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2026 Unrestricted Free Agents

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N. Schmaltz $5.85M 23 30 53
A. Tuch $4.75M 22 26 48
A. Ovechkin $9.50M 22 26 48
E. Malkin $6.10M 13 33 46
A. Mantha $4.50M 20 23 43
C. Coyle $5.25M 15 27 42
C. Giroux $4.75M 11 28 39
J. Eberle $4.75M 20 18 38
M. Johansson $800K 13 24 37
M. Zuccarello $4.12M 10 24 34
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Recent Signings

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
Los Angeles Kings Logo A. Panarin Signed 2 years @ $11.000M AAV
Edmonton Oilers Logo A. Leppanen Signed 1 year @ $850K AAV
Detroit Red Wings Logo S. Dries Signed 2 years @ $875K AAV
Detroit Red Wings Logo B. Chiarot Signed 3 years @ $3.850M AAV
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Recent Roster Moves

St. Louis Blues Logo G. Romanov Assigned to AHL
St. Louis Blues Logo M. Joseph Assigned to AHL
New York Rangers Logo B. Othmann Assigned to AHL
Detroit Red Wings Logo S. Edvinsson Activated from IR
New York Rangers Logo C. Sheary Activated from LTIR
New York Rangers Logo A. Fox Activated from LTIR
New York Rangers Logo I. Shesterkin Activated from IR
Vegas Golden Knights Logo D. Coghlan Assigned to AHL
Vegas Golden Knights Logo T. Laczynski Assigned to AHL
Vegas Golden Knights Logo K. Uchacz Assigned to AHL
See all Waivers/Roster Transactions

Recent Waivers

St. Louis Blues Logo M. Joseph Cleared Waivers
Seattle Kraken Logo T. Kartye Lost on Waivers to New York Rangers
New York Rangers Logo T. Kartye Claimed on Waivers from Seattle Kraken
St. Louis Blues Logo M. Joseph Placed on Waivers
Seattle Kraken Logo T. Kartye Placed on Waivers
Washington Capitals Logo S. Milano Cleared Waivers
Washington Capitals Logo S. Milano Placed on Waivers
Colorado Avalanche Logo J. MacDonald Cleared Waivers
Colorado Avalanche Logo J. MacDonald Placed on Waivers
San Jose Sharks Logo J. Skinner 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 22/23 48/50 0/3 $106.7M $106,737,201 $5.5M $5,490,068 $17.1M $17,093,366 $5.5M $5,490,068 $5.5M $5,490,068 $57.7M $57,737,701 $25.0M $24,982,031 $6.2M $6,243,771 $0.0M $0
Florida Panthers Logo Florida Panthers 24/23 44/50 0/3 $103.1M $103,144,479 $0.6M $637,293 $8.4M $8,367,293 $0.6M $637,293 $0.6M $637,293 $50.9M $50,886,146 $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 $99.1M $99,075,759 $-5.1M $-5,112,608 $3.0M $2,994,058 $-5.1M $-5,112,608 $-5.1M $-5,112,608 $56.5M $56,466,953 $27.3M $27,256,415 $12.0M $12,000,000 $0.6M $602,392
New Jersey Devils Logo New Jersey Devils 23/23 47/50 0/3 $98.8M $98,783,741 $5.9M $5,937,500 $7.3M $7,330,833 $5.9M $5,937,500 $5.9M $5,937,500 $52.3M $52,334,792 $30.0M $29,968,463 $6.0M $5,980,898 $1.0M $1,018,555
Edmonton Oilers Logo Edmonton Oilers 22/23 46/50 0/3 $97.3M $97,252,270 $0.0M $32,257 - - $0.1M $129,028 $0.2M $151,057 $53.6M $53,576,155 $32.4M $32,404,362 $5.6M $5,562,891 $2.6M $2,550,000
Dallas Stars Logo Dallas Stars 23/23 47/50 0/3 $97.0M $97,010,619 $1.6M $1,558,960 $3.7M $3,668,876 $1.6M $1,558,960 $1.6M $1,558,960 $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 $95.5M $95,483,701 $0.0M $16,299 $2.0M $2,000,000 $4.1M $4,078,031 $4.1M $4,078,031 $54.8M $54,763,950 $22.8M $22,807,902 $9.8M $9,797,005 $5.6M $5,567,969
Montreal Canadiens Logo Montreal Canadiens 22/23 46/50 0/3 $95.2M $95,186,128 $1.5M $1,454,735 - - $5.8M $5,818,942 $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 48/50 0/3 $95.0M $94,960,531 $1.0M $1,018,821 - - $4.1M $4,075,285 $4.8M $4,771,066 $52.7M $52,696,581 $30.7M $30,670,110 $9.4M $9,440,365 $2.2M $2,153,475
Boston Bruins Logo Boston Bruins 25/23 42/50 1/3 $94.8M $94,819,480 $0.8M $840,581 - - $3.4M $3,362,324 $3.9M $3,936,380 $50.8M $50,797,449 $31.5M $31,469,401 $11.5M $11,470,052 $0.6M $615,000
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
Tampa Bay Lightning Logo Tampa Bay Lightning 21/23 47/50 0/3 $94.4M $94,377,066 $6.2M $6,168,960 $4.6M $4,587,293 $6.2M $6,168,960 $6.2M $6,168,960 $54.5M $54,469,904 $21.2M $21,185,677 $10.8M $10,790,365 $0.0M $0
Buffalo Sabres Logo Buffalo Sabres 24/23 47/50 0/3 $94.0M $93,955,589 $1.5M $1,544,411 - - $6.2M $6,177,642 $7.2M $7,232,362 $47.4M $47,359,416 $35.1M $35,122,433 $7.0M $7,029,297 $4.4M $4,444,444
New York Rangers Logo New York Rangers 23/23 47/50 1/3 $93.6M $93,575,516 $1.9M $1,924,484 $0.9M $905,175 $7.7M $7,697,935 $9.0M $9,012,217 $48.1M $48,147,133 $24.1M $24,055,478 $13.3M $13,317,083 $2.2M $2,183,036
Colorado Avalanche Logo Colorado Avalanche 21/23 46/50 0/3 $93.1M $93,113,125 $2.4M $2,386,875 $1.5M $1,451,197 $9.5M $9,547,502 $11.2M $11,177,563 $55.6M $55,623,229 $28.1M $28,089,583 $6.9M $6,892,812 $0.0M $20,520
Winnipeg Jets Logo Winnipeg Jets 24/23 46/50 0/3 $92.9M $92,856,776 $2.6M $2,643,224 - - $10.6M $10,572,897 $12.4M $12,378,026 $50.2M $50,249,737 $31.3M $31,313,997 $9.7M $9,676,375 $1.6M $1,616,667
Minnesota Wild Logo Minnesota Wild 22/23 42/50 0/3 $92.8M $92,802,173 $2.7M $2,736,586 - - $10.9M $10,946,343 $12.8M $12,815,231 $49.2M $49,231,367 $34.8M $34,842,030 $6.0M $5,962,109 $2.8M $2,766,666
Washington Capitals Logo Washington Capitals 24/23 44/50 0/3 $92.5M $92,495,065 $3.0M $3,004,935 - - $12.0M $12,019,740 $14.1M $14,071,890 $48.0M $48,036,589 $35.5M $35,463,164 $9.0M $8,995,312 $0.0M $0
Nashville Predators Logo Nashville Predators 23/23 42/50 2/3 $92.0M $91,993,633 $3.5M $3,506,367 - - $14.0M $14,025,468 $16.4M $16,420,060 $45.8M $45,831,432 $27.3M $27,324,885 $8.6M $8,601,719 $10.2M $10,235,596
Ottawa Senators Logo Ottawa Senators 22/23 45/50 1/3 $92.0M $91,967,424 $3.5M $3,532,576 - - $14.1M $14,130,304 $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 23/23 46/50 0/3 $91.5M $91,536,438 $4.0M $3,963,562 - - $15.9M $15,854,249 $18.6M $18,561,072 $53.9M $53,859,910 $29.3M $29,267,109 $7.6M $7,596,918 $0.8M $812,500
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 $18.6M $18,569,063 $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 45/50 0/3 $90.7M $90,657,161 $4.8M $4,842,839 - - $19.4M $19,371,355 $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 - - $25.0M $25,045,256 $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 22/23 46/50 2/3 $88.4M $88,409,874 $7.1M $7,090,126 - - $28.4M $28,360,503 $33.2M $33,202,540 $52.4M $52,424,236 $24.2M $24,207,309 $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 - - $39.1M $39,095,590 $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 - - $38.1M $38,082,398 $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 - - $42.2M $42,161,615 $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 - - $42.8M $42,837,917 $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 - - $49.9M $49,850,140 $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 22/23 45/50 0/3 $82.1M $82,107,705 $13.4M $13,392,295 - - $53.6M $53,569,180 $62.7M $62,715,137 $49.5M $49,464,853 $21.8M $21,816,146 $8.9M $8,900,000 $1.9M $1,926,706
Chicago Blackhawks Logo Chicago Blackhawks 24/23 42/50 1/3 $81.0M $81,031,457 $14.5M $14,468,543 - - $57.9M $57,874,171 $67.8M $67,755,127 $40.9M $40,896,797 $25.7M $25,670,858 $8.7M $8,730,469 $5.7M $5,733,333