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Right Wing career earnings
$3,278,176,040 across 129 careers, led by Patrick Kane on $115,637,195.
Every NHL career filed at this position, ranked by total contract money. It comes to 12.4% of the money on record, at an average of $25,412,217 a career.
CAREER MONEY $3.28bn
PER CAREER $25.4m
CAREERS 129
SHARE OF LEAGUE 12.4%
RANK 4 of 5
Right Wing at a glance
What the position has been paid
- Career money
- $3,278,176,040
- Careers
- 129
- Per career
- $25,412,217
- Paid through 2026-27
- $3,244,651,040
- Still to be paid
- $33,525,000
- Rank
- 4 of 5 positions
The fifteen richest Right Wing careers
Total contract money, 1998 to 2029
Every Right Wing career
Ranked by total contract money
| # | Player | Franchise | Seasons | Span | Still owed | Career earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Patrick Kane | Chicago Blackhawks | 16 | 2007 to 2022 | - | $115,637,195$115.6m |
| 02 | Marian Gaborik | Tampa Bay Lightning | 20 | 2000 to 2020 | - | $103,025,013$103.0m |
| 03 | Mark Stone Paid in 2026-27 | Vegas Golden Knights | 14 | 2013 to 2026 | - | $95,200,000$95.2m |
| 04 | Marian Hossa | Arizona Coyotes | 22 | 1998 to 2020 | - | $93,024,390$93.0m |
| 05 | Corey Perry | Tampa Bay Lightning | 18 | 2005 to 2022 | - | $92,820,883$92.8m |
| 06 | Nikita Kucherov Paid in 2026-27 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 14 | 2013 to 2026 | - | $92,517,500$92.5m |
| 07 | Philip Kessel | Arizona Coyotes | 16 | 2006 to 2021 | - | $91,502,866$91.5m |
| 08 | Jakub Voracek | Columbus Blue Jackets | 17 | 2007 to 2023 | - | $86,112,805$86.1m |
| 09 | Blake Wheeler | Winnipeg Jets | 16 | 2008 to 2023 | - | $82,801,220$82.8m |
| 10 | T.J. Oshie | Washington Capitals | 17 | 2008 to 2024 | - | $70,843,902$70.8m |
| 11 | Bobby Ryan | Detroit Red Wings | 17 | 2007 to 2023 | - | $69,741,930$69.7m |
| 12 | Mitchell Marner | Toronto Maple Leafs | 8 | 2016 to 2024 | - | $67,420,500$67.4m |
| 13 | Dustin Brown | Los Angeles Kings | 16 | 2006 to 2021 | - | $66,948,780$66.9m |
| 14 | Jordan Eberle | Seattle Kraken | 15 | 2009 to 2023 | - | $66,125,000$66.1m |
| 15 | Andrei Svechnikov Paid in 2026-27 | Carolina Hurricanes | 11 | 2018 to 2028 | $14.0m | $64,775,000$64.8m |
| 16 | Loui Eriksson | Arizona Coyotes | 17 | 2005 to 2021 | - | $64,717,683$64.7m |
| 17 | Vladimir Tarasenko | St Louis Blues | 11 | 2012 to 2022 | - | $64,116,829$64.1m |
| 18 | Brendan Gallagher Paid in 2026-27 | Montreal Canadiens | 16 | 2011 to 2026 | - | $64,003,902$64.0m |
| 19 | Valeri Nichushkin Paid in 2026-27 | Colorado Avalanche | 15 | 2013 to 2029 | $14.4m | $61,225,000$61.2m |
| 20 | Nathan Horton | Columbus Blue Jackets | 15 | 2003 to 2019 | - | $58,401,912$58.4m |
| 21 | Kyle Okposo | Buffalo Sabres | 16 | 2007 to 2022 | - | $57,715,732$57.7m |
| 22 | Mikko Rantanen | Colorado Avalanche | 9 | 2015 to 2024 | - | $57,545,448$57.5m |
| 23 | Patric Hornqvist | Florida Panthers | 16 | 2007 to 2022 | - | $57,402,439$57.4m |
| 24 | Ryan Callahan | Tampa Bay Lightning | 14 | 2006 to 2019 | - | $57,348,077$57.3m |
| 25 | Alexander Semin | Montreal Canadiens | 15 | 2006 to 2020 | - | $56,597,559$56.6m |
| 26 | Cameron Atkinson | Columbus Blue Jackets | 14 | 2011 to 2024 | - | $55,215,244$55.2m |
| 27 | Mats Zuccarello-Aasen | Minnesota Wild | 14 | 2010 to 2023 | - | $54,834,146$54.8m |
| 28 | Kyle Palmieri | New York Islanders | 15 | 2010 to 2024 | - | $50,192,154$50.2m |
| 29 | Jakob Silfverberg | Anaheim Ducks | 13 | 2011 to 2023 | - | $49,940,500$49.9m |
| 30 | Bryan Rust Paid in 2026-27 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 13 | 2014 to 2027 | $5.1m | $46,670,000$46.7m |
| 31 | David Clarkson | Toronto Maple Leafs | 12 | 2008 to 2019 | - | $45,181,098$45.2m |
| 32 | Josh Anderson Paid in 2026-27 | Montreal Canadiens | 12 | 2015 to 2026 | - | $44,833,697$44.8m |
| 33 | David Pastrnak | Boston Bruins | 8 | 2015 to 2022 | - | $41,850,000$41.9m |
| 34 | Brock Boeser | Vancouver Canucks | 9 | 2016 to 2024 | - | $40,350,000$40.4m |
| 35 | Tyler Toffoli | Montreal Canadiens | 13 | 2011 to 2023 | - | $39,404,146$39.4m |
| 36 | Cal Clutterbuck | New York Islanders | 17 | 2007 to 2023 | - | $37,207,622$37.2m |
| 37 | Alexander Radulov | Dallas Stars | 6 | 2016 to 2021 | - | $37,000,000$37.0m |
| 38 | Wayne Simmonds | Toronto Maple Leafs | 15 | 2008 to 2022 | - | $36,490,732$36.5m |
| 39 | Alex Tuch | Buffalo Sabres | 10 | 2016 to 2025 | - | $36,025,000$36.0m |
| 40 | Oliver Bjorkstrand | Columbus Blue Jackets | 11 | 2015 to 2025 | - | $35,465,607$35.5m |
| 41 | Nino Niederreiter | Carolina Hurricanes | 10 | 2010 to 2021 | - | $35,150,001$35.2m |
| 42 | Thomas Wilson | Washington Capitals | 11 | 2012 to 2023 | - | $35,142,886$35.1m |
| 43 | Michael Frolik | Montreal Canadiens | 13 | 2008 to 2020 | - | $34,829,268$34.8m |
| 44 | Gustav Nyquist | Columbus Blue Jackets | 8 | 2013 to 2022 | - | $34,400,000$34.4m |
| 45 | Reilly Smith | Vegas Golden Knights | 9 | 2013 to 2021 | - | $34,150,000$34.2m |
| 46 | Anthony Mantha | Washington Capitals | 9 | 2015 to 2023 | - | $31,273,876$31.3m |
| 47 | Michael Grabner | Arizona Coyotes | 15 | 2006 to 2020 | - | $30,039,963$30.0m |
| 48 | Conor Garland | Vancouver Canucks | 8 | 2018 to 2025 | - | $26,722,895$26.7m |
| 49 | Zack Kassian | Arizona Coyotes | 13 | 2010 to 2023 | - | $26,331,721$26.3m |
| 50 | Patrik Laine | Columbus Blue Jackets | 6 | 2016 to 2021 | - | $23,775,000$23.8m |
| 51 | Joel Armia | Montreal Canadiens | 11 | 2014 to 2024 | - | $23,337,349$23.3m |
| 52 | Kevin Labanc | San Jose Sharks | 8 | 2016 to 2023 | - | $22,052,500$22.1m |
| 53 | Jay Beagle | Arizona Coyotes | 14 | 2008 to 2021 | - | $21,976,829$22.0m |
| 54 | Alexander Debrincat | Ottawa Senators | 6 | 2017 to 2022 | - | $21,350,000$21.3m |
| 55 | Joonas Donskoi | Seattle Kraken | 8 | 2015 to 2022 | - | $21,250,000$21.2m |
| 56 | Brett Connolly | Chicago Blackhawks | 10 | 2013 to 2022 | - | $19,850,115$19.9m |
| 57 | Richard Panik | New York Islanders | 10 | 2013 to 2022 | - | $19,475,732$19.5m |
| 58 | Ryan Reaves | New York Rangers | 13 | 2010 to 2022 | - | $17,276,220$17.3m |
| 59 | Connor Brown | Washington Capitals | 6 | 2017 to 2022 | - | $17,100,000$17.1m |
| 60 | Brad Richardson | Calgary Flames | 14 | 2008 to 2021 | - | $16,715,244$16.7m |
| 61 | Victor Olofsson | Buffalo Sabres | 6 | 2018 to 2023 | - | $16,586,105$16.6m |
| 62 | Jesper Fast | Carolina Hurricanes | 9 | 2014 to 2022 | - | $14,236,801$14.2m |
| 63 | Ondrej Kase | Carolina Hurricanes | 7 | 2016 to 2022 | - | $11,336,575$11.3m |
| 64 | Kasperi Kapanen | Pittsburgh Penguins | 5 | 2016 to 2021 | - | $10,952,379$11.0m |
| 65 | Ryan Hartman | Minnesota Wild | 9 | 2014 to 2023 | - | $10,861,181$10.9m |
| 66 | Alex Chiasson | Vancouver Canucks | 9 | 2013 to 2021 | - | $10,160,000$10.2m |
| 67 | Denis Gurianov | Dallas Stars | 6 | 2016 to 2022 | - | $10,033,552$10.0m |
| 68 | Tobias Rieder | Buffalo Sabres | 7 | 2014 to 2020 | - | $9,613,369$9.6m |
| 69 | Brett Ritchie | Calgary Flames | 9 | 2013 to 2022 | - | $9,102,550$9.1m |
| 70 | Garnet Hathaway | Washington Capitals | 8 | 2015 to 2022 | - | $8,195,898$8.2m |
| 71 | Tyler Pitlick | Calgary Flames | 9 | 2013 to 2021 | - | $8,084,687$8.1m |
| 72 | Josh Archibald | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7 | 2016 to 2022 | - | $6,924,318$6.9m |
| 73 | Rocco Grimaldi | Nashville Predators | 7 | 2015 to 2021 | - | $6,863,236$6.9m |
| 74 | Stefan Noesen | Carolina Hurricanes | 10 | 2014 to 2023 | - | $6,604,469$6.6m |
| 75 | Alexander Barabanov | San Jose Sharks | 4 | 2020 to 2023 | - | $6,393,934$6.4m |
| 76 | Tomas Jurco | Vegas Golden Knights | 7 | 2013 to 2020 | - | $5,283,891$5.3m |
| 77 | Troy Terry | Anaheim Ducks | 6 | 2017 to 2022 | - | $5,146,716$5.1m |
| 78 | Marcus Sorensen | San Jose Sharks | 5 | 2016 to 2020 | - | $5,135,949$5.1m |
| 79 | Eeli Tolvanen | Nashville Predators | 5 | 2018 to 2023 | - | $5,100,855$5.1m |
| 80 | Jesse Puljujarvi | Edmonton Oilers | 5 | 2016 to 2021 | - | $4,896,760$4.9m |
| 81 | Nicolas Aube-Kubel | Colorado Avalanche | 5 | 2018 to 2022 | - | $3,668,906$3.7m |
| 82 | Kurtis Gabriel | Chicago Blackhawks | 6 | 2015 to 2021 | - | $3,074,886$3.1m |
| 83 | Hudson Fasching | Arizona Coyotes | 6 | 2015 to 2021 | - | $3,067,016$3.1m |
| 84 | Alexander Nylander | Pittsburgh Penguins | 5 | 2016 to 2020 | - | $2,992,587$3.0m |
| 85 | Miikka Salomaki | Colorado Avalanche | 5 | 2015 to 2020 | - | $2,984,428$3.0m |
| 86 | Filip Zadina | Detroit Red Wings | 4 | 2018 to 2021 | - | $2,868,996$2.9m |
| 87 | Karson Kuhlman | Seattle Kraken | 5 | 2018 to 2022 | - | $2,801,946$2.8m |
| 88 | Justin Bailey | Vancouver Canucks | 7 | 2015 to 2021 | - | $2,722,788$2.7m |
| 89 | Julien Gauthier | New York Rangers | 4 | 2019 to 2022 | - | $2,653,680$2.7m |
| 90 | Nathan Bastian | New Jersey Devils | 4 | 2018 to 2022 | - | $2,650,434$2.7m |
| 91 | Oliver Wahlstrom | New York Islanders | 4 | 2019 to 2022 | - | $2,640,213$2.6m |
| 92 | Kaapo Kakko | New York Rangers | 3 | 2019 to 2021 | - | $2,538,191$2.5m |
| 93 | Daniel Sprong | Washington Capitals | 5 | 2017 to 2021 | - | $2,492,857$2.5m |
| 94 | Reese Johnson | Chicago Blackhawks | 4 | 2020 to 2023 | - | $2,472,028$2.5m |
| 95 | Martin Frk | Los Angeles Kings | 6 | 2016 to 2021 | - | $2,468,514$2.5m |
| 96 | Mackenzie Entwistle | Chicago Blackhawks | 4 | 2020 to 2023 | - | $2,453,296$2.5m |
| 97 | Mathieu Joseph | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4 | 2018 to 2021 | - | $2,452,381$2.5m |
| 98 | Buddy Robinson | Chicago Blackhawks | 7 | 2015 to 2022 | - | $2,310,168$2.3m |
| 99 | Joseph Anderson | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5 | 2018 to 2022 | - | $2,234,904$2.2m |
| 100 | Cole Caufield | Montreal Canadiens | 3 | 2020 to 2022 | - | $1,940,074$1.9m |
| 101 | Juho Lammikko | Vancouver Canucks | 3 | 2018 to 2021 | - | $1,934,029$1.9m |
| 102 | Michael McCarron | Nashville Predators | 5 | 2015 to 2022 | - | $1,887,524$1.9m |
| 103 | Carl Grundstrom | Los Angeles Kings | 4 | 2018 to 2021 | - | $1,825,984$1.8m |
| 104 | Owen Tippett | Florida Panthers | 3 | 2017 to 2021 | - | $1,808,417$1.8m |
| 105 | Givani Smith | Detroit Red Wings | 4 | 2019 to 2022 | - | $1,789,949$1.8m |
| 106 | Matt Luff | Detroit Red Wings | 4 | 2018 to 2021 | - | $1,605,025$1.6m |
| 107 | Marian Studenic | Dallas Stars | 3 | 2020 to 2022 | - | $1,475,124$1.5m |
| 108 | Patrick Russell | Edmonton Oilers | 3 | 2018 to 2020 | - | $1,471,497$1.5m |
| 109 | Keegan Kolesar | Vegas Golden Knights | 3 | 2019 to 2021 | - | $1,461,532$1.5m |
| 110 | Mathieu Olivier | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3 | 2020 to 2022 | - | $1,433,276$1.4m |
| 111 | Nicholas Merkley | San Jose Sharks | 4 | 2017 to 2021 | - | $1,301,066 |
| 112 | Scott Sabourin | Ottawa Senators | 3 | 2019 to 2021 | - | $1,214,940 |
| 113 | Wade Allison | Philadelphia Flyers | 2 | 2020 to 2021 | - | $1,204,102 |
| 114 | Tyce Thompson | New Jersey Devils | 2 | 2020 to 2021 | - | $1,121,915 |
| 115 | Kole Lind | Seattle Kraken | 2 | 2020 to 2021 | - | $1,059,926 |
| 116 | Cole Bardreau | New York Islanders | 3 | 2019 to 2021 | - | $1,026,601 |
| 117 | Jan Jenik | Arizona Coyotes | 2 | 2020 to 2021 | - | $947,068 |
| 118 | David Kase | Philadelphia Flyers | 2 | 2019 to 2020 | - | $921,419 |
| 119 | Austin Poganski | Winnipeg Jets | 3 | 2019 to 2021 | - | $913,886 |
| 120 | J.C. Beaudin | Ottawa Senators | 2 | 2019 to 2020 | - | $888,150 |
| 121 | Alexander Volkov | Anaheim Ducks | 2 | 2019 to 2020 | - | $873,068 |
| 122 | Martin Kaut | San Jose Sharks | 4 | 2019 to 2022 | - | $832,220 |
| 123 | Maxim Sushko | Philadelphia Flyers | 1 | 2020 | - | $792,500 |
| 124 | Vitali Abramov | Ottawa Senators | 3 | 2018 to 2020 | - | $776,073 |
| 125 | Alex Belzile | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | 2020 to 2021 | - | $762,068 |
| 126 | Zach Senyshyn | Boston Bruins | 3 | 2018 to 2020 | - | $428,106 |
| 127 | Nicholas Caamano | Dallas Stars | 2 | 2019 to 2020 | - | $423,256 |
| 128 | Vitali Kravtsov | New York Rangers | 1 | 2020 | - | $314,987 |
| 129 | Sheldon Rempal | Vegas Golden Knights | 3 | 2018 to 2021 | - | $249,704 |
Right Wing money by season
What these careers were paid, year by year
$22m 07
$43m 08
$52m 09
$73m 10
$90m 11
$61m 12
$135m 13
$152m 14
$197m 15
$229m 16
$251m 17
$276m 18
$333m 19
$293m 20
$327m 21
$257m 22
$195m 23
$113m 24
$66m 25
$38m 26
2019-20 is the biggest year on this chart at $333,375,218. The shape follows the careers filed at this position today rather than everybody who has ever played it.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid Right Wing in the NHL?
Patrick Kane. His contracts are worth $115,637,195 across 16 seasons from 2007 to 2022.
What have NHL right wings earned?
$3,278,176,040 across 129 careers, an average of $25,412,217 each. That is 12.4% of every dollar in the NHL file.
How does that rank?
Right Wing is 4 of 5 positions by total career money, behind Left Wing on $4,081,473,113 and ahead of Goaltender on $2,464,422,257.
How many are still being paid?
7 of the 129 have a figure against the 2026-27 season, and $33,525,000 is written into deals that run past it.
What counts towards a position total?
Every career filed at right wing now. A man counts once, at the position he is listed at today, so a career that moved between two jobs sits entirely under the second.
The positions either side
The same table, 4 other positions
Center · Defenseman · Left Wing · Goaltender · All-time NHL earnings
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