The player with the highest annual salary in the National Hockey League in 2024 was Auston Matthews. The center for the Toronto Maple Leafs had a salary of 16.7 million U.S. dollars that season.
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Spotrac. (June 18, 2024). Annual salary of the highest paid players in the NHL in 2024 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1279115/nhl-players-salaries/
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Annual salary of the highest paid players in the NHL in 2024 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Spotrac, June 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1279115/nhl-players-salaries/
