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Washington Capitals

'18

2024-25 Current Cap

Projected Cap Space

$-10,665,965

Current Cap Space

$3,869,166

Deadline Cap Space

$3,869,166

LTIR Pool

$14,781,667

Projected Cap Hit

$98,665,965

$65.00M

Floor

$88.00M

Limit

Annual Cap Hit $98,670,001

Bonus Overages $2,252,500

Potential Bonuses $445,000

Active Roster 23/23

Standard Contracts 49/50

Retained Remaining 3/3

Draft Picks Summary

Details NHL Draft

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pick Value
2025	1	2	1	1	2	0	0	30.02
2026	1	1	0	2	1	1	1	23.13
2027	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	24.19
PuckPedia Perri Pick Value Total								101.54

Draft Pick Details

Cap Projections

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
NHL Cap Limit	$88,000,000$88.00M	$88,000,000$88.00M	$88,000,000$88.00M	$88,000,000$88.00M
Projected Cap Hit	$98,665,965$98.67M	$62,750,000$62.75M	$33,725,000$33.73M	$33,725,000$33.73M
Projected Cap Space	$-10,665,965$-10.67M	$25,250,000$25.25M	$54,275,000$54.28M	$54,275,000$54.28M
Annual Cap Hit	$98,670,001$98.67M	$62,750,000$62.75M	$33,725,000$33.73M	$33,725,000$33.73M
Current Cap Space	$3,869,166$3.87M	$25,250,000$25.25M	$54,275,000$54.28M	$54,275,000$54.28M
Deadline Cap Space	$3,869,166$3.87M	-	-	-
LTIR Pool	$14,781,667$14.78M
Actual Salary Paid
Bonus Overages	$2,252,500$2.25M	-	-	-
Potential Bonuses	$445,000$445K	-	-	-
Active Roster	23/23	13/23	6/23	6/23
Standard Contracts	49/50	23/50	12/50	6/50
Retained Remaining

Draft Picks Summary

Details NHL Draft

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pick Value
2025	1	2	1	1	2	0	0	30.02
2026	1	1	0	2	1	1	1	23.13
2027	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	24.19
PuckPedia Perri Pick Value Total								101.54

Draft Pick Details NHL Draft

Draft Picks Summary

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pick Value
2025	1	2	1	1	2	0	0	30.02
2026	1	1	0	2	1	1	1	23.13
2027	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	24.19
PuckPedia Perri Pick Value Total								101.54

Draft Pick Details NHL Draft

2025 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	14.49
2	5.71	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
2	5.71
3	2.05	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	2.05	Mar 8 2024 The Carolina Hurricanes acquired Evgeny Kuznetsov from the Washington Capitals for 2025 3rd round pick Trade Analysis
4	0.98
5	0.54	Mar 7 2024 The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Joel Edmundson from the Washington Capitals for 2024 3rd Round Pick and 2025 5th Round Pick Trade Analysis
5	0.54
6	0.29	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	0.14	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 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

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

Oct 21

PuckPedia

The #SeaKraken put Vince Dunn on LTIR when the had $8K of cap space. They can now exceed the cap by $7.35M. They'll call up Fleury tomorrow & have $6.55M Cap Space remaining in LTIR. t.co/iiRF9mSfeq

Oct 21

PuckPedia

The #LetsGoOilers signed '24 #32 pick to 3 year ELC: Year 1 862K Salary, 95K SB, 85K Minors Year 2 864/96/85 Year 3 877.5/97.5/85 Cap Hit/AAV $964K Rep'd by Thane Campbell PCI t.co/483C7HqGo6

Washington Capitals News

Transactions

Oct 21 2024 | Washington Capitals

Logan Thompson

Thompson will patrol the home crease Wednesday against the Philadelphia Flyers, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.

Oct 21 2024 | Washington Capitals

Charlie Lindgren

Lindgren is slated to start Tuesday's road game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.

Oct 20 2024 | Washington Capitals

Trevor van Riemsdyk

Van Riemsdyk notched two assists, four shots on goal, four blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 6-5 overtime win over the New Jersey Devils.

Oct 20 2024 | Washington Capitals

Andrew Mangiapane

Mangiapane scored a goal on three shots in Saturday's 6-5 overtime win over the New Jersey Devils.

Oct 20 2024 | Washington Capitals

Logan Thompson

Thompson stopped 26 of 31 shots in Saturday's 6-5 overtime win over the New Jersey Devils.

Oct 20 2024 | Washington Capitals

Jakob Chychrun

Chychrun racked up two assists to go along with two PIM, five shots, one hit and two blocked shots in Saturday's 6-5 overtime win over the New Jersey Devils.

Oct 20 2024 | Washington Capitals

Alex Ovechkin

Ovechkin scored a goal in Saturday's 6-5 overtime win over the New Jersey Devils.

Oct 20 2024 | Washington Capitals

Connor McMichael

McMichael recorded a goal and an assist in Saturday's 6-5 overtime win over the New Jersey Devils.

Oct 20 2024 | Washington Capitals

Tom Wilson

Wilson scored two goals, including the game-winner in overtime, in Saturday's 6-5 win over the New Jersey Devils.

Oct 20 2024 | Washington Capitals

Dylan Strome

Strome notched one goal and two assists in Saturday's 6-5 overtime win over the New Jersey Devils.

Oct 7 2024 | Washington Capitals

Jakub Vrana

Standard | 1 yrs

$775,000

Cap Hit

$775,000

J.P. Barry | CAA Sports LLC

Sep 27 2024 | Washington Capitals

Eriks Mateiko

Entry Level | 3 yrs

$2,667,501

Cap Hit

$889,167

Daniel Milstein | Gold Star Sports Management Group

All Transactions Signings Trades

Injuries

OUT | Lower Body

Matt Roy

Roy (lower body) won't practice Monday but is considered day-to-day, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.

Expected Return: Oct 23, 2024

IR-LT | Hip

Nicklas Backstrom

Backstrom (hip) is expected to spend the 2024-25 campaign on long-term injured reserve, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports Tuesday.

Expected Return: Jul 1, 2025

IR-LT | Back

T.J. Oshie

Expected Return: Sep 15, 2025

All Injuries

Oct 20

NHL25: How to make Franchise Mode accurate due to LTIR

by Data782, NHL25 Expert

Oct 02

2024-25 Opening Night Roster LTIR Projections

Predicting how teams may optimize their roster to maximize the use of LTIR.

Sep 01

Deferred Compensation Contract Calculator launches!

Use PuckPedia's new calculator to determine the cap hit for potential deferred compensation contracts

Full Roster Breakdown

Forwards

$63,413,334$63.41M

72.1% of cap

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Ovechkin, Alex age39 posLW shootsr	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$0 UFA
Backstrom, Nicklas age36 posC shootsl LTIR	$9,200,000$9.20M	$0 UFA
Oshie, T.J. age37 posRW shootsr LTIR	$5,750,000$5.75M	$0 UFA
Dowd, Nic age34 posC shootsr	$1,300,000$1.30M	$0 UFA
Wilson, Tom age30 posRW shootsr	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$0 UFA 2031
Vrana, Jakub age28 posLW shootsl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Milano, Sonny age28 posLW shootsl	$1,900,000$1.90M	$1,900,000$1.90M	$0 UFA
Strome, Dylan age27 posC shootsl	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$0 UFA 2028
Mangiapane, Andrew age28 posC shootsl	$5,800,000$5.80M	$0 UFA
Dubois, Pierre-Luc age26 posC shootsl	$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 age26 posRW shootsr	$1,000,000$1.00M	$0 UFA
Duhaime, Brandon age27 posRW shootsl	$1,850,000$1.85M	$1,850,000$1.85M	$0 UFA
McMichael, Connor age23 posC shootsl	$2,100,000$2.10M	$2,100,000$2.10M	$0 RFA
Protas, Aliaksei age23 posC shootsl	$3,375,000$3.38M	$3,375,000$3.38M	$3,375,000$3.38M	$3,375,000$3.38M	$0 UFA 2029
Lapierre, Hendrix age22 posC shootsl	$863,334$863K	$0 RFA
Totals	$63,413,334$63.41M	$38,725,000$38.73M	$23,375,000$23.38M	$23,375,000$23.38M

Oct 21

capitals

PREVIEW The Caps finish up their first road trip of the season on Tuesday in Philadelphia against the Flyers. A night later in DC, the two teams will conclude a home-and-home set of games when the Caps host Philly at Capital One Arena. #CapsFlyers t.co/j5fFtUBltS

Oct 21

capitals

RT @VogsCaps: #Caps Face Flyers in Front End of Back-to-Backs — Caps finish up first trip of season in Philly; the two teams tangle again i…

Oct 21

capitals

Hangin’ loose 🤙 #ALLCAPS @Ticketmaster t.co/0LCtlHXKTI

Defence

$30,225,000$30.23M

34.3% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Carlson, John age34 posD shootsr	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$0 UFA
McIlrath, Dylan age32 posD shootsr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
van Riemsdyk, Trevor age33 posD shootsr	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$0 UFA
Roy, Matt age29 posD shootsr	$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 age26 posD shootsl	$4,600,000$4.60M	$0 UFA
Sandin, Rasmus age24 posD shootsl	$4,600,000$4.60M	$4,600,000$4.60M	$4,600,000$4.60M	$4,600,000$4.60M	$0 UFA 2029
Alexeyev, Alexander age24 posD shootsl	$825,000$825K	$0 UFA-Group6		$0 UFA
Fehervary, Martin age25 posD shootsl	$2,675,000$2.68M	$2,675,000$2.68M	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Totals	$30,225,000$30.23M	$24,025,000$24.03M	$10,350,000$10.35M	$10,350,000$10.35M

Oct 21

capitals

A #CapsFlyers home-and-home all on the national stage : t.co/I3zvJo0EjO t.co/PRu0DgPkKP

Oct 21

capitals

Head coach Spencer Carbery meets with the media following practice today in Philadelphia to discuss recharging for the team’s back-to-back contests with the Flyers. #ALLCAPS t.co/5ViSOpi7So

Oct 21

tarik_elbashir

RT @BaileyAJohnson_: Goalie rotation will continue for the Capitals in this back-to-back with the Flyers. Charlie Lindgren gets the nod tom…

Oct 21

capitals

RT @CapitalsPR: CAPS TODAY: The Capitals, winners of three straight, have scored 13 5v5 goals through four games played. Washington’s 13 go…

Goaltenders

$1,866,667$1.87M

2.1% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26
Lindgren, Charlie age30 posG catchesR	$1,100,000$1.10M	$0 UFA
Thompson, Logan age27 posG catchesR	$766,667$767K	$0 UFA
Totals	$1,866,667$1.87M

Oct 21

PuckPedia

Seamus Casey #NJDevils contract is not slide eligible this season. The first year of his contract is used for the 24-25 season regardless of where he plays and how many NHL games he plays. t.co/ar5hkdY3GI His UFA eligibility is also not impacted by where he plays as the… t.co/tlRceJSDbB t.co/EpGRItI0zz

Buried

$912,500$913K

1.0% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Bear, Ethan age27 posD shootsr	$912,500$913K	$0 UFA
Totals	$912,500$913K

Buyout/Retained

0.0% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26
Kuznetsov, Evgeny - Mututal Termination	$-3,900,000$-3.90M	$0
Kuznetsov, Evgeny age32 posC shootsl Retained	$3,900,000$3.90M	$0
Totals

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Oct 21

PuckPedia

The #SeaKraken put Vince Dunn on LTIR when the had $8K of cap space. They can now exceed the cap by $7.35M. They'll call up Fleury tomorrow & have $6.55M Cap Space remaining in LTIR. t.co/iiRF9mSfeq

Oct 21

tarik_elbashir

RT @BaileyAJohnson_: Goalie rotation will continue for the Capitals in this back-to-back with the Flyers. Charlie Lindgren gets the nod tom…

Oct 21

tarik_elbashir

RT @MSE: Concept renderings seen here of @CapitalOneArena are initial, interior designs and we are excited to share more in the coming week…

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.

Jun 08

12 teams will carry a performance bonus overage cap hit next season

PuckPedia breaks down the bonus overages

Non-roster Forwards

$15,201,666$15.20M

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Sgarbossa, Michael age32 posC shootsl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Smallman, Spencer age28 posRW shootsr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Borgstrom, Henrik age27 posC shootsl	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Sutter, Riley age24 posRW shootsr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA-Group6		$0 UFA
Philp, Luke age28 posC shootsr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Rybinski, Henrik age23 posC shootsr	$859,167$859K	$0 RFA
Trineyev, Bogdan age22 posLW shootsr	$859,167$859K	$0 RFA
Miroshnichenko, Ivan age20 posLW shootsr	$950,000$950K	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA
Suzdalev, Alexander age20 posC shootsl	$814,999$815K	$814,999$815K	$814,999$815K	$0 RFA
Persson, Ludwig age21 posC shootsl	$814,999$815K	$814,999$815K	$814,999$815K	$0 RFA
Hofer, Ryan age22 posC shootsl	$851,667$852K	$851,667$852K	$0 RFA
Limoges, Alex age27 posC shootsl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Frank, Ethen age26 posC shootsr	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Cristall, Andrew age19 posLW shootsl	$873,333$873K	$873,333$873K	$873,333$873K	$0 RFA
Dube, Pierrick age23 posRW shootsr	$870,000$870K	$0 RFA
Funk, Zac age21 posRW shootsl	$905,000$905K	$905,000$905K	$905,000$905K	$0 RFA
Parascak, Terik age18 posRW shootsr	$975,000$975K	$975,000$975K	$975,000$975K	$0 RFA
Mateiko, Eriks age18 posLW shootsl	$889,167$889K	$889,167$889K	$889,167$889K	$0 RFA
Protas, Ilya age18 posLW shootsl	$889,167$889K	$889,167$889K	$889,167$889K	$0 RFA
Totals	$15,201,666$15.20M	$8,738,332$8.74M	$6,161,665$6.16M

Jun 07

Updated Version of Pick Value & Cap Relief Calculators Now Available!

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Apr 11

Matt Perri analyzes Salary vs Cap Hit in Cap Relief Trades

Value of draft picks in future years also examined

Mar 29

Matt Perri reviews trade deadline

Trade Deadline deals compared to the PuckPedia Perri models

Non-roster Defence

$4,191,667$4.19M

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Bear, Ethan age27 posD shootsr	$2,062,500$2.06M	$0 UFA
Haman Aktell, Hardy age26 posD shootsl	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Priskie, Chase age28 posD shootsr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Geisser, Tobias age25 posD shootsl	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Iorio, Vincent age21 posD shootsr	$814,167$814K	$814,167$814K	$0 RFA
Allen, Cam age19 posD shootsr	$886,667$887K	$886,667$887K	$886,667$887K	$0 RFA
Muggli, Leon age18 posD shootsl	$940,833$941K	$940,833$941K	$940,833$941K	$0 RFA
Totals	$4,191,667$4.19M	$2,641,667$2.64M	$1,827,500$1.83M

Oct 21

PuckPedia

The #GoSensGo put Matthew Highmore on waivers. If he clears waivers tomorrow, activated from IR, & sent down, OTT will save his $238K season Opening IR Cap Hit. t.co/SUbGmQ3XhR

Oct 21

PuckPedia

Beckman clears waivers. If he's sent down today, #NJDevils will clear his $198K Season Opening IR Cap Hit t.co/GfWfz07Fgq

Oct 21

PuckPedia

Gauthier cleared waivers t.co/4rdsG04G9p

Oct 21

PuckPedia

RT @penguins: CALLING ALL PROSPECTIVE FELLOWS AND INTERNS! The Penguins Hockey Research and Development department is now accepting applic…

Non-roster Goaltenders

$3,168,334$3.17M

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Gibson, Mitchell age25 posG catchesL	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Bjorklund, Garin age22 posG catchesL	$843,334$843K	$0 RFA
Shepard, Hunter age28 posG catchesL	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Stevenson, Clay age25 posG catchesL	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Totals	$3,168,334$3.17M	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K