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NHL · 2013-14 SEASON

2013-14 NHL salaries

$872,367,908 paid to 345 players, Marian Gaborik the biggest at $14,230,769.

Every man the league paid that season, ranked by what the contract paid him for it. Ten of them took 12.3% of the total.

PAID OUT $872.4m
BIGGEST SALARY $14.2m
PLAYERS PAID 345
AVERAGE $2.5m
OVER $1M 187

The 2013-14 season at a glance

What the league paid, and how it split

2013-14

Paid out
$872,367,908
Players paid
345
Average
$2,528,603
Basic salary
92.2%
Signing bonus
7.0%
Top ten hold
12.3%

2012-13 paid $493,121,836 to 256 players, so 2013-14 is up 76.9% on the season before it.

The fifteen biggest 2013-14 salaries

One season, not a career

Top ten hold 12.3%

Marian Gaborik $14m Shea Weber $14m Ryan Suter $12m Sidney Crosby $12m Zach Parise $12m Eric Staal $9.2m Alex Ovechkin $9.0m Brad Richards $9.0m Ryan Callahan $8.2m Steven Stamkos $8.0m Zdeno Chara $8.0m Marian Hossa $7.9m Henrik Zetterberg $7.7m Duncan Keith $7.7m Anze Kopitar $7.5m

Every NHL salary in 2013-14

Ranked by what the season paid

345 players

# Player Franchise Position Share Career 2013-14 salary
01 Marian Gaborik Tampa Bay Lightning Right Wing 1.6% $103.0m $14,230,769$14.2m
02 Shea Weber Montreal Canadiens Defenseman 1.6% $132.8m $14,000,000$14.0m
03 Ryan Suter Dallas Stars Defenseman 1.4% $126.1m $12,000,000$12.0m
04 Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins Center 1.4% $155.9m $12,000,000$12.0m
05 Zach Parise New York Islanders Left Wing 1.4% $115.2m $12,000,000$12.0m
06 Eric Staal Montreal Canadiens Center 1.1% $86.9m $9,250,000$9.2m
07 Alex Ovechkin Washington Capitals Left Wing 1.0% $170.7m $9,000,000$9.0m
08 Brad Richards Detroit Red Wings Center 1.0% $107.4m $9,000,000$9.0m
09 Ryan Callahan Tampa Bay Lightning Right Wing 0.9% $57.3m $8,223,077$8.2m
10 Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay Lightning Center 0.9% $116.7m $8,000,000$8.0m
11 Zdeno Chara New York Islanders Defenseman 0.9% $89.9m $8,000,000$8.0m
12 Marian Hossa Arizona Coyotes Right Wing 0.9% $93.0m $7,900,000$7.9m
13 Henrik Zetterberg Detroit Red Wings Left Wing 0.9% $82.9m $7,750,000$7.7m
14 Duncan Keith Edmonton Oilers Defenseman 0.9% $77.9m $7,650,000$7.7m
15 Anze Kopitar Los Angeles Kings Center 0.9% $129.2m $7,500,000$7.5m
16 Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins Center 0.9% $151.7m $7,500,000$7.5m
17 Ryan Miller Anaheim Ducks Goaltender 0.9% $63.6m $7,500,000$7.5m
18 Jaroslav Halak New York Rangers Goaltender 0.9% $46.5m $7,480,769$7.5m
19 Mikko Koivu Minnesota Wild Center 0.8% $66.1m $7,290,000$7.3m
20 Alexander Semin Montreal Canadiens Right Wing 0.8% $56.6m $7,000,000$7.0m
21 Corey Perry Tampa Bay Lightning Right Wing 0.8% $92.8m $7,000,000$7.0m
22 Jonathan Quick Los Angeles Kings Goaltender 0.8% $64.4m $7,000,000$7.0m
23 Pekka Rinne Nashville Predators Goaltender 0.8% $65.2m $7,000,000$7.0m
24 Patrick Marleau San Jose Sharks Left Wing 0.8% $97.0m $6,900,000$6.9m
25 Drew Doughty Los Angeles Kings Defenseman 0.8% $143.9m $6,700,000$6.7m
26 Paul Stastny Carolina Hurricanes Center 0.8% $84.9m $6,600,000$6.6m
27 Jeff Carter Pittsburgh Penguins Center 0.7% $79.5m $6,500,000$6.5m
28 Patrick Kane Chicago Blackhawks Right Wing 0.7% $115.6m $6,500,000$6.5m
29 Ryan Getzlaf Anaheim Ducks Center 0.7% $95.5m $6,500,000$6.5m
30 Ryan O'Reilly St Louis Blues Center 0.7% $77.1m $6,500,000$6.5m
31 Joe Thornton Florida Panthers Center 0.7% $111.5m $6,000,000$6.0m
32 Jordan Eberle Seattle Kraken Right Wing 0.7% $66.1m $6,000,000$6.0m
33 Jordan Staal Carolina Hurricanes Center 0.7% $76.7m $6,000,000$6.0m
34 Mike Green Detroit Red Wings Defenseman 0.7% $68.0m $6,000,000$6.0m
35 Nicklas Backstrom Washington Capitals Center 0.7% $115.5m $6,000,000$6.0m
36 Taylor Hall Boston Bruins Left Wing 0.7% $76.7m $6,000,000$6.0m
37 Tuukka Rask Boston Bruins Goaltender 0.7% $63.1m $6,000,000$6.0m
38 Tyler Myers Vancouver Canucks Defenseman 0.7% $71.6m $6,000,000$6.0m
39 Brent Burns Carolina Hurricanes Defenseman 0.7% $103.7m $5,760,000$5.8m
40 Carey Price Montreal Canadiens Goaltender 0.7% $131.0m $5,750,000$5.8m
41 Marc-Andre Fleury Minnesota Wild Goaltender 0.7% $81.5m $5,750,000$5.8m
42 Bobby Ryan Detroit Red Wings Right Wing 0.6% $69.7m $5,562,500$5.6m
43 Braydon Coburn New York Islanders Defenseman 0.6% $42.9m $5,500,000$5.5m
44 Erik Karlsson San Jose Sharks Defenseman 0.6% $138.9m $5,500,000$5.5m
45 Milan Lucic Calgary Flames Left Wing 0.6% $71.8m $5,500,000$5.5m
46 Philip Kessel Arizona Coyotes Right Wing 0.6% $91.5m $5,400,000$5.4m
47 David Krejci Boston Bruins Center 0.6% $71.6m $5,250,000$5.3m
48 Keith Yandle Philadelphia Flyers Defenseman 0.6% $64.8m $5,250,000$5.3m
49 Henrik Lundqvist Washington Capitals Goaltender 0.6% $104.9m $5,125,000$5.1m
50 Alex Pietrangelo Vegas Golden Knights Defenseman 0.6% $109.6m $5,000,000$5.0m
51 Brent Seabrook Tampa Bay Lightning Defenseman 0.6% $97.3m $5,000,000$5.0m
52 Claude Giroux Ottawa Senators Center 0.6% $98.0m $5,000,000$5.0m
53 James Neal St Louis Blues Left Wing 0.6% $61.3m $5,000,000$5.0m
54 Jamie Benn Dallas Stars Left Wing 0.6% $102.2m $5,000,000$5.0m
55 Jason Spezza Toronto Maple Leafs Center 0.6% $89.5m $5,000,000$5.0m
56 Johan Franzen Detroit Red Wings Left Wing 0.6% $44.7m $5,000,000$5.0m
57 John Tavares Toronto Maple Leafs Center 0.6% $111.0m $5,000,000$5.0m
58 Nathan Horton Columbus Blue Jackets Right Wing 0.6% $58.4m $5,000,000$5.0m
59 Ryan Kesler Anaheim Ducks Center 0.6% $77.9m $5,000,000$5.0m
60 Sergei Bobrovsky Florida Panthers Goaltender 0.6% $113.4m $5,000,000$5.0m
61 David Backes Anaheim Ducks Center 0.5% $60.0m $4,750,000$4.8m
62 Ryan McDonagh Nashville Predators Defenseman 0.5% $77.8m $4,700,000$4.7m
63 Brandon Dubinsky Columbus Blue Jackets Center 0.5% $57.5m $4,650,000$4.6m
64 Alex Goligoski Minnesota Wild Defenseman 0.5% $60.2m $4,600,000$4.6m
65 Blake Wheeler Winnipeg Jets Right Wing 0.5% $82.8m $4,600,000$4.6m
66 Loui Eriksson Arizona Coyotes Right Wing 0.5% $64.7m $4,600,000$4.6m
67 Patrice Bergeron Boston Bruins Center 0.5% $95.3m $4,555,000$4.6m
68 Andrew Ladd Arizona Coyotes Left Wing 0.5% $70.1m $4,500,000$4.5m
69 David Clarkson Toronto Maple Leafs Right Wing 0.5% $45.2m $4,500,000$4.5m
70 Evander Kane Edmonton Oilers Left Wing 0.5% $76.6m $4,500,000$4.5m
71 Tyler Seguin Dallas Stars Center 0.5% $116.0m $4,500,000$4.5m
72 Sam Gagner Detroit Red Wings Center 0.5% $35.2m $4,400,000$4.4m
73 Michael Del Zotto Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.5% $28.0m $4,377,692$4.4m
74 Jeff Skinner Buffalo Sabres Left Wing 0.5% $109.1m $4,350,000$4.3m
75 Jakub Voracek Columbus Blue Jackets Right Wing 0.5% $86.1m $4,250,000$4.3m
76 Marc-Edouard Vlasic San Jose Sharks Defenseman 0.5% $90.3m $4,250,000$4.3m
77 Tyler Bozak St Louis Blues Center 0.5% $41.0m $4,200,000$4.2m
78 Brad Marchand Boston Bruins Left Wing 0.5% $72.4m $4,000,000$4.0m
79 Bryan Little Arizona Coyotes Center 0.5% $63.7m $4,000,000$4.0m
80 Cam Fowler Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.5% $82.0m $4,000,000$4.0m
81 Christian Ehrhoff Chicago Blackhawks Defenseman 0.5% $52.8m $4,000,000$4.0m
82 Cory Schneider New York Islanders Goaltender 0.5% $54.5m $4,000,000$4.0m
83 Joe Pavelski Dallas Stars Center 0.5% $75.7m $4,000,000$4.0m
84 John Carlson Washington Capitals Defenseman 0.5% $88.9m $4,000,000$4.0m
85 Mark Giordano Toronto Maple Leafs Defenseman 0.5% $64.9m $4,000,000$4.0m
86 Max Pacioretty Carolina Hurricanes Left Wing 0.5% $60.1m $4,000,000$4.0m
87 Mike Smith Edmonton Oilers Goaltender 0.5% $51.4m $4,000,000$4.0m
88 T.J. Oshie Washington Capitals Right Wing 0.5% $70.8m $4,000,000$4.0m
89 Valtteri Filppula Detroit Red Wings Center 0.5% $49.5m $4,000,000$4.0m
90 Zach Bogosian Tampa Bay Lightning Defenseman 0.5% $47.4m $4,000,000$4.0m
91 Nathan MacKinnon Colorado Avalanche Center 0.5% $153.6m $3,960,000$4.0m
92 Marc Staal Florida Panthers Defenseman 0.4% $56.9m $3,875,000$3.9m
93 Justin Schultz Seattle Kraken Defenseman 0.4% $41.0m $3,775,000$3.8m
94 Erik Johnson Colorado Avalanche Defenseman 0.4% $63.4m $3,750,000$3.8m
95 James Van Riemsdyk Philadelphia Flyers Left Wing 0.4% $62.1m $3,750,000$3.8m
96 Matt Duchene Nashville Predators Center 0.4% $94.4m $3,750,000$3.8m
97 Derick Brassard Philadelphia Flyers Center 0.4% $39.7m $3,700,000$3.7m
98 Devan Dubnyk Colorado Avalanche Goaltender 0.4% $34.6m $3,576,282$3.6m
99 Alexander Steen St Louis Blues Left Wing 0.4% $58.1m $3,566,667$3.6m
100 Craig Anderson Buffalo Sabres Goaltender 0.4% $41.2m $3,500,000$3.5m
101 David Perron Detroit Red Wings Left Wing 0.4% $44.0m $3,500,000$3.5m
102 Dustin Brown Los Angeles Kings Right Wing 0.4% $66.9m $3,500,000$3.5m
103 Jack Johnson Colorado Avalanche Defenseman 0.4% $54.3m $3,500,000$3.5m
104 Kris Letang Pittsburgh Penguins Defenseman 0.4% $105.5m $3,500,000$3.5m
105 Niklas Hjalmarsson Arizona Coyotes Defenseman 0.4% $45.2m $3,500,000$3.5m
106 Oliver Ekman-Larsson Vancouver Canucks Defenseman 0.4% $101.4m $3,500,000$3.5m
107 Patric Hornqvist Florida Panthers Right Wing 0.4% $57.4m $3,500,000$3.5m
108 Travis Zajac New York Islanders Center 0.4% $62.5m $3,500,000$3.5m
109 Johnny Boychuk Buffalo Sabres Defenseman 0.4% $55.0m $3,400,000$3.4m
110 Luke Schenn Vancouver Canucks Defenseman 0.4% $26.4m $3,350,000$3.3m
111 Kevin Shattenkirk Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.4% $54.5m $3,300,000$3.3m
112 Alexander Edler Los Angeles Kings Defenseman 0.4% $59.6m $3,250,000$3.3m
113 Andy Greene New York Islanders Defenseman 0.4% $41.7m $3,250,000$3.3m
114 Clarke MacArthur Ottawa Senators Left Wing 0.4% $38.5m $3,250,000$3.3m
115 Tyler Ennis Ottawa Senators Center 0.4% $32.4m $3,062,500$3.1m
116 Cody Hodgson Nashville Predators Center 0.3% $16.4m $3,000,000$3.0m
117 Dmitry Kulikov Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.3% $38.6m $3,000,000$3.0m
118 Kyle Okposo Buffalo Sabres Right Wing 0.3% $57.7m $3,000,000$3.0m
119 Logan Couture San Jose Sharks Center 0.3% $101.2m $3,000,000$3.0m
120 Nick Foligno Boston Bruins Left Wing 0.3% $52.6m $3,000,000$3.0m
121 Semyon Varlamov New York Islanders Goaltender 0.3% $59.4m $3,000,000$3.0m
122 Victor Hedman Tampa Bay Lightning Defenseman 0.3% $85.7m $3,000,000$3.0m
123 Michael Grabner Arizona Coyotes Right Wing 0.3% $30.0m $2,969,231$3.0m
124 Carl Gunnarsson St Louis Blues Defenseman 0.3% $25.4m $2,850,000$2.8m
125 Karl Alzner Montreal Canadiens Defenseman 0.3% $39.0m $2,800,000$2.8m
126 Wayne Simmonds Toronto Maple Leafs Right Wing 0.3% $36.5m $2,800,000$2.8m
127 Artem Anisimov Ottawa Senators Center 0.3% $38.1m $2,750,000$2.8m
128 Martin Hanzal Dallas Stars Center 0.3% $34.9m $2,750,000$2.8m
129 Brandon Sutter Vancouver Canucks Center 0.3% $37.6m $2,700,000$2.7m
130 Andrew Cogliano Colorado Avalanche Left Wing 0.3% $33.7m $2,670,000$2.7m
131 Nazem Kadri Calgary Flames Center 0.3% $88.1m $2,655,384$2.7m
132 Luca Sbisa Nashville Predators Defenseman 0.3% $24.3m $2,600,000$2.6m
133 Mikkel Boedker San Jose Sharks Left Wing 0.3% $29.4m $2,550,000$2.6m
134 Corey Crawford Chicago Blackhawks Goaltender 0.3% $44.7m $2,500,000$2.5m
135 Frans Nielsen Detroit Red Wings Center 0.3% $43.8m $2,500,000$2.5m
136 Kyle Turris Edmonton Oilers Center 0.3% $52.7m $2,500,000$2.5m
137 Matt Niskanen Washington Capitals Defenseman 0.3% $49.0m $2,500,000$2.5m
138 Roman Josi Nashville Predators Defenseman 0.3% $102.8m $2,500,000$2.5m
139 Jonathan Bernier New Jersey Devils Goaltender 0.3% $36.9m $2,400,000$2.4m
140 Derek Stepan Carolina Hurricanes Center 0.3% $49.5m $2,300,000$2.3m
141 Ben Bishop Buffalo Sabres Goaltender 0.3% $47.0m $2,200,000$2.2m
142 Josh Bailey New York Islanders Left Wing 0.3% $51.2m $2,200,000$2.2m
143 Carl Hagelin Washington Capitals Left Wing 0.2% $31.8m $2,100,000$2.1m
144 Adam Henrique Anaheim Ducks Center 0.2% $60.8m $2,000,000$2.0m
145 Cal Clutterbuck New York Islanders Right Wing 0.2% $37.2m $2,000,000$2.0m
146 Craig Smith Boston Bruins Center 0.2% $35.8m $2,000,000$2.0m
147 Nick Leddy St Louis Blues Defenseman 0.2% $62.3m $2,000,000$2.0m
148 Brian Elliott Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltender 0.2% $23.5m $1,900,000$1.9m
149 Michael Frolik Montreal Canadiens Right Wing 0.2% $34.8m $1,900,000$1.9m
150 Marcus Johansson Washington Capitals Center 0.2% $35.5m $1,825,000$1.8m
151 Anton Stralman Boston Bruins Defenseman 0.2% $48.1m $1,800,000$1.8m
152 Braden Holtby Dallas Stars Goaltender 0.2% $44.6m $1,800,000$1.8m
153 Jeff Petry Montreal Canadiens Defenseman 0.2% $65.6m $1,800,000$1.8m
154 Andrej Sekera Dallas Stars Defenseman 0.2% $50.4m $1,750,000$1.8m
155 Darren Helm Colorado Avalanche Center 0.2% $33.6m $1,750,000$1.8m
156 T.J. Brodie Toronto Maple Leafs Defenseman 0.2% $49.3m $1,750,000$1.8m
157 Vladimir Tarasenko St Louis Blues Right Wing 0.2% $64.1m $1,750,000$1.8m
158 James Reimer San Jose Sharks Goaltender 0.2% $31.4m $1,600,000$1.6m
159 Jake Gardiner Carolina Hurricanes Defenseman 0.2% $39.8m $1,575,000$1.6m
160 Justin Abdelkader Detroit Red Wings Left Wing 0.2% $40.4m $1,550,000$1.6m
161 Chris Tanev Calgary Flames Defenseman 0.2% $46.2m $1,500,000$1.5m
162 Jared Spurgeon Minnesota Wild Defenseman 0.2% $83.4m $1,500,000$1.5m
163 Jason Demers Arizona Coyotes Defenseman 0.2% $33.3m $1,500,000$1.5m
164 Kris Russell Edmonton Oilers Defenseman 0.2% $32.1m $1,500,000$1.5m
165 Lars Eller Washington Capitals Center 0.2% $36.3m $1,500,000$1.5m
166 Mikael Backlund Calgary Flames Center 0.2% $49.0m $1,500,000$1.5m
167 Nate Thompson Philadelphia Flyers Center 0.2% $17.0m $1,500,000$1.5m
168 Zack Smith Chicago Blackhawks Center 0.2% $21.6m $1,500,000$1.5m
169 Zemgus Girgensons Buffalo Sabres Center 0.2% $16.1m $1,467,500$1.5m
170 Kyle Palmieri New York Islanders Right Wing 0.2% $50.2m $1,466,667$1.5m
171 Mika Zibanejad New York Rangers Center 0.2% $102.7m $1,373,963$1.4m
172 Trevor Lewis Calgary Flames Center 0.2% $19.3m $1,325,000
173 J.T. Miller Vancouver Canucks Center 0.2% $34.6m $1,319,350
174 Jacob Markstrom Calgary Flames Goaltender 0.2% $53.6m $1,313,846
175 Brendan Smith New Jersey Devils Defenseman 0.1% $31.1m $1,250,000
176 Justin Braun Philadelphia Flyers Defenseman 0.1% $27.3m $1,250,000
177 Travis Hamonic Vancouver Canucks Defenseman 0.1% $36.6m $1,250,000
178 Brad Richardson Calgary Flames Right Wing 0.1% $16.7m $1,150,000
179 Mats Zuccarello-Aasen Minnesota Wild Right Wing 0.1% $54.8m $1,150,000
180 Cameron Atkinson Columbus Blue Jackets Right Wing 0.1% $55.2m $1,125,000
181 Alec Martinez Vegas Golden Knights Defenseman 0.1% $45.0m $1,100,000
182 Mathieu Perreault Montreal Canadiens Center 0.1% $30.7m $1,100,000
183 Nick Bjugstad Arizona Coyotes Center 0.1% $28.6m $1,100,000
184 Danny DeKeyser Detroit Red Wings Defenseman 0.1% $36.0m $1,017,500
185 Blake Comeau Dallas Stars Left Wing 0.1% $23.7m $1,000,000
186 Carl Soderberg Colorado Avalanche Center 0.1% $27.8m $1,000,000
187 Matt Martin New York Islanders Left Wing 0.1% $20.5m $1,000,000
188 Kyle Clifford Toronto Maple Leafs Center 0.1% $15.6m $950,000
189 Adam Larsson Seattle Kraken Defenseman 0.1% $44.4m $925,000
190 Aleksander Barkov Florida Panthers Center 0.1% $118.4m $925,000
191 Alex Galchenyuk Colorado Avalanche Center 0.1% $25.6m $925,000
192 Connor Murphy Chicago Blackhawks Defenseman 0.1% $43.8m $925,000
193 Dougie Hamilton New Jersey Devils Defenseman 0.1% $101.1m $925,000
194 Elias Lindholm Calgary Flames Center 0.1% $37.5m $925,000
195 Frederik Andersen Carolina Hurricanes Goaltender 0.1% $38.0m $925,000
196 Gabriel Landeskog Colorado Avalanche Left Wing 0.1% $97.5m $925,000
197 Hampus Lindholm Boston Bruins Defenseman 0.1% $87.0m $925,000
198 Jacob Trouba New York Rangers Defenseman 0.1% $70.6m $925,000
199 Johnny Gaudreau Columbus Blue Jackets Left Wing 0.1% $112.4m $925,000
200 Jonas Brodin Minnesota Wild Defenseman 0.1% $70.1m $925,000
201 Jonathan Huberdeau Calgary Flames Left Wing 0.1% $129.0m $925,000
202 Kevin Czuczman Minnesota Wild Defenseman 0.1% $2.0m $925,000
203 Mark Scheifele Winnipeg Jets Center 0.1% $52.1m $925,000
204 Morgan Rielly Toronto Maple Leafs Defenseman 0.1% $92.9m $925,000
205 Olli Maatta Los Angeles Kings Defenseman 0.1% $29.5m $925,000
206 Ryan Murray Colorado Avalanche Defenseman 0.1% $22.5m $925,000
207 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Edmonton Oilers Center 0.1% $85.8m $925,000
208 Ryan Strome Anaheim Ducks Center 0.1% $53.2m $925,000
209 Sean Couturier Philadelphia Flyers Center 0.1% $94.0m $925,000
210 Sean Monahan Calgary Flames Center 0.1% $48.2m $925,000
211 Seth Jones Chicago Blackhawks Defenseman 0.1% $111.4m $925,000
212 Thomas Wilson Washington Capitals Right Wing 0.1% $35.1m $925,000
213 Torey Krug St Louis Blues Defenseman 0.1% $74.0m $925,000
214 Valeri Nichushkin Colorado Avalanche Right Wing 0.1% $61.2m $925,000
215 Mattias Ekholm Nashville Predators Defenseman 0.1% $50.5m $922,500
216 Alex Chiasson Vancouver Canucks Right Wing 0.1% $10.2m $900,000
217 Brendan Gallagher Montreal Canadiens Right Wing 0.1% $64.0m $900,000
218 Brock Nelson New York Islanders Center 0.1% $50.4m $900,000
219 Casey Cizikas New York Islanders Center 0.1% $35.9m $900,000
220 Charlie Coyle Boston Bruins Center 0.1% $49.9m $900,000
221 Chris Kreider New York Rangers Left Wing 0.1% $71.1m $900,000
222 Darcy Kuemper Washington Capitals Goaltender 0.1% $44.5m $900,000
223 Erik Gudbranson Calgary Flames Defenseman 0.1% $28.0m $900,000
224 Erik Haula Boston Bruins Center 0.1% $18.5m $900,000
225 Jaden Schwartz Seattle Kraken Left Wing 0.1% $61.2m $900,000
226 Jakob Silfverberg Anaheim Ducks Right Wing 0.1% $49.9m $900,000
227 Jay Beagle Arizona Coyotes Right Wing 0.1% $22.0m $900,000
228 Kenneth Agostino Toronto Maple Leafs Left Wing 0.1% $3.0m $900,000
229 Marco Scandella St Louis Blues Defenseman 0.1% $36.2m $900,000
230 Marcus Foligno Minnesota Wild Left Wing 0.1% $29.1m $900,000
231 Matt Irwin Washington Capitals Defenseman 0.1% $8.2m $900,000
232 Mikael Granlund Nashville Predators Center 0.1% $49.2m $900,000
233 Reilly Smith Vegas Golden Knights Right Wing 0.1% $34.2m $900,000
234 Justin Faulk St Louis Blues Defenseman 0.1% $77.0m $890,000
235 Alexander Killorn Anaheim Ducks Center 0.1% $69.0m $875,000
236 Nathan Gerbe Columbus Blue Jackets Left Wing 0.1% $11.2m $858,333
237 Gustav Nyquist Columbus Blue Jackets Right Wing 0.1% $34.4m $850,000
238 Matt Calvert Colorado Avalanche Left Wing 0.1% $19.0m $850,000
239 Nate Prosser Philadelphia Flyers Defenseman 0.1% $7.3m $850,000
240 Brandon Saad St Louis Blues Left Wing 0.1% $60.9m $842,500
241 Jon Merrill Minnesota Wild Defenseman 0.1% $12.9m $840,000
242 Tyler Johnson Chicago Blackhawks Center 0.1% $45.8m $840,000
243 Tyson Barrie Edmonton Oilers Defenseman 0.1% $46.4m $840,000
244 Alex Petrovic Dallas Stars Defenseman 0.1% $7.0m $815,000
245 Brayden Schenn St Louis Blues Center 0.1% $79.9m $810,000
246 Calvin de Haan Carolina Hurricanes Defenseman 0.1% $29.1m $810,000
247 John Moore Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.1% $22.0m $810,000
248 Nino Niederreiter Carolina Hurricanes Right Wing 0.1% $35.2m $810,000
249 Robin Lehner Vegas Golden Knights Goaltender 0.1% $43.1m $810,000
250 Ryan Ellis Philadelphia Flyers Defenseman 0.1% $64.9m $810,000
251 Ryan Johansen Nashville Predators Center 0.1% $75.4m $810,000
252 Zack Kassian Arizona Coyotes Right Wing 0.1% $26.3m $810,000
253 Brandon Pirri Chicago Blackhawks Center 0.1% $6.8m $802,940
254 Anton Khudobin Dallas Stars Goaltender 0.1% $25.7m $800,000
255 Michael Stone Calgary Flames Defenseman 0.1% $21.0m $800,000
256 Brett Ritchie Calgary Flames Right Wing 0.1% $9.1m $792,500
257 Michael Raffl Dallas Stars Left Wing 0.1% $14.3m $792,500
258 Patrik Nemeth New York Rangers Defenseman 0.1% $21.2m $790,000
259 Richard Panik New York Islanders Right Wing 0.1% $19.5m $790,000
260 Boone Jenner Columbus Blue Jackets Center 0.1% $32.6m $767,500
261 Tyler Toffoli Montreal Canadiens Right Wing 0.1% $39.4m $765,000
262 Ian Cole Tampa Bay Lightning Defenseman 0.1% $28.9m $750,000
263 Thomas Greiss St Louis Blues Goaltender 0.1% $25.2m $750,000
264 Zac Rinaldo Columbus Blue Jackets Left Wing 0.1% $4.9m $750,000
265 Calle Jarnkrok Seattle Kraken Center 0.1% $14.4m $740,000
266 Dmitry Orlov Washington Capitals Defenseman 0.1% $37.6m $740,000
267 Riley Sheahan Seattle Kraken Left Wing 0.1% $12.3m $740,000
268 Tanner Pearson Vancouver Canucks Left Wing 0.1% $29.1m $727,500
269 Antti Raanta Carolina Hurricanes Goaltender 0.1% $21.0m $724,345
270 Tomas Jurco Vegas Golden Knights Right Wing 0.1% $5.3m $717,500
271 David Savard Montreal Canadiens Defenseman 0.1% $37.3m $709,275
272 Nick Bonino San Jose Sharks Center 0.1% $29.6m $700,000
273 Matt Nieto Colorado Avalanche Left Wing 0.1% $10.5m $692,983
274 Nikita Kucherov Tampa Bay Lightning Right Wing 0.1% $92.5m $692,500
275 John Gibson Anaheim Ducks Goaltender 0.1% $66.7m $682,500
276 Thomas Hickey New York Islanders Defenseman 0.1% $20.6m $675,000
277 Mike Hoffman Montreal Canadiens Left Wing 0.1% $41.6m $660,000
278 Matt Bartkowski Minnesota Wild Defenseman 0.1% $7.0m $650,000
279 Tomas Tatar New Jersey Devils Left Wing 0.1% $39.1m $650,000
280 Yannick Weber Pittsburgh Penguins Defenseman 0.1% $9.4m $650,000
281 Paul Byron Montreal Canadiens Center 0.1% $19.6m $643,500
282 Xavier Ouellet Montreal Canadiens Defenseman 0.1% $4.4m $642,500
283 Brenden Dillon Winnipeg Jets Defenseman 0.1% $35.0m $640,000
284 Mark Stone Vegas Golden Knights Right Wing 0.1% $95.2m $630,000
285 Alex Stalock Chicago Blackhawks Goaltender 0.1% $10.6m $625,000
286 Antoine Roussel Vancouver Canucks Left Wing 0.1% $21.0m $625,000
287 Sami Vatanen New Jersey Devils Defenseman 0.1% $25.2m $615,000
288 Jean-Gabriel Pageau New York Islanders Center 0.1% $42.1m $605,000
289 Colton Sceviour Edmonton Oilers Center 0.1% $8.7m $600,000
290 Curtis McElhinney Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltender 0.1% $8.9m $600,000
291 Jordie Benn Winnipeg Jets Defenseman 0.1% $10.9m $600,000
292 Kevin Connauton Philadelphia Flyers Defenseman 0.1% $7.9m $600,000
293 Nick Holden Ottawa Senators Defenseman 0.1% $15.9m $600,000
294 Ryan Reaves New York Rangers Right Wing 0.1% $17.3m $600,000
295 Ondrej Palat Tampa Bay Lightning Left Wing 0.1% $37.1m $587,500
296 Jason Zucker Anaheim Ducks Left Wing 0.1% $45.2m $584,308
297 Andrew Shaw Chicago Blackhawks Center 0.1% $28.9m $580,000
298 Luke Glendening Dallas Stars Center 0.1% $12.7m $575,000
299 Patrick Maroon Tampa Bay Lightning Left Wing 0.1% $17.1m $575,000
300 Radko Gudas Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.1% $40.9m $575,000
301 Mark Pysyk Buffalo Sabres Defenseman 0.1% $13.0m $567,192
302 Cameron Talbot Minnesota Wild Goaltender 0.1% $28.8m $550,000
303 Carter Hutton Arizona Coyotes Goaltender 0.1% $14.6m $550,000
304 Cody Eakin Buffalo Sabres Center 0.1% $17.5m $550,000
305 Kevan Miller Boston Bruins Defenseman 0.1% $13.4m $550,000
306 Martin Jones Seattle Kraken Goaltender 0.1% $43.6m $550,000
307 Riley Nash Arizona Coyotes Center 0.1% $13.9m $550,000
308 Robert Bortuzzo St Louis Blues Defenseman 0.1% $13.8m $550,000
309 Zac Dalpe Florida Panthers Center 0.1% $3.9m $550,000
310 Drew Shore Carolina Hurricanes Center 0.1% $2.1m $484,615
311 Mikhail Grigorenko Columbus Blue Jackets Center 0.0% $4.4m $360,513
312 Rasmus Ristolainen Philadelphia Flyers Defenseman 0.0% $60.2m $346,282
313 Filip Forsberg Nashville Predators Center 0.0% $106.9m $343,910
314 Tyler Pitlick Calgary Flames Right Wing 0.0% $8.1m $337,111
315 Sven Baertschi Vegas Golden Knights Left Wing 0.0% $15.8m $330,154
316 Mathew Dumba Minnesota Wild Defenseman 0.0% $37.4m $325,568
317 Nate Schmidt Vancouver Canucks Defenseman 0.0% $42.1m $322,564
318 Cody Ceci Edmonton Oilers Defenseman 0.0% $30.9m $318,355
319 Anders Lee New York Islanders Center 0.0% $66.0m $293,538
320 Johan Larsson Arizona Coyotes Left Wing 0.0% $9.7m $285,761
321 Evgeny Kuznetsov Washington Capitals Center 0.0% $69.7m $235,384
322 Nathan Beaulieu Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.0% $12.3m $227,692
323 Matt Tennyson Nashville Predators Defenseman 0.0% $3.6m $194,487
324 Oscar Klefbom Edmonton Oilers Defenseman 0.0% $31.0m $174,248
325 Nicolas Deslauriers Philadelphia Flyers Left Wing 0.0% $6.7m $170,897
326 Brayden McNabb Vegas Golden Knights Defenseman 0.0% $23.4m $165,000
327 Jordan Binnington St Louis Blues Goaltender 0.0% $45.8m $157,500
328 Nikita Zadorov Calgary Flames Defenseman 0.0% $24.4m $147,051
329 Michael Chaput Pittsburgh Penguins Center 0.0% $2.4m $137,709
330 Rickard Rakell Pittsburgh Penguins Center 0.0% $24.7m $128,393
331 Brett Connolly Chicago Blackhawks Right Wing 0.0% $19.9m $124,615
332 Teuvo Teravainen Carolina Hurricanes Center 0.0% $35.1m $94,872
333 William Carrier Vegas Golden Knights Left Wing 0.0% $9.3m $90,000
334 Michael Hutchinson Vegas Golden Knights Goaltender 0.0% $5.8m $86,154
335 Mark Borowiecki Nashville Predators Defenseman 0.0% $11.1m $85,513
336 Jamie Oleksiak Seattle Kraken Defenseman 0.0% $32.5m $82,538
337 Dustin Tokarski Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltender 0.0% $2.6m $76,667
338 Greg Pateryn Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.0% $9.2m $61,154
339 Ben Chiarot Florida Panthers Defenseman 0.0% $15.5m $57,077
340 Taylor Fedun Pittsburgh Penguins Defenseman 0.0% $3.2m $31,154
341 Zach Trotman Pittsburgh Penguins Defenseman 0.0% $1.7m $27,282
342 Andrew Hammond Montreal Canadiens Goaltender 0.0% $5.3m $25,846
343 Keith Kinkaid Boston Bruins Goaltender 0.0% $7.2m $16,923
344 Steven Kampfer Detroit Red Wings Defenseman 0.0% $4.6m $14,103
345 Jake Allen Montreal Canadiens Goaltender 0.0% $28.9m $8,205

The career column is everything the same man's contracts are worth across every season he has been paid, which is the ranking the all-time list is built on.

2013-14 against every other season

What the league paid out, year by year

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Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest paid NHL player in 2013-14?

Marian Gaborik, $14,230,769 at the Tampa Bay Lightning. That is 1.6% of everything the league paid that season.

How much did NHL players earn in total in 2013-14?

$872,367,908 across 345 players, an average of $2,528,603 each.

How many NHL players earned $1 million in 2013-14?

187 of the 345 paid that season.

How does 2013-14 compare with 2012-13?

2012-13 paid $493,121,836 across 256 players. 2013-14 is up 76.9% on it.

What is in a NHL salary figure?

Everything the contract pays in that season: basic salary, the share of a signing bonus the deal books to the year, incentives and a trade bonus where one applies. It is not a cap hit and it is not a net figure after tax or escrow.

The seasons either side

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