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Metropolitan Division · 2026-27

Washington Capitals roster

Cap committed

$105.135M

of $104M ceiling · as of Oct 2

Cap space

$-1.135M

Retained slots used: 0 of 3

Active roster

23

47 of 50 NHL contracts

5v5 xGF%

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PP% / PK%

— / —

Fan sentiment

56

PlayerPosAgeGPGAPTOIFO%xGF%WARCap hitYrsExpiryClauseFansChatter
Forwards14 players · $61.683M
Alex OvechkinL410000————$4.25M1UFANMC420
Alex TuchR300000————$10.5M8UFA—475
Aliaksei ProtasL250000————$3.375M3UFANone—0
Anthony BeauvillierR290000————$2.75M1UFANone—0
Boone JennerC330000————$5.75M4UFAM-NTC—0
Dylan StromeC290000————$5M2UFANone500
Ethen FrankR280000————$2M2UFANone—0
Ilya ProtasL200000————$975K3———0
Ivan MiroshnichenkoL220000————$925K2RFANone590
Jordan KyrouR280000————$8.125M5UFA——0
Justin SourdifC240000————$825K1RFANone—0
Pierre-Luc DuboisC280000————$8.5M5UFANMC—0
Ryan LeonardR210000————$2.208M1RFANone—0
Tom WilsonR320000————$6.5M5UFA——0
Defense7 players · $30.002M
Cole HutsonD200000————$952K2RFA——0
Dylan McIlrathD340000————$850K1UFA——0
Jakob ChychrunD280000————$9M7UFANMC—0
Martin FehérváryD260000————$6M7UFANone—0
Matt RoyD310000————$5.75M4UFANone—0
Timothy LiljegrenD270000————$3.25M2UFANone—0
Vincent DesharnaisD300000————$4.2M4UFANone900

Goalies 2 on roster

PlayerAgeGPSV%GAAGSAxWARCap hitYrsExpiryClauseFansChatter
Charlie Lindgren320————$3M2UFANone461
Logan Thompson290————$5.85M5UFAM-NTC—0

FO% shown for centers. 5v5 xGF% from our expected goals model. WAR arrives with the trade tools. Fans = fan sentiment 0-100 with 14-day trend. Chatter = trade mentions in the last 7 days.

Reserve list under NHL contract, not on the NHL roster · 24 players

PlayerPosAgeCap hitYrsExpiryType
Rasmus SandinD26$4.6M3UFA—
Oliver SuvantoC18$1.075M3RFA—
Theodor NiederbachC24$1.025M1RFA—
Petr SikoraC20$995K3RFA—
Tyler KopffC23$975K1RFA—
Lynden LakovicL19$974K3RFA—
Patrick ThomasC22$966K2RFA—
Ryan ChesleyD22$946K2RFA—
Terik ParascakR20$942K3RFA—
Eriks MateikoL20$933K3RFA—
Leon MuggliD20$933K3RFA—
Cam AllenD21$930K2RFA—
David GucciardiD23$930K1RFA—
Bogdan TrineyevR24$900K2RFA—
Justin HollD34$900K1UFA—
Andrew CristallL21$889K2RFA—
Alexander SuzdalevL22$865K1RFA—
Ludwig PerssonL22$865K1RFA—
Jacob MacDonaldD33$850K1UFA—
Jonny BrodzinskiC33$850K1UFA—
Josh DunneC27$850K1UFA—
Louie BelpedioD30$850K1UFA—
Spencer SmallmanR30$850K1UFA—
Mitchell GibsonG27$813K1UFA—

Prospects and depth players signed to NHL contracts, including two-way deals. Players on AHL-only contracts are not listed.

Cap by position

  • Forwards$61.683M · 58.7%
  • Defense$30.002M · 28.5%
  • Goalies$8.85M · 8.4%
  • Injured reserve$4.6M · 4.4%

Injured reserve: Rasmus Sandin ($4.6M).

Players in the minors count only above the buried allowance (league minimum salary plus $375,000). Roster status, buyouts, and bonus overages come from team announcements and news, checked daily. LTIR relief is not shown.

Expiring this season

Pending UFAs

10

Pending RFAs

7

Cap coming off

$21.506M

Most trade chatter

  • Alex Tuch5 mentions

    Lost enforcer Tuch who stood up for teammates

  • Capitals chose Lindgren over Stevenson in goalie decision