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2026 Unrestricted Free Agents

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N. Schmaltz $5.85M 23 30 53
A. Tuch $4.75M 22 26 48
A. Ovechkin $9.50M 22 25 47
E. Malkin $6.10M 13 30 43
C. Coyle $5.25M 15 27 42
A. Mantha $4.50M 20 21 41
C. Giroux $4.75M 11 28 39
J. Eberle $4.75M 20 18 38
M. Johansson $800K 13 24 37
M. Zuccarello $4.12M 9 24 33
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Recent Signings
Los Angeles Kings Logo A. Panarin Signed 2 years @ $11.000M AAV
Edmonton Oilers Logo A. Leppanen Signed 1 year @ $850K AAV
Detroit Red Wings Logo S. Dries Signed 2 years @ $875K AAV
Detroit Red Wings Logo B. Chiarot Signed 3 years @ $3.850M AAV
Colorado Avalanche Logo S. Malinski Signed 4 years @ $4.750M AAV
Los Angeles Kings Logo T. Ward Signed 2 years @ $875K AAV
Washington Capitals Logo B. Trineyev Signed 2 years @ $900K AAV
Buffalo Sabres Logo J. Doan Signed 7 years @ $6.950M AAV
Boston Bruins Logo A. Steeves Signed 2 years @ $1.625M AAV
Florida Panthers Logo U. Balinskis Signed 2 years @ $875K AAV
See all Contract Signings

Recent Roster Moves
Vancouver Canucks Logo J. Lekkerimäki Assigned to AHL
Vancouver Canucks Logo V. Mancini Assigned to AHL
Vancouver Canucks Logo J. Patera Recalled from AHL
Vancouver Canucks Logo N. Tolopilo Assigned to AHL
Seattle Kraken Logo O. Fisker Molgaard Assigned to AHL
Nashville Predators Logo M. Wood Assigned to AHL
Washington Capitals Logo P. Dubois Activated from IR
Washington Capitals Logo L. Thompson Activated from IR
Washington Capitals Logo G. Bjorklund Assigned to AHL
Minnesota Wild Logo T. Pitlick Assigned to AHL
See all Waivers/Roster Transactions

Recent Waivers
New Jersey Devils Logo J. Lammikko Placed on Waivers
Florida Panthers Logo J. Davies Placed on Waivers
St. Louis Blues Logo S. Johannesson Cleared Waivers
Pittsburgh Penguins Logo F. Larsson Cleared Waivers
Florida Panthers Logo R. McAllister Cleared Waivers
Montreal Canadiens Logo S. Blais Cleared Waivers
St. Louis Blues Logo S. Johannesson Placed on Waivers
Pittsburgh Penguins Logo F. Larsson Placed on Waivers
Florida Panthers Logo R. McAllister Placed on Waivers
Montreal Canadiens Logo S. Blais Placed on Waivers

2025-26 NHL Team Salary Cap Summary

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Team Ros. Con. Ret. Proj. Cap Proj. Space LTIR Pool Current Space Deadline Space Forwards Defense Goalies Other
Vegas Golden Knights Logo Vegas Golden Knights 21/23 48/50 0/3 $107.0M $107,015,925 $0.1M $145,068 $12.6M $12,593,366 $0.1M $145,068 $0.1M $145,068 $58.7M $58,701,581 $25.0M $24,973,958 $6.8M $6,785,438 $0.0M $0
Florida Panthers Logo Florida Panthers 24/23 45/50 0/3 $103.1M $103,144,479 $0.6M $637,293 $8.4M $8,367,293 $0.6M $637,293 $0.6M $637,293 $50.9M $50,886,146 $22.1M $22,079,167 $11.0M $11,050,000 $0.0M $0
New York Islanders Logo New York Islanders 23/23 49/50 0/3 $99.1M $99,075,759 $-5.1M $-5,112,608 $3.0M $2,994,058 $-5.1M $-5,112,608 $-5.1M $-5,112,608 $56.5M $56,466,953 $27.3M $27,256,415 $12.0M $12,000,000 $0.6M $602,392
New Jersey Devils Logo New Jersey Devils 23/23 48/50 0/3 $98.9M $98,894,115 $5.9M $5,937,500 $7.5M $7,520,547 $5.9M $5,937,500 $5.9M $5,937,500 $52.4M $52,371,094 $30.0M $29,988,646 $6.0M $5,971,549 $1.0M $1,018,555
Edmonton Oilers Logo Edmonton Oilers 21/23 46/50 0/3 $97.3M $97,289,215 $2.9M $2,887,500 $3.0M $2,999,167 $2.9M $2,887,500 $2.9M $2,887,500 $52.8M $52,816,224 $32.4M $32,404,362 $5.6M $5,562,891 $2.6M $2,550,000
Dallas Stars Logo Dallas Stars 23/23 47/50 0/3 $96.8M $96,775,489 $3.3M $3,347,293 $4.6M $4,587,209 $3.3M $3,347,293 $3.3M $3,347,293 $53.4M $53,427,969 $23.8M $23,804,948 $9.2M $9,247,656 $1.8M $1,801,583
Vancouver Canucks Logo Vancouver Canucks 23/23 49/50 1/3 $95.7M $95,662,998 $-0.2M $-162,998 $2.0M $2,000,000 $3.3M $3,303,031 $3.3M $3,303,031 $54.8M $54,763,950 $22.8M $22,807,902 $10.0M $9,976,302 $5.6M $5,567,969
Montreal Canadiens Logo Montreal Canadiens 21/23 46/50 0/3 $95.2M $95,186,128 $1.5M $1,454,735 - - $4.0M $3,990,132 $6.8M $6,812,420 $61.0M $61,023,728 $27.0M $26,961,042 $4.3M $4,298,924 $1.8M $1,752,500
St. Louis Blues Logo St. Louis Blues 22/23 47/50 0/3 $94.9M $94,935,140 $1.0M $1,014,966 - - $2.8M $2,783,908 $4.8M $4,753,013 $52.7M $52,711,555 $30.7M $30,670,110 $9.4M $9,400,000 $2.2M $2,153,475
Toronto Maple Leafs Logo Toronto Maple Leafs 23/23 45/50 0/3 $94.8M $94,822,973 $0.7M $677,027 $5.7M $5,695,591 $7.7M $7,729,645 $7.7M $7,729,645 $58.5M $58,450,694 $24.7M $24,727,073 $6.2M $6,235,295 $0.6M $626,230
Tampa Bay Lightning Logo Tampa Bay Lightning 23/23 48/50 0/3 $94.7M $94,655,581 $1.5M $1,468,960 $0.7M $662,293 $1.5M $1,468,960 $1.5M $1,468,960 $55.6M $55,585,139 $21.4M $21,391,536 $10.8M $10,790,365 $0.0M $0
Boston Bruins Logo Boston Bruins 23/23 42/50 1/3 $94.6M $94,599,428 $1.1M $1,060,633 - - $2.9M $2,909,165 $5.0M $4,966,867 $50.8M $50,797,449 $31.5M $31,469,401 $11.2M $11,250,000 $0.6M $615,000
Buffalo Sabres Logo Buffalo Sabres 23/23 47/50 0/3 $94.5M $94,464,097 $1.0M $1,035,903 - - $2.8M $2,841,335 $4.9M $4,851,060 $47.8M $47,803,340 $35.2M $35,187,016 $7.0M $7,029,297 $4.4M $4,444,444
Colorado Avalanche Logo Colorado Avalanche 22/23 46/50 0/3 $94.1M $94,061,761 $1.4M $1,438,239 $1.5M $1,451,197 $3.9M $3,944,885 $6.7M $6,735,170 $56.0M $55,965,286 $28.7M $28,694,922 $6.9M $6,892,812 $0.0M $21,761
New York Rangers Logo New York Rangers 22/23 46/50 1/3 $93.7M $93,677,682 $1.8M $1,822,318 $5.5M $5,497,468 $11.5M $11,457,705 $11.5M $11,457,705 $47.9M $47,854,403 $21.6M $21,581,519 $13.5M $13,510,156 $2.2M $2,183,036
Washington Capitals Logo Washington Capitals 23/23 43/50 0/3 $92.7M $92,708,997 $2.8M $2,791,003 - - $7.7M $7,655,321 $13.1M $13,070,061 $48.0M $48,036,589 $35.5M $35,463,164 $9.2M $9,209,245 $0.0M $0
Minnesota Wild Logo Minnesota Wild 20/23 42/50 0/3 $92.3M $92,307,381 $3.2M $3,231,377 - - $8.9M $8,863,207 $15.1M $15,132,304 $49.0M $49,005,326 $34.6M $34,573,280 $6.0M $5,962,109 $2.8M $2,766,666
Winnipeg Jets Logo Winnipeg Jets 22/23 46/50 0/3 $92.3M $92,263,392 $3.2M $3,236,608 - - $8.9M $8,877,555 $15.2M $15,156,801 $50.0M $50,011,586 $31.2M $31,209,661 $9.4M $9,425,477 $1.6M $1,616,667
Ottawa Senators Logo Ottawa Senators 22/23 44/50 1/3 $92.0M $92,033,188 $3.5M $3,466,812 - - $9.5M $9,508,970 $16.2M $16,234,827 $52.7M $52,735,011 $28.8M $28,819,141 $8.6M $8,604,036 $1.9M $1,875,000
San Jose Sharks Logo San Jose Sharks 24/23 50/50 2/3 $91.7M $91,718,550 $3.8M $3,781,450 $7.7M $7,739,166 $13.6M $13,562,500 $13.6M $13,562,500 $38.2M $38,183,338 $27.7M $27,660,473 $5.6M $5,612,630 $9.7M $9,691,015
Los Angeles Kings Logo Los Angeles Kings 24/23 46/50 0/3 $91.5M $91,527,540 $4.0M $3,972,460 - - $10.9M $10,895,890 $18.6M $18,602,738 $53.9M $53,859,910 $29.3M $29,262,291 $7.6M $7,592,839 $0.8M $812,500
Nashville Predators Logo Nashville Predators 21/23 42/50 2/3 $91.5M $91,459,414 $4.0M $4,040,586 - - $11.1M $11,082,749 $18.9M $18,921,767 $45.3M $45,321,432 $27.3M $27,324,885 $8.6M $8,577,500 $10.2M $10,235,596
Seattle Kraken Logo Seattle Kraken 22/23 46/50 0/3 $91.0M $90,976,172 $4.5M $4,523,828 - - $12.4M $12,408,215 $21.2M $21,184,757 $46.0M $45,997,611 $32.7M $32,699,393 $11.9M $11,900,000 $0.4M $379,167
Utah Mammoth Logo Utah Mammoth 21/23 45/50 1/3 $89.1M $89,132,666 $6.4M $6,367,334 - - $17.5M $17,464,687 $29.8M $29,817,759 $50.7M $50,654,185 $30.8M $30,766,372 $6.3M $6,262,109 $1.5M $1,450,000
Philadelphia Flyers Logo Philadelphia Flyers 23/23 46/50 2/3 $88.7M $88,712,287 $6.8M $6,787,713 - - $18.6M $18,617,726 $31.8M $31,786,361 $52.4M $52,424,236 $24.2M $24,181,337 $5.3M $5,276,953 $6.8M $6,829,762
Carolina Hurricanes Logo Carolina Hurricanes 22/23 47/50 0/3 $85.7M $85,726,103 $9.8M $9,773,897 - - $26.8M $26,808,404 $45.8M $45,770,446 $53.8M $53,833,863 $26.3M $26,255,844 $5.5M $5,525,000 $0.1M $111,396
Calgary Flames Logo Calgary Flames 20/23 44/50 2/3 $85.4M $85,392,018 $9.8M $9,805,313 - - $26.9M $26,894,573 $45.9M $45,917,564 $58.9M $58,907,070 $21.9M $21,893,932 $1.6M $1,625,000 $2.9M $2,929,557
Columbus Blue Jackets Logo Columbus Blue Jackets 22/23 45/50 0/3 $84.8M $84,790,521 $10.7M $10,709,479 - - $29.4M $29,374,571 $50.2M $50,151,707 $40.1M $40,145,391 $34.9M $34,882,630 $8.3M $8,337,500 $1.4M $1,425,000
Pittsburgh Penguins Logo Pittsburgh Penguins 23/23 45/50 0/3 $84.5M $84,463,138 $11.0M $11,036,862 - - $30.3M $30,272,536 $51.7M $51,684,817 $46.3M $46,308,434 $32.6M $32,605,460 $4.5M $4,475,492 $1.1M $1,073,753
Anaheim Ducks Logo Anaheim Ducks 21/23 43/50 1/3 $82.8M $82,846,319 $12.7M $12,653,681 - - $34.7M $34,707,239 $59.3M $59,256,261 $51.1M $51,090,447 $16.7M $16,664,323 $12.6M $12,591,549 $2.5M $2,500,000
Detroit Red Wings Logo Detroit Red Wings 21/23 45/50 0/3 $82.1M $82,107,705 $13.4M $13,392,295 - - $36.7M $36,733,152 $62.7M $62,715,137 $49.5M $49,464,853 $21.8M $21,816,146 $8.9M $8,900,000 $1.9M $1,926,706
Chicago Blackhawks Logo Chicago Blackhawks 24/23 41/50 1/3 $80.8M $80,817,803 $14.7M $14,682,197 - - $40.3M $40,271,169 $68.8M $68,755,655 $40.9M $40,896,797 $25.5M $25,457,204 $8.7M $8,730,469 $5.7M $5,733,333