Opening night for the National Hockey League begins tonight! Find out which teams have the highest team payrolls in the league.

15. Vegas Golden Knights

• Owner(s): William P. Foley II
• 2018/19 Record: 43-32-7
• Team Payroll: $79,725,000
• Highest Active Contract: Mark Stone | Right Wing | $76,000,000

14. Florida Panthers

• Owner(s): Vincent Viola
• 2018/19 Record: 36-32-14
• Team Payroll: $80,018,668
• Highest Active Contract: Sergei Bobrovsky | Goaltender | $70,000,000

13. Nashville Predators

• Owner(s): Predators Holding LLC
• 2018/19 Record: 47-29-6
• Team Payroll: $80,165,746
• Highest Active Contract: Ryan Johansen | Center| $64,000,000

12. Buffalo Sabres

• Owner(s): Terry Pegula
• 2018/19 Record: 33-39-10
• Team Payroll: $80,309,524
• Highest Active Contract: Jack Eichel | Center | $80,000,000

11. Boston Bruins

• Owner(s): Jeremy Jacobs
• 2018/19 Record: 49-24-9
• Team Payroll: $80,346,665
• Highest Active Contract: Tuukka Rask | Goaltender | $56,000,000

10. Minnesota Wild

• Owner(s): Craig Leipold
• 2018/19 Record: 37-36-9
• Team Payroll: $80,625,256
• Highest Active Contract: Zach Parise/Ryan Suter | Left Wing/Defenseman | $98,000,000

9. New York Rangers

• Owner(s): James L. Dolan
• 2018/19 Record: 32-36-14
• Team Payroll: $81,214,799
• Highest Active Contract: Artemi Panarin | Left Wing | $81,500,000

8. Carolina Hurricanes

• Owner(s): Thomas Dundon, Peter Karmanos Jr.
• 2018/19 Record: 46-29-7
• Team Payroll: $81,321,458
• Highest Active Contract: Jordan Staal | Center | $60,000,000

7. Pittsburgh Penguins

• Owner(s): Ronald Burke, Mario Lemieux
• 2018/19 Record: 44-26-12
• Team Payroll: $81,699,125
• Highest Active Contract: Sidney Crosby | Center | $104,400,000

6. Washington Capitals

• Owner(s): 
• 2018/19 Record: 49-24-8
• Team Payroll: $81,714,294
• Highest Active Contract: Alex Ovechkin | Left Wing | $124,000,000

5. Arizona Coyotes

• Owner(s): Ted Leonsis
• 2018/19 Record: 39-35-8
• Team Payroll: $82,131,068
• Highest Active Contract: Philip Kessel | Right Wing | $64,000,000

4. Calgary Flames

• Owner(s): Norman Murray Edwards, Allan Markin, Alvin Libin, Byron Seaman
• 2018/19 Record: 50-25-7
• Team Payroll: $82,157,975
• Highest Active Contract: Sean Monahan | Center | $44,625,000

3. St. Louis Blues

• Owner(s): Tom Stillman
• 2018/19 Record: 45-28-9
• Team Payroll: $82,724,999
• Highest Active Contract: Vladimir Tarasenko |  Right Wing | $60,000,000

2. Vancouver Canucks

• Owner(s): Francesco Aquilini
• 2018/19 Record: 35-36-11
• Team Payroll: $83,216,873
• Highest Active Contract: Loui Eriksson | Right Wing | $36,000,000

1. Toronto Maple Leafs

• Owner(s): Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
• 2018/19 Record: 46-28-8
• Team Payroll: $94,865,199
• Highest Active Contract: John Tavares | Center | $77,000,000

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