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Recent Signings

Philadelphia Flyers Logo D. Klimovich Signed 1 year @ $850K AAV
San Jose Sharks Logo J. Trouba Signed 4 years @ $8.250M AAV
New York Islanders Logo M. Kessel Signed 1 year @ $850K AAV
Pittsburgh Penguins Logo A. Calvert Signed to an entry level contract.
Minnesota Wild Logo J. Kirkland Signed 1 year @ $850K AAV
Vancouver Canucks Logo L. Schenn Signed 1 year @ $2.250M AAV
New York Islanders Logo V. Vanecek Signed 1 year @ $1.000M AAV
New York Islanders Logo M. Maccelli Signed 1 year @ $2.250M AAV
Los Angeles Kings Logo S. Perunovich Signed 1 year @ $850K AAV
Pittsburgh Penguins Logo T. van Riemsdyk Signed 2 years @ $4.000M AAV
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2026 UFA Forwards

Player AAV G A Pts
A. Ovechkin $9.50M 32 32 64
A. Mantha $4.50M 33 31 64
P. Kane $7.00M 16 41 57
M. Zuccarello $4.12M 15 39 54
C. Giroux $4.75M 14 35 49
M. Johansson $800K 15 34 49
V. Tarasenko $4.75M 23 24 47
A. Lee $7.00M 19 23 42
A. Kopitar $7.00M 12 26 38
B. Jenner $3.75M 13 25 38

2026 UFA Defensemen

Player AAV G A Pts
R. Shea $900K 6 29 35
J. Klingberg $4.00M 10 17 27
M. Ferraro $3.25M 7 16 23
L. Stanley $1.25M 9 12 21
N. Jensen $4.05M 4 13 17
B. Hutton $975K 6 9 15
J. Oleksiak $4.60M 5 10 15
J. Carlson $8.00M 4 10 14
A. Peeke $2.75M 5 9 14
M. Grzelcyk $1.00M 0 12 12

2026 UFA Goalies

Player AAV GP GAA Sv%
S. Bobrovsky $10.00M 52 3.07 87.7
F. Andersen $3.50M 35 3.05 87.4
C. Talbot $2.50M 34 3.19 88.3
D. Tarasov $1.05M 33 3.05 89.5
C. Ingram $1.95M 32 2.60 89.9
D. Rittich $1.00M 30 2.76 89.4
J. Quick $1.85M 25 3.09 89.1
E. Comrie $825K 25 3.13 89.0
C. Pickard $1.00M 16 3.68 87.1
J. Reimer $850K 14 2.42 88.6

2025-26 NHL Team Salary Cap Summary 20262027

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Team Ros. Con. Ret. Proj. Cap LTIR Pool Current Space Forwards Defense Goalies Other
Vegas Golden Knights Logo Vegas Golden Knights 20/23 38/50 0/3 $109.1M $109,125,002 - - $0.0M $0 $60.7M $60,650,002 $40.2M $40,225,000 $8.2M $8,250,000 $0.0M $0
Colorado Avalanche Logo Colorado Avalanche 20/23 38/50 0/3 $101.8M $101,841,841 - - $2.2M $2,158,159 $60.4M $60,400,000 $31.4M $31,400,000 $7.8M $7,750,000 $2.3M $2,291,841
Florida Panthers Logo Florida Panthers 20/23 34/50 0/3 $101.0M $101,023,214 - - $3.0M $2,976,786 $67.5M $67,498,214 $27.4M $27,375,000 $6.0M $6,000,000 $0.2M $150,000
New York Islanders Logo New York Islanders 24/23 38/50 0/3 $100.1M $100,061,250 - - $3.9M $3,938,750 $56.6M $56,575,000 $28.0M $27,986,250 $12.0M $12,000,000 $3.5M $3,500,000
Ottawa Senators Logo Ottawa Senators 24/23 39/50 1/3 $98.6M $98,575,000 - - $5.4M $5,425,000 $57.3M $57,312,500 $28.9M $28,937,500 $10.4M $10,450,000 $1.9M $1,875,000
Los Angeles Kings Logo Los Angeles Kings 21/23 43/50 0/3 $98.5M $98,504,167 - - $5.5M $5,495,833 $53.8M $53,750,000 $35.7M $35,725,000 $8.4M $8,429,167 $0.6M $600,000
Minnesota Wild Logo Minnesota Wild 19/23 31/50 0/3 $96.5M $96,480,832 - - $7.5M $7,519,168 $50.7M $50,689,166 $35.1M $35,125,000 $9.0M $9,000,000 $1.7M $1,666,666
Tampa Bay Lightning Logo Tampa Bay Lightning 24/23 43/50 0/3 $95.7M $95,727,500 - - $8.3M $8,272,500 $57.4M $57,355,000 $26.6M $26,650,000 $11.7M $11,722,500 $0.0M $0
Edmonton Oilers Logo Edmonton Oilers 18/23 37/50 0/3 $95.6M $95,611,667 - - $8.4M $8,388,333 $51.2M $51,236,667 $36.2M $36,150,000 $5.4M $5,375,000 $2.8M $2,850,000
Buffalo Sabres Logo Buffalo Sabres 23/23 37/50 0/3 $94.4M $94,413,016 - - $9.6M $9,586,984 $51.0M $51,032,858 $29.8M $29,835,714 $7.1M $7,100,000 $6.4M $6,444,444
Carolina Hurricanes Logo Carolina Hurricanes 21/23 34/50 0/3 $93.4M $93,402,828 - - $10.6M $10,597,172 $65.7M $65,706,754 $23.8M $23,796,074 $3.9M $3,900,000 $0.0M $0
New Jersey Devils Logo New Jersey Devils 20/23 31/50 0/3 $93.2M $93,225,000 - - $10.8M $10,775,000 $53.7M $53,675,000 $36.5M $36,500,000 $1.8M $1,800,000 $1.2M $1,250,000
Boston Bruins Logo Boston Bruins 21/23 34/50 1/3 $93.1M $93,135,834 - - $10.9M $10,864,166 $55.4M $55,370,834 $28.1M $28,087,500 $9.1M $9,062,500 $0.6M $615,000
St. Louis Blues Logo St. Louis Blues 21/23 45/50 0/3 $92.0M $91,965,000 - - $12.0M $12,035,000 $48.9M $48,871,667 $32.4M $32,360,000 $9.4M $9,400,000 $1.3M $1,333,333
New York Rangers Logo New York Rangers 22/23 37/50 0/3 $91.6M $91,578,691 - - $12.4M $12,421,309 $53.1M $53,135,834 $23.0M $23,000,000 $15.4M $15,442,857 $0.0M $0
Dallas Stars Logo Dallas Stars 19/23 38/50 0/3 $90.6M $90,585,333 - - $13.4M $13,414,667 $49.9M $49,925,000 $29.3M $29,330,333 $9.2M $9,250,000 $2.1M $2,080,000
Montreal Canadiens Logo Montreal Canadiens 23/23 30/50 1/3 $90.1M $90,116,910 - - $13.9M $13,883,090 $46.3M $46,253,333 $36.9M $36,868,334 $5.1M $5,060,833 $1.9M $1,934,410
Washington Capitals Logo Washington Capitals 20/23 40/50 0/3 $88.6M $88,589,583 - - $15.4M $15,410,417 $48.5M $48,525,000 $30.4M $30,402,083 $9.7M $9,662,500 $0.0M $0
Winnipeg Jets Logo Winnipeg Jets 19/23 37/50 0/3 $87.6M $87,581,667 - - $16.4M $16,418,333 $48.8M $48,766,667 $26.6M $26,565,000 $12.2M $12,250,000 $0.0M $0
Utah Mammoth Logo Utah Mammoth 20/23 42/50 0/3 $86.8M $86,837,857 - - $17.2M $17,162,143 $48.8M $48,815,357 $30.6M $30,622,500 $6.8M $6,750,000 $0.7M $650,000
Nashville Predators Logo Nashville Predators 21/23 38/50 0/3 $85.8M $85,754,556 - - $18.2M $18,245,444 $44.8M $44,800,000 $28.4M $28,409,000 $9.0M $8,990,000 $3.6M $3,555,556
Vancouver Canucks Logo Vancouver Canucks 22/23 41/50 1/3 $85.6M $85,620,667 - - $18.4M $18,379,333 $46.7M $46,674,167 $18.8M $18,829,833 $13.8M $13,850,000 $6.3M $6,266,667
Toronto Maple Leafs Logo Toronto Maple Leafs 19/23 35/50 0/3 $85.4M $85,414,882 - - $18.6M $18,585,118 $51.0M $50,951,780 $30.7M $30,713,102 $3.8M $3,750,000 $0.0M $0
Calgary Flames Logo Calgary Flames 25/23 36/50 1/3 $85.4M $85,391,667 - - $18.6M $18,608,333 $57.9M $57,887,917 $17.3M $17,253,750 $8.8M $8,850,000 $1.4M $1,400,000
Seattle Kraken Logo Seattle Kraken 21/23 43/50 0/3 $83.6M $83,577,798 - - $20.4M $20,422,202 $44.2M $44,208,274 $28.1M $28,090,357 $10.9M $10,900,000 $0.4M $379,167
Detroit Red Wings Logo Detroit Red Wings 17/23 36/50 0/3 $77.2M $77,183,334 - - $26.8M $26,816,666 $49.2M $49,158,334 $21.6M $21,625,000 $6.4M $6,400,000 $0.0M $0
Columbus Blue Jackets Logo Columbus Blue Jackets 18/23 35/50 0/3 $76.0M $75,970,000 - - $28.0M $28,030,000 $40.2M $40,250,000 $30.3M $30,320,000 $5.4M $5,400,000 $0.0M $0
Philadelphia Flyers Logo Philadelphia Flyers 22/23 37/50 1/3 $75.3M $75,252,084 - - $28.7M $28,747,916 $43.2M $43,226,250 $23.0M $22,959,167 $7.9M $7,866,667 $1.2M $1,200,000
Pittsburgh Penguins Logo Pittsburgh Penguins 20/23 39/50 1/3 $72.0M $71,986,250 - - $32.0M $32,013,750 $36.8M $36,786,250 $35.2M $35,200,000 $0.0M $0 $0.0M $0
San Jose Sharks Logo San Jose Sharks 19/23 30/50 2/3 $70.1M $70,109,943 - - $33.9M $33,890,057 $38.3M $38,277,917 $20.2M $20,192,500 $5.0M $5,000,000 $6.6M $6,639,526
Chicago Blackhawks Logo Chicago Blackhawks 22/23 36/50 1/3 $68.2M $68,167,491 - - $35.8M $35,832,509 $34.6M $34,609,158 $24.7M $24,716,667 $8.6M $8,583,333 $0.3M $258,333
Anaheim Ducks Logo Anaheim Ducks 14/23 31/50 0/3 $61.0M $61,037,439 - - $43.0M $42,962,561 $41.1M $41,087,439 $11.2M $11,250,000 $8.7M $8,700,000 $0.0M $0