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Recent Signings

Columbus Blue Jackets Logo E. Gudbranson Signed 1 year @ $1.750M AAV
Minnesota Wild Logo M. Shabanov Signed 1 year @ $1.600M AAV
San Jose Sharks Logo B. Leason Signed 1 year @ $850K AAV
Vancouver Canucks Logo M. Stienburg Signed 1 year @ $850K AAV
Toronto Maple Leafs Logo C. McWard Signed 2 years @ $875K AAV
Toronto Maple Leafs Logo H. Rybinski Signed 2 years @ $875K AAV
Vegas Golden Knights Logo M. Gatcomb Signed 2 years @ $875K AAV
Washington Capitals Logo A. Ovechkin Signed 1 year @ $9.000M AAV
New Jersey Devils Logo B. Hayton Signed 1 year @ $4.775M AAV
Philadelphia Flyers Logo T. Foerster Signed 8 years @ $7.100M AAV
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2026 UFA Forwards

Player AAV G A Pts
A. Mantha $4.50M 33 31 64
P. Kane $7.00M 16 41 57
C. Giroux $4.75M 14 35 49
M. Johansson $800K 15 34 49
V. Tarasenko $4.75M 23 24 47
A. Kopitar $7.00M 12 26 38
J. Benn $4.00M 15 21 36
E. Tolvanen $3.48M 12 24 36
J. van Riemsdyk $1.75M 15 16 31
E. Kane $5.12M 13 18 31

2026 UFA Defensemen

Player AAV G A Pts
J. Klingberg $4.00M 10 17 27
L. Stanley $1.25M 9 12 21
B. Hutton $975K 6 9 15
A. Peeke $2.75M 5 9 14
M. Grzelcyk $1.00M 0 12 12
A. Petrovic $775K 2 8 10
M. Reilly $1.10M 1 8 9
C. Soucy $3.25M 3 5 8
D. Sebrango $775K 0 8 8
N. Leddy $4.00M 1 6 7

2026 UFA Goalies

Player AAV GP GAA Sv%
C. Talbot $2.50M 34 3.19 88.3
C. Ingram $1.95M 32 2.60 89.9
D. Rittich $1.00M 30 2.76 89.4
J. Quick $1.85M 25 3.09 89.1
J. Reimer $850K 14 2.42 88.6
P. Mrazek $4.25M 10 4.07 85.8
M. Murray $1.00M 5 2.21 92.2
H. Shepard $775K 1 3.35 83.3
M. Hogberg $775K 1 8.90 71.4

2025-26 NHL Team Salary Cap Summary 20262027

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Team Ros. Con. Ret. Proj. Cap LTIR Pool Current Space Forwards Defense Goalies Other
Vegas Golden Knights Logo Vegas Golden Knights 25/23 44/50 0/3 $114.3M $114,348,682 - - $-12.8M $-12,850,000 $63.2M $63,248,682 $33.2M $33,150,000 $9.2M $9,150,000 $0.0M $0
Washington Capitals Logo Washington Capitals 25/23 46/50 0/3 $104.5M $104,539,583 - - $0.0M $0 $59.4M $59,375,000 $35.5M $35,502,083 $9.7M $9,662,500 $0.0M $0
Los Angeles Kings Logo Los Angeles Kings 24/23 48/50 0/3 $104.0M $104,004,167 - - $0.0M $0 $58.2M $58,250,000 $36.7M $36,725,000 $8.4M $8,429,167 $0.6M $600,000
Minnesota Wild Logo Minnesota Wild 24/23 39/50 0/3 $102.8M $102,830,832 - - $1.2M $1,169,168 $55.6M $55,639,166 $35.5M $35,525,000 $10.0M $10,000,000 $1.7M $1,666,666
Colorado Avalanche Logo Colorado Avalanche 21/23 41/50 0/3 $102.7M $102,716,841 - - $1.3M $1,283,159 $61.3M $61,275,000 $31.4M $31,400,000 $7.8M $7,750,000 $2.3M $2,291,841
Tampa Bay Lightning Logo Tampa Bay Lightning 25/23 47/50 0/3 $101.9M $101,927,500 - - $2.1M $2,072,500 $54.2M $54,205,000 $35.2M $35,150,000 $12.6M $12,572,500 $0.0M $0
Florida Panthers Logo Florida Panthers 21/23 40/50 0/3 $101.9M $101,873,214 - - $2.1M $2,126,786 $68.3M $68,348,214 $27.4M $27,375,000 $6.0M $6,000,000 $0.2M $150,000
Toronto Maple Leafs Logo Toronto Maple Leafs 24/23 42/50 0/3 $101.1M $101,077,382 - - $2.9M $2,922,618 $59.6M $59,614,280 $30.7M $30,713,102 $10.8M $10,750,000 $0.0M $0
New York Islanders Logo New York Islanders 25/23 39/50 0/3 $100.9M $100,911,250 - - $3.1M $3,088,750 $57.4M $57,425,000 $28.0M $27,986,250 $12.0M $12,000,000 $3.5M $3,500,000
Boston Bruins Logo Boston Bruins 25/23 41/50 1/3 $100.3M $100,335,834 - - $3.7M $3,664,166 $55.4M $55,370,834 $35.3M $35,287,500 $9.1M $9,062,500 $0.6M $615,000
New Jersey Devils Logo New Jersey Devils 23/23 37/50 0/3 $100.0M $99,950,000 - - $4.0M $4,050,000 $58.4M $58,450,000 $37.4M $37,350,000 $2.9M $2,900,000 $1.2M $1,250,000
Ottawa Senators Logo Ottawa Senators 24/23 44/50 1/3 $98.6M $98,575,000 - - $5.4M $5,425,000 $57.3M $57,312,500 $28.9M $28,937,500 $10.4M $10,450,000 $1.9M $1,875,000
New York Rangers Logo New York Rangers 23/23 41/50 0/3 $97.9M $97,853,691 - - $6.1M $6,146,309 $52.0M $52,010,834 $30.4M $30,400,000 $15.4M $15,442,857 $0.0M $0
Edmonton Oilers Logo Edmonton Oilers 22/23 42/50 0/3 $95.8M $95,811,667 - - $8.2M $8,188,333 $55.7M $55,686,667 $30.9M $30,900,000 $6.4M $6,375,000 $2.8M $2,850,000
Buffalo Sabres Logo Buffalo Sabres 24/23 40/50 0/3 $95.3M $95,263,016 - - $8.7M $8,736,984 $51.9M $51,882,858 $29.8M $29,835,714 $7.1M $7,100,000 $6.4M $6,444,444
Utah Mammoth Logo Utah Mammoth 22/23 44/50 0/3 $94.6M $94,612,857 - - $9.4M $9,387,143 $62.6M $62,590,357 $24.6M $24,622,500 $6.8M $6,750,000 $0.7M $650,000
Carolina Hurricanes Logo Carolina Hurricanes 21/23 34/50 0/3 $93.4M $93,402,828 - - $10.6M $10,597,172 $65.7M $65,706,754 $23.8M $23,796,074 $3.9M $3,900,000 $0.0M $0
Montreal Canadiens Logo Montreal Canadiens 23/23 34/50 1/3 $93.4M $93,366,910 - - $10.6M $10,633,090 $46.3M $46,253,333 $36.9M $36,868,334 $5.1M $5,060,833 $5.2M $5,184,410
St. Louis Blues Logo St. Louis Blues 23/23 47/50 0/3 $92.8M $92,815,000 - - $11.2M $11,185,000 $49.7M $49,721,667 $32.4M $32,360,000 $9.4M $9,400,000 $1.3M $1,333,333
Dallas Stars Logo Dallas Stars 21/23 42/50 0/3 $92.5M $92,460,333 - - $11.5M $11,539,667 $51.8M $51,800,000 $29.3M $29,330,333 $9.2M $9,250,000 $2.1M $2,080,000
Winnipeg Jets Logo Winnipeg Jets 21/23 39/50 0/3 $91.6M $91,581,667 - - $12.4M $12,418,333 $48.8M $48,766,667 $30.6M $30,565,000 $12.2M $12,250,000 $0.0M $0
Nashville Predators Logo Nashville Predators 22/23 40/50 0/3 $89.3M $89,254,556 - - $14.7M $14,745,444 $48.3M $48,300,000 $28.4M $28,409,000 $9.0M $8,990,000 $3.6M $3,555,556
San Jose Sharks Logo San Jose Sharks 21/23 37/50 2/3 $87.3M $87,259,945 - - $16.7M $16,740,055 $45.0M $45,027,917 $29.4M $29,442,500 $6.2M $6,150,000 $6.6M $6,639,528
Vancouver Canucks Logo Vancouver Canucks 22/23 44/50 1/3 $85.1M $85,120,667 - - $18.9M $18,879,333 $46.7M $46,674,167 $18.3M $18,329,833 $13.8M $13,850,000 $6.3M $6,266,667
Seattle Kraken Logo Seattle Kraken 22/23 44/50 0/3 $84.8M $84,827,798 - - $19.2M $19,172,202 $45.5M $45,458,274 $28.1M $28,090,357 $10.9M $10,900,000 $0.4M $379,167
Calgary Flames Logo Calgary Flames 24/23 40/50 2/3 $83.8M $83,791,667 - - $20.2M $20,208,333 $53.0M $52,987,917 $18.1M $18,103,750 $8.8M $8,850,000 $3.8M $3,850,000
Detroit Red Wings Logo Detroit Red Wings 20/23 40/50 0/3 $82.5M $82,533,334 - - $21.5M $21,466,666 $51.7M $51,658,334 $22.5M $22,475,000 $8.4M $8,400,000 $0.0M $0
Columbus Blue Jackets Logo Columbus Blue Jackets 19/23 39/50 0/3 $77.7M $77,720,000 - - $26.3M $26,280,000 $40.2M $40,250,000 $32.1M $32,070,000 $5.4M $5,400,000 $0.0M $0
Pittsburgh Penguins Logo Pittsburgh Penguins 21/23 40/50 1/3 $77.0M $76,986,250 - - $27.0M $27,013,750 $41.8M $41,786,250 $35.2M $35,200,000 $0.0M $0 $0.0M $0
Philadelphia Flyers Logo Philadelphia Flyers 23/23 40/50 1/3 $76.1M $76,127,084 - - $27.9M $27,872,916 $44.1M $44,101,250 $23.0M $22,959,167 $7.9M $7,866,667 $1.2M $1,200,000
Chicago Blackhawks Logo Chicago Blackhawks 23/23 40/50 1/3 $71.7M $71,742,491 - - $32.3M $32,257,509 $35.7M $35,684,158 $24.7M $24,716,667 $8.6M $8,583,333 $2.8M $2,758,333
Anaheim Ducks Logo Anaheim Ducks 18/23 39/50 0/3 $66.2M $66,237,439 - - $37.8M $37,762,561 $42.9M $42,937,439 $13.5M $13,500,000 $9.8M $9,800,000 $0.0M $0