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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 26 48
E. Malkin $6.10M 13 31 44
A. Mantha $4.50M 20 22 42
C. Coyle $5.25M 15 27 42
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
Seattle Kraken Logo B. Meyers Signed 2 years @ $1.000M AAV
Seattle Kraken Logo R. Winterton Signed 2 years @ $1.250M AAV
Nashville Predators Logo J. Lucchini Signed 1 year @ $850K AAV
Chicago Blackhawks Logo O. Rodrigue Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV
Washington Capitals Logo M. Gibson Signed 2 years @ $812K AAV
Carolina Hurricanes Logo B. Bussi Signed 3 years @ $1.900M AAV
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
See all Contract Signings

Recent Roster Moves
Philadelphia Flyers Logo A. Ginning Assigned to AHL
Buffalo Sabres Logo U. Luukkonen Activated from IR
Buffalo Sabres Logo J. Norris Activated from IR
Minnesota Wild Logo D. Spacek Assigned to AHL
Montreal Canadiens Logo A. Newhook Activated from IR
Washington Capitals Logo C. McMichael Activated from IR
Edmonton Oilers Logo M. Savoie Recalled from AHL
Dallas Stars Logo L. Bichsel Activated from LTIR
Pittsburgh Penguins Logo S. Crosby Placed on IR
Tampa Bay Lightning Logo E. Lilleberg Activated from LTIR
See all Waivers/Roster Transactions

Recent Waivers
Washington Capitals Logo S. Milano Placed on Waivers
Colorado Avalanche Logo J. MacDonald Cleared Waivers
Colorado Avalanche Logo J. MacDonald Placed on Waivers
San Jose Sharks Logo J. Skinner Cleared Waivers
San Jose Sharks Logo J. Skinner Placed on Waivers
New Jersey Devils Logo M. McLaughlin Cleared Waivers
New Jersey Devils Logo M. McLaughlin Placed on Waivers
Tampa Bay Lightning Logo J. Finley Lost on Waivers to St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues Logo J. Finley Claimed on Waivers from Tampa Bay Lightning
New Jersey Devils Logo J. Lammikko Cleared 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 25/23 48/50 0/3 $107.4M $107,360,899 $3.1M $3,095,068 $17.1M $17,093,366 $3.1M $3,095,068 $3.1M $3,095,068 $58.2M $58,159,576 $25.2M $25,183,854 $6.2M $6,243,771 $0.0M $0
Florida Panthers Logo Florida Panthers 24/23 44/50 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 47/50 0/3 $98.8M $98,783,741 $5.9M $5,937,500 $7.3M $7,330,833 $5.9M $5,937,500 $5.9M $5,937,500 $52.3M $52,334,792 $30.0M $29,968,463 $6.0M $5,980,898 $1.0M $1,018,555
Edmonton Oilers Logo Edmonton Oilers 21/23 46/50 0/3 $97.3M $97,252,270 $2.9M $2,887,500 $3.0M $2,999,167 $2.9M $2,887,500 $2.9M $2,887,500 $52.8M $52,779,280 $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 $97.0M $97,010,619 $1.6M $1,558,960 $3.7M $3,668,876 $1.6M $1,558,960 $1.6M $1,558,960 $53.7M $53,659,062 $24.0M $24,048,880 $9.3M $9,251,693 $1.8M $1,801,583
Vancouver Canucks Logo Vancouver Canucks 24/23 49/50 1/3 $95.7M $95,689,561 $-0.2M $-189,561 $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 $10,002,865 $5.6M $5,567,969
St. Louis Blues Logo St. Louis Blues 23/23 48/50 0/3 $95.2M $95,213,656 $0.7M $736,451 - - $2.8M $2,827,971 $3.4M $3,448,745 $53.0M $52,990,071 $30.7M $30,670,110 $9.4M $9,400,000 $2.2M $2,153,475
Montreal Canadiens Logo Montreal Canadiens 22/23 46/50 0/3 $95.2M $95,186,128 $1.5M $1,454,735 - - $5.6M $5,586,184 $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
Boston Bruins Logo Boston Bruins 25/23 42/50 1/3 $94.8M $94,819,480 $0.8M $840,581 - - $3.2M $3,227,831 $3.9M $3,936,380 $50.8M $50,797,449 $31.5M $31,469,401 $11.5M $11,470,052 $0.6M $615,000
Toronto Maple Leafs Logo Toronto Maple Leafs 22/23 45/50 0/3 $94.5M $94,540,616 $1.0M $959,384 $5.7M $5,695,591 $8.5M $8,504,645 $8.5M $8,504,645 $58.5M $58,454,925 $24.4M $24,440,485 $6.2M $6,235,295 $0.6M $626,230
Tampa Bay Lightning Logo Tampa Bay Lightning 21/23 47/50 0/3 $94.4M $94,377,066 $6.2M $6,168,960 $4.6M $4,587,293 $6.2M $6,168,960 $6.2M $6,168,960 $54.5M $54,469,904 $21.2M $21,185,677 $10.8M $10,790,365 $0.0M $0
Buffalo Sabres Logo Buffalo Sabres 24/23 47/50 0/3 $94.0M $93,955,589 $1.5M $1,544,411 - - $5.9M $5,930,537 $7.2M $7,232,362 $47.4M $47,359,416 $35.1M $35,122,433 $7.0M $7,029,297 $4.4M $4,444,444
New York Rangers Logo New York Rangers 22/23 46/50 1/3 $93.9M $93,925,403 $1.6M $1,574,597 $5.5M $5,497,468 $10.5M $10,510,205 $10.5M $10,510,205 $48.1M $48,072,541 $21.6M $21,581,519 $13.5M $13,539,740 $2.2M $2,183,036
Colorado Avalanche Logo Colorado Avalanche 21/23 46/50 0/3 $93.1M $93,113,125 $2.4M $2,386,875 $1.5M $1,451,197 $9.2M $9,165,602 $11.2M $11,177,563 $55.6M $55,623,229 $28.1M $28,089,583 $6.9M $6,892,812 $0.0M $20,520
Winnipeg Jets Logo Winnipeg Jets 24/23 46/50 0/3 $92.9M $92,856,776 $2.6M $2,643,224 - - $10.1M $10,149,982 $12.4M $12,378,026 $50.2M $50,249,737 $31.3M $31,313,997 $9.7M $9,676,375 $1.6M $1,616,667
Minnesota Wild Logo Minnesota Wild 22/23 42/50 0/3 $92.8M $92,802,173 $2.7M $2,736,586 - - $10.5M $10,508,489 $12.8M $12,815,231 $49.2M $49,231,367 $34.8M $34,842,030 $6.0M $5,962,109 $2.8M $2,766,666
Washington Capitals Logo Washington Capitals 24/23 44/50 0/3 $92.5M $92,495,065 $3.0M $3,004,935 - - $11.5M $11,538,950 $14.1M $14,071,890 $48.0M $48,036,589 $35.5M $35,463,164 $9.0M $8,995,312 $0.0M $0
Ottawa Senators Logo Ottawa Senators 23/23 45/50 1/3 $92.2M $92,217,776 $3.3M $3,282,224 - - $12.6M $12,603,742 $15.4M $15,370,417 $52.7M $52,655,393 $29.1M $29,079,310 $8.6M $8,608,073 $1.9M $1,875,000
Nashville Predators Logo Nashville Predators 24/23 42/50 2/3 $92.2M $92,199,492 $3.3M $3,300,508 - - $12.7M $12,673,949 $15.5M $15,456,036 $45.8M $45,831,432 $27.3M $27,324,885 $8.8M $8,807,578 $10.2M $10,235,596
Los Angeles Kings Logo Los Angeles Kings 22/23 46/50 0/3 $91.5M $91,536,438 $4.0M $3,963,562 - - $15.2M $15,220,079 $18.6M $18,561,072 $53.9M $53,859,910 $29.3M $29,267,109 $7.6M $7,596,918 $0.8M $812,500
Seattle Kraken Logo Seattle Kraken 22/23 46/50 0/3 $91.0M $90,976,172 $4.5M $4,523,828 - - $17.4M $17,371,501 $21.2M $21,184,757 $46.0M $45,997,611 $32.7M $32,699,393 $11.9M $11,900,000 $0.4M $379,167
San Jose Sharks Logo San Jose Sharks 24/23 49/50 2/3 $90.9M $90,857,734 $4.6M $4,642,266 $7.7M $7,739,166 $17.8M $17,826,300 $21.7M $21,739,390 $37.3M $37,280,595 $27.7M $27,702,400 $5.6M $5,612,630 $9.7M $9,691,015
Utah Mammoth Logo Utah Mammoth 23/23 45/50 1/3 $89.7M $89,726,551 $5.8M $5,773,449 - - $22.2M $22,170,045 $27.0M $27,036,640 $50.7M $50,693,248 $31.3M $31,309,084 $6.3M $6,274,219 $1.5M $1,450,000
Philadelphia Flyers Logo Philadelphia Flyers 22/23 46/50 2/3 $88.4M $88,409,874 $7.1M $7,090,126 - - $27.2M $27,226,083 $33.2M $33,202,540 $52.4M $52,424,236 $24.2M $24,207,309 $4.9M $4,948,568 $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 - - $37.5M $37,531,766 $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 22/23 44/50 2/3 $85.7M $85,676,731 $9.5M $9,520,600 - - $36.6M $36,559,103 $44.6M $44,584,271 $59.2M $59,191,783 $21.9M $21,893,932 $1.6M $1,625,000 $2.9M $2,929,557
Pittsburgh Penguins Logo Pittsburgh Penguins 22/23 45/50 0/3 $85.0M $84,959,596 $10.5M $10,540,404 - - $40.5M $40,475,150 $49.4M $49,359,939 $46.2M $46,195,517 $33.2M $33,214,835 $4.5M $4,475,492 $1.1M $1,073,753
Columbus Blue Jackets Logo Columbus Blue Jackets 22/23 45/50 0/3 $84.8M $84,790,521 $10.7M $10,709,479 - - $41.1M $41,124,400 $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
Anaheim Ducks Logo Anaheim Ducks 22/23 43/50 1/3 $83.0M $83,037,465 $12.5M $12,462,535 - - $47.9M $47,856,134 $58.4M $58,361,139 $51.3M $51,310,499 $16.6M $16,635,417 $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 - - $51.4M $51,426,413 $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 42/50 1/3 $81.0M $81,031,457 $14.5M $14,468,543 - - $55.6M $55,559,204 $67.8M $67,755,127 $40.9M $40,896,797 $25.7M $25,670,858 $8.7M $8,730,469 $5.7M $5,733,333