Washington Capitals

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Head Coach Todd Reirden

Assistant Coach Blaine Forsythe
Assistant Coach Lane Lambert
Goaltending Coach Scott Murray

Hershey Bears (AHL)

South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)

Playoff Odds 92.3%

Cap Hit	$80,042,387
Cap Space	$-542,387
LTIR Pool	$958,009
Roster	23/23
Contracts	52/50

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Assigned RW Devante Smith-Pelly to Hershey (AHL).	Feb 21
Washington Capitals Acquired LW Carl Hagelin from the Los Angeles Kings for a 2019 third-round draft pick and a conditional 2020 sixth-round draft pick.	Feb 21
Waived RW Devante Smith-Pelly.	Feb 20
Activated D Christian Djoos from injured reserve.	Feb 9
Assigned D Jonas Siegenthaler to Hershey (AHL).	Feb 8

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	Braden Holtby - Rest Holtby is unlikely to play against the Kings on Monday as he is to be rested. doubtful - Doub Mon Updated Feb 18, 2019	doubtful - Doub Mon Updated Feb 18, 2019
	T.J. Oshie - Upper Body Oshie was lifted from the previous game due to an upper-body injury but is likely to suit up Monday against the Kings. probable - Prob Mon Updated Feb 18, 2019	probable - Prob Mon Updated Feb 18, 2019
	Braden Holtby - Rest Holtby is not expected to play Monday against the Kings as he is to be rested. doubtful - Doub Mon Updated Feb 11, 2019	doubtful - Doub Mon Updated Feb 11, 2019
	Christian Djoos - Lower Body Djoos is now off injured reserve after recovering from surgery to his left thigh and is likely to return against the Avalanche on Saturday. probable - Prob Sat Updated Feb 9, 2019	probable - Prob Sat Updated Feb 9, 2019

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Capitals February 21 RT @VogsCaps: #Caps Edge Leafs, 3-2 - Holtby makes 40 saves and Caps win special teams battle to prevail over Leafs in Toronto: t.c…
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Capitals February 21 Braden Holtby stopped 40 shots and Tom Wilson's shorthanded goal proved to be the difference in a hard-fought 3-2 win in Toronto. #ALLCAPS #CapsLeafs t.co/RRRLrXV2GW

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ikhurshudyan February 22 It was a big day for the Caps. Traded for Hagelin: t.co/dIgRN97zu1 Then beat Toronto: t.co/3MU17nN9IB t.co/xYeaX8HASF
ikhurshudyan February 21 RT @PostSports: Tom Wilson's victory tour of Toronto continued Thursday night with him leading the Caps to a big win t.co/QaMjXYrYMC
ikhurshudyan February 21 RT @markhmasters: Mike Babcock: "The second goal was a gift, like, we had no one in front of the net & it's a freebie." t.co/FMba6A…

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Performance Bonuses
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35+ Over 35 Contract
IR - Injured Reserve

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Waiver Exempt
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(15) Forwards $48,893,462 61.5% of cap

Player	POS	Status	Age	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Hagelin, Carl	LW	NHL --> 0	30	$3,750,000	$0 UFA
Ovechkin, Alex	LW	NHL --> 0	33	$9,538,462 M-NTC	$9,538,462 M-NTC	$9,538,462 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Backstrom, Nicklas	C	NHL --> 0	31	$6,700,000 M-NTC	$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	$5,750,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA (2025)
Eller, Lars	C	NHL --> 0	29	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$0 UFA
Dowd, Nic	C	NHL --> 0	28	$650,000	$0 UFA
Kuznetsov, Evgeny	C	NHL --> 0	26	$7,800,000	$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)
Jaskin, Dmitrij	RW	NHL --> 0	25	$1,100,000	$0 RFA
Boyd, Travis	C	NHL --> 0	25	$800,000	$800,000	$0 RFA
Connolly, Brett	RW	NHL --> 0	26	$1,500,000	$0 UFA
Wilson, Tom	RW	NHL --> 0	24	$5,166,667	$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	24	$650,000	$0 RFA
Burakovsky, Andre	LW	NHL --> 0	24	$3,000,000	$0 RFA
Vrana, Jakub	LW	NHL --> 0	22	$863,333	$0 RFA
Hagelin, Carl - Second Retained Adjustment	LW	NHL --> 1	0	$-1,875,000	$0 UFA
TOTALS			TOTALS	$48,893,462	$39,255,129	$31,755,129	$22,216,667	$22,216,666	$18,716,666

(7) Defence $24,000,000 30.2% of cap

Player	POS	Status	Age	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Orpik, Brooks +35	D	NHL	38	$1,000,000	$0 UFA
Niskanen, Matt	D	NHL	32	$5,750,000 M-NTC	$5,750,000 M-NTC	$5,750,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Carlson, John	D	NHL	29	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$0 UFA (2026)
Orlov, Dmitry	D	NHL	27	$5,100,000	$5,100,000 M-NTC	$5,100,000 M-NTC	$5,100,000 M-NTC	$5,100,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Djoos, Christian	D	NHL	24	$650,000	$0 RFA
Bowey, Madison	D	NHL	23	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$0 RFA
Kempny, Michal	D	NHL	28	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$0 UFA
TOTALS			TOTALS	$24,000,000	$22,350,000	$21,350,000	$15,600,000	$13,100,000	$8,000,000

(2) Goalies $6,750,000 8.5% of cap

Player	POS	Status	Age	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Holtby, Braden	G	NHL	29	$6,100,000 M-NTC	$6,100,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Copley, Pheonix	G	NHL	27	$650,000	$1,100,000	$1,100,000	$1,100,000	$0 UFA
TOTALS			TOTALS	$6,750,000	$7,200,000	$1,100,000	$1,100,000	$0	$0

(0) Buried $0 0.0% of cap

Player	POS	Status	Age	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
TOTALS			TOTALS	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Cap Summary Projection
	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
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	23	14	10	8
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	52	30	19	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	$79,500,000	$79,500,000	$79,500,000	$79,500,000
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	$80,042,387	$68,805,129	$54,205,129	$38,916,667
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	$-542,387	$10,694,871	$25,294,871	$40,583,333
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	$-542,387	$10,694,871	$25,294,871	$40,583,333
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	$958,009	$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	$79,725,962	$68,805,129	$54,205,129	$38,916,667
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	$82,500	$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

(31) Non-Roster

Player	POS	Status	Age	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Smith-Pelly, Devante	RW	MIN	26	$1,000,000	$0 UFA
Sgarbossa, Michael	C	MIN	26	$650,000	$0 UFA
Jokipakka, Jyrki	D		27	$0
Ness, Aaron	D	MIN	28	$650,000	$0 UFA
Barber, Riley	RW	MIN	25	$650,000	$0 UFA
Megna, Jayson	C	MIN	29	$650,000	$0 UFA
O'Brien, Liam	C	MIN	24	$650,000	$0 RFA
Hughes, Tommy	D		26	$0
Pinho, Brian	C	MIN	23	$833,750	$0 RFA
Lewington, Tyler	D	MIN	24	$675,000	$675,000	$0 RFA
Walker, Nathan	LW	MIN	25	$650,000	$0 RFA
Vanecek, Vitek	G	MIN	23	$714,167	$0 RFA
Gersich, Shane	LW	MIN	22	$925,000	$0 RFA
Spinner, Steven	RW		23	$0
Elgestal, Kevin	RW		22	$0
Samsonov, Ilya	G	MIN	21	$925,000	$925,000	$925,000	$0 RFA
Siegenthaler, Jonas	D	MIN	21	$714,166	$714,166	$0 RFA
Hobbs, Connor	D	MIN	22	$720,000	$720,000	$0 RFA
Williams, Colby	D	MIN	24	$751,000	$0 RFA
Johansen, Lucas	D	MIN	21	$925,000	$925,000	$0 RFA
Pilon, Garrett	C	MIN	20	$745,000	$745,000	$745,000	$0 RFA
Riat, Damien	LW		21	$0
Malenstyn, Beck	LW	MIN	21	$763,333	$763,333	$0 RFA
Jonsson-Fjallby, Axel	LW	MIN	21	$860,000	$860,000	$860,000	$0 RFA
Mitchell, Mason	LW	MIN	24	$883,750	$0 RFA
Bindulis, Kristofers	D	MIN	23	$792,500	$792,500	$0 RFA
Gustafsson, Hampus	C	MIN	25	$883,750	$0 RFA
Geisser, Tobias	D	MIN	20	$803,333	$803,333	$803,333	$0 RFA
Walfridsson, Sebastian	D		19	$0
Maass, Benton	D		20	$0
Roykas Marthinsen, Kristian	LW		19	$0
Alexeyev, Alexander	D	MIN	19	SLIDE	$894,167	$894,167	$894,167	$0 RFA
Fehervary, Martin	D	MIN	19	SLIDE	$805,833	$805,833	$805,833	$0 RFA
Clark, Kody	RW	MIN	19	SLIDE	$839,167	$839,167	$839,167	$0 RFA
Sutter, Riley	RW	MIN	19	SLIDE	$817,500	$817,500	$817,500	$0 RFA
Gibson, Mitchell	G		23	$0
Kannok-Leipert, Alex	D		14	$0
Florchuk, Eric	C		19	$0
Ikonen, Juuso	RW	MIN	24	$925,000	$925,000	$0 RFA
Kammerer, Maximilian	C	MIN	22	$870,000	$870,000	$870,000	$0 RFA
Bau-Hansen, Mathias	RW	MIN	25	$700,000	$0 RFA
Shumakov, Sergei	RW	MIN	26	$925,000	$0 RFA
Marthinsen, Kristian	LW		19	$0
Milner, Parker	G		28	$0
Morrison, Adam	G		28	$0
Thompson, Logan	G		21	$0
McHale, Gavin	G		31	$0
TOTALS			TOTALS	$24,683,915	$13,074,999	$7,560,000	$3,356,667	$0	$0

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