Cap Hits
| Player | Pos | Team | Age | Start | End | Length | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ovechkin, Alex » | F | WAS | 27 | 2008 | 2021 | 13 | $9,538,462 |
| 2. | Malkin, Evgeni » | F | PIT | 26 | 2009 | 2014 | 5 | $8,700,000 |
| 3. | Crosby, Sidney » | F | PIT | 25 | 2008 | 2013 | 5 | $8,700,000 |
| 4. | Staal, Eric » | F | CAR | 28 | 2009 | 2016 | 7 | $8,250,000 |
| 5. | Nash, Rick » | F | NYR | 28 | 2010 | 2018 | 8 | $7,800,000 |
| 6. | Lecavalier, Vincent » | F | TBL | 33 | 2009 | 2020 | 11 | $7,727,273 |
| 7. | Parise, Zach » | F | MIN | 28 | 2012 | 2025 | 13 | $7,538,462 |
| 8. | Heatley, Dany » | F | MIN | 32 | 2008 | 2014 | 6 | $7,500,000 |
| 9. | Gaborik, Marian » | F | CLB | 31 | 2009 | 2014 | 5 | $7,500,000 |
| 10. | Stamkos, Steven » | F | TBL | 23 | 2011 | 2016 | 5 | $7,500,000 |
| 11. | Vanek, Thomas » | F | BUF | 29 | 2007 | 2014 | 7 | $7,142,857 |
| 12. | Spezza, Jason » | F | OTT | 29 | 2008 | 2015 | 7 | $7,000,000 |
| 13. | Iginla, Jarome » | F | PIT | 35 | 2008 | 2013 | 5 | $7,000,000 |
| 14. | Thornton, Joe » | F | SJS | 33 | 2011 | 2014 | 3 | $7,000,000 |
| 15. | Semin, Alexander » | F | CAR | 29 | 2012 | 2013 | 1 | $7,000,000 |
| 16. | Marleau, Patrick » | F | SJS | 33 | 2010 | 2014 | 4 | $6,900,000 |
| 17. | Kopitar, Anze » | F | LAK | 25 | 2009 | 2016 | 7 | $6,800,000 |
| 18. | Koivu, Mikko » | F | MIN | 30 | 2011 | 2018 | 7 | $6,750,000 |
| 19. | Datsyuk, Pavel » | F | DET | 34 | 2007 | 2014 | 7 | $6,700,000 |
| 20. | Backstrom, Nicklas » | F | WAS | 25 | 2010 | 2020 | 10 | $6,700,000 |
| 21. | Kovalchuk, Ilya » | F | NJD | 30 | 2010 | 2025 | 15 | $6,666,667 |
| 22. | Richards, Brad » | F | NYR | 33 | 2011 | 2020 | 9 | $6,666,667 |
| 23. | Stastny, Paul » | F | COL | 27 | 2009 | 2014 | 5 | $6,600,000 |
| 24. | Briere, Danny » | F | PHI | 35 | 2007 | 2015 | 8 | $6,500,000 |
| 25. | Kane, Patrick » | F | CHI | 24 | 2010 | 2015 | 5 | $6,300,000 |