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2026 Unrestricted Free Agents

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A. Panarin $11.64M 19 38 57
N. Schmaltz $5.85M 22 29 51
A. Tuch $4.75M 22 26 48
A. Ovechkin $9.50M 22 25 47
E. Malkin $6.10M 13 30 43
A. Mantha $4.50M 19 21 40
C. Giroux $4.75M 11 28 39
C. Coyle $5.25M 15 24 39
M. Johansson $800K 13 24 37
J. Eberle $4.75M 19 18 37
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Recent Signings

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
Montreal Canadiens Logo A. Texier Signed 2 years @ $2.500M AAV
See all Contract Signings

Recent Roster Moves

Los Angeles Kings Logo K. Connors Assigned to AHL
Los Angeles Kings Logo J. Hicketts Emergency Recall
Tampa Bay Lightning Logo S. Sabourin Recalled from AHL
Pittsburgh Penguins Logo R. Graves Activated from IR
Minnesota Wild Logo Z. Bogosian Activated from IR
Minnesota Wild Logo M. Kiersted Assigned to AHL
Buffalo Sabres Logo U. Luukkonen Placed on IR
Calgary Flames Logo G. White Acquired from Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars Logo J. Poirier Acquired from Calgary Flames
Buffalo Sabres Logo J. Bryson Activated from IR
See all Waivers/Roster Transactions

Recent 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
Edmonton Oilers Logo C. Pickard Cleared Waivers
Calgary Flames Logo J. Kirkland Cleared Waivers
Calgary Flames Logo J. Kirkland Placed on Waivers
Edmonton Oilers Logo C. Pickard Placed on Waivers
New York Rangers Logo V. Iorio Claimed on Waivers from San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks Logo V. Iorio Lost on Waivers to New York Rangers

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 22/23 48/50 0/3 $107.0M $106,973,164 $0.2M $215,068 $12.6M $12,593,366 $0.2M $215,068 $0.2M $215,068 $58.4M $58,364,159 $25.3M $25,268,620 $6.8M $6,785,438 $0.0M $0
Florida Panthers Logo Florida Panthers 22/23 46/50 0/3 $102.6M $102,639,453 $1.5M $1,492,293 $8.4M $8,367,293 $1.5M $1,492,293 $1.5M $1,492,293 $50.8M $50,800,911 $21.7M $21,659,375 $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 $98.5M $98,537,865 $6.9M $6,887,500 $7.5M $7,520,547 $6.9M $6,887,500 $6.9M $6,887,500 $52.0M $52,014,844 $30.0M $29,988,646 $6.0M $5,971,549 $1.0M $1,018,555
Edmonton Oilers Logo Edmonton Oilers 23/23 46/50 0/3 $98.0M $98,029,840 $0.9M $912,500 $3.0M $2,999,167 $0.9M $912,500 $0.9M $912,500 $53.2M $53,181,849 $32.4M $32,404,362 $5.9M $5,937,891 $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 25/23 49/50 1/3 $96.0M $96,037,720 $-0.5M $-537,720 $2.0M $2,000,000 $2.3M $2,289,698 $2.3M $2,289,698 $55.1M $55,103,542 $23.1M $23,129,621 $9.7M $9,689,714 $5.6M $5,567,969
New York Rangers Logo New York Rangers 23/23 47/50 0/3 $95.9M $95,860,718 $-0.4M $-360,718 $5.5M $5,497,468 $5.6M $5,636,277 $5.6M $5,636,277 $51.9M $51,929,849 $21.9M $21,872,144 $13.5M $13,510,156 $0.0M $0
St. Louis Blues Logo St. Louis Blues 23/23 48/50 0/3 $95.6M $95,591,390 $0.6M $644,285 - - $1.7M $1,718,093 $3.0M $3,017,139 $53.4M $53,367,805 $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 $95.5M $95,476,753 $1.5M $1,454,735 - - $3.9M $3,879,295 $6.8M $6,812,420 $61.3M $61,314,353 $27.0M $26,961,042 $4.3M $4,298,924 $1.8M $1,752,500
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 - - $2.8M $2,828,355 $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 $2,762,409 $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 $3.8M $3,835,305 $6.7M $6,735,170 $56.0M $55,965,286 $28.7M $28,694,922 $6.9M $6,892,812 $0.0M $21,761
Washington Capitals Logo Washington Capitals 23/23 43/50 0/3 $93.3M $93,286,211 $2.2M $2,213,789 - - $5.9M $5,903,437 $10.4M $10,367,012 $48.3M $48,327,214 $35.5M $35,463,164 $9.5M $9,495,833 $0.0M $0
Minnesota Wild Logo Minnesota Wild 23/23 42/50 0/3 $93.2M $93,220,150 $2.3M $2,318,608 - - $6.2M $6,182,956 $10.9M $10,857,874 $49.3M $49,291,914 $34.9M $34,912,872 $6.2M $6,248,698 $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 - - $8.6M $8,630,956 $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 - - $9.2M $9,244,832 $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
Nashville Predators Logo Nashville Predators 22/23 42/50 2/3 $91.8M $91,772,878 $3.7M $3,727,122 - - $9.9M $9,938,993 $17.5M $17,453,841 $45.3M $45,340,234 $27.6M $27,619,547 $8.6M $8,577,500 $10.2M $10,235,596
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
Seattle Kraken Logo Seattle Kraken 23/23 46/50 0/3 $91.0M $90,971,528 $4.5M $4,528,472 - - $12.1M $12,075,927 $21.2M $21,206,505 $46.0M $45,992,967 $32.7M $32,699,393 $11.9M $11,900,000 $0.4M $379,167
Los Angeles Kings Logo Los Angeles Kings 23/23 45/50 0/3 $90.3M $90,295,546 $5.2M $5,204,454 - - $13.9M $13,878,543 $24.4M $24,372,076 $51.7M $51,676,875 $30.2M $30,213,333 $7.6M $7,592,839 $0.8M $812,500
Utah Mammoth Logo Utah Mammoth 22/23 45/50 1/3 $89.5M $89,488,916 $6.0M $6,011,084 - - $16.0M $16,029,557 $28.1M $28,149,466 $51.0M $51,010,435 $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 - - $18.1M $18,100,567 $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 23/23 47/50 0/3 $86.3M $86,337,040 $9.2M $9,162,960 - - $24.4M $24,434,560 $42.9M $42,909,471 $53.8M $53,833,863 $26.9M $26,866,781 $5.5M $5,525,000 $0.1M $111,396
Calgary Flames Logo Calgary Flames 22/23 44/50 2/3 $86.1M $86,091,848 $9.1M $9,105,482 - - $24.3M $24,281,286 $42.6M $42,640,308 $59.3M $59,255,598 $22.2M $22,245,234 $1.6M $1,625,000 $2.9M $2,929,557
Columbus Blue Jackets Logo Columbus Blue Jackets 23/23 45/50 0/3 $85.1M $85,145,729 $10.4M $10,354,271 - - $27.6M $27,611,389 $48.5M $48,488,293 $40.5M $40,500,599 $34.9M $34,882,630 $8.3M $8,337,500 $1.4M $1,425,000
Pittsburgh Penguins Logo Pittsburgh Penguins 23/23 46/50 0/3 $84.5M $84,463,138 $11.0M $11,036,862 - - $29.4M $29,431,632 $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 23/23 43/50 1/3 $83.5M $83,478,611 $12.0M $12,021,389 - - $32.1M $32,057,038 $56.3M $56,295,286 $51.7M $51,722,738 $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 - - $35.7M $35,712,787 $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 - - $39.2M $39,152,526 $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