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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 31 44
A. Mantha $4.50M 20 22 42
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 9 24 33
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Recent Signings
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
Colorado Avalanche Logo S. Malinski Signed 4 years @ $4.750M AAV
Los Angeles Kings Logo T. Ward Signed 2 years @ $875K AAV
Washington Capitals Logo B. Trineyev Signed 2 years @ $900K AAV
Buffalo Sabres Logo J. Doan Signed 7 years @ $6.950M AAV
Boston Bruins Logo A. Steeves Signed 2 years @ $1.625M AAV
Florida Panthers Logo U. Balinskis Signed 2 years @ $875K AAV
See all Contract Signings

Recent Roster Moves
New Jersey Devils Logo M. McLaughlin Assigned to AHL
New Jersey Devils Logo M. McLaughlin Activated from SOIR.
Boston Bruins Logo E. Lindholm Activated from IR
Washington Capitals Logo G. Bjorklund Recalled from AHL
Washington Capitals Logo C. Stevenson Assigned to AHL
Vegas Golden Knights Logo K. Uchacz Assigned to AHL
Ottawa Senators Logo S. Halliday Assigned to AHL
Ottawa Senators Logo H. Shepard Assigned to AHL
Pittsburgh Penguins Logo R. McGroarty Assigned to AHL
Pittsburgh Penguins Logo A. Hayes Assigned to AHL
See all Waivers/Roster Transactions

Recent Waivers
New Jersey Devils Logo M. McLaughlin Cleared Waivers
New Jersey Devils Logo M. McLaughlin Placed on Waivers
Tampa Bay Lightning Logo J. Finley Lost on Waivers to St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues Logo J. Finley Claimed on Waivers from Tampa Bay Lightning
New Jersey Devils Logo J. Lammikko Cleared Waivers
Florida Panthers Logo J. Davies Cleared Waivers
Tampa Bay Lightning Logo J. Finley Placed on Waivers
New Jersey Devils Logo J. Lammikko Placed on Waivers
Florida Panthers Logo J. Davies Placed on Waivers
St. Louis Blues Logo S. Johannesson 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 20/23 48/50 0/3 $106.7M $106,712,253 $1.0M $990,068 $12.6M $12,593,366 $1.0M $990,068 $1.0M $990,068 $58.4M $58,397,909 $25.0M $24,973,958 $6.8M $6,785,438 $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 21/23 47/50 0/3 $98.2M $98,201,970 $-2.7M $-2,701,970 $7.3M $7,330,833 $7.7M $7,662,500 $7.7M $7,662,500 $52.0M $52,024,740 $29.7M $29,706,093 $6.0M $5,971,549 $1.0M $1,018,555
Edmonton Oilers Logo Edmonton Oilers 21/23 46/50 0/3 $97.3M $97,289,215 $2.9M $2,887,500 $3.0M $2,999,167 $2.9M $2,887,500 $2.9M $2,887,500 $52.8M $52,816,224 $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 $96.8M $96,775,489 $3.3M $3,347,293 $4.6M $4,587,209 $3.3M $3,347,293 $3.3M $3,347,293 $53.4M $53,427,969 $23.8M $23,804,948 $9.2M $9,247,656 $1.8M $1,801,583
Vancouver Canucks Logo Vancouver Canucks 23/23 49/50 1/3 $95.7M $95,662,998 $-0.2M $-162,998 $2.0M $2,000,000 $3.3M $3,303,031 $3.3M $3,303,031 $54.8M $54,763,950 $22.8M $22,807,902 $10.0M $9,976,302 $5.6M $5,567,969
St. Louis Blues Logo St. Louis Blues 23/23 48/50 0/3 $95.2M $95,213,656 $0.7M $736,451 - - $2.3M $2,318,009 $3.4M $3,448,745 $53.0M $52,990,071 $30.7M $30,670,110 $9.4M $9,400,000 $2.2M $2,153,475
Montreal Canadiens Logo Montreal Canadiens 21/23 46/50 0/3 $95.2M $95,186,128 $1.5M $1,454,735 - - $4.6M $4,578,840 $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
Boston Bruins Logo Boston Bruins 24/23 42/50 1/3 $94.6M $94,599,428 $1.1M $1,060,633 - - $3.3M $3,338,386 $5.0M $4,966,867 $50.8M $50,797,449 $31.5M $31,469,401 $11.2M $11,250,000 $0.6M $615,000
Toronto Maple Leafs Logo Toronto Maple Leafs 22/23 45/50 0/3 $94.5M $94,528,311 $1.0M $971,689 $5.7M $5,695,591 $8.5M $8,504,645 $8.5M $8,504,645 $58.5M $58,450,694 $24.4M $24,432,412 $6.2M $6,235,295 $0.6M $626,230
Tampa Bay Lightning Logo Tampa Bay Lightning 22/23 47/50 0/3 $94.4M $94,377,066 $2.2M $2,243,960 $0.7M $662,293 $2.2M $2,243,960 $2.2M $2,243,960 $55.3M $55,306,623 $21.4M $21,391,536 $10.8M $10,790,365 $0.0M $0
Colorado Avalanche Logo Colorado Avalanche 21/23 46/50 0/3 $93.7M $93,719,703 $1.8M $1,780,297 $1.5M $1,451,197 $5.6M $5,603,557 $8.3M $8,336,999 $55.6M $55,623,229 $28.7M $28,694,922 $6.9M $6,892,812 $0.0M $21,761
New York Rangers Logo New York Rangers 22/23 46/50 1/3 $93.7M $93,677,682 $1.8M $1,822,318 $5.5M $5,497,468 $11.5M $11,457,705 $11.5M $11,457,705 $47.9M $47,854,403 $21.6M $21,581,519 $13.5M $13,510,156 $2.2M $2,183,036
Buffalo Sabres Logo Buffalo Sabres 20/23 47/50 0/3 $93.5M $93,511,926 $2.0M $1,988,074 - - $6.3M $6,257,543 $9.3M $9,310,004 $47.1M $47,133,721 $34.9M $34,904,464 $7.0M $7,029,297 $4.4M $4,444,444
Washington Capitals Logo Washington Capitals 23/23 43/50 0/3 $92.7M $92,708,997 $2.8M $2,791,003 - - $8.8M $8,784,795 $13.1M $13,070,061 $48.0M $48,036,589 $35.5M $35,463,164 $9.2M $9,209,245 $0.0M $0
Minnesota Wild Logo Minnesota Wild 20/23 42/50 0/3 $92.3M $92,307,381 $3.2M $3,231,377 - - $10.2M $10,170,893 $15.1M $15,132,304 $49.0M $49,005,326 $34.6M $34,573,280 $6.0M $5,962,109 $2.8M $2,766,666
San Jose Sharks Logo San Jose Sharks 24/23 50/50 2/3 $91.7M $91,718,550 $3.8M $3,781,450 $7.7M $7,739,166 $13.6M $13,562,500 $13.6M $13,562,500 $38.2M $38,183,338 $27.7M $27,660,473 $5.6M $5,612,630 $9.7M $9,691,015
Ottawa Senators Logo Ottawa Senators 21/23 44/50 1/3 $91.7M $91,690,870 $3.8M $3,809,130 - - $12.0M $11,989,392 $17.8M $17,837,876 $52.4M $52,388,657 $28.8M $28,819,141 $8.6M $8,608,073 $1.9M $1,875,000
Winnipeg Jets Logo Winnipeg Jets 20/23 46/50 0/3 $91.7M $91,661,556 $3.8M $3,838,444 - - $12.1M $12,081,661 $18.0M $17,975,154 $50.0M $50,011,586 $30.6M $30,607,826 $9.4M $9,425,477 $1.6M $1,616,667
Los Angeles Kings Logo Los Angeles Kings 23/23 46/50 0/3 $91.5M $91,527,540 $4.0M $3,972,460 - - $12.5M $12,503,480 $18.6M $18,602,738 $53.9M $53,859,910 $29.3M $29,262,291 $7.6M $7,592,839 $0.8M $812,500
Nashville Predators Logo Nashville Predators 21/23 42/50 2/3 $91.5M $91,459,414 $4.0M $4,040,586 - - $12.7M $12,717,909 $18.9M $18,921,767 $45.3M $45,321,432 $27.3M $27,324,885 $8.6M $8,577,500 $10.2M $10,235,596
Seattle Kraken Logo Seattle Kraken 22/23 46/50 0/3 $91.0M $90,976,172 $4.5M $4,523,828 - - $14.2M $14,238,935 $21.2M $21,184,757 $46.0M $45,997,611 $32.7M $32,699,393 $11.9M $11,900,000 $0.4M $379,167
Utah Mammoth Logo Utah Mammoth 21/23 45/50 1/3 $89.1M $89,132,666 $6.4M $6,367,334 - - $20.0M $20,041,444 $29.8M $29,817,759 $50.7M $50,654,185 $30.8M $30,766,372 $6.3M $6,262,109 $1.5M $1,450,000
Philadelphia Flyers Logo Philadelphia Flyers 22/23 46/50 2/3 $88.4M $88,370,230 $7.1M $7,129,770 - - $22.4M $22,441,243 $33.4M $33,388,190 $52.4M $52,424,236 $24.2M $24,181,337 $4.9M $4,934,896 $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 - - $30.8M $30,763,743 $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 20/23 44/50 2/3 $85.4M $85,392,018 $9.8M $9,805,313 - - $30.9M $30,862,625 $45.9M $45,917,564 $58.9M $58,907,070 $21.9M $21,893,932 $1.6M $1,625,000 $2.9M $2,929,557
Columbus Blue Jackets Logo Columbus Blue Jackets 22/23 45/50 0/3 $84.8M $84,790,521 $10.7M $10,709,479 - - $33.7M $33,708,525 $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
Pittsburgh Penguins Logo Pittsburgh Penguins 22/23 45/50 0/3 $84.1M $84,121,107 $11.4M $11,378,893 - - $35.8M $35,815,533 $53.3M $53,286,524 $46.0M $45,966,402 $32.6M $32,605,460 $4.5M $4,475,492 $1.1M $1,073,753
Anaheim Ducks Logo Anaheim Ducks 21/23 43/50 1/3 $82.8M $82,846,319 $12.7M $12,653,681 - - $39.8M $39,827,979 $59.3M $59,256,261 $51.1M $51,090,447 $16.7M $16,664,323 $12.6M $12,591,549 $2.5M $2,500,000
Detroit Red Wings Logo Detroit Red Wings 21/23 45/50 0/3 $82.1M $82,107,705 $13.4M $13,392,295 - - $42.2M $42,152,797 $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 23/23 41/50 1/3 $80.5M $80,469,582 $15.0M $15,030,418 - - $47.3M $47,308,856 $70.4M $70,386,346 $40.9M $40,896,797 $25.1M $25,108,983 $8.7M $8,730,469 $5.7M $5,733,333