| Rank |
Player |
Team |
NHL Salary ($US) |
+/- ($) |
+/- (%) |
| 1 |
Anze Kopitar |
Los Angeles |
$12,000,000 |
-$1,000,000 |
-8% |
| 2 |
P.K. Subban |
Nashville |
$10,000,000 |
-$1,000,000 |
-9% |
| 2 |
Sidney Crosby |
Pittsburgh |
$10,000,000 |
-$900,000 |
-8% |
| 2 |
Alex Ovechkin |
Washington |
$10,000,000 |
|
|
| 2 |
Jack Eichel |
Buffalo |
$10,000,000 |
$9,075,000 |
981% |
| 6 |
Evgeni Malkin |
Pittsburgh |
$9,500,000 |
|
|
| 7 |
Zach Parise |
Minnesota |
$9,000,000 |
|
|
| 7 |
Ryan Suter |
Minnesota |
$9,000,000 |
|
|
| 7 |
Claude Giroux |
Philadelphia |
$9,000,000 |
|
|
| 7 |
Leon Draisaitl |
Edmonton |
$9,000,000 |
|
|
| 11 |
Ryan Getzlaf |
Anaheim |
$8,950,000 |
-$75,000 |
-1% |
| 12 |
Rick Nash |
New York Rangers |
$8,200,000 |
|
|
| 13 |
Dustin Byfuglien |
Winnipeg |
$8,000,000 |
|
|
| 13 |
Ryan Johansen |
Nashville |
$8,000,000 |
|
|
| 13 |
Victor Hedman |
Tamba Bay |
$8,000,000 |
|
|
| 13 |
David Pastrnak |
Boston |
$8,000,000 |
|
|
| 17 |
Drew Doughty |
Los Angeles |
$7,650,000 |
$50,000 |
1% |
| 18 |
Jason Spezza |
Dallas |
$7,500,000 |
|
|
| 18 |
Keith Yandle |
Florida |
$7,500,000 |
|
|
| 18 |
David Krejci |
Boston |
$7,500,000 |
|
|
| 18 |
Paul Stastny |
Winnipeg |
$7,500,000 |
|
|
| 18 |
Nicklas Backstrom |
Washington |
$7,500,000 |
|
|
| 18 |
Erik Karlsson |
San Jose |
$7,500,000 |
$500,000 |
7% |
| 18 |
Cam Fowler |
Anaheim |
$7,500,000 |
$3,500,000 |
88% |
| 25 |
Cam Atkinson |
Columbus |
$7,375,000 |
$2,875,000 |
64% |
