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2026 Unrestricted Free Agents

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Pts
A. Panarin $11.64M 11 23 34
N. Schmaltz $5.85M 12 19 31
A. Ovechkin $9.50M 14 17 31
E. Malkin $6.10M 8 21 29
A. Tuch $4.75M 11 18 29
M. Johansson $800K 11 15 26
P. Kane $7.00M 6 17 23
C. Dvorak $5.40M 7 16 23
A. Wennberg $5.00M 7 15 22
A. Lee $7.00M 9 13 22
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Recent Signings
Vancouver Canucks Logo M. Sasson Signed 2 years @ $1.000M AAV
Carolina Hurricanes Logo J. Nystrom Signed 4 years @ $1.225M AAV
Los Angeles Kings Logo V. Cihar Signed to an entry level contract.
Buffalo Sabres Logo T. Kuntar Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV
St. Louis Blues Logo R. Fabbri Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV
Tampa Bay Lightning Logo R. McDonagh Signed 3 years @ $4.100M AAV
Los Angeles Kings Logo S. Helenius Signed 2 years @ $875K AAV
Montreal Canadiens Logo M. Matheson Signed 5 years @ $6.000M AAV
Pittsburgh Penguins Logo P. Kettles Signed to an entry level contract.
Columbus Blue Jackets Logo B. Smith Signed 1 year @ $800K AAV
See all Contract Signings

Recent Roster Moves
Ottawa Senators Logo T. Chabot Activated from IR
Philadelphia Flyers Logo A. Kolosov Recalled from AHL
Minnesota Wild Logo J. Brodin Activated from IR
Montreal Canadiens Logo J. Davidson Assigned to AHL
Minnesota Wild Logo J. Middleton Activated from IR
Minnesota Wild Logo M. Zuccarello Activated from IR
Minnesota Wild Logo V. Hinostroza Activated from IR
Minnesota Wild Logo Z. Bogosian Placed on IR
Minnesota Wild Logo D. Hunt Placed on IR
Tampa Bay Lightning Logo J. Finley Recalled from AHL
See all Waivers/Roster Transactions

Recent Waivers
Minnesota Wild Logo B. Jones Cleared Waivers
Calgary Flames Logo D. Hunt Cleared Waivers
Philadelphia Flyers Logo E. Zamula Cleared Waivers
Minnesota Wild Logo B. Jones Placed on Waivers
Calgary Flames Logo D. Hunt Placed on Waivers
Philadelphia Flyers Logo E. Zamula Placed on Waivers
Vancouver Canucks Logo A. Bains Cleared Waivers
Vancouver Canucks Logo A. Bains Placed on Waivers
Boston Bruins Logo V. Kolyachonok Claimed on Waivers from Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars Logo V. Kolyachonok Lost on Waivers to Boston Bruins

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
Florida Panthers Logo 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 Logo New Jersey Devils 22/23 48/50 0/3 $101.0M $100,979,011 $2.1M $2,054,793 $7.8M $7,812,840 $2.1M $2,054,793 $2.1M $2,054,793 $51.1M $51,115,625 $32.4M $32,427,578 $6.0M $5,971,549 $1.0M $1,018,555
Edmonton Oilers Logo Edmonton Oilers 23/23 48/50 0/3 $100.6M $100,554,388 $0.4M $409,167 $7.0M $6,974,167 $0.4M $409,167 $0.4M $409,167 $54.8M $54,780,234 $31.1M $31,131,315 $6.1M $6,133,854 $2.6M $2,550,000
Dallas Stars Logo Dallas Stars 23/23 46/50 0/3 $96.8M $96,777,833 $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 $9,250,000 $1.8M $1,801,583
Montreal Canadiens Logo Montreal Canadiens 23/23 45/50 0/3 $96.3M $96,308,897 $1.5M $1,454,735 - - $2.4M $2,387,258 $6.8M $6,812,420 $61.8M $61,789,435 $28.0M $28,030,417 $4.7M $4,736,545 $1.8M $1,752,500
New York Islanders Logo New York Islanders 23/23 48/50 0/3 $96.1M $96,146,167 $1.9M $1,900,725 $3.0M $2,994,058 $1.9M $1,900,725 $1.9M $1,900,725 $54.9M $54,904,453 $25.9M $25,889,323 $12.0M $12,000,000 $0.6M $602,392
New York Rangers Logo New York Rangers 23/23 47/50 0/3 $96.1M $96,076,755 $4.0M $3,975,444 $4.7M $4,722,468 $4.0M $3,975,444 $4.0M $3,975,444 $52.2M $52,234,958 $22.3M $22,321,745 $13.1M $13,102,474 $0.0M $0
Vancouver Canucks Logo Vancouver Canucks 24/23 49/50 1/3 $96.0M $96,005,941 $-0.5M $-505,941 $2.0M $2,000,000 $2.6M $2,578,031 $2.6M $2,578,031 $55.5M $55,468,203 $22.8M $22,761,435 $9.7M $9,661,458 $5.6M $5,567,969
St. Louis Blues Logo St. Louis Blues 21/23 48/50 0/3 $96.0M $95,970,335 $0.6M $644,285 - - $1.1M $1,057,288 $3.0M $3,017,139 $53.7M $53,746,750 $30.7M $30,670,110 $9.4M $9,400,000 $2.2M $2,153,475
Toronto Maple Leafs Logo Toronto Maple Leafs 23/23 45/50 0/3 $95.9M $95,916,267 $4.0M $4,019,126 $4.6M $4,572,572 $4.0M $4,019,126 $4.0M $4,019,126 $59.7M $59,687,673 $24.3M $24,293,805 $6.6M $6,574,358 $0.6M $626,230
Boston Bruins Logo Boston Bruins 23/23 44/50 1/3 $95.9M $95,905,756 $0.7M $726,666 $1.7M $1,700,000 $0.7M $726,666 $0.7M $726,666 $50.8M $50,811,329 $31.9M $31,942,578 $11.2M $11,250,000 $0.6M $615,000
Tampa Bay Lightning Logo Tampa Bay Lightning 25/23 48/50 0/3 $95.4M $95,398,654 $-0.1M $-81,040 $0.7M $662,293 $-0.1M $-81,040 $-0.1M $-81,040 $55.6M $55,569,357 $22.2M $22,158,464 $10.8M $10,782,292 $0.0M $0
Vegas Golden Knights Logo Vegas Golden Knights 23/23 48/50 0/3 $94.9M $94,850,482 $5.2M $5,172,086 $5.3M $5,250,384 $5.2M $5,172,086 $5.2M $5,172,086 $46.0M $45,976,659 $25.6M $25,564,062 $3.8M $3,760,021 $0.0M $0
San Jose Sharks Logo San Jose Sharks 24/23 52/50 2/3 $93.9M $93,944,584 $8.9M $8,946,666 $7.7M $7,739,166 $8.9M $8,946,666 $8.9M $8,946,666 $37.4M $37,445,951 $31.7M $31,732,487 $4.5M $4,504,036 $9.7M $9,691,015
Colorado Avalanche Logo Colorado Avalanche 22/23 46/50 0/3 $93.9M $93,892,542 $1.6M $1,607,458 $1.5M $1,451,197 $3.4M $3,354,661 $3.4M $3,354,661 $55.5M $55,515,052 $29.0M $29,013,802 $6.9M $6,854,948 $0.0M $21,761
Buffalo Sabres Logo Buffalo Sabres 23/23 46/50 0/3 $93.5M $93,542,217 $2.0M $1,957,783 - - $3.2M $3,212,772 $9.2M $9,168,154 $47.0M $46,965,184 $35.1M $35,103,292 $7.0M $7,029,297 $4.4M $4,444,444
Ottawa Senators Logo Ottawa Senators 23/23 43/50 1/3 $93.2M $93,220,818 $2.3M $2,279,182 - - $3.7M $3,740,196 $10.7M $10,673,242 $53.2M $53,234,360 $28.8M $28,814,583 $9.3M $9,296,875 $1.9M $1,875,000
Minnesota Wild Logo Minnesota Wild 22/23 42/50 0/3 $93.2M $93,182,945 $2.3M $2,335,865 - - $3.8M $3,833,215 $10.9M $10,938,687 $49.2M $49,175,582 $35.3M $35,290,698 $6.0M $5,950,000 $2.8M $2,766,666
Washington Capitals Logo Washington Capitals 23/23 43/50 0/3 $92.9M $92,857,695 $2.6M $2,642,305 - - $4.3M $4,336,090 $12.4M $12,373,719 $48.5M $48,520,312 $35.5M $35,463,164 $8.9M $8,874,219 $0.0M $0
Nashville Predators Logo Nashville Predators 21/23 42/50 2/3 $92.2M $92,223,477 $3.3M $3,276,523 - - $5.4M $5,376,859 $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 Logo Seattle Kraken 24/23 46/50 0/3 $92.1M $92,139,450 $3.4M $3,360,685 - - $5.5M $5,514,970 $15.7M $15,737,841 $47.2M $47,160,890 $32.7M $32,699,393 $11.9M $11,900,000 $0.4M $379,167
Winnipeg Jets Logo Winnipeg Jets 23/23 46/50 0/3 $91.4M $91,412,359 $4.1M $4,087,641 - - $6.7M $6,707,924 $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 Logo Los Angeles Kings 22/23 44/50 0/3 $90.7M $90,726,588 $4.8M $4,773,412 - - $7.8M $7,833,292 $22.4M $22,353,540 $51.7M $51,671,979 $30.2M $30,213,333 $8.0M $8,028,776 $0.8M $812,500
Utah Mammoth Logo Utah Mammoth 23/23 46/50 1/3 $90.5M $90,467,953 $5.0M $5,032,047 - - $8.3M $8,257,719 $23.6M $23,564,710 $51.0M $50,953,925 $31.8M $31,814,028 $6.2M $6,250,000 $1.5M $1,450,000
Philadelphia Flyers Logo Philadelphia Flyers 26/23 46/50 2/3 $90.2M $90,154,058 $5.3M $5,345,942 - - $8.8M $8,772,827 $25.0M $25,034,654 $52.8M $52,777,596 $25.1M $25,139,670 $5.4M $5,407,031 $6.8M $6,829,762
Carolina Hurricanes Logo Carolina Hurricanes 25/23 44/50 0/3 $86.5M $86,475,970 $9.0M $9,024,030 - - $14.8M $14,808,665 $42.3M $42,258,872 $54.4M $54,392,700 $26.5M $26,524,576 $5.5M $5,525,000 $0.0M $33,694
Calgary Flames Logo Calgary Flames 23/23 44/50 1/3 $85.8M $85,832,916 $9.7M $9,667,084 - - $15.9M $15,863,933 $45.3M $45,270,247 $59.6M $59,626,380 $22.7M $22,706,536 $1.6M $1,625,000 $1.9M $1,875,000
Pittsburgh Penguins Logo Pittsburgh Penguins 24/23 47/50 0/3 $85.5M $85,478,168 $10.0M $10,021,832 - - $16.4M $16,446,083 $46.9M $46,931,506 $47.1M $47,126,545 $32.8M $32,802,378 $4.5M $4,475,492 $1.1M $1,073,753
Columbus Blue Jackets Logo Columbus Blue Jackets 23/23 44/50 0/3 $85.4M $85,382,188 $10.1M $10,117,812 - - $16.6M $16,603,590 $47.4M $47,380,976 $41.2M $41,182,630 $34.4M $34,437,057 $8.3M $8,337,500 $1.4M $1,425,000
Detroit Red Wings Logo Detroit Red Wings 22/23 45/50 0/3 $82.4M $82,402,644 $13.1M $13,097,356 - - $21.5M $21,493,096 $61.3M $61,333,958 $50.3M $50,322,813 $21.3M $21,253,125 $8.9M $8,900,000 $1.9M $1,926,706
Anaheim Ducks Logo Anaheim Ducks 23/23 42/50 1/3 $82.1M $82,057,647 $13.4M $13,442,353 - - $22.1M $22,059,245 $62.9M $62,949,554 $50.9M $50,906,723 $16.7M $16,664,323 $12.0M $11,986,602 $2.5M $2,500,000
Chicago Blackhawks Logo Chicago Blackhawks 23/23 41/50 1/3 $79.1M $79,061,145 $16.4M $16,438,855 - - $27.0M $26,976,583 $77.0M $76,981,957 $41.2M $41,210,677 $22.3M $22,297,863 $9.8M $9,819,271 $5.7M $5,733,333