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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

Draft Pick 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

Draft Pick 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 09

PuckPedia

The #GoHabsGo signed 25 y/o RD Gustav Lindstrom to 1 year deal NHL 775K Minors 275K Guaranteed 300K Was UFA after not being qualified by ANA. Was on PTO in ANA. Was waived by MTL on signing. Rep'd by Craig Oster @TheHockeyAgency t.co/DFrpCUUa6l

Oct 09

PuckPedia

RT @PuckReportNHL: The 2025 #NHLDraft is reportedly set to be in Los Angeles at the Peacock Theater, a 7,100-seat auditorium, per @TheFourt…

Washington Capitals News

Transactions

Oct 11 2024 | Washington Capitals

Charlie Lindgren

Lindgren will patrol the home crease versus the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network reports.

Oct 11 2024 | Washington Capitals

Logan Thompson

Thompson (personal) returned to practice Friday, according to Sammi Silber of The Hockey News.

Oct 10 2024 | Washington Capitals

Spencer Smallman

Smallman was placed on waivers by the Washington Capitals on Thursday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

Oct 10 2024 | Washington Capitals

Logan Thompson

Head coach Spencer Carbery said Thursday that Thompson (personal) is expected to return to practice Friday, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.

Oct 7 2024 | Washington Capitals

Jakub Vrana

Standard | 1 yrs

$775,000

Cap Hit

$775,000

J.P. Barry | CAA Sports LLC

Oct 7 2024 | Washington Capitals

Jakub Vrana

Vrana signed a one-year, $775,000 contract with Washington on Monday, per PuckPedia.

Oct 7 2024 | Washington Capitals

Logan Thompson

Thompson (personal) won't practice Monday, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.

Oct 7 2024 | Washington Capitals

Andrew Cristall

Cristall was returned to WHL Kelowna on Monday.

Oct 7 2024 | Washington Capitals

Ivan Miroshnichenko

Miroshnichenko was loaned to AHL Hershey on Monday.

Oct 6 2024 | Washington Capitals

Hunter Shepard

Shepard was placed on waivers by the Washington Capitals on Sunday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

Oct 5 2024 | Washington Capitals

Aliaksei Protas

Protas scored a shorthanded goal Saturday in a 2-0 win over the Boston Bruins.

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

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 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

Jun 08

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

PuckPedia breaks down the bonus overages

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 09

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RT @CapitalsPR: In the Vault: @CapitalsPR presents media photos from the past 50 years of @Capitals hockey. #OTD 50 years ago, the @Capita…

Oct 09

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Oct 09

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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 09

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Oct 09

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RT @MonSportsNet: Sweeter By The Baker's Dozen is now available to stream Head to Monumental Sports Network to screen the full documen…

Oct 09

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Oct 09

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RT @MSE: As we continue to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at MSE, @MonSportsNet is excited to air five @Capitals and five @WashWizards S…

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 09

PuckPedia

RT @DNBsports: One of COL, VAN, BOS, WPG, FLA, CAR, DAL, NYR would have made a claim.

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 09

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RT @AlGaldi: Episode 927 - Guest: @Tarik_ElBashir. In-depth preview of the @Capitals. - is the retool working? - will #ALLCAPS' offseason t…

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 07

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

See & select team's actual pick ownership & select real players to trade for cap relief

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

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

Mar 26

Matt Perri shares his Coyotes experience creating the Draft Pick Value Table

Former Coyotes Director of Analytics contributed model for PuckPedia Perri Pick Value Calculator

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 09

PuckPedia

If #LetsGoOilers put Lavoie on waivers tomorrow & only #VegasBorn puts a claim in, then they can send him down to the AHL. t.co/WorbNEN3Fe

Oct 09

PuckPedia

While the roster moves to start the week seem like just paperwork, it can have a real impact for some players. By being on the NHL roster for 1 day: Cameron Wright EDM paid $4,958 instead of $417 in AHL Bryce Montgomery CAR paid $4,453 instead of $286 in AHL t.co/kL5xX3loxb

Oct 09

PuckPedia

On day 2 of the season we have 9 teams using LTIR to exceed the cap. A 10th team (EDM) has a player on LTIR but is not currently utilizing it. The record for most teams using LTIR in a season: 23-24: 22 22-23: 19 t.co/7HK8nYkStp

Oct 09

PuckPedia

RT @go_oil: @JCourvilleLynch @PuckPedia Crazy how it changes... t.co/VvgKuaklsV

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