NHL Value Model· 2025-26
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Washington Capitals

Roster
24
Cap committed
$77.1M
Cap space
$18.4M
available
Surplus
+$17.0M
12 expiring
Next season space
$40.2M
Roster

Sorted by value delta

Most underpaid first. Re-sign signal blends delta, age, and years left to flag who to extend, monitor, or let walk.

Ryan Leonard
Ryan Leonard
R · age 21 · Top-Line F · $0.9M · 1y left
+$5.3M
vs $6.3M
Extension Now
Martin Fehérváry
Martin Fehérváry
D · age 27 · Two-Way / Shutdown · $2.7M · 0y left
+$3.4M
vs $6.1M
Extension Signed
Ethen Frank
Ethen Frank
R · age 28 · Middle-Six F · $0.8M · 0y left
+$2.8M
vs $3.6M
Extension Signed
Dylan Strome
Dylan Strome
C · age 29 · Top-Line F · $5.0M · 2y left
+$2.3M
vs $7.3M
Locked In (Value)
Justin Sourdif
Justin Sourdif
C · age 24 · Middle-Six F · $0.8M · 1y left
+$1.8M
vs $2.6M
Extension Now
Connor McMichael
Connor McMichael
L · age 25 · Middle-Six F · $2.1M · 0y left
+$1.7M
vs $3.8M
Priority Re-sign
Aliaksei Protas
Aliaksei Protas
L · age 25 · Middle-Six F · $3.4M · 3y left
+$1.6M
vs $4.9M
Locked In (Value)
Trevor van Riemsdyk
Trevor van Riemsdyk
D · age 35 · Bottom-Pair D · $2.8M · 1y left
+$1.4M
vs $4.2M
Priority Re-sign
Declan Chisholm
Declan Chisholm
D · age 26 · Bottom-Pair D · $1.6M · 1y left
+$1.1M
vs $2.7M
Priority Re-sign
Hendrix Lapierre
Hendrix Lapierre
C · age 24 · Bottom-Six F · $0.8M · 0y left
+$1.0M
vs $1.8M
Fair Deal
David Kampf
David Kampf
C · age 31 · Bottom-Six F · $1.1M · 0y left
+$0.9M
vs $2.0M
Fair Deal
Timothy Liljegren
Timothy Liljegren
D · age 27 · Two-Way / Shutdown · $3.0M · 0y left
+$0.8M
vs $3.8M
Fair Deal
Jakob Chychrun
Jakob Chychrun
D · age 28 · Top-Four D · $9.0M · 7y left
+$0.1M
vs $9.1M
Fair Deal
Brandon Duhaime
Brandon Duhaime
L · age 29 · Bottom-Six F · $1.9M · 0y left
+$0.1M
vs $1.9M
Fair Deal
Anthony Beauvillier
Anthony Beauvillier
R · age 29 · Middle-Six F · $2.8M · 1y left
+$0.0M
vs $2.8M
Fair Deal
Rasmus Sandin
Rasmus Sandin
D · age 26 · Two-Way / Shutdown · $4.6M · 3y left
−$0.7M
vs $3.9M
Fair Deal
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
R · age 32 · Top-Line F · $6.5M · 5y left
−$0.7M
vs $5.8M
Fair Deal
Alex Ovechkin
Alex Ovechkin
L · age 41 · Top-Line F · $9.5M · 0y left
−$0.8M
vs $8.7M
Fair Deal
Matt Roy
Matt Roy
D · age 31 · Two-Way / Shutdown · $5.8M · 4y left
−$1.8M
vs $3.9M
Monitor
Pierre-Luc Dubois
Pierre-Luc Dubois
C · age 28 · Top-Line F · $8.5M · 5y left
−$3.1M
vs $5.4M
Monitor
Ivan Miroshnichenko
Ivan Miroshnichenko
L · age 22 · Bottom-Six F · $1.0M · 3y left
vs
Fair Deal
Ilya Protas
Ilya Protas
L · age 20 · Elite · $1.0M · 3y left
vs
Fair Deal
Cole Hutson
Cole Hutson
D · age 20 · Top-Four D · $0.9M · 2y left
vs
Fair Deal
Dylan McIlrath
Dylan McIlrath
D · age 34 · Bottom-Pair D · $0.8M · 1y left
vs
Fair Deal
NHL VALUE MODEL

Predictions reflect what the market currently pays for similar production.

Entry-level deals show large positive deltas by CBA design. UFA and unsigned players have no delta. Stats are projected to 82-game pace.

Data: NHL API + PuckPediaModel: Comps-based weighted AAVLast refresh: Jun 5, 2026, 7:06 AM