Justin Schultz

Age 31 Jul 6, 1990

Kelowna CAN

Defense shoots right

6'2" 188 cm

193 lbs 88 kg

ELC Signing Age 21

Waivers Signing Age 22

UFA Year 2018

Agent Ray (Raynold) Petkau

Draft Year 2008
Drafted Overall 43
Draft Round 2
Draft Team

Cap Hit: $4,000,000
4.9% of team cap space
Accumulated Cap Hit: $1,060,000
Year 2 of 2 year contract
Expiry Status UFA | 2022 | 31 yrs old
Career Earnings: $35,325,000

Transaction History

Dec 2, 2021	Activated	Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz (upper body) is expected to suit up versus the Blackhawks on Thursday and be activated off injured reserve, Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic reports.
Nov 28, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| The Capitals placed Schultz (upper body) on injured reserve Sunday, Tom Gulitti of (NHL).com reports.
Nov 26, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz (upper body) will not suit up Friday against visiting Florida, Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic reports.
Nov 24, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz (upper body) won't return to Wednesday's game versus the Canadiens.
Oct 13, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz tallied a power-play goal and produced a game-high six shots Wednesday in a 5-1 win over the Rangers.
May 8, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz (lower body) will return to the lineup Saturday against the Flyers, Samantha Pell of The Washington Post reports.
May 8, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz (lower body) took part in Saturday's optional skate and is questionable to play against the Flyers, Samantha Pell of The Washington Post reports.
May 7, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz (lower body) will not play in Friday's clash with the Flyers, JJ Regan of NBC Sports Washington reports.
May 5, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz (lower body) isn't on the ice for warmups and won't play in Wednesday's game against the Rangers, Samantha Pell of The Washington Post reports.
Apr 29, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| According to coach Peter Laviolette, Schultz (lower body) is "clear and available" ahead of Thursday's matchup with Pittsburgh, JJ Regan of NBC Sports Washington reports.
Apr 27, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz (lower body) was a full participant at Tuesday's morning skate, but he won't be in the lineup for the evening's matchup with the Islanders, Samantha Pell of The Washington Post reports.
Apr 22, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz (lower body) did not travel with the team and is expected to miss the next two games, Samantha Pell of The Washington Post reports.
Apr 20, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz is considered day-to-day with his lower-body injury, Samantha Pell of The Washington Post reports.
Apr 18, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz (lower body) won't return to Sunday's game against the Bruins.
Apr 9, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz scored a goal and two assists while adding three shots on net, two hits, one blocked shot and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 4-3 win over the Sabres.
Mar 25, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz dished out two assists in Thursday's 4-3 win over New Jersey.
Mar 15, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz collected two assists and led all players with a plus-4 rating in Monday's 6-0 win over Buffalo.
Feb 28, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz tallied an assist while logging 19:24 of ice time during Saturday's 5-2 win over the Devils.
Feb 13, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz (face) is expected to play in Sunday's game versus the Penguins.
Feb 8, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz (face) returned to the ice Monday and is day-to-day ahead of Tuesday's game versus the Flyers, JJ Regan of NBC Sports Washington reports.
Feb 7, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz (face) won't play in Sunday's game versus the Flyers, Samantha Pell of The Washington Post reports.
Feb 4, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz (face) isn't expected to be in the lineup for Thursday's game against New York, (NHL).com's Mike Vogel reports.
Feb 1, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz (face) remains day-to-day and will not be in the lineup Monday against the Bruins, Samantha Pell of The Washington Post reports.
Jan 30, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz (face) won't be available for Saturday's game against the Bruins, Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic reports.
Jan 29, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Head coach Peter Laviolette indicated Schultz (face) is considered day-to-day after getting hit in the face with a puck during Thursday's action, Samantha Pell of The Washington Post reports.
Jan 29, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz (face) recorded two assists -- including one on the power play -- along with a plus-2 rating while logging 14:31 of ice time during Thursday's 6-3 victory over the Islanders.
Jan 28, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz (face) was hit by a puck and could not finish Thursday's game versus the Islanders, Samantha Pell of The Washington Post reports.
Jan 26, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz scored the game-winning goal at even strength and added a power-play assist in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Islanders.
Jan 24, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Sunday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Sabres.
Jan 7, 2021		Washington Capitals \| Justin Schultz \| Schultz worked with the second power-play unit during Thursday's practice, Samantha Pell of The Washington Post reports.
Oct 9, 2020		Washington Capitals \| signed D Justin Schultz to a two-year, $8 million contract.
Jan 22, 2020	Activated	Pittsburgh Penguins \| activated D Justin Schultz from injured reserve.
Jan 2, 2018	Activated	Pittsburgh Penguins \| activated D Justin Schultz from injured reserve.
Nov 7, 2017	Activated	Pittsburgh Penguins \| activated D Justin Schultz from injured reserve.
Oct 25, 2017	Injured	Pittsburgh Penguins \| placed D Justin Schultz on IR.
Jul 1, 2017		Pittsburgh Penguins \| re-signed D Justin Schultz to a three-year, $16.5 million contract.
Jul 13, 2016		Pittsburgh Penguins \| signed D Justin Schultz to a one-year, $1.4 million contract.
Feb 27, 2016	Trade	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Pittsburgh Penguins acquired D Justin Schultz from the Edmonton Oilers for a 2016 third-round draft pick (Filip Berglund)
Oct 28, 2015	Injured	Edmonton Oilers \| placed D Justin Schultz on IR.
Jul 15, 2015		Edmonton Oilers \| re-signed D Justin Schultz to a one-year, $3.9 million contract.
Aug 29, 2014		Edmonton Oilers \| re-signed D Justin Schultz to a one-year, $3.675 million contract.
Nov 19, 2013	Activated	Edmonton Oilers \| activated D Justin Schultz from injured reserve.

Current Stats
Career Stats

2021-2022 Regular Season Stats

Justin Schultz	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
Washington Capitals	21	1	1	2	1	2	317	56.50	51.50	-2.30	52.50	1.20		0.19
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Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	2006-2007	West Kelowna Warriors	BCHL	2	1	0	1	0
	2006-2007	Westside Warriors U18 A1	U18 A1	36	29	29	58	29
Draft Yr	2007-2008	West Kelowna Warriors	BCHL	57	9	31	40	28									Playoffs	11	3	5	8	0
	2008-2009	West Kelowna Warriors	BCHL	49	15	35	50	29									Playoffs	6	1	2	3	0
	2008-2009	Canada West U19	WJAC-19	4	0	2	2	0
	2009-2010	Univ. of Wisconsin	NCAA	43	6	16	22	12
	2010-2011	Univ. of Wisconsin	NCAA	41	18	29	47	28
	2011-2012	Univ. of Wisconsin	NCAA	37	16	28	44	12
	2012-2013	Oklahoma City Barons	AHL	34	18	30	48	6
	2012-2013	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	48	8	19	27	8	797	38.03	44.20	-0.13	43.33	-1.88	0.30	0.83
	2012-2013	Canada	WC	8	0	4	4	2
	2013-2014	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	74	11	22	33	16	1,288	43.12	42.25	-4.13	41.63	-2.61	0.42	0.89
	2014-2015	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	81	6	25	31	12	1,482	47.06	45.74	2.95	48.86	3.25	0.24	0.77
	2015-2016	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	45	3	7	10	14	713	38.98	46.55	-1.99	48.04	0.42	0.17	0.34
	2015-2016	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	18	1	7	8	2	207	70.00	60.47	0.34	52.20	-6.35	0.00	1.74	Playoffs	15	0	3	3	0
	2016-2017	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	78	12	39	51	34	1,305	59.66	54.48	3.70	51.98	1.79	0.32	1.06	Playoffs	21	4	9	13	0
	2017-2018	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	63	4	23	27	14	1,018	58.24	52.23	-0.31	50.01	-3.28	0.12	0.71	Playoffs	12	1	7	8	0
	2018-2019	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	29	2	13	15	4	491	54.29	44.78	-12.34	45.27	-8.45	0.12	1.10	Playoffs	4	1	2	3	0
	2019-2020	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	46	3	9	12	6	737	46.80	51.40	0.20	49.80	-1.40	0.24	0.41	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0
	2020-2021	Washington Capitals	NHL	46	3	24	27	10	759	60.60	49.80	-1.80	49.30	-1.50	0.16	1.34	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0
	2021-2022	Washington Capitals	NHL	21	1	1	2	2	317	56.50	51.50	-2.30	52.50	1.20		0.19
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Active Contract

Signing Team

Signing Date October 9, 2020
Signing Status UFA
Agent Ray (Raynold) Petkau

Buyout Calculator

Standard Contract | 2 Years $8,000,000 4.91% of cap space

	2020-2021	2021-2022
Cap Hit	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
AAV	$4,000,000	$4,000,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$3,000,000	$5,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$3,000,000	$5,000,000
Minors Salary	$3,000,000	$5,000,000
Clauses
UFA Year
		Buy It Out

Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date July 1, 2017
Signing Status RFA
Agent Ray (Raynold) Petkau

Standard Contract | 3 Years $16,500,000 7.33% of cap space

	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020
Cap Hit	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	UFA
AAV	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	$5,500,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$4,500,000	$4,000,000	$5,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$1,000,000
Total Salary	$5,500,000	$5,000,000	$6,000,000
Minors Salary	$5,500,000	$5,000,000	$6,000,000
Clauses		M-NTC	M-NTC
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 13, 2016
Signing Status UFA no QO

Standard Contract | 1 Years $1,400,000 1.92% of cap space

	2016-2017
Cap Hit	$1,400,000	RFA
AAV	$1,400,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$1,400,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$1,400,000
Minors Salary	$1,400,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 15, 2015
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 1 Years $3,900,000 5.46% of cap space

	2015-2016
Cap Hit	$3,900,000	UFA no QO
AAV	$3,900,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$3,900,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$3,900,000
Minors Salary	$3,900,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date September 7, 2014
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 1 Years $3,675,000 5.33% of cap space

	2014-2015
Cap Hit	$3,675,000	RFA
AAV	$3,675,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$3,675,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$3,675,000
Minors Salary	$3,675,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date June 29, 2012

Entry Level Contract | 2 Years $7,550,000 1.54% of cap space

	2012-2013	2013-2014
Cap Hit	$925,000	$925,000	RFA
AAV	$3,775,000	$3,775,000
Performance Bonuses	$2,850,000	$2,850,000
Base Salary	$832,500	$832,500
Signing Bonuses	$92,500	$92,500
Total Salary	$925,000	$925,000
Minors Salary	$70,000	$70,000
Clauses
UFA Year