Salaries
| Player | Pos | Team | Age | Start | End | Length | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Weber, Shea » | D | NAS | 27 | 2012 | 2026 | 14 | $14,000,000 |
| 2. | Crosby, Sidney » | F | PIT | 25 | 2013 | 2025 | 12 | $12,000,000 |
| 3. | Parise, Zach » | F | MIN | 28 | 2012 | 2025 | 13 | $12,000,000 |
| 4. | Suter, Ryan » | D | MIN | 28 | 2012 | 2025 | 13 | $12,000,000 |
| 5. | Kovalchuk, Ilya » | F | NJD | 30 | 2010 | 2025 | 15 | $11,300,000 |
| 6. | Lecavalier, Vincent » | F | TBL | 33 | 2009 | 2020 | 11 | $10,000,000 |
| 7. | Staal, Eric » | F | CAR | 28 | 2009 | 2016 | 7 | $9,250,000 |
| 8. | Ovechkin, Alex » | F | WAS | 27 | 2008 | 2021 | 13 | $9,000,000 |
| 9. | Richards, Brad » | F | NYR | 33 | 2011 | 2020 | 9 | $9,000,000 |
| 10. | Chara, Zdeno » | D | BOS | 36 | 2011 | 2018 | 7 | $8,000,000 |
| 11. | Bryzgalov, Ilya » | G | PHI | 32 | 2011 | 2020 | 9 | $8,000,000 |
| 12. | Stamkos, Steven » | F | TBL | 23 | 2011 | 2016 | 5 | $8,000,000 |
| 13. | Hossa, Marian » | F | CHI | 34 | 2009 | 2021 | 12 | $7,900,000 |
| 14. | Nash, Rick » | F | NYR | 29 | 2010 | 2018 | 8 | $7,800,000 |
| 15. | Keith, Duncan » | D | CHI | 29 | 2010 | 2023 | 13 | $7,650,000 |
| 16. | Richards, Mike » | F | LAK | 28 | 2008 | 2020 | 12 | $7,600,000 |
| 17. | Zetterberg, Henrik » | F | DET | 32 | 2009 | 2021 | 12 | $7,500,000 |
| 18. | Malkin, Evgeni » | F | PIT | 26 | 2009 | 2014 | 5 | $7,500,000 |
| 19. | Kopitar, Anze » | F | LAK | 25 | 2009 | 2016 | 7 | $7,500,000 |
| 20. | Gaborik, Marian » | F | CLB | 31 | 2009 | 2014 | 5 | $7,500,000 |
| 21. | Koivu, Mikko » | F | MIN | 30 | 2011 | 2018 | 7 | $7,290,000 |
| 22. | Campbell, Brian » | D | FLA | 34 | 2008 | 2016 | 8 | $7,142,875 |
| 23. | Cammalleri, Mike » | F | CGY | 31 | 2009 | 2014 | 5 | $7,000,000 |
| 24. | Pronger, Chris » | D | PHI | 38 | 2010 | 2017 | 7 | $7,000,000 |
| 25. | Rinne, Pekka » | G | NAS | 30 | 2012 | 2019 | 7 | $7,000,000 |