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2026 Unrestricted Free Agents

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A. Panarin $11.64M 9 21 30
A. Ovechkin $9.50M 14 15 29
E. Malkin $6.10M 8 21 29
N. Schmaltz $5.85M 11 14 25
A. Tuch $4.75M 9 15 24
M. Johansson $800K 8 12 20
P. Kane $7.00M 4 14 18
J. Roslovic $1.50M 10 8 18
C. Coyle $5.25M 4 14 18
V. Olofsson $1.58M 6 11 17
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Recent Signings
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
Columbus Blue Jackets Logo B. Smith Signed 1 year @ $800K AAV
Montreal Canadiens Logo A. Texier Signed 1 year @ $1.000M AAV
Winnipeg Jets Logo A. Lowry Signed 5 years @ $5.000M AAV
Philadelphia Flyers Logo M. Guenette Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV
Los Angeles Kings Logo A. Kempe Signed 8 years @ $10.625M AAV
Vancouver Canucks Logo D. Kampf Signed 1 year @ $1.100M AAV
Colorado Avalanche Logo S. Wedgewood Signed 1 year @ $2.500M AAV
See all Contract Signings

Recent Roster Moves
Colorado Avalanche Logo T. Nielsen Assigned to AHL
Pittsburgh Penguins Logo J. Koppanen Assigned to AHL
Carolina Hurricanes Logo J. Kotkaniemi Activated from IR
New York Rangers Logo J. Chmelar Recalled from AHL
New York Rangers Logo B. Othmann Assigned to AHL
Dallas Stars Logo L. Bichsel Placed on LTIR
Dallas Stars Logo T. Seguin Placed on LTIR
New York Rangers Logo J. Quick Activated from IR
New York Rangers Logo S. Martin Assigned to AHL
Ottawa Senators Logo H. Hodgson Recalled from AHL
See all Waivers/Roster Transactions

Recent Waivers
Florida Panthers Logo A. Lundmark Cleared Waivers
Pittsburgh Penguins Logo J. Koppanen Cleared Waivers
New York Rangers Logo B. Scanlin Placed on Waivers
Florida Panthers Logo A. Lundmark Placed on Waivers
Pittsburgh Penguins Logo J. Koppanen Placed on Waivers
Tampa Bay Lightning Logo N. Huuhtanen Cleared Waivers
Utah Mammoth Logo K. Rooney Cleared Waivers
Utah Mammoth Logo K. Rooney Placed on Waivers
Tampa Bay Lightning Logo N. Huuhtanen Placed on Waivers
Philadelphia Flyers Logo A. Ginning 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 24/23 48/50 0/3 $107.4M $107,448,346 $3.4M $3,449,361 $16.4M $16,410,659 $3.4M $3,449,361 $3.4M $3,449,361 $58.0M $57,976,659 $25.6M $25,580,990 $4.3M $4,340,958 $0.0M $0
Florida Panthers Logo Florida Panthers 24/23 46/50 0/3 $103.1M $103,084,896 $0.5M $542,293 $8.4M $8,367,293 $0.5M $542,293 $0.5M $542,293 $46.9M $46,892,188 $24.9M $24,867,708 $11.0M $11,050,000 $0.0M $0
New Jersey Devils Logo New Jersey Devils 23/23 48/50 0/3 $100.4M $100,426,927 $2.8M $2,829,793 $7.8M $7,812,840 $2.8M $2,829,793 $2.8M $2,829,793 $55.6M $55,629,427 $28.9M $28,937,213 $6.0M $5,971,549 $1.0M $1,018,555
Edmonton Oilers Logo Edmonton Oilers 23/23 47/50 0/3 $97.4M $97,393,255 $-0.6M $-628,333 $1.3M $1,286,667 $-0.6M $-628,333 $-0.6M $-628,333 $54.5M $54,487,917 $34.0M $33,975,000 $3.6M $3,600,000 $2.6M $2,550,000
Dallas Stars Logo Dallas Stars 21/23 47/50 0/3 $97.3M $97,270,281 $8.4M $8,414,586 $10.4M $10,429,502 $8.4M $8,414,586 $8.4M $8,414,586 $49.9M $49,877,318 $23.4M $23,444,531 $9.2M $9,250,000 $1.8M $1,801,583
Tampa Bay Lightning Logo Tampa Bay Lightning 25/23 48/50 0/3 $97.2M $97,196,050 $1.5M $1,468,960 $3.4M $3,412,293 $1.5M $1,468,960 $1.5M $1,468,960 $57.8M $57,847,092 $21.7M $21,678,125 $10.8M $10,782,292 $0.0M $0
Vancouver Canucks Logo Vancouver Canucks 22/23 47/50 1/3 $97.2M $97,181,936 $3.3M $3,324,583 $5.0M $4,973,385 $3.3M $3,324,583 $3.3M $3,324,583 $50.9M $50,943,107 $25.9M $25,918,646 $10.2M $10,174,089 $5.6M $5,567,969
New York Islanders Logo New York Islanders 23/23 48/50 0/3 $96.1M $96,118,954 $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 $25,862,109 $12.0M $12,000,000 $0.6M $602,392
New York Rangers Logo New York Rangers 23/23 47/50 0/3 $96.0M $96,032,640 $4.0M $4,045,444 $4.7M $4,722,468 $4.0M $4,045,444 $4.0M $4,045,444 $52.2M $52,216,234 $22.3M $22,321,745 $13.1M $13,102,474 $0.0M $0
Boston Bruins Logo Boston Bruins 23/23 43/50 1/3 $95.2M $95,216,433 $1.2M $1,153,516 $1.4M $1,351,850 $1.2M $1,153,516 $1.2M $1,153,516 $50.6M $50,614,454 $31.5M $31,450,130 $11.2M $11,250,000 $0.6M $615,000
Toronto Maple Leafs Logo Toronto Maple Leafs 23/23 45/50 0/3 $95.2M $95,205,243 $0.3M $294,757 $4.6M $4,572,572 $5.0M $5,019,126 $5.0M $5,019,126 $59.7M $59,687,673 $23.6M $23,627,138 $6.5M $6,530,000 $0.6M $626,230
St. Louis Blues Logo St. Louis Blues 23/23 46/50 0/3 $94.7M $94,724,710 $0.8M $775,290 - - $1.1M $1,145,043 $3.6M $3,630,624 $52.5M $52,501,126 $30.7M $30,670,110 $9.4M $9,400,000 $2.2M $2,153,475
San Jose Sharks Logo San Jose Sharks 26/23 51/50 2/3 $94.7M $94,655,091 $0.5M $521,758 $0.1M $130,091 $0.5M $521,758 $0.5M $521,758 $37.5M $37,542,006 $31.7M $31,732,487 $15.0M $15,004,036 $9.7M $9,691,015
Colorado Avalanche Logo Colorado Avalanche 23/23 46/50 0/3 $94.4M $94,421,318 $1.1M $1,078,682 $1.5M $1,451,197 $2.6M $2,579,661 $2.6M $2,579,661 $55.5M $55,515,052 $29.0M $29,013,802 $7.4M $7,383,724 $0.0M $21,761
Ottawa Senators Logo Ottawa Senators 23/23 43/50 1/3 $93.9M $93,937,875 $1.6M $1,562,125 - - $2.3M $2,307,138 $7.3M $7,315,315 $53.3M $53,254,542 $29.5M $29,511,458 $9.3M $9,296,875 $1.9M $1,875,000
Seattle Kraken Logo Seattle Kraken 25/23 47/50 0/3 $93.9M $93,869,977 $1.6M $1,630,023 - - $2.4M $2,407,418 $7.6M $7,633,278 $48.9M $48,891,417 $32.7M $32,699,393 $11.9M $11,900,000 $0.4M $379,167
Los Angeles Kings Logo Los Angeles Kings 22/23 45/50 0/3 $93.6M $93,642,994 $1.9M $1,857,006 - - $2.7M $2,742,655 $8.7M $8,696,223 $55.1M $55,080,833 $30.2M $30,213,333 $7.5M $7,536,328 $0.8M $812,500
Nashville Predators Logo Nashville Predators 23/23 43/50 2/3 $93.3M $93,326,949 $2.2M $2,173,051 - - $3.2M $3,209,429 $10.2M $10,176,240 $46.7M $46,679,852 $27.8M $27,834,000 $8.6M $8,577,500 $10.2M $10,235,596
Buffalo Sabres Logo Buffalo Sabres 23/23 45/50 0/3 $93.0M $92,996,180 $2.5M $2,503,820 - - $3.7M $3,697,950 $11.7M $11,725,207 $47.0M $46,952,220 $34.6M $34,574,516 $7.0M $7,025,000 $4.4M $4,444,444
Winnipeg Jets Logo Winnipeg Jets 23/23 46/50 0/3 $92.5M $92,503,861 $3.0M $2,996,139 - - $4.4M $4,425,068 $14.0M $14,030,702 $49.9M $49,944,641 $31.0M $30,973,151 $10.0M $9,969,401 $1.6M $1,616,667
Minnesota Wild Logo Minnesota Wild 24/23 44/50 0/3 $92.4M $92,425,271 $3.1M $3,074,729 - - $4.5M $4,541,138 $14.4M $14,398,731 $54.1M $54,063,976 $29.6M $29,644,629 $6.0M $5,950,000 $2.8M $2,766,666
Washington Capitals Logo Washington Capitals 23/23 43/50 0/3 $92.2M $92,158,073 $3.3M $3,341,927 - - $4.9M $4,935,769 $15.6M $15,650,000 $47.9M $47,883,073 $35.4M $35,425,000 $8.8M $8,850,000 $0.0M $0
Montreal Canadiens Logo Montreal Canadiens 20/23 44/50 0/3 $91.6M $91,641,909 $3.9M $3,858,091 - - $5.7M $5,698,103 $18.1M $18,067,157 $58.3M $58,341,770 $27.4M $27,432,639 $4.1M $4,115,000 $1.8M $1,752,500
Utah Mammoth Logo Utah Mammoth 23/23 46/50 1/3 $91.0M $91,022,154 $4.5M $4,477,846 - - $6.6M $6,613,434 $21.0M $20,969,424 $50.9M $50,921,633 $32.4M $32,400,521 $6.2M $6,250,000 $1.5M $1,450,000
Philadelphia Flyers Logo Philadelphia Flyers 23/23 46/50 2/3 $89.0M $88,971,541 $6.5M $6,528,459 - - $9.6M $9,642,032 $30.6M $30,572,297 $52.2M $52,231,146 $25.1M $25,072,092 $4.8M $4,838,542 $6.8M $6,829,762
Carolina Hurricanes Logo Carolina Hurricanes 24/23 44/50 0/3 $87.5M $87,469,980 $8.0M $8,030,020 - - $11.9M $11,859,721 $37.6M $37,603,994 $54.4M $54,392,700 $27.5M $27,518,587 $5.5M $5,525,000 $0.0M $33,694
Pittsburgh Penguins Logo Pittsburgh Penguins 23/23 47/50 0/3 $86.0M $86,043,012 $9.5M $9,456,988 - - $14.0M $13,967,244 $44.3M $44,286,384 $46.9M $46,870,556 $31.8M $31,775,034 $6.3M $6,323,669 $1.1M $1,073,753
Calgary Flames Logo Calgary Flames 22/23 44/50 1/3 $85.2M $85,249,999 $10.3M $10,250,001 - - $15.1M $15,138,463 $48.0M $48,000,003 $59.1M $59,068,176 $22.7M $22,681,823 $1.6M $1,625,000 $1.9M $1,875,000
Anaheim Ducks Logo Anaheim Ducks 23/23 42/50 1/3 $83.3M $83,335,850 $12.2M $12,164,150 - - $18.0M $17,965,513 $57.0M $56,963,822 $50.9M $50,906,723 $16.7M $16,664,323 $13.3M $13,264,805 $2.5M $2,500,000
Detroit Red Wings Logo Detroit Red Wings 23/23 46/50 0/3 $83.1M $83,075,040 $12.4M $12,424,960 - - $18.4M $18,350,710 $58.2M $58,185,177 $51.0M $50,981,928 $21.3M $21,266,406 $8.9M $8,900,000 $1.9M $1,926,706
Columbus Blue Jackets Logo Columbus Blue Jackets 22/23 43/50 0/3 $82.1M $82,060,104 $13.4M $13,439,896 - - $19.8M $19,849,692 $62.9M $62,938,049 $37.9M $37,860,547 $34.4M $34,437,057 $8.3M $8,337,500 $1.4M $1,425,000
Chicago Blackhawks Logo Chicago Blackhawks 23/23 41/50 1/3 $78.5M $78,518,823 $17.0M $16,981,177 - - $25.1M $25,079,892 $79.5M $79,521,610 $39.8M $39,848,308 $22.4M $22,387,182 $10.6M $10,550,000 $5.7M $5,733,333