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2026 Unrestricted Free Agents
Player	AAV	G	A	Pts
A. Panarin	$11.64M	16	30	46
N. Schmaltz	$5.85M	14	23	37
A. Ovechkin	$9.50M	17	19	36
A. Tuch	$4.75M	13	21	34
M. Johansson	$800K	12	20	32
C. Giroux	$4.75M	9	20	29
E. Malkin	$6.10M	8	21	29
A. Mantha	$4.50M	14	15	29
J. Eberle	$4.75M	15	13	28
C. Coyle	$5.25M	6	19	25

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	J. Hryckowian	Signed 2 years @ $950K AAV
	E. Zamula	Signed 1 year @ $1.000M AAV
	C. Dvorak	Signed 5 years @ $5.150M AAV
	A. Toropchenko	Signed 2 years @ $2.500M AAV
	J. Annunen	Signed 2 years @ $1.250M AAV
	A. Wennberg	Signed 3 years @ $6.000M AAV
	C. D'Astous	Signed 1 year @ $875K AAV
	L. Karlsson	Signed 2 years @ $2.250M AAV
	M. Sasson	Signed 2 years @ $1.000M AAV
	D. Cooley	Signed 2 years @ $1.350M AAV

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	T. Makar	Assigned to AHL
	R. McGroarty	Placed on IR
	H. Brunicke	Assigned to Junior Team
	B. Leason	Recalled from AHL
	A. Protas	Placed on IR
	L. Stanley	Suspension Ended
	S. Martin	Recalled from AHL
	S. Morrow	Recalled from AHL
	B. Berard	Assigned to AHL
	H. Jokiharju	Activated from IR

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	N. Nesterenko	Placed on Waivers
	E. Zamula	Cleared Waivers
	E. Zamula	Placed on Waivers
	R. Graves	Cleared Waivers
	R. Graves	Placed on Waivers
	N. Philp	Claimed on Waivers from Edmonton Oilers
	N. Philp	Lost on Waivers to Carolina Hurricanes
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	D. Tomasek	Cleared Waivers
	E. Bear	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	23/23	48/50	0/3	$106.8M $106,811,810	$4.3M $4,307,361	$16.4M $16,410,659	$4.3M $4,307,361	$4.3M $4,307,361	$58.0M $57,976,659	$25.5M $25,525,391	$3.8M $3,760,021	$0.0M $0
Florida Panthers	23/23	46/50	0/3	$103.0M $102,994,661	$0.7M $717,293	$8.4M $8,367,293	$0.7M $717,293	$0.7M $717,293	$46.8M $46,801,953	$24.9M $24,867,708	$11.0M $11,050,000	$0.0M $0
New Jersey Devils	22/23	48/50	0/3	$100.1M $100,062,734	$0.8M $787,500	$5.0M $4,995,547	$0.8M $787,500	$0.8M $787,500	$54.4M $54,412,891	$32.4M $32,427,578	$6.0M $5,971,549	$1.0M $1,018,555
Edmonton Oilers	23/23	46/50	0/3	$98.4M $98,410,829	$4.4M $4,379,793	$7.2M $7,216,460	$4.4M $4,379,793	$4.4M $4,379,793	$54.6M $54,640,052	$31.1M $31,131,315	$3.3M $3,306,380	$2.6M $2,550,000
New York Rangers	22/23	47/50	0/3	$96.9M $96,884,589	$3.3M $3,288,777	$5.5M $5,497,468	$3.3M $3,288,777	$3.3M $3,288,777	$52.2M $52,235,891	$22.6M $22,589,974	$13.5M $13,510,156	$0.0M $0
Montreal Canadiens	23/23	46/50	0/3	$96.8M $96,781,162	$2.8M $2,759,794	$7.2M $7,179,793	$2.8M $2,759,794	$2.8M $2,759,794	$60.2M $60,195,164	$24.6M $24,619,479	$4.7M $4,736,545	$1.8M $1,752,500
Dallas Stars	23/23	46/50	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
St. Louis Blues	24/23	48/50	0/3	$96.4M $96,440,986	$0.6M $644,285	- -	$1.2M $1,249,522	$3.0M $3,017,139	$54.2M $54,217,402	$30.7M $30,670,110	$9.4M $9,400,000	$2.2M $2,153,475
New York Islanders	22/23	48/50	0/3	$96.1M $96,114,787	$2.0M $1,950,725	$3.0M $2,994,058	$2.0M $1,950,725	$2.0M $1,950,725	$54.9M $54,904,453	$25.9M $25,857,943	$12.0M $12,000,000	$0.6M $602,392
Toronto Maple Leafs	23/23	45/50	0/3	$96.0M $96,046,476	$0.1M $95,089	- -	$0.2M $184,415	$0.4M $445,295	$60.2M $60,179,860	$27.1M $27,071,149	$6.6M $6,574,358	$0.6M $626,230
Vancouver Canucks	24/23	49/50	1/3	$95.9M $95,941,358	$-0.4M $-441,358	$2.0M $2,000,000	$2.6M $2,578,031	$2.6M $2,578,031	$55.4M $55,403,620	$22.8M $22,761,435	$9.7M $9,661,458	$5.6M $5,567,969
Tampa Bay Lightning	24/23	48/50	0/3	$95.0M $94,966,571	$0.7M $693,960	$0.7M $662,293	$0.7M $693,960	$0.7M $693,960	$55.6M $55,581,284	$21.7M $21,714,453	$10.8M $10,782,292	$0.0M $0
Boston Bruins	23/23	44/50	1/3	$95.0M $94,960,443	$0.5M $539,557	$0.8M $825,000	$1.5M $1,501,666	$1.5M $1,501,666	$50.8M $50,811,329	$31.5M $31,498,568	$11.2M $11,250,000	$0.6M $615,000
San Jose Sharks	24/23	52/50	2/3	$94.8M $94,803,607	$7.3M $7,289,166	$7.7M $7,739,166	$7.3M $7,289,166	$7.3M $7,289,166	$38.3M $38,304,975	$31.7M $31,732,487	$4.5M $4,504,036	$9.7M $9,691,015
Colorado Avalanche	22/23	46/50	0/3	$94.3M $94,331,604	$1.2M $1,168,396	$1.5M $1,451,197	$2.6M $2,579,661	$2.6M $2,579,661	$55.5M $55,534,323	$29.0M $29,013,802	$7.3M $7,274,740	$0.0M $21,761
Buffalo Sabres	23/23	46/50	0/3	$94.1M $94,056,948	$1.4M $1,443,052	- -	$2.8M $2,798,646	$6.8M $6,757,707	$47.0M $47,002,441	$35.6M $35,580,766	$7.0M $7,029,297	$4.4M $4,444,444
Ottawa Senators	23/23	43/50	1/3	$93.2M $93,209,230	$2.3M $2,290,770	- -	$4.4M $4,442,706	$10.7M $10,727,510	$52.8M $52,778,240	$28.8M $28,819,141	$9.7M $9,736,849	$1.9M $1,875,000
Minnesota Wild	23/23	42/50	0/3	$93.2M $93,152,754	$2.4M $2,366,056	- -	$4.6M $4,588,716	$11.1M $11,080,069	$49.2M $49,183,655	$35.3M $35,252,434	$6.0M $5,950,000	$2.8M $2,766,666
Washington Capitals	23/23	43/50	0/3	$92.7M $92,692,331	$2.8M $2,807,669	- -	$5.4M $5,445,177	$13.1M $13,148,110	$48.4M $48,354,948	$35.5M $35,463,164	$8.9M $8,874,219	$0.0M $0
Nashville Predators	22/23	42/50	2/3	$92.2M $92,223,477	$3.3M $3,276,523	- -	$6.4M $6,354,469	$15.3M $15,343,718	$46.1M $46,117,787	$27.3M $27,292,594	$8.6M $8,577,500	$10.2M $10,235,596
Seattle Kraken	24/23	46/50	0/3	$91.6M $91,637,888	$3.9M $3,862,247	- -	$7.5M $7,490,419	$18.1M $18,086,622	$46.7M $46,659,327	$32.7M $32,699,393	$11.9M $11,900,000	$0.4M $379,167
Winnipeg Jets	23/23	46/50	0/3	$91.4M $91,412,359	$4.1M $4,087,641	- -	$7.9M $7,927,547	$19.1M $19,142,126	$49.9M $49,944,641	$30.4M $30,425,573	$9.4M $9,425,477	$1.6M $1,616,667
Los Angeles Kings	22/23	45/50	0/3	$90.3M $90,290,650	$5.2M $5,209,350	- -	$10.1M $10,102,981	$24.4M $24,395,003	$51.7M $51,671,979	$30.2M $30,213,333	$7.6M $7,592,839	$0.8M $812,500
Utah Mammoth	23/23	45/50	1/3	$89.4M $89,417,562	$6.1M $6,082,438	- -	$11.8M $11,796,244	$28.5M $28,483,612	$51.0M $50,953,925	$30.8M $30,751,528	$6.3M $6,262,109	$1.5M $1,450,000
Philadelphia Flyers	23/23	46/50	2/3	$88.2M $88,174,136	$7.3M $7,325,864	- -	$14.2M $14,207,735	$34.3M $34,306,483	$52.4M $52,375,799	$24.1M $24,120,399	$4.8M $4,848,177	$6.8M $6,829,762
Carolina Hurricanes	24/23	46/50	0/3	$87.3M $87,336,665	$8.2M $8,163,335	- -	$15.8M $15,831,923	$38.2M $38,228,302	$54.1M $54,148,707	$27.6M $27,629,264	$5.5M $5,525,000	$0.0M $33,694
Calgary Flames	22/23	44/50	1/3	$85.8M $85,800,155	$9.7M $9,699,845	- -	$18.8M $18,811,820	$45.4M $45,423,662	$59.6M $59,593,619	$22.7M $22,706,536	$1.6M $1,625,000	$1.9M $1,875,000
Columbus Blue Jackets	22/23	45/50	0/3	$85.4M $85,371,771	$10.1M $10,128,229	- -	$19.6M $19,642,626	$47.4M $47,429,756	$40.7M $40,734,714	$34.9M $34,874,557	$8.3M $8,337,500	$1.4M $1,425,000
Pittsburgh Penguins	22/23	46/50	0/3	$83.9M $83,947,526	$11.6M $11,552,474	- -	$22.4M $22,404,798	$54.1M $54,099,391	$46.7M $46,707,014	$31.7M $31,691,267	$4.5M $4,475,492	$1.1M $1,073,753
Anaheim Ducks	23/23	42/50	1/3	$82.7M $82,662,595	$12.8M $12,837,405	- -	$24.9M $24,896,785	$60.1M $60,116,627	$50.9M $50,906,723	$16.7M $16,664,323	$12.6M $12,591,549	$2.5M $2,500,000
Detroit Red Wings	22/23	45/50	0/3	$81.9M $81,916,038	$13.6M $13,583,962	- -	$26.3M $26,344,653	$63.6M $63,612,698	$49.8M $49,836,207	$21.3M $21,253,125	$8.9M $8,900,000	$1.9M $1,926,706
Chicago Blackhawks	23/23	41/50	1/3	$79.1M $79,112,186	$16.4M $16,387,814	- -	$31.8M $31,782,427	$76.7M $76,742,933	$41.3M $41,261,719	$22.3M $22,297,863	$9.8M $9,819,271	$5.7M $5,733,333

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