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Washington Capitals

'18

2025-26 Current Cap

Projected Cap Space

$4,125,000

Current Cap Space

$4,125,000

Deadline Cap Space

$18,857,143

LTIR Pool

Projected Cap Hit

$91,375,000

$70.60M

Floor

$95.50M

Limit

Annual Cap Hit $91,375,000

Bonus Overages $0

Potential Bonuses $1,500,000

Active Roster 23/23

Standard Contracts 48/50

Retained Remaining 3/3

Transactions

Jul

Rempal, Sheldon

1yr

$775,000

Cap Hit

Jul

Gastrin was loaned to MoDo of Sweden's HockeyAllsvenskan on Monday.

Jul

Lakovic, Lynden

3yrs

$975,000

Cap Hit

Jul

Lapierre, Hendrix

1yr

$850,000

Cap Hit

Jul

Beauvillier, Anthony

2yrs

$2,750,000

Cap Hit

All Transactions Signings Trades

Active Injuries

OUT

Fehervary, Martin

Knee

Week to Week

LTIR

Milano, Sonny

Upper Body

Week to Week

All Injuries

Draft Pick Summary

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2026	1	0	0	2	1	1	1
2027	1	1	0	1	1	0	2
2028	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Pick Value Total 63.61

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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	$91,375,000$91.38M	$67,500,000$67.50M	$57,575,000$57.58M	$49,575,000$49.58M
Projected Cap Space	$4,125,000$4.13M	$36,500,000$36.50M	$55,925,000$55.93M	$63,925,000$63.93M
Annual Cap Hit	$91,375,000$91.38M	$67,500,000$67.50M	$57,575,000$57.58M	$49,575,000$49.58M
Current Cap Space	$4,125,000$4.13M	$36,500,000$36.50M	$55,925,000$55.93M	$63,925,000$63.93M
Deadline Cap Space	$18,857,143$18.86M	-	-	-
LTIR Pool	-
Actual Salary Paid
Bonus Overages	-	-	-	-
Potential Bonuses	$1,500,000$1.50M	$2,000,000$2.00M	-	-
Active Roster	23/23	16/23	10/23	8/23
Standard Contracts	48/50	31/50	18/50	8/50
Retained Remaining

Draft Pick Summary

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2026	1	0	0	2	1	1	1
2027	1	1	0	1	1	0	2
2028	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Pick Value Total 63.61

2026 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	14.49
2	5.71	Jun 26 2025 \| Traded Away The Washington Capitals acquired Justin Sourdif from the Florida Panthers for 2026 2nd Round Pick & 2027 6th Round Pick Trade Analysis
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	Jun 26 2025 \| Traded Away The Washington Capitals acquired Justin Sourdif from the Florida Panthers for 2026 2nd Round Pick & 2027 6th Round Pick Trade Analysis
7	0.14	Jun 28 2025 The Ottawa Senators acquired a 2025 3rd round pick (#93) from the Washington Capitals for a 2025 3rd round pick (#96) and a 2027 7th round pick Trade Analysis
7	0.14

2028 See Full Draft

Round	Pick From	Pick Value	Trade Details
1		14.49
2		5.71
3		2.05
4		0.98
5		0.54
6		0.29
7		0.14

Full Roster Breakdown

The Washington Capitals have $4,125,000 in projected cap space and a projected cap hit of $91,375,000. The team currently has an active roster of 23 players, with 48 players under contract.

Forwards

$47,100,000$47.10M

49.3% of cap

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Ovechkin, Alex C age39 posLW shotr +35	$9,500,000$9.50M	$0 UFA
Dowd, Nic age35 posC shotr	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$0 UFA
Wilson, Tom 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 posLW shotl	$2,750,000$2.75M	$2,750,000$2.75M	$0 UFA
Dubois, Pierre-Luc age27 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
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	$850,000$850K	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Sourdif, Justin age23 posRW,C shotr	$825,000$825K	$825,000$825K	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Leonard, Ryan age20 posRW,C shotr	$950,000$950K	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA
Totals	$47,100,000$47.10M	$30,900,000$30.90M	$23,375,000$23.38M	$18,375,000$18.38M	$15,000,000$15.00M

Defence

$35,425,000$35.43M

37.1% 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 age34 posD shotr	$3,000,000$3.00M	$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
Fehervary, Martin age25 posD shotl	$2,675,000$2.68M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$0 UFA 2033
Chisholm, Declan age25 posD shotl	$1,600,000$1.60M	$1,600,000$1.60M	$0 UFA
Totals	$35,425,000$35.43M	$27,750,000$27.75M	$25,350,000$25.35M	$25,350,000$25.35M	$20,750,000$20.75M

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

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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.
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Non-roster Forwards

$15,312,498$15.31M

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Smallman, Spencer age28 posC,RW shotr	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Rempal, Sheldon age30 posRW,LW shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Clarke, Graeme age24 posRW shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA-Group6		$0 UFA
Rybinski, Henrik age24 posW,C shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA-Group6		$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
Frank, Ethen age27 posRW,C shotr	$775,000$775K	$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
Funk, Zac age22 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 age19 posLW shotl	$856,667$857K	$856,667$857K	$856,667$857K	$0 RFA
Gästrin, Milton age18 posC,LW shotl	$975,000$975K	$975,000$975K	$975,000$975K	$0 RFA
Lakovic, Lynden age18 posF shotl	$975,000$975K	$975,000$975K	$975,000$975K	$0 RFA
Totals	$15,312,498$15.31M	$9,635,831$9.64M	$6,325,833$6.33M

Non-roster Defence

$5,905,833$5.91M

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29
Belpedio, Louie age29 posD shotr	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Rosen, Calle age31 posD shotl	$775,000$775K	$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 age19 posD shotl	$908,333$908K	$908,333$908K	$908,333$908K	$0 RFA
Totals	$5,905,833$5.91M	$4,316,666$4.32M	$2,686,666$2.69M

Non-roster Goaltenders

$1,550,000$1.55M

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