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Washington Capitals

'18

2025-26 Current Cap

Projected Cap Space

$9,375,000

Current Cap Space

$9,375,000

LTIR Pool

Projected Cap Hit

$86,125,000

$70.60M

Floor

$95.50M

Limit

Annual Cap Hit $86,125,000

Bonus Overages $0

Potential Bonuses $1,500,000

Active Roster 20/23

Standard Contracts 38/50

Retained Remaining 3/3

Transactions

Jun

Oshie, T.J.

Oshie, who didn't play in 2024-25 due to a chronic back injury, announced his retirement from the NHL on Monday.

Jun

Bjorklund, Garin

1yr

$775,000AAV

Jun

Bjorklund, Garin

Bjorklund signed a one-year, two-way contract with Washington on Monday.

May

Cristall, Andrew

Cristall was reassigned from WHL Spokane to AHL Hershey, the Washington Capitals announced Tuesday.

May

Chesley, Ryan

3yrs

$923,333AAV

All Transactions Signings Trades

Active Injuries

OUT

Fehervary, Martin

Knee

Month to Month

LTIR

Milano, Sonny

Upper Body

Month to Month

All Injuries

Draft Pick Summary

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2025	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
2026	1	1	0	2	1	1	1
2027	1	1	0	1	1	1	1
Pick Value Total 69.39

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Cap Projections

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29
NHL Cap Limit	$95,500,000$95.50M	$104,000,000$104.00M	$113,500,000$113.50M	$113,500,000$113.50M
Projected Cap Hit	$86,125,000$86.13M	$56,325,000$56.33M	$51,575,000$51.58M	$43,575,000$43.58M
Projected Cap Space	$9,375,000$9.38M	$47,675,000$47.68M	$61,925,000$61.93M	$69,925,000$69.93M
Annual Cap Hit	$86,125,000$86.13M	$56,325,000$56.33M	$51,575,000$51.58M	$43,575,000$43.58M
Current Cap Space	$9,375,000$9.38M	$47,675,000$47.68M	$61,925,000$61.93M	$69,925,000$69.93M
LTIR Pool	-
Actual Salary Paid
Bonus Overages	-	-	-	-
Potential Bonuses	$1,500,000$1.50M	$2,000,000$2.00M	-	-
Active Roster	20/23	12/23	9/23	7/23
Standard Contracts	38/50	25/50	16/50	7/50
Retained Remaining

Draft Pick Summary

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2025	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
2026	1	1	0	2	1	1	1
2027	1	1	0	1	1	1	1
Pick Value Total 69.39

2025 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	13.11
2	3.69	Mar 7 2025 \| Traded Away The Washington Capitals acquired Anthony Beauvillier from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 2025 2nd round pick Trade Analysis
2	8.32	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	1.52	Jun 29 2024 \| Traded Away The Washington Capitals acquired Logan Thompson from the Vegas Golden Knights for a 2024 3rd round pick (#83) and a 2025 3rd round pick Trade Analysis
3	1.45	Mar 8 2024 The Carolina Hurricanes acquired Evgeny Kuznetsov from the Washington Capitals for 2025 3rd round pick Trade Analysis
4	0.79
5	0.44
6	0.22	Jun 29 2024 \| Traded Away The Washington Capitals acquired a 2024 7th round pick (#212) from the vegas Golden Knights for a 2025 6th round pick Trade Analysis
7	0.13	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 Value	Trade Details
1	14.49
2	5.71
3	2.05	Jul 1 2024 \| Traded Away The Washington Capitals acquired Jakob Chychrun from the Ottawa Senators for Nick Jensen and a 2026 3rd round pick Trade Analysis
4	0.98	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	0.98
5	0.54
6	0.29
7	0.14

2027 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	14.49
2	5.71
3	2.05	Nov 12 2024 \| Traded Away The Washington Capitals acquired Lars Eller from the Pittsburgh Penguins for 2025 5th Round Pick and 2027 3rd Round Pick Trade Analysis
4	0.98
5	0.54
6	0.29
7	0.14

Full Roster Breakdown

The Washington Capitals have $9,375,000 in projected cap space and a projected cap hit of $86,125,000. The team currently has an active roster of 20 players, with 38 players under contract.

Forwards

$43,450,000$43.45M

45.5% of cap

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Ovechkin, Alex C age39 posLW shotr	$9,500,000$9.50M	$0 UFA
Backstrom, Nicklas age37 posC shotl	$0 UFA
Oshie, T.J. A age38 posRW shotr	$0 UFA
Eller, Lars age36 posC,LW shotl	$0 UFA
Dowd, Nic age35 posC,RW shotr	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$0 UFA
Wilson, Tom A age31 posRW shotr	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$0 UFA 2031
Milano, Sonny age29 posLW shotl	$1,900,000$1.90M	$0 UFA
Strome, Dylan age28 posC shotl	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$0 UFA
Beauvillier, Anthony age28 posW,C shotl	$0 UFA
Mangiapane, Andrew age29 posW,C shotl	$0 UFA
Dubois, Pierre-Luc age26 posC,LW shotl	$8,500,000$8.50M	$8,500,000$8.50M	$8,500,000$8.50M	$8,500,000$8.50M	$8,500,000$8.50M	$0 UFA 2031
Raddysh, Taylor age27 posRW shotr	$0 UFA
Duhaime, Brandon age28 posRW,LW shotl	$1,850,000$1.85M	$0 UFA
McMichael, Connor age24 posC shotl	$2,100,000$2.10M	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Protas, Aliaksei age24 posLW,RW shotl	$3,375,000$3.38M	$3,375,000$3.38M	$3,375,000$3.38M	$3,375,000$3.38M	$0 UFA
Lapierre, Hendrix age23 posC shotl	$0 RFA				$0 UFA
Frank, Ethen age27 posRW,C shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Leonard, Ryan age20 posC shotr	$950,000$950K	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA
Totals	$43,450,000$43.45M	$27,325,000$27.33M	$23,375,000$23.38M	$18,375,000$18.38M	$15,000,000$15.00M

Defence

$33,825,000$33.83M

35.4% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Carlson, John age35 posD shotr	$8,000,000$8.00M	$0 UFA
McIlrath, Dylan age33 posD shotr	$800,000$800K	$800,000$800K	$0 UFA
van Riemsdyk, Trevor age33 posD shotr	$3,000,000$3.00M	$0 UFA
Bear, Ethan age27 posD shotr	$0 UFA
Roy, Matt age30 posD shotr	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$0 UFA 2030
Chychrun, Jakob age27 posD shotl	$9,000,000$9.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$0 UFA 2033
Sandin, Rasmus age25 posD shotl	$4,600,000$4.60M	$4,600,000$4.60M	$4,600,000$4.60M	$4,600,000$4.60M	$0 UFA
Alexeyev, Alexander age25 posD shotl	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Fehervary, Martin age25 posD shotl	$2,675,000$2.68M	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Totals	$33,825,000$33.83M	$20,150,000$20.15M	$19,350,000$19.35M	$19,350,000$19.35M	$14,750,000$14.75M

Goaltenders

$8,850,000$8.85M

9.3% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Lindgren, Charlie age31 catchesR	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$0 UFA
Thompson, Logan age28 catchesR	$5,850,000$5.85M	$5,850,000$5.85M	$5,850,000$5.85M	$5,850,000$5.85M	$5,850,000$5.85M	$0 UFA 2031
Totals	$8,850,000$8.85M	$8,850,000$8.85M	$8,850,000$8.85M	$5,850,000$5.85M	$5,850,000$5.85M

Buried

0.0% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Totals

Buyout & Cap Charges

0.0% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Totals

Retained

0.0% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Totals

Latest News

Jun 14

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The #GoHabsGo signed '22 #75 pick 20 y/o F Vinzenz Rohrer to 3 year ELC Salary 855K Signing Bonus 95K Minors 82.5K Cap Hit/AAV 950K t.co/cSqKJTKxSm

Jun 14

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The #NHLJets signed '24 #37 pick 19 y/o LD Alfons Freij to 3 year ELC Yr 1 Salary 775K, Signing Bonus 97.5K, GP Bonus 102.5K Yr 2 800K/97.5K/77.5K Yr 3 850K/97.5K/27.5K Cap Hit 906K, AAV 975K Includes European Assignment Clause Rep'd by Peter Wallen t.co/nkUmBjLZfb

Jun 14

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The #NHLBruins signed 24 y/o RFA RD Victor Soderstrom to 1 year deal NHL 775K Minors 350K Guaranteed 400K Acquired in trade from #Blackhawks Rep'd by Oster @TheHockeyAgency If he plays 27 NHL GP, he'll remain RFA. Otherwise he'll be a Group 6 UFA t.co/22891BGloy

Jun 14

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The #NJDevils signed 29 y/o UFA F Juho Lammikko to 1 year 800K 1-way deal. 38P in 48 NL GP Last played in NHL in 21-22 (15P in 75GP for Canucks) t.co/R3GponvqTu

Jun 14

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RT @TSNRyanRishaug: Arvidsson looks to be in for Kapanen. Stecher also taking first reps with Nurse again. Lines and pairs otherwise the s…

Jun 13

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RT @frank_seravalli: Every vote. Every NHL Award. From @ThePHWA members: t.co/QsSUV2T4FC

Jun 13

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The #LetsGoPens re-signed 28 y/o UFA F Boko Imama to 1 year deal NHL 775K Minors 450K Guaranteed 525K 1G in 16 NHL GP, 5P in 24 AHL GP Rep'd by @walsha @OctagonHockey t.co/y5BBlstrNU

Jun 13

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The #LetsGoPens signed '24 #93 pick 19 y/o F Melvin Fernstrom to 3 year ELC Salary 775K Signing Bonus 97.5K GP bonus 102.5K Minors 85K Cap Hit 872.5K, AAV 975K Rep'd by @KOSportsInc Acquired in Marcus Pettersson trade t.co/8U4F3blmeR

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.
Players assigned to the minors must clear waivers if they are not waivers exempt.
See the PuckPedia Waivers Tracker here.

Non-roster Forwards

$10,262,498$10.26M

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Sgarbossa, Michael age32 posC shotl	$0 UFA
Smallman, Spencer age28 posC,RW shotr	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Sutter, Riley age25 posC shotr	$0 UFA-Group6		$0 UFA
Philp, Luke age29 posC,RW shotr	$0 UFA
Rybinski, Henrik age23 posW,C shotr	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Trineyev, Bogdan age23 posLW shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Miroshnichenko, Ivan age21 posLW shotr	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA
Suzdalev, Alexander age21 posF shotl	$814,999$815K	$814,999$815K	$0 RFA
Persson, Ludwig age21 posC,LW shotl	$814,999$815K	$814,999$815K	$0 RFA
Hofer, Ryan age23 posC shotl	$851,667$852K	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Limoges, Alex age27 posC,LW shotl	$0 UFA
Cristall, Andrew age20 posLW shotl	$841,666$842K	$841,666$842K	$841,666$842K	$0 RFA
Thomas, Patrick age20 posC shotl	$878,333$878K	$878,333$878K	$878,333$878K	$0 RFA
Dube, Pierrick age24 posRW shotr	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Funk, Zac age21 posRW,LW shotl	$905,000$905K	$905,000$905K	$0 RFA
Parascak, Terik age19 posRW shotr	$942,500$943K	$942,500$943K	$942,500$943K	$0 RFA
Mateiko, Eriks age19 posLW,RW shotl	$856,667$857K	$856,667$857K	$856,667$857K	$0 RFA
Protas, Ilya age18 posLW shotl	$856,667$857K	$856,667$857K	$856,667$857K	$0 RFA
Totals	$10,262,498$10.26M	$7,685,831$7.69M	$4,375,833$4.38M

Non-roster Defence

$4,355,833$4.36M

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29
Priskie, Chase age29 posD shotr	$0 UFA
Geisser, Tobias age26 posD shotl	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Iorio, Vincent age22 posD shotr	$814,167$814K	$0 RFA
Chesley, Ryan age21 posD shotr	$923,333$923K	$923,333$923K	$923,333$923K	$0 RFA
Gucciardi, David age22 posD shotl	$855,000$855K	$855,000$855K	$0 RFA
Allen, Cam age20 posD shotr	$855,000$855K	$855,000$855K	$855,000$855K	$0 RFA
Muggli, Leon age18 posD shotl	$908,333$908K	$908,333$908K	$908,333$908K	$0 RFA
Totals	$4,355,833$4.36M	$3,541,666$3.54M	$2,686,666$2.69M

Non-roster Goaltenders

$1,550,000$1.55M

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2029-30
Gibson, Mitchell age25 catchesL	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Bjorklund, Garin age23 catchesL	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Shepard, Hunter age29 catchesL	$0 UFA
Stevenson, Clay age26 catchesL	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Totals	$1,550,000$1.55M	$775,000$775K