Washington Capitals

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Head Coach Todd Reirden

Assistant Coach Scott Arniel
Assistant Coach Reid Cashman
Assistant Coach Blaine Forsythe

Hershey Bears (AHL)

South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)

Cap Hit	$82,855,025
Cap Space	$-1,355,025
LTIR Pool	$0
Roster	22/23
Contracts	46/50

Cap Breakdown

Draft Picks

Transactions

assigned C Travis Boyd to Hershey (AHL).	Oct 7
assigned D Martin Fehervary to Hershey (AHL).	Oct 6
waived C Travis Boyd.	Oct 6
announced C Evgeny Kuznetsov has served his suspension.	Oct 6
waived D Gustav Olofsson.	Oct 3

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Friday, Oct 18 | 4:00pm

The Washington Capitals are still working on starting games better, but look to post back-to-back wins at home for the first time this season Friday night when the rival New York Rangers pay a visit. The Capitals gave up four goals in the first 10 minutes of a 6-3 loss to Colorado on Monday and surrendered the first two against Toronto on Wednesday before rallying for a 4-3 triumph. Full Preview

Sunday, Oct 20 | 4:00pm

Tuesday, Oct 22 | 6:00pm

All times Pacific
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Wednesday, Oct 16

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3-4 (W)

Monday, Oct 14

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6-3 (L)

Saturday, Oct 12

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4-1 (W)

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Line Combinations Updated: Oct 15 (10:30am)

Ovechkin $9,538,4629.5M	Backstrom $6,700,0006.7M	Oshie $5,750,0005.8M	Siegenthaler $714,1660.7M	Carlson $8,000,0008M
Line 1 $21,988,462			Pairing 1 $8,714,166
Hagelin $2,750,0002.8M	Kuznetsov $7,800,0007.8M	Wilson $5,166,6675.2M	Orlov $5,100,0005.1M	Gudas $2,345,0002.3M
Line 2 $15,716,667			Pairing 2 $7,445,000
Vrana $3,350,0003.4M	Eller $3,500,0003.5M	Hathaway $1,500,0001.5M	Jensen $2,500,0002.5M	Lewington $675,0000.7M
Line 3 $8,350,000			Pairing 3 $3,175,000
Leipsic $700,0000.7M	Stephenson $1,050,0001.1M	Panik $2,750,0002.8M	Holtby $6,100,0006.1M	Samsonov $925,0000.9M
Line 4 $4,500,000			Goalies $7,025,000

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Injury Report

	Jonas Siegenthaler - Upper Body Siegenthaler left the previous game with an upper-body injury, and it is uncertain if he will be available Friday against the Rangers. questionable - Ques Fri Updated Oct 16, 2019
	Richard Panik - Upper Body Panik exited the last game due to an upper-body injury, and it is unclear if he will draw back into the lineup against the Rangers on Friday. questionable - Ques Fri Updated Oct 16, 2019
	Michal Kempny - Hamstring Kempny is recovering from offseason surgery on his left hamstring. It is unknown when he will make his season debut. out - Out indefinitely Updated Oct 15, 2019
	Jonas Siegenthaler - Upper Body Siegenthaler left the previous game with an upper-body injury, and it is uncertain if he will face the Maple Leafs on Wednesday. questionable - Ques Wed Updated Oct 14, 2019

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Performance Bonuses
Movement Clauses
35+ Over 35 Contract
IR - Injured Reserve

Entry Level Contract
Waiver Exempt
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract

(13) Forwards $52,105,129 63.9% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Hagelin, Carl	LW NHL --> 0	31	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	$0 UFA
Ovechkin, Alex	LW NHL --> 0	34	$9,538,462 M-NTC	$9,538,462 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Backstrom, Nicklas	C NHL --> 0	31	$6,700,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Oshie, T.J.	RW NHL --> 0	32	$5,750,000 M-NTC	$5,750,000 M-NTC	$5,750,000 M-NTC	$5,750,000 M-NTC	$5,750,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA (2025)
Eller, Lars	C NHL --> 0	30	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$0 UFA
Panik, Richard LTIR	RW LTIR --> 0	28	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	$0 UFA
Dowd, Nic	C NHL --> 0	29	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000	$0 UFA
Kuznetsov, Evgeny	C NHL --> 0	27	$7,800,000 M-NTC	$7,800,000 M-NTC	$7,800,000 M-NTC	$7,800,000 M-NTC	$7,800,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA (2025)
Boyd, Travis	C MIN --> 0	26	$800,000	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Wilson, Tom	RW NHL --> 0	25	$5,166,667	$5,166,667 M-NTC	$5,166,667 M-NTC	$5,166,666 M-NTC	$5,166,666 M-NTC	$0 UFA (2024)
Stephenson, Chandler	C NHL --> 0	25	$1,050,000	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Leipsic, Brendan	LW NHL --> 0	25	$700,000	$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Vrana, Jakub	LW NHL --> 0	23	$3,350,000	$3,350,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Hathaway, Garnet	RW NHL --> 0	27	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$0 UFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$52,105,129	$42,855,129	$29,966,667	$29,216,666	$18,716,666	$0

(7) Defence $22,639,999 27.8% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Gudas, Radko	D NHL --> 0	29	$2,345,000	$0 UFA
Carlson, John	D NHL --> 0	29	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$0 UFA (2026)
Orlov, Dmitry	D NHL --> 0	28	$5,100,000 M-NTC	$5,100,000 M-NTC	$5,100,000 M-NTC	$5,100,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Jensen, Nick	D NHL --> 0	29	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$0 UFA
Lewington, Tyler	D NHL --> 0	24	$675,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Siegenthaler, Jonas	D NHL --> 0	22	$714,166	$0 RFA
Kempny, Michal IR	D IR --> 0	29	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$0 UFA
Fehervary, Martin	D MIN --> 0	20	$805,833	$805,833	$805,833	$0 RFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$22,639,999	$18,905,833	$18,905,833	$15,600,000	$8,000,000	$0

(2) Goalies $7,025,000 8.6% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Holtby, Braden	G NHL --> 0	30	$6,100,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Samsonov, Ilya	G NHL --> 0	22	$925,000	$925,000	$0 RFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$7,025,000	$925,000	$0	$0	$0	$0

(2) Buried $200,000 0.2% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Djoos, Christian	D MIN --> 0	25	$175,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Copley, Pheonix	G MIN --> 0	27	$25,000	$25,000	$0	$0 UFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$200,000	$25,000	$0	$0	$0	$0

Cap Summary Projection Share Copy Link Embed Tweet It
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
Roster Size Number of players on the Active Roster. Cannot exceed 23 players. Excludes players on IR and LTIR. Learn More Or Ask A Question	24	16	13	10
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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	46	32	22	12
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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$81,500,000	$81,500,000	$81,500,000	$81,500,000
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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$82,855,025	$62,710,962	$48,872,500	$46,505,833
Projected Cap Space Amount of Cap Space projected to be available at end of year. Calculated as Annual Salary Cap minus Projected Cap Hit. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$-1,355,025	$18,789,038	$32,627,500	$34,994,167
Current Cap Space Amount of Cap Space that can be added to the roster without exceeding the Upper Limit (Salary Cap Maximum) based on the current roster. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$-1,355,025	$18,789,038	$32,627,500	$34,994,167
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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$83,120,128	$62,710,962	$48,872,500	$46,505,833
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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$1,150,000	$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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$765,000	$732,500	$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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	3	3	3	3

(24) Non-Roster

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Sgarbossa, Michael	C MIN --> 0	27	$700,000	$700,000	$0 UFA
Jokipakka, Jyrki	D --> 0	28	$0
Djoos, Christian	D MIN --> 0	25	$1,250,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
O'Brien, Liam	C MIN --> 0	25	$700,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Maillet, Philippe	C MIN --> 0	26	$700,000	$700,000	$0 UFA
Hughes, Tommy	D --> 0	27	$0
Pinho, Brian	C MIN --> 0	24	$700,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Vanecek, Vitek	G MIN --> 0	23	$716,667	$716,667	$716,667	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Gersich, Shane	LW MIN --> 0	23	$700,000	$0 RFA
Spinner, Steven	RW --> 0	23	$0				$0 UFA
Elgestal, Kevin	RW --> 0	23	$0				$0 UFA
Copley, Pheonix	G MIN --> 0	27	$1,100,000	$1,100,000	$1,100,000	$0 UFA
Hobbs, Connor	D MIN --> 0	22	$720,000	$0 RFA
Williams, Colby	D MIN --> 0	24	$700,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Johansen, Lucas	D MIN --> 0	21	$925,000	$0 RFA
Pilon, Garrett	C MIN --> 0	21	$745,000	$745,000	$0 RFA
Riat, Damien	LW --> 0	22	$0
Malenstyn, Beck	LW MIN --> 0	21	$736,666	$736,666	$0 RFA
Jonsson-Fjallby, Axel	LW MIN --> 0	21	$860,000	$860,000	$0 RFA
Mitchell, Mason	LW MIN --> 0	25	$0 UFA		$0 UFA
Bindulis, Kristofers	D MIN --> 0	24	$792,500	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Gustafsson, Hampus	C MIN --> 0	25	$0 UFA		$0 UFA
Geisser, Tobias	D MIN --> 0	20	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000	$0 RFA
Walfridsson, Sebastian	D --> 0	20	$0
Maass, Benton	D --> 0	20	$0
Roykas Marthinsen, Kristian	LW --> 0	20	$0
Alexeyev, Alexander	D MIN --> 0	19	$894,167	$894,167	$894,167	$0 RFA
Clark, Kody	C MIN --> 0	20	$839,167	$839,167	$839,167	$0 RFA
Sutter, Riley	RW MIN --> 0	19	$786,667	$786,667	$786,667	$0 RFA
Gibson, Mitchell	--> 0	24	$0			$0 UFA
Kannok-Leipert, Alex	D --> 0	19	$0
Florchuk, Eric	C --> 0	19	$0
Bau-Hansen, Mathias	LW MIN --> 0	26	$0 UFA		$0 UFA
Marthinsen, Kristian	LW --> 0	20	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Morrison, Adam	G --> 0	28	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Thompson, Logan	G --> 0	22	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
McHale, Gavin	G --> 0	31	$0
Snively, Joe	LW MIN --> 0	23	$925,000	$925,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Nardella, Bobby	D MIN --> 0	23	$925,000	$925,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
McMichael, Connor	C MIN --> 0	18	SLIDE	$894,167	$894,167	$894,167	$0 RFA
Leason, Brett	RW MIN --> 0	20	$842,500	$842,500	$842,500	$0 RFA
Protas, Aliaksei	C MIN --> 0	18	SLIDE	$795,000	$795,000	$795,000	$0 RFA
Has, Martin	D --> 0	18	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Kessy, Kale	LW --> 0	26	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
McCarthy, Chris	C --> 0	28	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Warm, Beck	G --> 0	20	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Whitney, Steven	RW --> 0	28	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$17,434,167	$12,135,001	$6,543,335	$1,689,167	$0	$0

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