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Cap efficiency

2025-26 scoring per $1M of 2026-27 cap hit.

A player who just signed an extension is measured against the production that earned it, so recent signings sit low here by construction. Entry-level contracts sit high for the mirror reason. Minimum 40 games played.

Cap hit is the 2026-27 charge. Club control is the seasons remaining before the player can leave, counting any extension already signed — so a player still on an entry-level cap hit can show many years, and the two figures are not one contract.

Who

Ranked by

Ranked within defencemen only on points per $1M of cap hit — a rank here is a rank among these players rather than in the league.

Rank
Skater
Tm
Cap hit
Club control
GP
Pts
Pts / $1M
P/60
1
Parker WotherspoonParker WotherspoonD
VGK
$0.50M
1 yrUFA
80
30
60.0
1.1
2
Matthew SchaeferMatthew SchaeferD
NYI
$0.99M
2 yrsRFA
82
59
59.8
1.7
3
Brent BurnsBrent BurnsD
COL
$0.85M
1 yrUFA
82
35
41.2
1.4
4
Denton MateychukDenton MateychukD
CBJ
$0.89M
1 yrRFA
75
31
35.0
1.3
5
Charle-Edouard D'AstousCharle-Edouard D'AstousD
TBL
$0.88M
1 yrUFA
70
29
33.1
1.3
6
Louis CrevierLouis CrevierD
BUF
$0.90M
1 yrRFA
78
25
27.8
1.1
7
Zeev BuiumZeev BuiumD
VAN
$0.97M
1 yrRFA
76
26
26.9
1.0
8
Artyom LevshunovArtyom LevshunovD
CHI
$0.97M
1 yrRFA
68
24
24.6
1.1
9
Axel Sandin-PellikkaAxel Sandin-PellikkaD
DET
$0.94M
2 yrsRFA
68
21
22.3
1.1
10
Tom WillanderTom WillanderD
VAN
$0.97M
2 yrsRFA
70
21
21.6
1.1
11
Matthew RobertsonMatthew RobertsonD
NYR
$0.85M
1 yrUFA
72
18
21.2
0.9
12
Adam WilsbyAdam WilsbyD
NSH
$0.85M
1 yrRFA
58
16
18.8
1.0
13
Tyler TuckerTyler TuckerD
STL
$0.93M
1 yrUFA
69
17
18.4
1.0
14
Uvis BalinskisUvis BalinskisD
FLA
$0.88M
2 yrsUFA
54
15
17.1
1.0
15
Shayne GostisbehereShayne GostisbehereD
CAR
$3.20M
1 yrUFA
55
50
15.6
2.8
16
Logan MaillouxLogan MaillouxD
STL
$0.85M
1 yrRFA
67
13
15.3
0.7
17
Sam RinzelSam RinzelD
CHI
$0.94M
1 yrRFA
54
14
14.9
0.9
18
Yan KuznetsovYan KuznetsovD
CGY
$0.81M
1 yrUFA
57
12
14.8
0.6
19
Sam DickinsonSam DickinsonD
SJS
$0.95M
2 yrsRFA
72
14
14.7
0.7
20
Jonathan AspirotJonathan AspirotD
BOS
$0.89M
2 yrsUFA
61
13
14.6
0.8
21
Emil LillebergEmil LillebergD
TBL
$0.85M
1 yrRFA
50
12
14.1
0.8
22
Andrew PeekeAndrew PeekeD
UTA
$1.00M
1 yrUFA
77
14
14.0
0.6
23
Drew HellesonDrew HellesonD
ANA
$1.10M
1 yrRFA
60
15
13.6
0.9
24
Alexander PetrovicAlexander PetrovicD
FLA
$0.88M
2 yrsUFA
54
10
11.4
0.7
25
Tyler KlevenTyler KlevenD
OTT
$1.60M
1 yrRFA
70
18
11.3
0.9
26
Oliver Ekman-LarssonOliver Ekman-LarssonD
TOR
$3.50M
2 yrsUFA
78
39
11.1
1.5
27
Elias PetterssonElias PetterssonD
VAN
$0.91M
1 yrRFA
70
10
10.9
0.6
28
Ian MooreIan MooreD
ANA
$1.15M
2 yrsRFA
67
12
10.4
0.8
29
Troy StecherTroy StecherD
TOR
$1.35M
2 yrsUFA
64
14
10.4
0.7
30
Mattias EkholmMattias EkholmD
EDM
$4.00M
3 yrsUFA
82
41
10.3
1.5
31
Wyatt KaiserWyatt KaiserD
CHI
$1.70M
1 yrRFA
77
17
10.0
0.7
32
Albert JohanssonAlbert JohanssonD
DET
$1.13M
1 yrRFA
82
11
9.8
0.5
33
Quinn HughesQuinn HughesD
MIN
$7.85M
1 yrUFA
74
76
9.7
2.2
34
Mattias SamuelssonMattias SamuelssonD
BUF
$4.29M
4 yrsUFA
78
41
9.6
1.4
35
Jacob BrysonJacob BrysonD
DET
$0.85M
1 yrUFA
50
8
9.4
0.9
36
Donovan SebrangoDonovan SebrangoD
FLA
$0.85M
1 yrUFA
42
8
9.4
0.8
37
Ty EmbersonTy EmbersonD
EDM
$1.30M
1 yrUFA
72
12
9.2
0.6
38
Noah JuulsenNoah JuulsenD
COL
$1.10M
2 yrsUFA
52
10
9.1
0.8
39
Evan BouchardEvan BouchardD
EDM
$10.50M
3 yrsUFA
82
95
9.0
2.8
40
Lane HutsonLane HutsonD
MTL
$8.85M
8 yrsUFA
82
78
8.8
2.4
41
Josh MorrisseyJosh MorrisseyD
WPG
$6.25M
2 yrsUFA
77
55
8.8
1.7
42
Cale MakarCale MakarD
COL
$9.00M
1 yrUFA
75
79
8.8
2.5
43
Ryan SheaRyan SheaD
EDM
$4.00M
5 yrsUFA
80
35
8.8
1.4
44
Lian BichselLian BichselD
DAL
$0.92M
1 yrRFA
50
8
8.7
0.6
45
Radko GudasRadko GudasD
FLA
$1.50M
6 yrsUFA
56
13
8.7
0.9
46
Sean WalkerSean WalkerD
CAR
$3.63M
3 yrsUFA
81
31
8.6
1.1
47
Jayden StrubleJayden StrubleD
MTL
$1.41M
1 yrRFA
59
12
8.5
0.9
48
Zach WerenskiZach WerenskiD
CBJ
$9.58M
2 yrsUFA
75
81
8.5
2.4
49
Sam MalinskiSam MalinskiD
COL
$4.75M
4 yrsUFA
82
40
8.4
1.7
50
Emil AndraeEmil AndraeD
TOR
$1.55M
2 yrsRFA
61
13
8.4
0.8

Showing the top 50 of 190 defencemen with at least 40 games.