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Head Coach Peter Laviolette

Assistant Coach Scott Arniel
Assistant Coach Blaine Forsythe

Hershey Bears (AHL)

South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)

Cap Hit	$83,249,879
Cap Space	$-1,749,879
LTIR Pool	$0
Roster	22/23
Contracts	48/50

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signed C Hendrix Lapierre to a three-year, entry-level contract.	Oct 27
re-signed LW Shane Gersich to a one-year, two-way contract worth $700,000.	Oct 14
signed LW Daniel Carr to a one-year, two-way contract worth $700,000.	Oct 11
signed D Paul LaDue to a one-year, $700,000 contract.	Oct 10
signed D Trevor van Riemsdyk to a one-year, $800,000 contract.	Oct 10

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Ovechkin $9,538,4629.5M	Kuznetsov $7,800,0007.8M	Wilson $5,166,6675.2M	Dillon $3,900,0003.9M	Carlson $8,000,0008M
Line 1 $22,505,129			Pairing 1 $11,900,000
Vrana $3,350,0003.4M	Backstrom $9,200,0009.2M	Oshie $5,750,0005.8M	Orlov $5,100,0005.1M	Schultz $4,000,0004M
Line 2 $18,300,000			Pairing 2 $9,100,000
Hagelin $2,750,0002.8M	Eller $3,500,0003.5M	Panik $2,750,0002.8M	Siegenthaler $800,0000.8M	Jensen $2,500,0002.5M
Line 3 $9,000,000			Pairing 3 $3,300,000
Hathaway $1,500,0001.5M	Dowd $750,0000.8M	Pinho $725,0000.7M	Samsonov $925,0000.9M	Lundqvist $1,500,0001.5M
Line 4 $2,975,000			Goalies $2,425,000

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(12) Forwards $52,780,129 64.8% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025
Ovechkin, Alex	LW NHL --> 0	35	$9,538,462 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Backstrom, Nicklas	C NHL --> 0	32	$9,200,000 NMC	$9,200,000 NMC	$9,200,000 NMC	$9,200,000 M-NTC	$9,200,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA (2025)
Oshie, T.J.	RW NHL --> 0	33	$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	31	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$0 UFA
Panik, Richard	RW NHL --> 0	29	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	$0 UFA
Dowd, Nic	C NHL --> 0	30	$750,000	$750,000	$0 UFA
Kuznetsov, Evgeny	C NHL --> 0	28	$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)
Hagelin, Carl	LW NHL --> 0	32	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	$0 UFA
Wilson, Tom	RW NHL --> 0	26	$5,166,667 M-NTC	$5,166,667 M-NTC	$5,166,666 M-NTC	$5,166,666 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Pinho, Brian	C MIN --> 0	25	$725,000	$725,000	$0 RFA
Vrana, Jakub	LW NHL --> 0	24	$3,350,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Hathaway, Garnet	RW NHL --> 0	28	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$0 UFA
Kovalchuk, Ilya	LW NHL --> 0	37	$0 UFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$52,780,129	$39,891,667	$38,416,666	$27,916,666	$22,750,000	$0

(8) Defence $27,600,000 33.9% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025
Carlson, John	D NHL --> 0	30	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$0 UFA (2026)
Orlov, Dmitry	D NHL --> 0	29	$5,100,000 M-NTC	$5,100,000 M-NTC	$5,100,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Jensen, Nick	D NHL --> 0	30	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$0 UFA
Dillon, Brenden	D NHL --> 0	29	$3,900,000	$3,900,000	$3,900,000	$3,900,000	$0 UFA
Schultz, Justin	D NHL --> 0	30	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$0 UFA
van Riemsdyk, Trevor	D NHL --> 0	29	$800,000	$0 UFA
Siegenthaler, Jonas	D NHL --> 0	23	$800,000	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Kempny, Michal	D NHL --> 0	30	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$0 UFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$27,600,000	$26,000,000	$19,500,000	$11,900,000	$8,000,000	$0

(2) Goalies $2,425,000 3.0% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025
Lundqvist, Henrik	G NHL --> 0	38	$1,500,000	$0 UFA
Samsonov, Ilya	G NHL --> 0	23	$925,000	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$2,425,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

(1) Buried $25,000 0.0% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025
Copley, Pheonix	G MIN --> 0	28	$25,000	$0	$0 UFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$25,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
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	22	16	12	6
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	48	29	15	6
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	$83,249,879	$65,891,667	$57,916,666	$39,816,666
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	$-1,749,879	$15,608,333	$23,583,334	$41,683,334
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	$-1,749,879	$15,608,333	$23,583,334	$41,683,334
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	$83,249,879	$65,891,667	$57,916,666	$39,816,666
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	$419,750	$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	$600,000	$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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	3	3	3	3

(26) Non-Roster

Player	POS	Age	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025
Sgarbossa, Michael	C MIN --> 0	28	$700,000	$0 UFA
Jokipakka, Jyrki	D --> 0	29	$0
Schilling, Cameron	D MIN --> 0	32	$700,000	$0 UFA
LaDue, Paul	D MIN --> 0	28	$700,000	$0 UFA
O'Brien, Liam	C MIN --> 0	26	$0 UFA		$0 UFA
Maillet, Philippe	C MIN --> 0	27	$700,000	$0 UFA
Fucale, Zach	G MIN --> 0	25	$700,000	$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Hughes, Tommy	D --> 0	28	$0
Carr, Daniel	LW MIN --> 0	28	$700,000	$0 UFA
Vanecek, Vitek	G MIN --> 0	24	$716,667	$716,667	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Gersich, Shane	LW MIN --> 0	24	$700,000	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Spinner, Steven	RW --> 0	24	$0			$0 UFA
Elgestal, Kevin	RW --> 0	24	$0			$0 UFA
Copley, Pheonix	G MIN --> 0	28	$1,100,000	$1,100,000	$0 UFA
Sprong, Daniel	RW MIN --> 0	23	$725,000	$725,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Hobbs, Connor	D MIN --> 0	23	$0 UFA				$0 UFA
Williams, Colby	D MIN --> 0	25	$0 UFA		$0 UFA
Johansen, Lucas	D MIN --> 0	22	$700,000	$0 RFA
Pilon, Garrett	C MIN --> 0	22	$745,000	$0 RFA
Riat, Damien	LW --> 0	23	$817,500	$817,500	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Malenstyn, Beck	LW MIN --> 0	22	$736,666	$0 RFA
Jonsson-Fjallby, Axel	LW MIN --> 0	22	$860,000	$0 RFA
Mitchell, Mason	LW MIN --> 0	26	$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Bindulis, Kristofers	D MIN --> 0	25	$0 UFA			$0 UFA
Gustafsson, Hampus	C MIN --> 0	27	$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Geisser, Tobias	D MIN --> 0	21	$775,000	$775,000	$0 RFA
Walfridsson, Sebastian	D --> 0	21	$0
Maass, Benton	D --> 0	21	$0
Roykas Marthinsen, Kristian	LW --> 0	21	$0
Alexeyev, Alexander	D MIN --> 0	20	$894,167	$894,167	$0 RFA
Fehervary, Martin	D MIN --> 0	21	$805,833	$805,833	$0 RFA
Clark, Kody	C MIN --> 0	21	$839,167	$839,167	$0 RFA
Sutter, Riley	RW MIN --> 0	21	$786,667	$786,667	$0 RFA
Gibson, Mitchell	--> 0	25	$0		$0 UFA
Kannok-Leipert, Alex	D --> 0	20	$0
Florchuk, Eric	C --> 0	20	$0
Bau-Hansen, Mathias	LW MIN --> 0	27	$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Marthinsen, Kristian	LW --> 0	21	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Morrison, Adam	G --> 0	29	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
McHale, Gavin	G --> 0	33	$0
Snively, Joe	LW MIN --> 0	24	$925,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Nardella, Bobby	D MIN --> 0	24	$925,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
McMichael, Connor	C MIN --> 0	19	$894,167	$894,167	$894,167	$0 RFA
Leason, Brett	RW MIN --> 0	21	$842,500	$842,500	$0 RFA
Protas, Aliaksei	C MIN --> 0	19	$795,000	$795,000	$795,000	$0 RFA
Has, Martin	D --> 0	19	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Kessy, Kale	LW --> 0	27	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
McCarthy, Chris	C --> 0	29	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Warm, Beck	G --> 0	21	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Whitney, Steven	RW --> 0	29	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Lapierre, Hendrix	C --> 0	18	$925,000	$925,000	$925,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Trineyev, Bogdan	--> 0	18	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Hughes, Bear	C --> 0	19	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Bjorklund, Garin	G --> 0	18	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Magnusson, Oskar	C --> 0	18	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$19,608,334	$9,816,668	$2,614,167	$0	$0	$0

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