Cap Hits
| Player | Pos | Team | Age | Start | End | Length | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Weber, Shea » | D | NAS | 27 | 2012 | 2026 | 14 | $7,857,143 |
| 2. | Suter, Ryan » | D | MIN | 28 | 2012 | 2025 | 13 | $7,538,462 |
| 3. | Campbell, Brian » | D | FLA | 33 | 2008 | 2016 | 8 | $7,142,875 |
| 4. | Doughty, Drew » | D | LAK | 23 | 2011 | 2019 | 8 | $7,000,000 |
| 5. | Chara, Zdeno » | D | BOS | 36 | 2011 | 2018 | 7 | $6,916,667 |
| 6. | Bouwmeester, Jay » | D | STL | 29 | 2009 | 2014 | 5 | $6,680,000 |
| 7. | Boyle, Dan » | D | SJS | 36 | 2008 | 2014 | 6 | $6,666,667 |
| 8. | Phaneuf, Dion » | D | TOR | 28 | 2008 | 2014 | 6 | $6,500,000 |
| 9. | Karlsson, Erik » | D | OTT | 22 | 2012 | 2019 | 7 | $6,500,000 |
| 10. | Timonen, Kimmo » | D | PHI | 38 | 2007 | 2013 | 6 | $6,333,333 |
| 11. | Green, Mike » | D | WAS | 27 | 2012 | 2015 | 3 | $6,083,333 |
| 12. | Seabrook, Brent » | D | CHI | 28 | 2011 | 2016 | 5 | $5,800,000 |
| 13. | Markov, Andrei » | D | MTL | 34 | 2011 | 2014 | 3 | $5,750,000 |
| 14. | Visnovsky, Lubomir » | D | NYI | 36 | 2008 | 2013 | 5 | $5,600,000 |
| 15. | Keith, Duncan » | D | CHI | 29 | 2010 | 2023 | 13 | $5,538,462 |
| 16. | Gonchar, Sergei » | D | OTT | 39 | 2010 | 2013 | 3 | $5,500,000 |
| 17. | Wisniewski, James » | D | CLB | 29 | 2011 | 2017 | 6 | $5,500,000 |
| 18. | Myers, Tyler » | D | BUF | 23 | 2012 | 2019 | 7 | $5,500,000 |
| 19. | Carle, Matt » | D | TBL | 28 | 2012 | 2018 | 6 | $5,500,000 |
| 20. | Yandle, Keith » | D | PHX | 26 | 2011 | 2016 | 5 | $5,250,000 |
| 21. | Wideman, Dennis » | D | CGY | 30 | 2012 | 2017 | 5 | $5,250,000 |
| 22. | Byfuglien, Dustin » | D | WIN | 28 | 2011 | 2016 | 5 | $5,200,000 |
| 23. | Martin, Paul » | D | PIT | 32 | 2010 | 2015 | 5 | $5,000,000 |
| 24. | Pronger, Chris » | D | PHI | 38 | 2010 | 2017 | 7 | $4,941,429 |
| 25. | Kronwall, Niklas » | D | DET | 32 | 2012 | 2019 | 7 | $4,750,000 |