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2026 Unrestricted Free Agents

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E. Malkin $6.10M 3 18 21
N. Schmaltz $5.85M 9 10 19
A. Kempe $5.50M 6 12 18
M. Johansson $800K 6 9 15
V. Olofsson $1.58M 5 9 14
A. Tuch $4.75M 6 8 14
A. Mantha $4.50M 8 5 13
C. Giroux $4.75M 3 9 12
A. Ovechkin $9.50M 4 8 12
A. Panarin $11.64M 5 7 12
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Recent Signings

New York Rangers Logo S. Martin Signed 2 years @ $775K AAV
Colorado Avalanche Logo G. Brindley Signed 2 years @ $875K AAV
New Jersey Devils Logo J. Markstrom Signed 2 years @ $6.000M AAV
Washington Capitals Logo I. Miroshnichenko Signed 2 years @ $925K AAV
Colorado Avalanche Logo M. Necas Signed 8 years @ $11.500M AAV
Utah Mammoth Logo L. Cooley Signed 8 years @ $10.000M AAV
Dallas Stars Logo T. Harley Signed 8 years @ $10.587M AAV
Colorado Avalanche Logo T. Nielsen Signed 2 years @ $775K AAV
Washington Capitals Logo B. Leason Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV
Vegas Golden Knights Logo C. Hart Signed 2 years @ $2.000M AAV
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Recent Roster Moves

Philadelphia Flyers Logo C. Grundstrom Assigned to AHL
Philadelphia Flyers Logo T. Foerster Activated from IR
Vegas Golden Knights Logo B. Bowman Recalled from AHL
Calgary Flames Logo D. Miromanov Assigned to AHL
Tampa Bay Lightning Logo B. Katchouk Recalled from AHL
Tampa Bay Lightning Logo S. Sabourin Recalled from AHL
Colorado Avalanche Logo J. Ahcan Assigned to AHL
Carolina Hurricanes Logo C. Legault Placed on IR
Colorado Avalanche Logo D. Gushchin Assigned to AHL
Minnesota Wild Logo D. Spacek Recalled from AHL
See all Waivers/Roster Transactions

Recent Waivers

New York Rangers Logo S. Martin Placed on Waivers
Calgary Flames Logo J. Kirkland Placed on Waivers
Buffalo Sabres Logo C. Meyer Cleared Waivers
Buffalo Sabres Logo C. Meyer Placed on Waivers
Carolina Hurricanes Logo C. Primeau Claimed on Waivers from Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs Logo C. Primeau Lost on Waivers to Carolina Hurricanes
Toronto Maple Leafs Logo C. Primeau Placed on Waivers
Los Angeles Kings Logo K. Burroughs Cleared Waivers
Los Angeles Kings Logo K. Burroughs Placed on Waivers
Montreal Canadiens Logo W. Trudeau 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 $105.5M $105,451,425 $2.5M $2,450,068 $12.6M $12,593,366 $2.5M $2,450,068 $2.5M $2,450,068 $55.0M $55,033,560 $25.0M $25,010,156 $7.9M $7,899,375 $0.0M $0
Florida Panthers Logo Florida Panthers 23/23 47/50 0/3 $102.3M $102,342,708 $1.5M $1,492,293 $8.4M $8,367,293 $1.5M $1,492,293 $1.5M $1,492,293 $46.2M $46,150,000 $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 $99.8M $99,802,448 $0.8M $787,500 $5.0M $4,995,547 $0.8M $787,500 $0.8M $787,500 $54.2M $54,242,969 $33.3M $33,300,755 $6.0M $5,971,549 $1.0M $1,018,555
Edmonton Oilers Logo Edmonton Oilers 23/23 48/50 0/3 $98.3M $98,308,542 $2.3M $2,292,293 $5.1M $5,116,460 $2.3M $2,292,293 $2.3M $2,292,293 $50.8M $50,826,250 $34.8M $34,762,500 $3.6M $3,600,000 $2.6M $2,550,000
Vancouver Canucks Logo Vancouver Canucks 23/23 46/50 1/3 $98.2M $98,218,333 $1.9M $1,941,250 $5.0M $4,973,385 $1.9M $1,941,250 $1.9M $1,941,250 $50.7M $50,730,052 $27.2M $27,192,317 $10.1M $10,149,870 $5.6M $5,567,969
Tampa Bay Lightning Logo Tampa Bay Lightning 25/23 49/50 0/3 $97.1M $97,145,685 $0.8M $800,507 $2.7M $2,743,840 $0.8M $800,507 $0.8M $800,507 $56.6M $56,607,795 $26.6M $26,605,599 $10.8M $10,782,292 $0.0M $0
Dallas Stars Logo Dallas Stars 23/23 47/50 0/3 $96.7M $96,664,812 $0.9M $861,667 $2.1M $2,101,583 $0.9M $861,667 $0.9M $861,667 $60.0M $60,016,510 $23.5M $23,470,416 $9.2M $9,250,000 $1.8M $1,801,583
New York Rangers Logo New York Rangers 23/23 47/50 0/3 $95.6M $95,591,507 $0.9M $857,976 $1.0M $975,000 $0.9M $857,976 $0.9M $857,976 $52.5M $52,538,209 $28.4M $28,439,236 $13.0M $13,050,000 $0.0M $0
St. Louis Blues Logo St. Louis Blues 23/23 47/50 0/3 $95.6M $95,577,106 $0.1M $71,632 - - $0.1M $88,731 $0.3M $335,447 $53.4M $53,425,527 $30.6M $30,598,104 $9.4M $9,400,000 $2.2M $2,153,475
Buffalo Sabres Logo Buffalo Sabres 24/23 46/50 0/3 $94.9M $94,929,795 $0.6M $570,205 - - $0.7M $706,318 $2.7M $2,670,226 $48.2M $48,220,861 $35.2M $35,235,193 $7.0M $7,029,297 $4.4M $4,444,444
New York Islanders Logo New York Islanders 23/23 48/50 0/3 $94.9M $94,869,344 $0.6M $630,656 $2.9M $2,928,875 $3.6M $3,560,542 $3.6M $3,560,542 $54.3M $54,257,578 $25.3M $25,259,375 $12.0M $12,000,000 $0.6M $602,392
Boston Bruins Logo Boston Bruins 23/23 44/50 1/3 $94.8M $94,754,193 $0.7M $745,807 - - $0.9M $923,838 $3.5M $3,492,558 $51.4M $51,391,667 $31.5M $31,497,526 $11.2M $11,250,000 $0.6M $615,000
Toronto Maple Leafs Logo Toronto Maple Leafs 23/23 46/50 0/3 $94.4M $94,401,040 $1.1M $1,098,960 $4.4M $4,361,557 $5.7M $5,693,778 $5.7M $5,693,778 $59.5M $59,515,445 $26.5M $26,538,662 $3.6M $3,584,592 $0.6M $626,230
Colorado Avalanche Logo Colorado Avalanche 20/23 46/50 0/3 $93.9M $93,874,765 $1.6M $1,625,235 $1.4M $1,434,893 $3.3M $3,262,732 $3.3M $3,262,732 $55.5M $55,455,521 $29.0M $29,013,802 $6.8M $6,838,802 $0.1M $79,661
Seattle Kraken Logo Seattle Kraken 23/23 47/50 0/3 $93.8M $93,791,548 $1.7M $1,708,452 - - $2.1M $2,116,276 $8.0M $8,000,556 $48.8M $48,812,988 $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 $93,638,958 $1.9M $1,861,042 - - $2.3M $2,305,291 $8.7M $8,715,125 $55.1M $55,080,833 $30.2M $30,213,333 $7.5M $7,532,292 $0.8M $812,500
San Jose Sharks Logo San Jose Sharks 24/23 51/50 2/3 $93.4M $93,440,638 $2.1M $2,059,362 - - $2.6M $2,550,952 $9.6M $9,643,841 $37.0M $37,017,136 $31.7M $31,732,487 $15.0M $15,000,000 $9.7M $9,691,015
Nashville Predators Logo Nashville Predators 24/23 43/50 2/3 $93.4M $93,377,747 $2.1M $2,122,253 - - $2.6M $2,628,855 $9.9M $9,938,353 $46.7M $46,730,651 $27.8M $27,834,000 $8.6M $8,577,500 $10.2M $10,235,596
Winnipeg Jets Logo Winnipeg Jets 23/23 46/50 0/3 $93.3M $93,277,191 $2.2M $2,222,809 - - $2.8M $2,753,415 $10.4M $10,409,252 $52.0M $51,969,378 $30.4M $30,366,146 $9.3M $9,325,000 $1.6M $1,616,667
Ottawa Senators Logo Ottawa Senators 23/23 42/50 1/3 $93.0M $92,994,386 $2.5M $2,505,614 - - $3.1M $3,103,728 $11.7M $11,733,608 $53.1M $53,147,511 $28.7M $28,675,000 $9.3M $9,296,875 $1.9M $1,875,000
Washington Capitals Logo Washington Capitals 23/23 43/50 0/3 $92.1M $92,129,818 $3.4M $3,370,182 - - $4.2M $4,174,677 $15.8M $15,782,317 $47.9M $47,854,818 $35.4M $35,425,000 $8.8M $8,850,000 $0.0M $0
Minnesota Wild Logo Minnesota Wild 23/23 44/50 0/3 $91.8M $91,824,594 $3.7M $3,675,406 - - $4.6M $4,552,761 $17.2M $17,211,659 $52.1M $52,072,895 $31.0M $31,035,033 $6.0M $5,950,000 $2.8M $2,766,666
Utah Mammoth Logo Utah Mammoth 24/23 46/50 1/3 $91.0M $90,967,857 $4.5M $4,532,143 - - $5.6M $5,614,009 $21.2M $21,223,694 $50.8M $50,817,857 $32.4M $32,450,000 $6.2M $6,250,000 $1.5M $1,450,000
Montreal Canadiens Logo Montreal Canadiens 21/23 42/50 0/3 $90.1M $90,055,208 $5.4M $5,444,792 - - $6.7M $6,744,517 $25.5M $25,497,564 $56.8M $56,805,807 $27.4M $27,381,901 $4.1M $4,115,000 $1.8M $1,752,500
Philadelphia Flyers Logo Philadelphia Flyers 24/23 46/50 2/3 $88.8M $88,794,978 $6.7M $6,705,022 - - $8.3M $8,305,575 $31.4M $31,399,126 $51.4M $51,416,562 $25.7M $25,710,113 $4.8M $4,838,542 $6.8M $6,829,762
Carolina Hurricanes Logo Carolina Hurricanes 23/23 44/50 0/3 $87.3M $87,326,465 $8.2M $8,173,535 - - $10.1M $10,124,637 $38.3M $38,276,066 $53.6M $53,643,716 $28.1M $28,124,055 $5.5M $5,525,000 $0.0M $33,694
Pittsburgh Penguins Logo Pittsburgh Penguins 23/23 47/50 0/3 $87.1M $87,062,832 $8.4M $8,437,168 - - $10.5M $10,451,202 $39.5M $39,510,640 $47.3M $47,271,597 $31.2M $31,193,784 $7.0M $6,960,531 $1.6M $1,636,919
Calgary Flames Logo Calgary Flames 22/23 43/50 1/3 $84.6M $84,576,171 $10.9M $10,923,829 - - $13.5M $13,531,452 $51.2M $51,155,491 $58.4M $58,394,348 $22.7M $22,681,823 $1.6M $1,625,000 $1.9M $1,875,000
Detroit Red Wings Logo Detroit Red Wings 23/23 46/50 0/3 $83.0M $83,045,092 $12.5M $12,454,908 - - $15.4M $15,428,015 $58.3M $58,325,421 $51.0M $50,981,928 $21.2M $21,236,458 $8.9M $8,900,000 $1.9M $1,926,706
Columbus Blue Jackets Logo Columbus Blue Jackets 23/23 42/50 0/3 $82.7M $82,702,396 $12.8M $12,797,604 - - $15.9M $15,852,516 $59.9M $59,930,244 $37.9M $37,925,625 $35.0M $35,014,271 $8.3M $8,337,500 $1.4M $1,425,000
Anaheim Ducks Logo Anaheim Ducks 23/23 42/50 1/3 $82.6M $82,563,233 $12.9M $12,936,767 - - $16.0M $16,024,898 $60.6M $60,581,932 $51.6M $51,592,921 $16.7M $16,664,323 $11.8M $11,805,990 $2.5M $2,500,000
Chicago Blackhawks Logo Chicago Blackhawks 23/23 41/50 1/3 $78.5M $78,518,823 $17.0M $16,981,177 - - $21.0M $21,034,748 $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