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2026 Unrestricted Free Agents

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N. Schmaltz $5.85M 23 33 56
A. Tuch $4.75M 24 28 52
A. Ovechkin $9.50M 24 26 50
E. Malkin $6.10M 13 34 47
C. Coyle $5.25M 16 30 46
A. Mantha $4.50M 21 24 45
J. Eberle $4.75M 22 20 42
C. Giroux $4.75M 11 28 39
M. Johansson $800K 13 26 39
M. Zuccarello $4.12M 11 26 37
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Recent Signings

Philadelphia Flyers Logo G. Wilson Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV
Florida Panthers Logo L. Domingue Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV
San Jose Sharks Logo K. Sherwood Signed 5 years @ $5.750M AAV
Washington Capitals Logo E. Frank Signed 2 years @ $2.000M AAV
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
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Recent Roster Moves

Chicago Blackhawks Logo K. Korchinski Assigned to AHL
Minnesota Wild Logo J. Petry Acquired from Florida Panthers
San Jose Sharks Logo J. Woo Acquired from Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks Logo J. Thompson Acquired from San Jose Sharks
Toronto Maple Leafs Logo J. Quillan Recalled from AHL
Detroit Red Wings Logo S. Cossa Assigned to AHL
Nashville Predators Logo R. Schaefer Recalled from AHL
Nashville Predators Logo R. Ufko Recalled from AHL
New York Rangers Logo A. Edstrom Activated from IR
Vancouver Canucks Logo C. Clayton Recalled from AHL
See all Waivers/Roster Transactions

Recent Waivers

Philadelphia Flyers Logo G. Wilson Placed on Waivers
Tampa Bay Lightning Logo C. Douglas Placed on Waivers
Vegas Golden Knights Logo C. Reinhardt Placed on Waivers
Vegas Golden Knights Logo A. Holtz Placed on Waivers
New Jersey Devils Logo L. Glendening Placed on Waivers
New Jersey Devils Logo E. Dadonov Placed on Waivers
New Jersey Devils Logo M. Tsyplakov Placed on Waivers
Florida Panthers Logo T. Bjornfot Cleared Waivers
Florida Panthers Logo L. Domingue Cleared Waivers
St. Louis Blues Logo M. Joseph Placed on 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 $107.6M $107,646,315 $1.5M $1,490,068 $17.1M $17,093,366 $1.5M $1,490,068 $1.5M $1,490,068 $58.6M $58,646,815 $25.0M $24,982,031 $6.2M $6,243,771 $0.0M $0
Florida Panthers Logo Florida Panthers 21/23 44/50 0/3 $102.8M $102,785,234 $3.0M $2,962,293 $9.1M $9,142,293 $3.0M $2,962,293 $3.0M $2,962,293 $50.1M $50,095,000 $21.9M $21,905,599 $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 23/23 48/50 0/3 $97.7M $97,657,218 $-0.5M $-494,757 $1.4M $1,366,910 $-0.5M $-494,757 $-0.5M $-494,757 $53.3M $53,303,759 $32.7M $32,734,310 $5.6M $5,562,891 $2.6M $2,550,000
Dallas Stars Logo Dallas Stars 23/23 48/50 0/3 $97.4M $97,354,369 $6.1M $6,091,667 $9.7M $9,701,583 $6.1M $6,091,667 $6.1M $6,091,667 $53.7M $53,659,062 $24.4M $24,392,630 $9.3M $9,251,693 $1.8M $1,801,583
Vancouver Canucks Logo Vancouver Canucks 25/23 48/50 2/3 $95.5M $95,496,150 $0.0M $3,850 $5.8M $5,817,293 $7.8M $7,839,126 $7.8M $7,839,126 $54.8M $54,763,950 $22.5M $22,497,876 $8.6M $8,625,130 $5.9M $5,890,443
Montreal Canadiens Logo Montreal Canadiens 22/23 46/50 0/3 $95.2M $95,186,128 $1.5M $1,454,735 - - $6.7M $6,650,219 $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 - - $5.5M $5,506,278 $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
Boston Bruins Logo Boston Bruins 24/23 42/50 1/3 $94.5M $94,493,230 $1.2M $1,166,831 - - $5.3M $5,334,085 $5.5M $5,464,185 $50.5M $50,471,199 $31.5M $31,469,401 $11.5M $11,470,052 $0.6M $615,000
Colorado Avalanche Logo Colorado Avalanche 24/23 48/50 0/3 $94.1M $94,140,208 $1.8M $1,833,697 $1.5M $1,451,197 $1.8M $1,833,697 $1.8M $1,833,697 $56.5M $56,476,745 $28.3M $28,263,151 $6.9M $6,892,812 $0.0M $20,520
Toronto Maple Leafs Logo Toronto Maple Leafs 23/23 44/50 0/3 $94.1M $94,064,705 $1.4M $1,435,295 $2.4M $2,445,591 $7.4M $7,379,645 $7.4M $7,379,645 $58.8M $58,842,295 $24.4M $24,440,485 $6.2M $6,235,295 $0.6M $626,230
Buffalo Sabres Logo Buffalo Sabres 23/23 47/50 0/3 $93.7M $93,747,256 $1.8M $1,752,744 - - $8.0M $8,012,543 $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 23/23 47/50 1/3 $93.7M $93,651,883 $2.3M $2,304,237 - - $10.5M $10,533,653 $10.8M $10,790,571 $48.7M $48,656,703 $23.8M $23,840,634 $13.3M $13,317,083 $2.2M $2,183,036
Minnesota Wild Logo Minnesota Wild 23/23 45/50 0/3 $93.0M $93,020,532 $2.5M $2,518,226 - - $11.5M $11,511,892 $11.8M $11,792,670 $49.5M $49,457,799 $34.8M $34,833,957 $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 - - $13.9M $13,919,555 $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
Ottawa Senators Logo Ottawa Senators 22/23 45/50 1/3 $92.0M $91,967,424 $3.5M $3,532,576 - - $16.1M $16,148,919 $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
Nashville Predators Logo Nashville Predators 22/23 40/50 2/3 $91.8M $91,803,789 $3.7M $3,696,211 - - $16.9M $16,896,964 $17.3M $17,309,085 $45.6M $45,607,995 $27.4M $27,358,479 $8.6M $8,601,719 $10.2M $10,235,596
Los Angeles Kings Logo Los Angeles Kings 22/23 46/50 0/3 $91.8M $91,762,449 $3.7M $3,737,551 - - $17.1M $17,085,947 $17.5M $17,502,677 $54.1M $54,081,304 $29.3M $29,267,647 $7.6M $7,600,998 $0.8M $812,500
Washington Capitals Logo Washington Capitals 22/23 44/50 0/3 $91.5M $91,523,711 $4.0M $3,976,289 - - $18.2M $18,177,321 $18.6M $18,620,671 $47.1M $47,065,234 $35.5M $35,463,164 $9.0M $8,995,312 $0.0M $0
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 $21.2M $21,221,786 $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 - - $22.1M $22,138,692 $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 24/23 45/50 1/3 $90.1M $90,067,332 $5.4M $5,432,668 - - $24.8M $24,835,054 $25.4M $25,440,787 $50.7M $50,693,248 $31.6M $31,649,865 $6.3M $6,274,219 $1.5M $1,450,000
Philadelphia Flyers Logo Philadelphia Flyers 23/23 47/50 2/3 $88.6M $88,598,546 $6.9M $6,901,454 - - $31.5M $31,549,503 $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 - - $44.7M $44,680,674 $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 $85.1M $85,060,846 $10.1M $10,136,485 - - $46.3M $46,338,217 $47.5M $47,468,418 $59.2M $59,191,783 $21.3M $21,278,047 $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 - - $48.2M $48,184,702 $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 - - $49.0M $48,957,619 $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 - - $57.0M $56,971,588 $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 $82.0M $82,037,913 $13.5M $13,462,087 - - $61.5M $61,540,967 $63.0M $63,041,967 $49.7M $49,658,603 $21.6M $21,552,604 $8.9M $8,900,000 $1.9M $1,926,706
Chicago Blackhawks Logo Chicago Blackhawks 22/23 40/50 3/3 $80.7M $80,656,323 $14.8M $14,843,677 - - $67.9M $67,856,810 $69.5M $69,511,855 $40.6M $40,566,459 $24.6M $24,634,526 $8.7M $8,730,469 $6.7M $6,724,869