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2026 Unrestricted Free Agents
Player	AAV	G	A	Pts
D. Raddysh	$975K	19	42	61
A. Tuch	$4.75M	29	30	59
C. Coyle	$5.25M	17	38	55
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	I. Ivan	Assigned to AHL
	D. Garand	Recalled from AHL
	J. Leonard	Assigned to AHL
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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	47/50	0/3	$107.3M $107,284,891	$0.6M $642,293	$14.6M $14,593,366	$0.6M $642,293	$0.6M $642,293	$58.8M $58,832,266	$25.0M $24,982,031	$6.2M $6,243,771	$0.0M $0
Florida Panthers	25/23	46/50	0/3	$103.2M $103,228,021	$0.7M $729,793	$9.2M $9,192,293	$0.7M $729,793	$0.7M $729,793	$50.6M $50,593,516	$21.9M $21,885,417	$11.0M $11,050,000	$0.0M $0
New York Islanders	23/23	49/50	0/3	$99.3M $99,273,329	$3.6M $3,610,311	$13.4M $13,378,644	$3.6M $3,610,311	$3.6M $3,610,311	$53.6M $53,575,026	$22.1M $22,056,849	$9.5M $9,479,167	$0.6M $602,392
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	$52.2M $52,165,260	$32.2M $32,194,244	$6.0M $5,980,898	$1.0M $1,018,555
Dallas Stars	25/23	49/50	0/3	$98.3M $98,348,588	$1.6M $1,591,667	$9.7M $9,701,583	$1.6M $1,591,667	$1.6M $1,591,667	$54.7M $54,653,281	$24.4M $24,392,630	$9.3M $9,251,693	$1.8M $1,801,583
Edmonton Oilers	22/23	48/50	0/3	$97.9M $97,946,411	$3.1M $3,147,536	$6.8M $6,784,203	$3.1M $3,147,536	$3.1M $3,147,536	$51.2M $51,150,374	$32.7M $32,734,310	$5.6M $5,562,891	$2.6M $2,550,000
Montreal Canadiens	24/23	47/50	0/3	$95.4M $95,364,062	$1.5M $1,454,735	- -	$11.6M $11,637,884	$6.8M $6,812,420	$61.0M $61,023,728	$27.0M $26,961,042	$4.5M $4,476,858	$1.8M $1,752,500
Tampa Bay Lightning	23/23	46/50	0/3	$95.3M $95,266,328	$2.0M $2,002,882	$2.7M $2,707,882	$2.0M $2,002,882	$2.0M $2,002,882	$55.0M $55,006,015	$26.8M $26,835,026	$10.8M $10,790,365	$0.0M $0
Colorado Avalanche	23/23	48/50	0/3	$94.9M $94,856,276	$-0.6M $-645,339	$2.2M $2,222,161	$-0.6M $-645,339	$-0.6M $-645,339	$57.2M $57,192,812	$28.3M $28,263,151	$6.9M $6,892,812	$0.0M $20,520
Buffalo Sabres	26/23	49/50	0/3	$94.6M $94,562,100	$1.3M $1,292,570	- -	$10.3M $10,340,562	$6.1M $6,053,012	$47.6M $47,588,583	$35.5M $35,499,776	$7.0M $7,029,297	$4.4M $4,444,444
Boston Bruins	24/23	42/50	1/3	$94.5M $94,504,167	$1.2M $1,155,894	- -	$9.2M $9,247,149	$5.4M $5,412,965	$50.5M $50,482,136	$31.5M $31,469,401	$11.5M $11,470,052	$0.6M $615,000
Minnesota Wild	25/23	45/50	0/3	$94.3M $94,303,297	$2.1M $2,106,247	- -	$16.8M $16,849,977	$9.9M $9,863,401	$50.7M $50,740,564	$34.8M $34,833,957	$6.0M $5,962,109	$2.8M $2,766,666
Vancouver Canucks	23/23	46/50	2/3	$94.2M $94,161,775	$1.3M $1,338,225	$5.8M $5,817,293	$13.9M $13,939,126	$13.9M $13,939,126	$53.6M $53,599,106	$22.3M $22,328,345	$8.6M $8,625,130	$5.9M $5,890,443
New York Rangers	26/23	46/50	1/3	$93.8M $93,842,977	$2.1M $2,113,143	- -	$16.9M $16,905,142	$9.9M $9,895,693	$48.6M $48,617,719	$24.0M $23,957,691	$13.4M $13,430,104	$2.2M $2,183,036
Toronto Maple Leafs	24/23	42/50	0/3	$93.7M $93,741,723	$1.8M $1,758,277	$2.4M $2,445,591	$14.1M $14,066,217	$8.2M $8,233,883	$58.5M $58,519,313	$24.4M $24,440,485	$6.2M $6,235,295	$0.6M $626,230
St. Louis Blues	25/23	46/50	0/3	$93.5M $93,529,176	$2.5M $2,450,176	- -	$19.6M $19,601,405	$11.5M $11,473,993	$51.8M $51,756,816	$30.2M $30,178,521	$9.4M $9,440,365	$2.2M $2,153,475
Ottawa Senators	25/23	44/50	1/3	$92.2M $92,191,252	$3.3M $3,310,470	- -	$26.5M $26,483,762	$15.5M $15,502,690	$52.6M $52,564,247	$29.1M $29,143,932	$8.6M $8,608,073	$1.9M $1,875,000
Winnipeg Jets	23/23	45/50	1/3	$92.1M $92,083,152	$3.4M $3,416,848	- -	$27.3M $27,334,783	$16.0M $16,000,849	$50.3M $50,250,903	$30.5M $30,450,391	$9.5M $9,464,410	$1.9M $1,917,448
Los Angeles Kings	22/23	46/50	1/3	$91.1M $91,087,970	$4.4M $4,412,030	- -	$35.3M $35,296,241	$20.7M $20,661,214	$53.2M $53,188,074	$29.3M $29,267,647	$7.6M $7,600,998	$1.0M $1,031,250
Washington Capitals	25/23	46/50	0/3	$91.0M $91,035,204	$4.5M $4,464,796	- -	$35.7M $35,718,368	$20.9M $20,908,313	$47.5M $47,513,672	$34.5M $34,526,220	$9.0M $8,995,312	$0.0M $0
Seattle Kraken	25/23	47/50	0/3	$91.0M $90,952,474	$4.5M $4,547,526	- -	$36.4M $36,380,210	$21.3M $21,295,733	$46.0M $45,973,913	$32.7M $32,699,393	$11.9M $11,900,000	$0.4M $379,167
San Jose Sharks	26/23	48/50	2/3	$90.8M $90,830,156	$4.7M $4,669,844	$7.7M $7,739,166	$37.4M $37,358,750	$21.9M $21,868,537	$37.5M $37,455,751	$27.3M $27,290,031	$5.8M $5,822,266	$9.7M $9,691,015
Nashville Predators	21/23	40/50	2/3	$90.8M $90,795,977	$4.7M $4,704,023	- -	$37.6M $37,632,186	$22.0M $22,028,597	$44.6M $44,600,182	$27.4M $27,358,479	$8.6M $8,601,719	$10.2M $10,235,596
Utah Mammoth	24/23	45/50	1/3	$90.1M $90,080,756	$5.4M $5,419,244	- -	$43.4M $43,353,949	$25.4M $25,377,921	$50.7M $50,693,248	$31.7M $31,663,290	$6.3M $6,274,219	$1.5M $1,450,000
Philadelphia Flyers	23/23	47/50	2/3	$88.2M $88,229,015	$7.3M $7,270,985	- -	$58.2M $58,167,881	$34.0M $34,049,491	$52.2M $52,226,971	$24.2M $24,223,715	$4.9M $4,948,568	$6.8M $6,829,762
Carolina Hurricanes	23/23	48/50	0/3	$86.1M $86,108,915	$9.4M $9,391,085	- -	$75.1M $75,128,679	$44.0M $43,977,763	$54.2M $54,216,676	$26.3M $26,255,844	$5.5M $5,525,000	$0.1M $111,396
Columbus Blue Jackets	23/23	46/50	0/3	$85.9M $85,873,333	$9.6M $9,626,667	- -	$77.0M $77,013,333	$45.1M $45,080,976	$41.2M $41,228,203	$34.9M $34,882,630	$8.3M $8,337,500	$1.4M $1,425,000
Calgary Flames	25/23	47/50	3/3	$85.6M $85,619,648	$9.6M $9,577,683	- -	$76.6M $76,621,464	$44.9M $44,851,588	$59.2M $59,246,419	$21.5M $21,475,964	$1.6M $1,625,000	$3.2M $3,235,807
Pittsburgh Penguins	23/23	47/50	0/3	$85.1M $85,096,471	$10.4M $10,403,529	- -	$83.2M $83,228,229	$48.7M $48,718,963	$46.3M $46,316,246	$33.2M $33,230,980	$4.5M $4,475,492	$1.1M $1,073,753
Anaheim Ducks	24/23	43/50	1/3	$83.7M $83,693,715	$11.8M $11,806,285	- -	$94.5M $94,450,280	$55.3M $55,287,969	$50.2M $50,216,749	$18.4M $18,385,417	$12.6M $12,591,549	$2.5M $2,500,000
Detroit Red Wings	24/23	46/50	0/3	$83.5M $83,476,933	$12.0M $12,023,067	- -	$96.2M $96,184,540	$56.3M $56,303,145	$50.3M $50,287,509	$22.4M $22,362,717	$8.9M $8,900,000	$1.9M $1,926,706
Chicago Blackhawks	23/23	40/50	3/3	$79.9M $79,875,932	$15.6M $15,624,068	- -	$125.0M $124,992,543	$73.2M $73,166,367	$39.8M $39,766,797	$24.6M $24,634,526	$8.7M $8,749,740	$6.7M $6,724,869

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