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2026 Unrestricted Free Agents
Player	AAV	G	A	Pts
D. Raddysh	$975K	17	41	58
A. Tuch	$4.75M	28	29	57
A. Ovechkin	$9.50M	24	27	51
A. Mantha	$4.50M	25	26	51
C. Coyle	$5.25M	16	35	51
E. Malkin	$6.10M	13	34	47
J. Carlson	$8.00M	10	36	46
M. Zuccarello	$4.12M	12	29	41
C. Giroux	$4.75M	11	30	41
M. Johansson	$800K	13	27	40

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	A. Akhtyamov	Signed 3 years @ $900K AAV
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	G. Stjernberg	Signed to an entry level contract.
	L. Mittelstadt	Signed to an entry level contract.
	B. Lamb	Signed to an entry level contract.
	T. Dellandrea	Signed 2 years @ $1.625M AAV
	T. Gross	Signed to an entry level contract.
	C. Rosen	Signed 2 years @ $875K AAV

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	H. Thrun	Emergency Recall
	E. Malkin	Suspension Ended
	C. Schwindt	Placed on LTIR
	N. Foote	Recalled from AHL
	M. Szuber	Assigned to AHL
	J. Miller	Activated from IR
	D. Perron	Activated from IR
	J. Leonard	Emergency Recall
	S. Santini	Recalled from AHL
	L. Thomson	Recalled from AHL

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	M. Joseph	Cleared Waivers
	A. Holtz	Cleared Waivers
	G. Wilson	Cleared Waivers
	M. Tsyplakov	Cleared Waivers
	E. Dadonov	Cleared Waivers
	C. Reinhardt	Claimed on Waivers from Vegas Golden Knights
	C. Reinhardt	Lost on Waivers to Florida Panthers
	C. Douglas	Claimed on Waivers from Tampa Bay Lightning
	C. Douglas	Lost on Waivers to Vancouver Canucks
	L. Glendening	Claimed on Waivers from New Jersey Devils

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	$97.8M $97,829,354	$0.1M $105,243	$3.0M $2,966,910	$0.1M $105,243	$0.1M $105,243	$53.1M $53,147,900	$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	- -	$9.0M $9,009,975	$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	$94.8M $94,843,072	$-0.6M $-645,339	$2.2M $2,222,161	$-0.6M $-645,339	$-0.6M $-645,339	$57.2M $57,179,609	$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	- -	$8.0M $8,005,596	$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	- -	$7.2M $7,159,083	$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	24/23	45/50	0/3	$94.2M $94,163,501	$2.1M $2,106,247	- -	$13.0M $13,045,143	$9.9M $9,863,401	$50.6M $50,600,768	$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
Toronto Maple Leafs	24/23	42/50	0/3	$93.8M $93,754,418	$1.7M $1,745,582	$2.4M $2,445,591	$10.8M $10,811,345	$8.2M $8,174,432	$58.5M $58,532,009	$24.4M $24,440,485	$6.2M $6,235,295	$0.6M $626,230
New York Rangers	24/23	45/50	1/3	$93.6M $93,612,899	$2.3M $2,343,221	- -	$14.5M $14,512,852	$11.0M $10,973,132	$48.6M $48,617,719	$23.8M $23,840,634	$13.3M $13,317,083	$2.2M $2,183,036
St. Louis Blues	25/23	46/50	0/3	$93.5M $93,529,176	$2.5M $2,450,176	- -	$15.2M $15,175,281	$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	- -	$20.5M $20,503,558	$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	- -	$21.2M $21,162,413	$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	21/23	46/50	1/3	$91.1M $91,087,970	$4.4M $4,412,030	- -	$27.3M $27,326,122	$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
Seattle Kraken	24/23	47/50	0/3	$91.0M $90,952,474	$4.5M $4,547,526	- -	$28.2M $28,165,324	$21.3M $21,295,733	$46.0M $45,973,913	$32.7M $32,699,393	$11.9M $11,900,000	$0.4M $379,167
Washington Capitals	24/23	46/50	0/3	$90.9M $90,878,398	$4.6M $4,621,602	- -	$28.6M $28,624,113	$21.6M $21,642,622	$47.5M $47,513,672	$34.4M $34,369,414	$9.0M $8,995,312	$0.0M $0
San Jose Sharks	26/23	48/50	2/3	$90.8M $90,830,156	$4.7M $4,669,844	$7.7M $7,739,166	$28.9M $28,922,903	$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	- -	$29.1M $29,134,596	$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	- -	$33.6M $33,564,348	$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	- -	$45.0M $45,033,198	$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	- -	$58.2M $58,164,139	$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	- -	$59.6M $59,623,226	$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	24/23	47/50	3/3	$85.5M $85,462,226	$9.7M $9,735,105	- -	$60.3M $60,294,843	$45.6M $45,588,784	$59.1M $59,088,997	$21.5M $21,475,964	$1.6M $1,625,000	$3.2M $3,235,807
Pittsburgh Penguins	24/23	47/50	0/3	$85.4M $85,351,003	$10.1M $10,148,997	- -	$62.9M $62,858,306	$47.5M $47,527,012	$46.4M $46,441,611	$33.4M $33,360,147	$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	- -	$73.1M $73,122,797	$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	26/23	46/50	0/3	$83.6M $83,596,507	$11.9M $11,903,493	- -	$73.7M $73,724,859	$55.7M $55,743,186	$50.3M $50,287,509	$22.5M $22,482,292	$8.9M $8,900,000	$1.9M $1,926,706
Chicago Blackhawks	23/23	39/50	3/3	$79.9M $79,875,932	$15.6M $15,624,068	- -	$96.8M $96,768,421	$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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