| Forwards (14) | Age | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin | 38 | 9,538,461 | 9,538,461 | 9,538,461 | 9,538,461 | 9,538,461 | 9,538,461 | UFA | - |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 35 | 6,700,000 | 6,700,000 | 6,700,000 | 6,700,000 | 6,700,000 | UFA | - | - |
| T.J. Oshie | 36 | 4,175,000 | 4,175,000 | UFA | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lars Eller | 34 | 3,500,000 | 3,500,000 | 3,500,000 | UFA | - | - | - | - |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | 31 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | RFA | - | - | - | - | - |
| Curtis Glencross | 31 | UFA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jay Beagle | 36 | 1,750,000 | 1,750,000 | 1,750,000 | UFA | - | - | - | - |
| Richard Panik | 31 | 975,000 | RFA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tom Wilson | 29 | 894,167 | RFA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devante Smith-Pelly | 22 | 800,000 | RFA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anthony Peluso | 25 | 675,000 | 675,000 | UFA | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brad Malone | 33 | 650,000 | UFA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zach Sill | 26 | 575,000 | UFA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stanislav Galiev | 23 | 575,000 | 575,000 | RFA | - | - | - | - | - |
| Defensemen (11) | Age | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
| Zdeno Chara | 45 | 6,916,667 | 6,916,667 | 6,916,667 | UFA | - | - | - | - |
| Matt Niskanen | 33 | 5,750,000 | 5,750,000 | 5,750,000 | 5,750,000 | 5,750,000 | 5,750,000 | UFA | - |
| Brooks Orpik | 33 | 5,500,000 | 5,500,000 | 5,500,000 | 5,500,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| John Carlson | 33 | 3,966,666 | 3,966,666 | 3,966,666 | UFA | - | - | - | - |
| Justin Schultz | 33 | 3,900,000 | RFA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tom Gilbert | 31 | 2,800,000 | UFA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dmitry Orlov | 32 | 2,000,000 | RFA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| John Erskine | 34 | UFA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tim Gleason | 31 | UFA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 32 | 925,000 | 825,000 | 825,000 | RFA | - | - | - | - |
| Taylor Chorney | 27 | 700,000 | UFA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goalies (2) | Age | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 37 | 8,500,000 | 8,500,000 | 8,500,000 | 8,500,000 | 8,500,000 | 8,500,000 | UFA | - |
| Philipp Grubauer | 31 | 750,000 | 750,000 | RFA | - | - | - | - | - |
| Summary | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | |
| Roster Size | 27 | ||||||||
| Cap Ceiling | 71,400,000 | 71,400,000 | 71,400,000 | 71,400,000 | 71,400,000 | 71,400,000 | 71,400,000 | 71,400,000 | |
| Total Cap Hit | 74,840,961 | ||||||||
| Team Overage | 0 | ||||||||
| Performance Bonuses | |||||||||
| Projected Cap Space | -3,440,961 | ||||||||
| Non-Roster Players (26) | Age | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
| Jakub Vrana | 27 | 894,167 | 894,167 | - | RFA | - | - | - | - |
| Andre Burakovsky | 28 | 894,167 | 894,167 | RFA | - | - | - | - | - |
| Daniel Carr | 28 | 842,500 | RFA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian Thomas | 22 | RFA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dan Ellis | 34 | 750,000 | UFA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vitek Vanecek | 27 | 745,000 | 745,000 | - | RFA | - | - | - | - |
| Caleb Herbert | 22 | 740,000 | RFA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chandler Stephenson | 29 | 725,833 | 725,833 | RFA | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian Djoos | 26 | 711,667 | 711,667 | RFA | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madison Bowey | 27 | 695,000 | 695,000 | - | RFA | - | - | - | - |
| Brendan Leipsic | 25 | 653,333 | 653,333 | RFA | - | - | - | - | - |
| Liam O'Brien | 29 | 641,666 | 641,666 | RFA | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patrick Wey | 23 | RFA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Garrett Mitchell | 587,500 | 587,500 | RFA | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cameron Schilling | 25 | 575,000 | 575,000 | UFA | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aaron Volpatti | 29 | UFA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ryan Bourque | 24 | 562,500 | RFA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chris Conner | 30 | UFA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Edward Pasquale | 23 | RFA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jon Landry | 31 | UFA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tim Kennedy | 28 | UFA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tomas Kundratek | 24 | UFA | UFA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Casey Wellman | 26 | UFA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mike Moore | 29 | UFA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kris Newbury | 32 | UFA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brandon Anderson | RFA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |