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2026 Unrestricted Free Agents

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N. Schmaltz $5.85M 23 32 55
A. Tuch $4.75M 24 27 51
A. Ovechkin $9.50M 24 26 50
E. Malkin $6.10M 13 33 46
A. Mantha $4.50M 21 23 44
C. Coyle $5.25M 15 28 43
J. Eberle $4.75M 22 19 41
C. Giroux $4.75M 11 28 39
M. Johansson $800K 13 25 38
M. Zuccarello $4.12M 10 25 35
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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
Los Angeles Kings Logo K. Connors Recalled from AHL
Los Angeles Kings Logo A. Booth Assigned to AHL
Florida Panthers Logo D. Kulikov Activated from LTIR
Florida Panthers Logo C. Schwindt Placed on IR
St. Louis Blues Logo R. Thomas Activated from IR
Buffalo Sabres Logo Z. Benson Activated from IR
Buffalo Sabres Logo A. Wahlberg Assigned to AHL
New Jersey Devils Logo L. Hughes Activated from LTIR
New Jersey Devils Logo C. White Assigned to AHL
Los Angeles Kings Logo A. Booth Recalled from AHL
See all Waivers/Roster Transactions

Recent Waivers
Florida Panthers Logo L. Kunin Placed on Waivers
St. Louis Blues Logo R. Fabbri Placed on Waivers
Vancouver Canucks Logo G. Brisebois Placed on Waivers
Edmonton Oilers Logo A. Regula Placed on Waivers
Edmonton Oilers Logo A. Mangiapane Placed on Waivers
St. Louis Blues Logo M. Joseph Cleared Waivers
Seattle Kraken Logo T. Kartye Lost on Waivers to New York Rangers
New York Rangers Logo T. Kartye Claimed on Waivers from Seattle Kraken
St. Louis Blues Logo M. Joseph Placed on Waivers
Seattle Kraken Logo T. Kartye 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 22/23 48/50 0/3 $106.7M $106,737,201 $5.5M $5,490,068 $17.1M $17,093,366 $5.5M $5,490,068 $5.5M $5,490,068 $57.7M $57,737,701 $25.0M $24,982,031 $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 $98.6M $98,589,991 $2.9M $2,895,207 $3.5M $3,513,540 $2.9M $2,895,207 $2.9M $2,895,207 $52.3M $52,334,792 $32.0M $32,024,713 $6.0M $5,980,898 $1.0M $1,018,555
Edmonton Oilers Logo Edmonton Oilers 22/23 46/50 0/3 $97.3M $97,252,270 $0.0M $32,257 - - $0.1M $134,638 $0.2M $151,057 $53.6M $53,576,155 $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 25/23 49/50 1/3 $95.5M $95,483,701 $0.0M $16,299 $2.0M $2,000,000 $4.1M $4,078,031 $4.1M $4,078,031 $54.8M $54,763,950 $22.8M $22,807,902 $9.8M $9,797,005 $5.6M $5,567,969
Montreal Canadiens Logo Montreal Canadiens 22/23 46/50 0/3 $95.2M $95,186,128 $1.5M $1,454,735 - - $6.1M $6,071,939 $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 24/23 48/50 0/3 $95.0M $94,960,531 $1.0M $1,018,821 - - $4.3M $4,252,472 $4.8M $4,771,066 $52.7M $52,696,581 $30.7M $30,670,110 $9.4M $9,440,365 $2.2M $2,153,475
Boston Bruins Logo Boston Bruins 25/23 42/50 1/3 $94.8M $94,819,480 $0.8M $840,581 - - $3.5M $3,508,512 $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 23/23 45/50 0/3 $94.5M $94,540,616 $1.0M $959,384 $2.4M $2,445,591 $5.3M $5,254,645 $5.3M $5,254,645 $59.3M $59,318,207 $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 23/23 47/50 0/3 $93.7M $93,747,256 $1.8M $1,752,744 - - $7.3M $7,315,800 $8.2M $8,207,971 $47.2M $47,151,083 $35.1M $35,122,433 $7.0M $7,029,297 $4.4M $4,444,444
New York Rangers Logo New York Rangers 23/23 47/50 1/3 $93.6M $93,575,516 $1.9M $1,924,484 $0.9M $905,175 $8.0M $8,032,628 $9.0M $9,012,217 $48.1M $48,147,133 $24.1M $24,055,478 $13.3M $13,317,083 $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 $10.0M $9,962,611 $11.2M $11,177,563 $55.6M $55,623,229 $28.1M $28,089,583 $6.9M $6,892,812 $0.0M $20,520
Minnesota Wild Logo Minnesota Wild 23/23 42/50 0/3 $93.0M $92,995,923 $2.5M $2,542,836 - - $10.6M $10,613,576 $11.9M $11,907,914 $49.4M $49,425,117 $34.8M $34,842,030 $6.0M $5,962,109 $2.8M $2,766,666
Winnipeg Jets Logo Winnipeg Jets 23/23 46/50 0/3 $92.6M $92,644,811 $2.9M $2,855,189 - - $11.9M $11,917,311 $13.4M $13,370,642 $50.2M $50,249,737 $31.3M $31,313,997 $9.5M $9,464,410 $1.6M $1,616,667
Washington Capitals Logo Washington Capitals 24/23 44/50 0/3 $92.5M $92,495,065 $3.0M $3,004,935 - - $12.5M $12,542,337 $14.1M $14,071,890 $48.0M $48,036,589 $35.5M $35,463,164 $9.0M $8,995,312 $0.0M $0
Nashville Predators Logo Nashville Predators 23/23 42/50 2/3 $92.0M $91,993,633 $3.5M $3,506,367 - - $14.6M $14,635,271 $16.4M $16,420,060 $45.8M $45,831,432 $27.3M $27,324,885 $8.6M $8,601,719 $10.2M $10,235,596
Ottawa Senators Logo Ottawa Senators 22/23 45/50 1/3 $92.0M $91,967,424 $3.5M $3,532,576 - - $14.7M $14,744,665 $16.5M $16,542,795 $52.7M $52,655,393 $28.8M $28,828,958 $8.6M $8,608,073 $1.9M $1,875,000
Los Angeles Kings Logo Los Angeles Kings 23/23 46/50 0/3 $91.8M $91,753,100 $3.7M $3,746,900 - - $15.6M $15,639,234 $17.5M $17,546,458 $54.1M $54,072,267 $29.3M $29,271,415 $7.6M $7,596,918 $0.8M $812,500
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 $19.4M $19,376,413 $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
Seattle Kraken Logo Seattle Kraken 23/23 45/50 0/3 $90.7M $90,657,161 $4.8M $4,842,839 - - $20.2M $20,213,588 $22.7M $22,678,660 $45.7M $45,678,601 $32.7M $32,699,393 $11.9M $11,900,000 $0.4M $379,167
Utah Mammoth Logo Utah Mammoth 23/23 45/50 1/3 $89.2M $89,238,686 $6.3M $6,261,314 - - $26.1M $26,134,180 $29.3M $29,321,275 $50.7M $50,693,248 $30.8M $30,821,220 $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 - - $29.6M $29,593,568 $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 - - $40.8M $40,795,398 $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 - - $39.7M $39,738,155 $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 - - $44.0M $43,994,728 $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 - - $44.7M $44,700,435 $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 23/23 43/50 1/3 $83.0M $83,037,465 $12.5M $12,462,535 - - $52.0M $52,017,537 $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 23/23 45/50 0/3 $82.3M $82,301,455 $13.2M $13,198,545 - - $55.1M $55,089,579 $61.8M $61,807,820 $49.7M $49,658,603 $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 - - $60.4M $60,390,439 $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