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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 34 47
C. Coyle $5.25M 15 30 45
A. Mantha $4.50M 21 24 45
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
New Jersey Devils Logo M. Melovsky Signed to an entry level contract.
Seattle Kraken Logo G. Olofsson Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV
Seattle Kraken Logo R. Evers Signed to an entry level contract.
Vegas Golden Knights Logo A. Weiermair Signed to an entry level contract.
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
See all Contract Signings

Recent Roster Moves
Nashville Predators Logo C. Sedoff Acquired from Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights Logo C. Smith Acquired from Nashville Predators
Minnesota Wild Logo M. McCarron Acquired from Nashville Predators
Minnesota Wild Logo J. Brodin Activated from IR
Minnesota Wild Logo M. Kiersted Assigned to AHL
New York Rangers Logo J. Chmelar Recalled from AHL
New York Rangers Logo J. Parssinen Recalled from AHL
New York Rangers Logo B. Brisson Assigned to AHL
New York Rangers Logo S. Morrow Assigned to AHL
Dallas Stars Logo R. Hintz Placed on IR
See all Waivers/Roster Transactions

Recent Waivers
Detroit Red Wings Logo E. Gustafsson Cleared Waivers
Minnesota Wild Logo T. Pitlick Cleared Waivers
Seattle Kraken Logo G. Olofsson Cleared Waivers
Seattle Kraken Logo G. Olofsson Placed on Waivers
Minnesota Wild Logo T. Pitlick Placed on Waivers
Detroit Red Wings Logo E. Gustafsson Placed on Waivers
Florida Panthers Logo L. Kunin Cleared Waivers
Vancouver Canucks Logo G. Brisebois Cleared Waivers
Edmonton Oilers Logo A. Regula Cleared Waivers
Edmonton Oilers Logo A. Mangiapane 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 48/50 0/3 $107.0M $106,966,367 $4.5M $4,490,068 $17.1M $17,093,366 $4.5M $4,490,068 $4.5M $4,490,068 $58.0M $57,966,867 $25.0M $24,982,031 $6.2M $6,243,771 $0.0M $0
Florida Panthers Logo Florida Panthers 22/23 44/50 0/3 $103.0M $102,958,802 $2.2M $2,187,293 $9.1M $9,142,293 $2.2M $2,187,293 $2.2M $2,187,293 $50.1M $50,095,000 $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 $98.7M $98,726,454 $6.1M $6,110,311 $13.4M $13,378,644 $6.1M $6,110,311 $6.1M $6,110,311 $53.0M $53,028,151 $22.1M $22,056,849 $9.5M $9,479,167 $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 21/23 47/50 0/3 $97.5M $97,545,239 $0.0M $5,243 $1.4M $1,366,910 $0.0M $5,243 $0.0M $5,243 $53.2M $53,191,780 $32.7M $32,734,310 $5.6M $5,562,891 $2.6M $2,550,000
Dallas Stars Logo Dallas Stars 22/23 47/50 0/3 $97.0M $97,010,619 $7.6M $7,591,667 $9.7M $9,701,583 $7.6M $7,591,667 $7.6M $7,591,667 $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 $95.7M $95,666,332 $-0.2M $-166,332 $5.8M $5,817,293 $7.1M $7,114,126 $7.1M $7,114,126 $54.8M $54,763,950 $23.0M $23,011,809 $8.6M $8,625,130 $5.5M $5,546,693
Montreal Canadiens Logo Montreal Canadiens 22/23 46/50 0/3 $95.2M $95,186,128 $1.5M $1,454,735 - - $6.5M $6,495,563 $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 23/23 47/50 0/3 $94.8M $94,774,854 $1.2M $1,204,498 - - $5.4M $5,378,225 $5.6M $5,640,578 $52.5M $52,510,904 $30.7M $30,670,110 $9.4M $9,440,365 $2.2M $2,153,475
Tampa Bay Lightning Logo Tampa Bay Lightning 22/23 47/50 0/3 $94.6M $94,584,878 $5.3M $5,282,293 $4.6M $4,587,293 $5.3M $5,282,293 $5.3M $5,282,293 $54.7M $54,677,717 $21.2M $21,185,677 $10.8M $10,790,365 $0.0M $0
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
Boston Bruins Logo Boston Bruins 24/23 42/50 1/3 $94.5M $94,493,230 $1.2M $1,166,831 - - $5.2M $5,210,036 $5.5M $5,464,185 $50.5M $50,471,199 $31.5M $31,469,401 $11.5M $11,470,052 $0.6M $615,000
Buffalo Sabres Logo Buffalo Sabres 23/23 47/50 0/3 $93.7M $93,747,256 $1.8M $1,752,744 - - $7.8M $7,826,205 $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 22/23 47/50 1/3 $93.7M $93,651,883 $1.8M $1,848,117 $0.9M $905,175 $8.3M $8,252,056 $8.7M $8,654,595 $48.4M $48,438,344 $23.8M $23,840,634 $13.3M $13,317,083 $2.2M $2,183,036
Colorado Avalanche Logo Colorado Avalanche 22/23 46/50 0/3 $93.3M $93,294,765 $2.2M $2,205,235 $1.5M $1,451,197 $9.8M $9,846,630 $10.3M $10,326,953 $55.8M $55,804,870 $28.1M $28,089,583 $6.9M $6,892,812 $0.0M $20,520
Minnesota Wild Logo Minnesota Wild 24/23 44/50 0/3 $93.2M $93,206,209 $2.3M $2,332,549 - - $10.4M $10,415,104 $10.9M $10,923,158 $49.8M $49,817,044 $34.7M $34,660,390 $6.0M $5,962,109 $2.8M $2,766,666
Winnipeg Jets Logo Winnipeg Jets 22/23 46/50 0/3 $92.5M $92,455,097 $3.0M $3,044,903 - - $13.6M $13,595,845 $14.3M $14,259,057 $50.2M $50,249,737 $31.1M $31,124,284 $9.5M $9,464,410 $1.6M $1,616,667
Washington Capitals Logo Washington Capitals 23/23 44/50 0/3 $92.2M $92,195,586 $3.3M $3,304,414 - - $14.8M $14,754,593 $15.5M $15,474,329 $47.7M $47,737,109 $35.5M $35,463,164 $9.0M $8,995,312 $0.0M $0
Ottawa Senators Logo Ottawa Senators 22/23 45/50 1/3 $92.0M $91,967,424 $3.5M $3,532,576 - - $15.8M $15,773,362 $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 22/23 46/50 0/3 $91.8M $91,783,647 $3.7M $3,716,353 - - $16.6M $16,593,948 $17.4M $17,403,409 $54.3M $54,280,106 $29.1M $29,090,043 $7.6M $7,600,998 $0.8M $812,500
Nashville Predators Logo Nashville Predators 21/23 41/50 2/3 $91.6M $91,558,216 $3.9M $3,941,784 - - $17.6M $17,600,523 $18.5M $18,459,085 $45.4M $45,396,016 $27.3M $27,324,885 $8.6M $8,601,719 $10.2M $10,235,596
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 $20.7M $20,728,256 $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 46/50 0/3 $90.7M $90,657,161 $4.8M $4,842,839 - - $21.6M $21,623,838 $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 - - $28.0M $27,957,495 $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 23/23 46/50 2/3 $88.6M $88,598,546 $6.9M $6,901,454 - - $30.8M $30,815,794 $32.3M $32,319,003 $52.4M $52,424,236 $24.4M $24,395,981 $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 - - $43.6M $43,641,588 $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 - - $42.5M $42,510,584 $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 - - $47.1M $47,064,128 $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 - - $47.8M $47,819,070 $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 - - $55.6M $55,646,668 $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 - - $58.9M $58,933,038 $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 41/50 2/3 $80.7M $80,716,418 $14.8M $14,783,582 - - $66.0M $66,010,412 $69.2M $69,230,432 $40.9M $40,896,797 $24.8M $24,840,194 $8.7M $8,730,469 $6.2M $6,248,958