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Head Coach Spencer Carbery
Assistant Coach Mitch Love
Assistant Coach Scott Allen
Playoff Odds %
Projected Cap Hit $83,400,833
Projected Cap Space $99,167
Current Cap Space $99,167
LTIR Pool $0
Roster 20/23
Contracts 47/50
Transactions
Jimmy Huntington | Washington released Huntington on Monday to AHL Hershey training camp. Sep 25
Nicolas Aube-Kubel | Aube-Kubel tallied a goal, four PIM and two shots during Sunday's 4-3 preseason loss to the Buffalo Sabres. Sep 25
Trevor van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk (upper body) is listed as healthy on the Washington Capitals' training camp roster, which was released Tuesday. Sep 19
Rasmus Sandin | Sandin (leg) is listed as healthy on the Washington Capitals' training camp roster, released Tuesday. Sep 19
Charlie Lindgren | Lindgren (upper body) is listed as healthy on the Washington Capitals' training camp roster released Tuesday. Sep 19

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Injury Report
Trevor van Riemsdyk
Expected Return Thu Sep 28, 2023
Trevor van Riemsdyk - DAY-TO-DAY - Undisclosed
Sun Sep 24, 2023
Trevor van Riemsdyk | Van Riemsdyk (undisclosed) left Sunday's preseason contest against the Buffalo Sabres, Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic reports.
Kody Clark
Expected Return Tue Oct 10, 2023
Kody Clark - OUT - Quadriceps
Surgery
Max Pacioretty
Expected Return Thu Nov 2, 2023
Max Pacioretty - IR-LT - Achilles
Cam Allen
Expected Return Tue Jan 2, 2024
Cam Allen - OUT - Shoulder
Surgery

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Performance Bonuses
Movement Clauses
35+ Over 35 Contract
IR - Injured Reserve
Entry Level Contract
Slide Eligible
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract
(11) Forwards $55,330,833 66.3% of cap
Player POS Age 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Ovechkin, Alex LW 38
$9,500,000
NMC
M-NTC
$9,500,000
NMC
M-NTC
$9,500,000
NMC
M-NTC
$0
UFA

(2026)
Backstrom, Nicklas C 35
$9,200,000
M-NTC
$9,200,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA
Oshie, T.J. RW 36
$5,750,000
M-NTC
$5,750,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA
Pacioretty, Max
IR
LW 34
$2,000,000
NMC
$0
UFA
Dowd, Nic C 33
$1,300,000
$1,300,000
$0
UFA
Kuznetsov, Evgeny C 31
$7,800,000
M-NTC
$7,800,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA
Wilson, Tom RW 29
$5,166,666
M-NTC
$6,500,000
M-NTC
$6,500,000
M-NTC
$6,500,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA

(2031)
Mantha, Anthony RW 29
$5,700,000
$0
UFA
Aube-Kubel, Nicolas RW 27
$1,225,000
$0
UFA
Milano, Sonny LW 27
$1,900,000
$1,900,000
$1,900,000
$0
UFA

(2026)
Strome, Dylan C 26
$5,000,000
$5,000,000
$5,000,000
$5,000,000
$0
UFA

(2028)
Protas, Aliaksei C 22
$789,167
$0
RFA
TOTALS
$55,330,833
$46,950,000
$22,900,000
$11,500,000
(7) Defence $21,700,000 26.0% of cap
Player POS Age 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Carlson, John D 33
$8,000,000
$8,000,000
$8,000,000
$0
UFA

(2026)
Jensen, Nick D 33
$4,050,000
$4,050,000
$4,050,000
$0
UFA

(2026)
Edmundson, Joel D 30
$1,750,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA
van Riemsdyk, Trevor D 32
$3,000,000
$3,000,000
$3,000,000
$0
UFA

(2026)
Sandin, Rasmus D 23
$1,400,000
$0
RFA
Alexeyev, Alexander D 23
$825,000
$825,000
$0
RFA
Fehervary, Martin D 23
$2,675,000
$2,675,000
$2,675,000
$0
RFA

(2026)
TOTALS
$21,700,000
$18,550,000
$17,725,000
(2) Goalies $6,350,000 7.6% of cap
Player POS Age 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Kuemper, Darcy G 33
$5,250,000
M-NTC
$5,250,000
M-NTC
$5,250,000
M-NTC
$5,250,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA

(2027)
Lindgren, Charlie G 29
$1,100,000
$1,100,000
$0
UFA
TOTALS
$6,350,000
$6,350,000
$5,250,000
$5,250,000
(0) Buried $0 0.0% of cap
Player POS Age 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
TOTALS
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Roster Size

Number of players on the Active Roster. Cannot exceed 23 players. Excludes players on IR and LTIR.

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20 15 9 3
Standard Player Contracts

Number of players signed to Standard Player Contracts (SPC's). Cannot exceed 50 players. Some players do not count towards this, such as 18/19 Year-Old players in Junior with less than 10 NHL Games Played in Season.

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47 29 15 3
Upper Limit

The maximum Salary Cap Hit of all players counting towards the active roster. Often referred to as "Salary Cap". This is determined in the summer and is based on the previous season's revenues, per the CBA.

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$83,500,000 $83,500,000 $83,500,000 $83,500,000
Projected Cap Hit

Anticipated Season-End Cap Hit based on the current roster, calculated by summing all Cap Hits of players currently counting towards the Salary Cap. Assumes current roster is in effect for the remainder of season.

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$83,400,833 $71,850,000 $45,875,000 $16,750,000
Projected Cap Space

Amount of Cap Space projected to be available at end of year. Calculated as Annual Salary Cap minus Projected Cap Hit.

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$99,167 $11,650,000 $37,625,000 $66,750,000
Current Cap Space

Amount of Annual Cap Hit that can be added to the roster without exceeding the Upper Limit (Salary Cap Maximum) based on the current roster. For teams using LTIR, Current Cap Space is the amount of annual cap hit that can be added without exceeding the Salary Cap by more than the team's LTIR Pool.

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$99,167 $11,650,000 $37,625,000 $66,750,000
Maximum LTIR Pool

The maximum amount of Long Term Injured Reserve space potentially available. This is the Cap Hit of player on LTIR less the Cap Space available for team at time player was on LTIR. A player can go on LTIR when they expect to miss 10 games and 24 days in the season. A player on LTIR does not come off of the salary cap, instead a team is allowed to exceed the cap by the LTIR amount.

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$0 $0 $0 $0
Current Roster Annual Cap Hit

Anticipated Cap Hit based on the current roster, calculated by summing all Cap Hits of players currently counting towards the Salary Cap + retained salary + buyouts.

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$83,400,833 $71,850,000 $45,875,000 $16,750,000
Carryover Bonus Overages

Teams can exceed the salary cap due to players receiving performance bonuses. If a team exceeds the salary cap due to performance bonuses, they carryover to the previous season and reduce the cap space a team has.

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$20,000 $0 $0 $0
Potential Bonuses

Performance Bonuses that players on the active roster are eligible to achieve. A team can exceed the salary cap due to performance bonuses, but they carry over to the following season.

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$2,082,500 $0 $0 $0
Retained Salary Remaining

Teams can retain salary/cap hit when they trade a player. A team can only have a maximum of 3 players that they retained salary on.

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3 3 3 3
(26) Non-Roster
Player POS Age 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
McIlrath, Dylan D 31
$775,000
$775,000
$0
UFA
Sgarbossa, Michael C 31
$775,000
$775,000
$0
UFA
Fucale, Zach G 28
$0
UFA
Spinner, Steven RW 27
$0
Elgestal, Kevin RW 27
$0
Carlsson, Gabriel D 26
$0
UFA
$0
UFA
Borgstrom, Henrik C 26
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Johansen, Lucas D 25
$762,500
$0
UFA-Group6
$0
UFA
Haman Aktell, Hardy D 25
$870,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Riat, Damien LW 26
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Malenstyn, Beck LW 25
$762,500
$0
UFA-Group6
$0
UFA
Phillips, Matthew RW 25
$775,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Priskie, Chase D 27
$775,000
$0
UFA
Geisser, Tobias D 24
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Walfridsson, Sebastian D 24
$0
$0
UFA
Maass, Benton D 24
$0
$0
UFA
Roykas Marthinsen, Kristian LW 24
$0
Clark, Kody C 23
$0
UFA
Sutter, Riley RW 23
$775,000
$0
RFA
Gibson, Mitchell G 24
$867,500
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Florchuk, Eric C 23
$0
Marthinsen, Kristian LW 24
$0
$0
UFA
Snively, Joe LW 27
$800,000
$0
UFA
Nardella, Bobby D 27
$0
UFA
McMichael, Connor C 22
$863,334
$0
RFA
Rybinski, Henrik RW 22
$859,167
$859,167
$0
RFA
Has, Martin D 22
$0
$0
UFA
Lapierre, Hendrix C 21
$863,334
$863,334
$0
RFA
Trineyev, Bogdan C 21
$859,167
$859,167
$0
RFA
Hughes, Bear C 22
$0
$0
UFA
Bjorklund, Garin G 21
$843,333
$843,333
$0
RFA
Magnusson, Oskar C 21
$0
$0
UFA
Iorio, Vincent D 20
$814,167
$814,167
$814,167
$0
RFA

(2026)
Shepard, Hunter G 27
$775,000
$775,000
$0
UFA
Johnson, Brent D 20
$0
$0
UFA
Lemay, Joaquim D 21
$0
$0
UFA
Hanelt, Haakon C 20
$0
$0
UFA
Clark, Chase G 21
$0
$0
UFA
Stevenson, Clay G 24
$855,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Miroshnichenko, Ivan LW 19
$950,000
$950,000
$950,000
$0
RFA

(2026)
Chesley, Ryan D 19
$0
$0
UFA
Suzdalev, Alexander LW 19
$846,666
$846,666
$846,666
$0
RFA

(2026)
Persson, Ludwig C 19
$846,666
$846,666
$846,666
$0
RFA

(2026)
Karabela, Jake C 19
$0
$0
UFA
Hofer, Ryan C 21
$851,667
$851,667
$851,667
$0
RFA

(2026)
Gucciardi, David D 20
$0
$0
UFA
Limoges, Alex C 26
$775,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Frank, Ethen C 25
$775,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Allen, Cam D 18
$0
$0
UFA
Cristall, Andrew LW 18
$905,000
$905,000
$905,000
$0
RFA

(2026)
$0
UFA
Leonard, Ryan C 18
$0
$0
UFA
Thomas, Patrick C 19
$0
$0
UFA
Hyland, Brett LW 20
$0
$0
UFA
Keller, Antoine G 18
$0
$0
UFA
Dube, Pierrick RW 22
$870,000
$870,000
$0
RFA
TOTALS
$21,490,001
$11,834,167
$5,214,166