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2026 Unrestricted Free Agents

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A. Panarin $11.64M 37 52 89
A. Kempe $5.50M 35 38 73
A. Ovechkin $9.50M 44 29 73
A. Tuch $4.75M 36 31 67
A. Kopitar $7.00M 21 46 67
N. Schmaltz $5.85M 20 43 63
P. Kane $7.00M 21 38 59
A. Lee $7.00M 29 25 54
M. Zuccarello $4.12M 19 35 54
C. Giroux $4.75M 15 35 50
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Recent Signings
New Jersey Devils Logo J. Markstrom Signed 2 years @ $6.000M AAV
Washington Capitals Logo I. Miroshnichenko Signed 2 years @ $925K AAV
Colorado Avalanche Logo M. Necas Signed 8 years @ $11.500M AAV
Utah Mammoth Logo L. Cooley Signed 8 years @ $10.000M AAV
Dallas Stars Logo T. Harley Signed 8 years @ $10.587M AAV
Colorado Avalanche Logo T. Nielsen Signed 2 years @ $775K AAV
Washington Capitals Logo B. Leason Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV
Vegas Golden Knights Logo C. Hart Signed 2 years @ $2.000M AAV
New York Rangers Logo N. Aspinall Signed to an entry level contract.
Montreal Canadiens Logo L. Hutson Signed 8 years @ $8.850M AAV
See all Contract Signings

Recent Roster Moves
Buffalo Sabres Logo T. Kozak Activated from IR
Columbus Blue Jackets Logo L. Del Bel Belluz Recalled from AHL
Columbus Blue Jackets Logo E. Gudbranson Placed on IR
Carolina Hurricanes Logo K. Miller Activated from IR
San Jose Sharks Logo Z. Ostapchuk Recalled from AHL
San Jose Sharks Logo M. Misa Placed on IR
New Jersey Devils Logo C. Glass Activated from IR
New Jersey Devils Logo B. Pesce Placed on IR
Pittsburgh Penguins Logo J. Koppanen Recalled from AHL
Vancouver Canucks Logo K. Kudryavtsev Assigned to AHL
See all Waivers/Roster Transactions

Recent Waivers
Los Angeles Kings Logo K. Burroughs Cleared Waivers
Los Angeles Kings Logo K. Burroughs Placed on Waivers
Montreal Canadiens Logo W. Trudeau Cleared Waivers
Minnesota Wild Logo M. Milne Cleared Waivers
Montreal Canadiens Logo W. Trudeau Placed on Waivers
Colorado Avalanche Logo T. Miner Cleared Waivers
Minnesota Wild Logo M. Milne Placed on Waivers
Colorado Avalanche Logo T. Miner Placed on Waivers
Washington Capitals Logo B. Leason Cleared Waivers
Tampa Bay Lightning Logo M. Chaffee 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 23/23 49/50 0/3 $104.8M $104,770,956 $3.3M $3,287,568 $12.6M $12,593,366 $3.3M $3,287,568 $3.3M $3,287,568 $54.4M $54,353,091 $25.0M $25,010,156 $7.9M $7,899,375 $0.0M $0
Florida Panthers Logo Florida Panthers 23/23 48/50 0/3 $102.3M $102,342,708 $1.5M $1,492,293 $8.4M $8,367,293 $1.5M $1,492,293 $1.5M $1,492,293 $46.2M $46,150,000 $24.9M $24,867,708 $11.0M $11,050,000 $0.0M $0
New Jersey Devils Logo New Jersey Devils 23/23 48/50 0/3 $100.4M $100,448,281 $0.8M $787,500 $5.8M $5,770,547 $0.8M $787,500 $0.8M $787,500 $54.3M $54,251,042 $33.3M $33,300,755 $6.0M $5,971,549 $1.0M $1,018,555
Edmonton Oilers Logo Edmonton Oilers 23/23 48/50 0/3 $98.3M $98,308,542 $1.0M $992,293 $3.8M $3,816,460 $1.0M $992,293 $1.0M $992,293 $51.9M $51,896,042 $34.8M $34,762,500 $3.6M $3,600,000 $2.6M $2,550,000
Vancouver Canucks Logo Vancouver Canucks 22/23 50/50 1/3 $97.6M $97,568,463 $2.7M $2,716,250 $5.0M $4,973,385 $2.7M $2,716,250 $2.7M $2,716,250 $50.7M $50,730,052 $27.2M $27,192,317 $9.5M $9,500,000 $5.6M $5,567,969
Dallas Stars Logo Dallas Stars 23/23 50/50 0/3 $96.7M $96,664,812 $0.9M $861,667 $2.1M $2,101,583 $0.9M $861,667 $0.9M $861,667 $60.0M $60,016,510 $23.5M $23,470,416 $9.2M $9,250,000 $1.8M $1,801,583
New York Rangers Logo New York Rangers 23/23 47/50 0/3 $96.2M $96,175,921 $2.9M $2,914,008 $3.7M $3,731,865 $2.9M $2,914,008 $2.9M $2,914,008 $48.7M $48,650,227 $29.1M $29,085,069 $13.0M $13,050,000 $0.0M $0
Tampa Bay Lightning Logo Tampa Bay Lightning 23/23 51/50 0/3 $95.9M $95,886,310 $2.4M $2,350,507 $2.7M $2,743,840 $2.4M $2,350,507 $2.4M $2,350,507 $55.3M $55,348,420 $26.6M $26,605,599 $10.8M $10,782,292 $0.0M $0
St. Louis Blues Logo St. Louis Blues 23/23 51/50 0/3 $95.7M $95,687,956 $0.1M $71,632 - - $0.1M $85,424 $0.3M $335,447 $53.5M $53,453,564 $30.7M $30,680,917 $9.4M $9,400,000 $2.2M $2,153,475
Toronto Maple Leafs Logo Toronto Maple Leafs 23/23 49/50 0/3 $95.5M $95,481,770 $0.0M $18,230 $4.4M $4,421,151 $4.5M $4,503,372 $4.5M $4,503,372 $60.6M $60,596,174 $26.5M $26,538,662 $3.6M $3,584,592 $0.6M $626,230
New York Islanders Logo New York Islanders 23/23 50/50 0/3 $94.9M $94,897,053 $0.6M $602,947 $2.9M $2,947,852 $3.5M $3,547,852 $3.5M $3,547,852 $54.3M $54,285,286 $25.3M $25,259,375 $12.0M $12,000,000 $0.6M $602,392
Colorado Avalanche Logo Colorado Avalanche 21/23 46/50 0/3 $94.5M $94,496,380 $2.5M $2,491,725 $1.4M $1,438,886 $2.5M $2,491,725 $2.5M $2,491,725 $55.4M $55,447,448 $29.6M $29,643,490 $6.8M $6,838,802 $0.1M $79,661
Buffalo Sabres Logo Buffalo Sabres 24/23 48/50 0/3 $94.2M $94,170,420 $1.3M $1,329,580 - - $1.6M $1,585,586 $6.2M $6,226,324 $48.2M $48,220,861 $34.5M $34,475,818 $7.0M $7,029,297 $4.4M $4,444,444
San Jose Sharks Logo San Jose Sharks 23/23 53/50 2/3 $94.1M $94,123,841 $1.4M $1,376,159 - - $1.6M $1,641,134 $6.4M $6,444,451 $37.7M $37,700,339 $31.7M $31,732,487 $15.0M $15,000,000 $9.7M $9,691,015
Boston Bruins Logo Boston Bruins 23/23 45/50 1/3 $94.0M $94,045,860 $1.5M $1,454,140 - - $1.7M $1,734,130 $6.8M $6,809,631 $50.7M $50,683,334 $31.5M $31,497,526 $11.2M $11,250,000 $0.6M $615,000
Seattle Kraken Logo Seattle Kraken 23/23 51/50 0/3 $93.8M $93,791,548 $1.7M $1,708,452 - - $2.0M $2,037,409 $8.0M $8,000,556 $48.8M $48,812,988 $32.7M $32,699,393 $11.9M $11,900,000 $0.4M $379,167
Los Angeles Kings Logo Los Angeles Kings 22/23 48/50 0/3 $93.6M $93,638,958 $1.9M $1,861,042 - - $2.2M $2,219,380 $8.7M $8,715,125 $55.1M $55,080,833 $30.2M $30,213,333 $7.5M $7,532,292 $0.8M $812,500
Winnipeg Jets Logo Winnipeg Jets 23/23 49/50 0/3 $93.3M $93,277,191 $2.2M $2,222,809 - - $2.7M $2,650,803 $10.4M $10,409,252 $52.0M $51,969,378 $30.4M $30,366,146 $9.3M $9,325,000 $1.6M $1,616,667
Washington Capitals Logo Washington Capitals 23/23 49/50 0/3 $92.8M $92,775,651 $2.7M $2,724,349 - - $3.2M $3,248,913 $12.8M $12,757,927 $48.5M $48,500,651 $35.4M $35,425,000 $8.8M $8,850,000 $0.0M $0
Nashville Predators Logo Nashville Predators 23/23 45/50 2/3 $92.6M $92,648,094 $2.9M $2,851,906 - - $3.4M $3,401,030 $13.4M $13,355,265 $46.0M $46,000,998 $27.8M $27,834,000 $8.6M $8,577,500 $10.2M $10,235,596
Ottawa Senators Logo Ottawa Senators 22/23 44/50 1/3 $92.4M $92,352,589 $3.1M $3,147,411 - - $3.8M $3,753,434 $14.7M $14,739,095 $52.5M $52,505,714 $28.7M $28,675,000 $9.3M $9,296,875 $1.9M $1,875,000
Minnesota Wild Logo Minnesota Wild 22/23 45/50 0/3 $91.8M $91,760,661 $3.7M $3,739,339 - - $4.5M $4,459,336 $17.5M $17,511,049 $52.7M $52,718,728 $30.3M $30,325,267 $6.0M $5,950,000 $2.8M $2,766,666
Utah Mammoth Logo Utah Mammoth 24/23 50/50 1/3 $91.0M $90,967,857 $4.5M $4,532,143 - - $5.4M $5,404,792 $21.2M $21,223,694 $50.8M $50,817,857 $32.4M $32,450,000 $6.2M $6,250,000 $1.5M $1,450,000
Montreal Canadiens Logo Montreal Canadiens 22/23 42/50 0/3 $90.7M $90,705,077 $4.8M $4,794,923 - - $5.7M $5,718,168 $22.5M $22,454,271 $56.8M $56,805,807 $28.0M $28,031,771 $4.1M $4,115,000 $1.8M $1,752,500
Philadelphia Flyers Logo Philadelphia Flyers 23/23 48/50 2/3 $89.5M $89,540,681 $6.0M $5,959,319 - - $7.1M $7,106,765 $27.9M $27,907,053 $51.4M $51,386,615 $25.7M $25,710,113 $5.6M $5,614,193 $6.8M $6,829,762
Carolina Hurricanes Logo Carolina Hurricanes 23/23 45/50 0/3 $87.5M $87,450,692 $8.0M $8,049,308 - - $9.6M $9,599,175 $37.7M $37,694,320 $54.4M $54,413,776 $27.5M $27,478,222 $5.5M $5,525,000 $0.0M $33,694
Pittsburgh Penguins Logo Pittsburgh Penguins 23/23 49/50 0/3 $87.1M $87,062,832 $8.4M $8,437,168 - - $10.1M $10,061,716 $39.5M $39,510,640 $47.3M $47,271,597 $31.2M $31,193,784 $7.0M $6,960,531 $1.6M $1,636,919
Calgary Flames Logo Calgary Flames 23/23 45/50 1/3 $84.6M $84,552,213 $10.9M $10,947,787 - - $13.1M $13,055,746 $51.3M $51,267,686 $58.4M $58,394,348 $22.7M $22,657,865 $1.6M $1,625,000 $1.9M $1,875,000
Columbus Blue Jackets Logo Columbus Blue Jackets 23/23 45/50 0/3 $82.7M $82,702,396 $12.8M $12,797,604 - - $15.3M $15,261,739 $59.9M $59,930,244 $37.9M $37,925,625 $35.0M $35,014,271 $8.3M $8,337,500 $1.4M $1,425,000
Anaheim Ducks Logo Anaheim Ducks 23/23 44/50 1/3 $82.6M $82,595,733 $12.9M $12,904,267 - - $15.4M $15,388,939 $60.4M $60,429,737 $51.6M $51,625,421 $16.7M $16,664,323 $11.8M $11,805,990 $2.5M $2,500,000
Detroit Red Wings Logo Detroit Red Wings 22/23 47/50 0/3 $82.4M $82,369,207 $13.1M $13,130,793 - - $15.7M $15,659,083 $61.5M $61,490,544 $50.3M $50,274,375 $21.3M $21,268,125 $8.9M $8,900,000 $1.9M $1,926,706
Chicago Blackhawks Logo Chicago Blackhawks 23/23 44/50 1/3 $78.5M $78,518,823 $17.0M $16,981,177 - - $20.3M $20,250,845 $79.5M $79,521,610 $39.8M $39,848,308 $22.4M $22,387,182 $10.6M $10,550,000 $5.7M $5,733,333