The 2024–25 NHL season was a landmark year as the Utah Hockey Club debuted in Salt Lake City, bringing a massive new fan base to the league. The Florida Panthers continued their dominance, becoming the first team since Tampa Bay to repeat as Stanley Cup champions, defeating a resurgent Edmonton Oilers in a Finals rematch. Connor McDavid finally surpassed 1,000 career points in record time, while Macklin Celebrini took the league by storm as the top rookie. The season saw a significant emphasis on international play with the return of the 4 Nations Face-Off.
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| Rank | Player | NHL Salary ($US) | In today's $ | +/- ($) | +/- (%) | |
| 1 | Auston Matthews | $16,700,000 | $17,157,826 | $8,725,000 | 109% | |
| 2 | Nathan MacKinnon | $16,500,000 | $16,952,343 | |||
| 3 | Elias Pettersson | $14,500,000 | $14,897,514 | $4,250,000 | 41% | |
| 4 | William Nylander | $13,500,000 | $13,870,099 | $7,500,000 | 125% | |
| 5 | Jake Guentzel | $13,263,160 | $13,626,766 | $7,263,160 | 121% | |
| 6 | David Pastrnak | $13,000,000 | $13,356,391 | |||
| 6 | Rasmus Dahlin | $13,000,000 | $13,356,391 | $5,800,000 | 81% | |
| 8 | Dougie Hamilton | $12,600,000 | $12,945,426 | |||
| 9 | Alex Pietrangelo | $12,500,000 | $12,842,684 | $200,000 | 2% | |
| 9 | Seth Jones | $12,500,000 | $12,842,684 | |||
| 11 | Aleksander Barkov | $12,000,000 | $12,328,977 | |||
| 11 | Sebastian Antero Aho | $12,000,000 | $12,328,977 | $5,975,000 | 99% | |
| 11 | Brayden Point | $12,000,000 | $12,328,977 | $750,000 | 7% | |
| 11 | Darnell Nurse | $12,000,000 | $12,328,977 | $1,600,000 | 15% | |
| 11 | Adam Fox | $12,000,000 | $12,328,977 | |||
| 16 | Zach Werenski | $11,500,000 | $11,815,269 | -$500,000 | -4% | |
| 16 | Charlie McAvoy | $11,500,000 | $11,815,269 | $500,000 | 5% | |
| 18 | Matthew Tkachuk | $11,250,000 | $11,558,416 | |||
| 18 | Pierre-Luc Dubois | $11,250,000 | $11,558,416 | $2,250,000 | 25% | |
| 18 | Roope Hintz | $11,250,000 | $11,558,416 | -$250,000 | -2% | |
| 21 | Timo Meier | $11,100,000 | $11,404,303 | -$900,000 | -8% | |
| 22 | Mikhail Sergachev | $11,050,000 | $11,352,933 | |||
| 23 | Alex Ovechkin | $11,000,000 | $11,301,562 | -$1,500,000 | -12% | |
| 23 | Drew Doughty | $11,000,000 | $11,301,562 | |||
| 23 | Erik Karlsson | $11,000,000 | $11,301,562 | -$500,000 | -4% | |
| 23 | Mark Stone | $11,000,000 | $11,301,562 | |||
| 23 | Dylan Larkin | $11,000,000 | $11,301,562 | $1,000,000 | 10% | |
| 23 | Sam Reinhart | $11,000,000 | $11,301,562 | $4,500,000 | 69% | |
| 23 | Miro Heiskanen | $11,000,000 | $11,301,562 | $1,000,000 | 10% | |