67% |
| 27 | WASWashington Capitals | 7 | $21,700,000 | $3,100,000 | 25.78% |
| 28 | MINMinnesota Wild | 6 | $20,150,000 | $3,358,333 | 24.62% |
| 29 | SJSSan Jose Sharks | 8 | $19,612,500 | $2,451,563 | 24.67% |
| 30 | ARIArizona Coyotes | 9 | $19,382,143 | $2,153,571 | 24.35% |
| 31 | ANAAnaheim Ducks | 7 | $16,562,500 | $2,366,071 | 24.77% |
| 32 | MTLMontreal Canadiens | 9 | $14,870,832 | $1,652,315 | 17.27% |
| Total | 248 | $798,841,930 | $104,250,815 | 30.02% | |
| Average | 8 | $24,963,810 | $3,221,137 | 30.49% |
| Rank | Player | 2023 Cap Dollars | % of 2023 Cap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Erik Karlsson | $11,500,000 | 13.77% |
| 2 | 
|
Drew Doughty | $11,000,000 | 13.17% |
| 3 | 
|
Zachary Werenski | $9,583,333 | 11.48% |
| 4 | 
|
Seth Jones | $9,500,000 | 11.38% |
|
Charles Mcavoy | $9,500,000 | 12.03% | |
|
Adam Fox | $9,500,000 | 11.46% | |
| 7 | 
|
Darnell Nurse | $9,250,000 | 11.19% |
| 8 | 
|
Roman Josi | $9,059,000 | 10.85% |
| 9 | 
|
Dougie Hamilton | $9,000,000 | 10.83% |
|
Cale Makar | $9,000,000 | 10.86% | |
| 11 | 
|
Alex Pietrangelo | $8,800,000 | 10.54% |
| 12 | 
|
Mikhail Sergachev | $8,500,000 | 10.18% |
| 13 | 
|
Miro Heiskanen | $8,450,000 | 10.17% |
| 14 | 
|
Brent Burns | $8,000,000 | 9.53% |
|
Jacob Trouba | $8,000,000 | 9.65% | |
|
John Carlson | $8,000,000 | 9.58% | |
|
Thomas Chabot | $8,000,000 | 9.58% | |
| 18 | 
|
Victor Hedman | $7,875,000 | 9.43% |
| 19 | 
|
Shea Weber | $7,857,143 | 9.41% |
| 20 | 
|
Quinn Hughes | $7,850,000 | 9.50% |
| 21 | 
|
Dmitry Orlov | $7,750,000 | 9.23% |
| 22 | 
|
Jared Spurgeon | $7,575,000 | 9.07% |
| 23 | 
|
Morgan Rielly | $7,500,000 | 8.98% |
|
Aaron Ekblad | $7,500,000 | 9.01% | |
| 25 | 
|
Vince Dunn | $7,350,000 | 8.82% |
| 26 | 
|
Marc-Edouard Vlasic | $7,000,000 | 8.39% |
| 27 | 
|
Ryan McDonagh | $6,750,000 | 8.08% |
|
Ivan Provorov | $6,750,000 | 8.08% | |
| 29 | 
|
Cam Fowler | $6,500,000 | 7.78% |
|
Hampus Lindholm | $6,500,000 | 8.23% | |
|
Torey Krug | $6,500,000 | 7.79% | |
|
Colton Parayko | $6,500,000 | 7.79% | |
|
Justin Faulk | $6,500,000 | 7.79% | |
| 34 | 
|
Travis Sanheim | $6,250,000 | 7.59% |
|
Ryan Ellis | $6,250,000 | 7.59% | |
|
Mattias Ekholm | $6,250,000 | 7.56% | |
|
Damon Severson | $6,250,000 | 7.49% | |
|
MacKenzie Weegar | $6,250,000 | 7.49% | |
|
Joshua Morrissey | $6,250,000 | 7.49% | |
|
Jeff Petry | $6,250,000 | 7.49% | |
| 41 | 
|
Ryan Pulock | $6,150,000 | 7.37% |
| 42 | 
|
Kris Letang | $6,100,000 | 7.31% |
| 43 | 
|
Tyler Myers | $6,000,000 | 7.26% |
|
Jonas Brodin | $6,000,000 | 7.19% | |
|
Rasmus Dahlin | $6,000,000 | 7.19% | |
| 46 | 
|
Nate Schmidt | $5,950,000 | 7.13% |
| 47 | 
|
Vladislav Gavrikov | $5,875,000 | 7.04% |
|
Neal Pionk | $5,875,000 | 7.04% | |
| 49 | 
|
Esa Lindell | $5,800,000 | 6.98% |
| 50 | 
|
Adam Pelech | $5,750,000 | 6.89% |
| 51 | 
|
Jacob Muzzin | $5,625,000 | 6.74% |
| 52 | 
|
Jaccob Slavin | $5,300,000 | 6.31% |
| 53 | 
|
Brady Skjei | $5,250,000 | 6.25% |
|
Alec Martinez | $5,250,000 | 6.29% | |
| 55 | 
|
Erik Cernak | $5,200,000 | 6.23% |
|
Shea Theodore | $5,200,000 | 6.23% | |
| 57 | 
|
Rasmus Ristolainen | $5,100,000 | 6.20% |
| 58 | 
|
T.J. Brodie | $5,000,000 | 5.99% |
|
Samuel Girard | $5,000,000 | 6.03% | |
| 60 | 
|
Noah Hanifin | $4,950,000 | 5.93% |
| 61 | 
|
Michael Matheson | $4,875,000 | 5.92% |
| 62 | 
|
Ben Chiarot | $4,750,000 | 5.69% |
| 63 | 
|
Jamie Oleksiak | $4,600,000 | 5.52% |
|
Jakob Chychrun | $4,600,000 | 5.51% | |
|
Artem Zub | $4,600,000 | 5.51% | |
| 66 | 
|
Rasmus Andersson | $4,550,000 | 5.45% |
| 67 | 
|
Tyson Barrie | $4,500,000 | 5.39% |
|
Nikita Zaitsev | $4,500,000 | 5.39% | |
|
Ryan Graves | $4,500,000 | 5.39% | |
|
Josh Manson | $4,500,000 | 5.43% | |
|
Chris Tanev | $4,500,000 | 5.39% | |
| 72 | 
|
Connor Murphy | $4,400,000 | 5.27% |
|
John Marino | $4,400,000 | 5.30% | |
|
Filip Hronek | $4,400,000 | 5.32% | |
| 75 | 
|
Mattias Samuelsson | $4,285,714 | 5.13% |
| 76 | 
|
John Klingberg | $4,150,000 | 4.97% |
| 77 | 
|
Michael Anderson | $4,125,000 | 4.94% |
|
Shayne Gostisbehere | $4,125,000 | 4.94% | |
| 79 | 
|
Devon Toews | $4,100,000 | 4.95% |
|
Brandon Carlo | $4,100,000 | 5.19% | |
| 81 | 
|
Nick Jensen | $4,050,000 | 4.85% |
| 82 | 
|
Marcus Pettersson | $4,025,175 | 4.82% |
| 83 | 
|
Brett Pesce | $4,025,000 | 4.80% |
| 84 | 
|
Radko Gudas | $4,000,000 | 4.79% |
|
Jake McCabe | $4,000,000 | 4.79% | |
|
Noah Dobson | $4,000,000 | 4.79% | |
|
Erik Gudbranson | $4,000,000 | 4.79% | |
|
Adam Larsson | $4,000,000 | 4.80% | |
|
Nick Leddy | $4,000,000 | 4.79% | |
| 90 | 
|
Mathew Dumba | $3,900,000 | 4.67% |
|
Brenden Dillon | $3,900,000 | 4.67% | |
| 92 | 
|
K'Andre Miller | $3,872,000 | 4.67% |
| 93 | 
|
Bowen Byram | $3,850,000 | 4.65% |
| 94 | 
|
Nikita Zadorov | $3,750,000 | 4.49% |
| 95 | 
|
Matthew Grzelcyk | $3,687,500 | 4.67% |
| 96 | 
|
Ryan Suter | $3,650,000 | 4.39% |
| 97 | 
|
Brandon Montour | $3,500,000 | 4.20% |
|
Scott Mayfield | $3,500,000 | 4.19% | |
|
Joel Edmundson | $3,500,000 | 4.19% | |
|
David Savard | $3,500,000 | 4.25% | |
| 101 | 
|
Jonas Siegenthaler | $3,400,000 | 4.09% |
|
Jake Walman | $3,400,000 | 4.07% | |
|
Justin Holl | $3,400,000 | 4.07% | |
| 104 | 
|
Connor Clifton | $3,333,333 | 3.99% |
| 105 | 
|
Marco Scandella | $3,275,000 | 3.92% |
| 106 | 
|
Cody Ceci | $3,250,000 | 3.93% |
|
Carson Soucy | $3,250,000 | 3.93% | |
|
Mario Ferraro | $3,250,000 | 3.89% | |
|
Erik Johnson | $3,250,000 | 3.89% | |
| 110 | 
|
Matt Roy | $3,150,000 | 3.77% |
|
Brian Dumoulin | $3,150,000 | 3.78% | |
| 112 | 
|
Ian Cole | $3,000,000 | 3.63% |
|
Derek Forbort | $3,000,000 | 3.80% | |
|
Justin Schultz | $3,000,000 | 3.60% | |
|
Ryan Lindgren | $3,000,000 | 3.62% | |
|
Trevor Van Riemsdyk | $3,000,000 | 3.59% | |
|
Dylan Demelo | $3,000,000 | 3.59% | |
|
Olli Maatta | $3,000,000 | 3.59% | |
| 119 | 
|
Brayden McNabb | $2,850,000 | 3.41% |
| 120 | 
|
Luke Schenn | $2,750,000 | 3.29% |
|
Ilya Lyubushkin | $2,750,000 | 3.29% | |
|
Brett Kulak | $2,750,000 | 3.33% | |
|
Jan Rutta | $2,750,000 | 3.29% | |
|
Zach Whitecloud | $2,750,000 | 3.29% | |
|
Andrew Peeke | $2,750,000 | 3.29% | |
| 126 | 
|
William Borgen | $2,700,000 | 3.24% |
| 127 | 
|
Martin Fehervary | $2,675,000 | 3.20% |
| 128 | 
|
Gustav Forsling | $2,666,667 | 3.20% |
| 129 | 
|
Sean Walker | $2,650,000 | 3.22% |
| 130 | 
|
Adam Boqvist | $2,600,000 | 3.11% |
| 131 | 
|
Alex Carrier | $2,500,000 | 2.99% |
|
Dante Fabbro | $2,500,000 | 2.99% | |
|
Niko Mikkola | $2,500,000 | 3.00% | |
|
Tucker Poolman | $2,500,000 | 3.03% | |
|
Alexander Romanov | $2,500,000 | 2.99% | |
|
Henri Jokiharju | $2,500,000 | 2.99% | |
|
Oliver Kylington | $2,500,000 | 2.99% | |
| 138 | 
|
Jacob Middleton | $2,450,000 | 2.93% |
| 139 | 
|
Jake Bean | $2,333,333 | 2.79% |
| 140 | 
|
Nicolas Hague | $2,294,150 | 2.75% |
| 141 | 
|
Oliver Ekman-Larsson | $2,250,000 | 2.70% |
|
Radim Simek | $2,250,000 | 2.70% | |
| 143 | 
|
Jeremy Lauzon | $2,000,000 | 2.40% |
|
Alex Goligoski | $2,000,000 | 2.40% | |
|
Erik Brannstrom | $2,000,000 | 2.40% | |
| 146 | 
|
Colin Miller | $1,850,000 | 2.23% |
|
Jacob Bryson | $1,850,000 | 2.22% | |
| 148 | 
|
Sean Durzi | $1,700,000 | 2.04% |
| 149 | 
|
Anthony DeAngelo | $1,675,000 | 2.00% |
| 150 |
|
Cameron York | $1,600,000 | 1.94% |
| 151 | 
|
Jani Hakanpaa | $1,500,000 | 1.80% |
| 152 | 
|
Timothy Liljegren | $1,400,000 | 1.68% |
|
Rasmus Sandin | $1,400,000 | 1.68% | |
|
Jordan Harris | $1,400,000 | 1.70% | |
|
Dylan Samberg | $1,400,000 | 1.68% | |
| 156 | 
|
Riley Stillman | $1,350,000 | 1.62% |
| 157 | 
|
Joshua Brown | $1,275,000 | 1.53% |
| 158 | 
|
Jarred Tinordi | $1,250,000 | 1.50% |
|
Matthew Benning | $1,250,000 | 1.50% | |
|
Nikolai Knyzhov | $1,250,000 | 1.50% | |
| 161 | 
|
Jon Merrill | $1,200,000 | 1.44% |
| 162 | 
|
Jakub Zboril | $1,137,500 | 1.44% |
| 163 | 
|
Nick Perbix | $1,125,000 | 1.35% |
| 164 | 
|
Marc Staal | $1,100,000 | 1.34% |
|
Conor Timmins | $1,100,000 | 1.32% | |
|
Brendan Smith | $1,100,000 | 1.32% | |
|
Troy Stecher | $1,100,000 | 1.32% | |
|
Kyle Burroughs | $1,100,000 | 1.32% | |
|
Travis Hamonic | $1,100,000 | 1.32% | |
| 170 | 
|
Kevin Bahl | $1,050,000 | 1.26% |
|
Kevin Shattenkirk | $1,050,000 | 1.33% | |
| 172 | 
|
Dmitry Kulikov | $1,000,000 | 1.20% |
|
Mike Reilly | $1,000,000 | 1.20% | |
|
Juuso Valimaki | $1,000,000 | 1.20% | |
|
Andreas Englund | $1,000,000 | 1.20% | |
|
Logan Stanley | $1,000,000 | 1.20% | |
| 177 | 
|
Kurtis Macdermid | $987,500 | 1.19% |
| 178 | 
|
Robert Bortuzzo | $950,000 | 1.14% |
|
Gustav Lindstrom | $950,000 | 1.15% | |
| 180 | 
|
Jackson Lacombe | $925,000 | 1.11% |
|
Filip Roos | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
|
Luke Hughes | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
|
Joshua Mahura | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
|
Braden Schneider | $925,000 | 1.12% | |
|
Brock Faber | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
|
Nils Lundkvist | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
|
Jake Sanderson | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
|
Jordan Oesterle | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
|
Justin Barron | $925,000 | 1.12% | |
| 190 | 
|
Wyatt Kaiser | $916,667 | 1.10% |
|
Owen Power | $916,667 | 1.10% | |
| 192 | 
|
Janis Moser | $886,667 | 1.06% |
| 193 |
|
Moritz Seider | $863,333 | 1.03% |
|
Victor Soderstrom | $863,333 | 1.03% | |
|
Brandt Clarke | $863,333 | 1.03% | |
|
Thomas Harley | $863,333 | 1.04% | |
|
Kaiden Guhle | $863,333 | 1.05% | |
| 198 | 
|
Isaak Phillips | $859,167 | 1.03% |
| 199 | 
|
Zach Bogosian | $850,000 | 1.02% |
|
Dylan Coghlan | $850,000 | 1.01% | |
|
Urho Vaakanainen | $850,000 | 1.02% | |
|
Jack Rathbone | $850,000 | 1.03% | |
|
Ben Hutton | $850,000 | 1.02% | |
| 204 | 
|
Arber Xhekaj | $828,333 | 1.01% |
| 205 | 
|
Pierre-Olivier Joseph | $825,000 | 0.99% |
|
Sebastian Aho | $825,000 | 0.99% | |
|
Nick Blankenburg | $825,000 | 0.99% | |
|
Erik Gustafsson | $825,000 | 1.00% | |
|
Alexander Alexeyev | $825,000 | 0.99% | |
| 210 |
|
Zachary Jones | $812,500 | 0.98% |
| 211 | 
|
Jacob Bernard-Docker | $805,000 | 0.96% |
| 212 | 
|
Mark Giordano | $800,000 | 0.96% |
|
Chad Ruhwedel | $800,000 | 0.96% | |
|
Cal Foote | $800,000 | 0.96% | |
|
Travis Dermott | $800,000 | 0.96% | |
|
Samuel Bolduc | $800,000 | 0.96% | |
|
Cale Fleury | $800,000 | 0.96% | |
|
Tyler Tucker | $800,000 | 0.96% | |
| 219 |
|
Jared McIsaac | $787,500 | 0.94% |
|
Joel Hanley | $787,500 | 0.95% | |
| 221 | 
|
Calvin de Haan | $775,000 | 0.93% |
|
Nick Seeler | $775,000 | 0.94% | |
|
Yegor Zamula | $775,000 | 0.94% | |
|
Caleb Jones | $775,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Robert Hagg | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Ty Smith | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Lucas Carlsson | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Guillaume Brisebois | $775,000 | 0.94% | |
|
Noah Juulsen | $775,000 | 0.94% | |
|
Jack Johnson | $775,000 | 0.94% | |
|
Ian Mitchell | $775,000 | 0.98% | |
|
Brayden Pachal | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
|
Connor Mackey | $775,000 | 0.94% | |
|
Gavin Bayreuther | $775,000 | 0.93% | |
| 235 | 
|
Johnathan Kovacevic | $766,666 | 0.93% |
| 236 | 
|
Dennis Gilbert | $762,500 | 0.91% |
|
Chris Wideman | $762,500 | 0.93% | |
|
Kyle Capobianco | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
|
Haydn Fleury | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
|
Darren Raddysh | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
|
Jalen Chatfield | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
|
Vincent Desharnais | $762,500 | 0.92% | |
|
Colton White | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
|
Markus Niemelainen | $762,500 | 0.92% | |
|
Matt Kiersted | $762,500 | 0.92% | |
|
Jacob MacDonald | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
|
Jaycob Megna | $762,500 | 0.92% | |
|
Calle Rosen | $762,500 | 0.91% | |