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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

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
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
See all Contract Signings

Recent Roster Moves

Los Angeles Kings Logo K. Fiala Placed on IR
Los Angeles Kings Logo K. Fiala Activated from IR
Los Angeles Kings Logo P. Copley Recalled from AHL
Pittsburgh Penguins Logo F. Hallander Assigned to AHL for conditioning stint
Colorado Avalanche Logo J. MacDonald Activated from SOIR.
New York Rangers Logo B. Brisson Recalled from AHL
New York Rangers Logo B. Berard Recalled from AHL
Detroit Red Wings Logo S. Dries Assigned to AHL
Detroit Red Wings Logo A. Watson Assigned to AHL
Detroit Red Wings Logo A. Watson Emergency Recall
See all Waivers/Roster Transactions

Recent 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
Florida Panthers Logo J. Davies 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 20/23 48/50 0/3 $106.7M $106,712,253 $1.0M $990,068 $12.6M $12,593,366 $1.0M $990,068 $1.0M $990,068 $58.4M $58,397,909 $25.0M $24,973,958 $6.8M $6,785,438 $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 21/23 47/50 0/3 $98.2M $98,201,970 $-2.7M $-2,701,970 $7.3M $7,330,833 $7.7M $7,662,500 $7.7M $7,662,500 $52.0M $52,024,740 $29.7M $29,706,093 $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
St. Louis Blues Logo St. Louis Blues 23/23 48/50 0/3 $95.2M $95,213,656 $0.7M $736,451 - - $2.5M $2,480,676 $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 21/23 46/50 0/3 $95.2M $95,186,128 $1.5M $1,454,735 - - $4.9M $4,900,162 $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 24/23 42/50 1/3 $94.6M $94,599,428 $1.1M $1,060,633 - - $3.6M $3,572,659 $5.0M $4,966,867 $50.8M $50,797,449 $31.5M $31,469,401 $11.2M $11,250,000 $0.6M $615,000
Toronto Maple Leafs Logo Toronto Maple Leafs 22/23 45/50 0/3 $94.5M $94,528,311 $1.0M $971,689 $5.7M $5,695,591 $8.5M $8,504,645 $8.5M $8,504,645 $58.5M $58,450,694 $24.4M $24,432,412 $6.2M $6,235,295 $0.6M $626,230
Tampa Bay Lightning Logo Tampa Bay Lightning 22/23 47/50 0/3 $94.4M $94,377,066 $2.2M $2,243,960 $0.7M $662,293 $2.2M $2,243,960 $2.2M $2,243,960 $55.3M $55,306,623 $21.4M $21,391,536 $10.8M $10,790,365 $0.0M $0
Colorado Avalanche Logo Colorado Avalanche 22/23 46/50 0/3 $94.0M $93,956,614 $1.5M $1,543,386 $1.5M $1,451,197 $5.2M $5,198,773 $7.2M $7,227,563 $55.6M $55,623,229 $28.9M $28,933,073 $6.9M $6,892,812 $0.0M $20,520
New York Rangers Logo New York Rangers 23/23 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
Buffalo Sabres Logo Buffalo Sabres 20/23 47/50 0/3 $93.5M $93,511,926 $2.0M $1,988,074 - - $6.7M $6,696,669 $9.3M $9,310,004 $47.1M $47,133,721 $34.9M $34,904,464 $7.0M $7,029,297 $4.4M $4,444,444
Washington Capitals Logo Washington Capitals 23/23 44/50 0/3 $92.7M $92,708,997 $2.8M $2,791,003 - - $9.4M $9,401,272 $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 - - $10.9M $10,884,640 $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
Los Angeles Kings Logo Los Angeles Kings 23/23 46/50 0/3 $91.8M $91,761,655 $3.7M $3,738,345 - - $12.6M $12,592,321 $17.5M $17,506,397 $53.9M $53,859,910 $29.3M $29,262,291 $7.8M $7,826,953 $0.8M $812,500
Ottawa Senators Logo Ottawa Senators 21/23 44/50 1/3 $91.7M $91,690,870 $3.8M $3,809,130 - - $12.8M $12,830,753 $17.8M $17,837,876 $52.4M $52,388,657 $28.8M $28,819,141 $8.6M $8,608,073 $1.9M $1,875,000
Winnipeg Jets Logo Winnipeg Jets 20/23 46/50 0/3 $91.7M $91,661,556 $3.8M $3,838,444 - - $12.9M $12,929,497 $18.0M $17,975,154 $50.0M $50,011,586 $30.6M $30,607,826 $9.4M $9,425,477 $1.6M $1,616,667
Nashville Predators Logo Nashville Predators 21/23 42/50 2/3 $91.5M $91,459,414 $4.0M $4,040,586 - - $13.6M $13,610,394 $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 - - $15.2M $15,238,159 $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 23/23 49/50 2/3 $90.8M $90,796,675 $4.7M $4,703,325 $7.7M $7,739,166 $16.6M $16,562,500 $16.6M $16,562,500 $37.3M $37,261,463 $27.7M $27,660,473 $5.6M $5,612,630 $9.7M $9,691,015
Utah Mammoth Logo Utah Mammoth 21/23 45/50 1/3 $89.1M $89,132,666 $6.4M $6,367,334 - - $21.4M $21,447,862 $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 22/23 46/50 2/3 $88.4M $88,370,230 $7.1M $7,129,770 - - $24.0M $24,016,067 $33.4M $33,388,190 $52.4M $52,424,236 $24.2M $24,181,337 $4.9M $4,934,896 $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 - - $32.9M $32,922,602 $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 - - $33.0M $33,028,423 $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 - - $36.1M $36,074,035 $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 22/23 45/50 0/3 $84.1M $84,121,107 $11.4M $11,378,893 - - $38.3M $38,328,903 $53.3M $53,286,524 $46.0M $45,966,402 $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 - - $42.6M $42,622,925 $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 - - $45.1M $45,110,888 $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 23/23 41/50 1/3 $80.5M $80,469,582 $15.0M $15,030,418 - - $50.6M $50,628,776 $70.4M $70,386,346 $40.9M $40,896,797 $25.1M $25,108,983 $8.7M $8,730,469 $5.7M $5,733,333