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2026 Unrestricted Free Agents

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N. Schmaltz $5.85M 23 32 55
A. Tuch $4.75M 24 27 51
A. Ovechkin $9.50M 24 26 50
E. Malkin $6.10M 13 34 47
A. Mantha $4.50M 21 24 45
C. Coyle $5.25M 15 28 43
J. Eberle $4.75M 22 19 41
C. Giroux $4.75M 11 28 39
M. Johansson $800K 13 25 38
M. Zuccarello $4.12M 10 25 35
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Recent Signings

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
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
See all Contract Signings

Recent Roster Moves

Florida Panthers Logo L. Kunin Assigned to AHL
Vancouver Canucks Logo G. Brisebois Assigned to AHL
Vancouver Canucks Logo G. Brisebois Activated from SOIR.
Minnesota Wild Logo M. Foligno Placed on IR
Los Angeles Kings Logo E. Portillo Recalled from AHL
Philadelphia Flyers Logo A. Ginning Recalled from AHL
Winnipeg Jets Logo K. Clague Assigned to AHL
Minnesota Wild Logo R. Schmidt Acquired from Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers Logo B. Katchouk Acquired from Minnesota Wild
Los Angeles Kings Logo K. Connors Recalled from AHL
See all Waivers/Roster Transactions

Recent Waivers

Seattle Kraken Logo G. Olofsson Placed on Waivers
Minnesota Wild Logo T. Pitlick Placed on Waivers
Detroit Red Wings Logo E. Gustafsson Placed on Waivers
Florida Panthers Logo L. Kunin Cleared Waivers
Vancouver Canucks Logo G. Brisebois Cleared Waivers
Edmonton Oilers Logo A. Regula Cleared Waivers
Edmonton Oilers Logo A. Mangiapane Cleared Waivers
Minnesota Wild Logo R. Fabbri Claimed on Waivers from St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues Logo R. Fabbri Lost on Waivers to Minnesota Wild
Florida Panthers Logo L. Kunin 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 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 22/23 44/50 0/3 $103.0M $102,958,802 $2.2M $2,187,293 $9.1M $9,142,293 $2.2M $2,187,293 $2.2M $2,187,293 $50.1M $50,095,000 $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 $-1.3M $-1,295,315 $6.8M $6,811,351 $-1.3M $-1,295,315 $-1.3M $-1,295,315 $53.0M $53,028,151 $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 $98.6M $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 22/23 46/50 0/3 $97.3M $97,252,270 $0.0M $32,257 - - $0.1M $137,630 $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 $7.6M $7,591,667 $9.7M $9,701,583 $7.6M $7,591,667 $7.6M $7,591,667 $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 $95,462,426 $0.0M $37,574 $2.0M $2,000,000 $4.2M $4,166,833 $4.2M $4,166,833 $54.8M $54,763,950 $22.8M $22,807,902 $9.8M $9,797,005 $5.5M $5,546,693
Montreal Canadiens Logo Montreal Canadiens 22/23 46/50 0/3 $95.2M $95,186,128 $1.5M $1,454,735 - - $6.2M $6,206,871 $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 25/23 42/50 1/3 $94.8M $94,819,480 $0.8M $840,581 - - $3.6M $3,586,479 $3.9M $3,936,380 $50.8M $50,797,449 $31.5M $31,469,401 $11.5M $11,470,052 $0.6M $615,000
St. Louis Blues Logo St. Louis Blues 23/23 47/50 0/3 $94.8M $94,774,854 $1.2M $1,204,498 - - $5.1M $5,139,193 $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
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 23/23 47/50 0/3 $93.7M $93,747,256 $1.8M $1,752,744 - - $7.5M $7,478,374 $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 $93.6M $93,575,516 $1.9M $1,924,484 $0.9M $905,175 $8.2M $8,211,131 $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
Minnesota Wild Logo Minnesota Wild 23/23 43/50 0/3 $93.2M $93,181,600 $2.4M $2,357,159 - - $10.1M $10,057,211 $11.0M $11,038,402 $49.6M $49,610,794 $34.8M $34,842,030 $6.0M $5,962,109 $2.8M $2,766,666
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 $10.2M $10,184,002 $11.2M $11,177,563 $55.6M $55,623,229 $28.1M $28,089,583 $6.9M $6,892,812 $0.0M $20,520
Washington Capitals Logo Washington Capitals 24/23 44/50 0/3 $92.5M $92,495,065 $3.0M $3,004,935 - - $12.8M $12,821,055 $14.1M $14,071,890 $48.0M $48,036,589 $35.5M $35,463,164 $9.0M $8,995,312 $0.0M $0
Winnipeg Jets Logo Winnipeg Jets 22/23 46/50 0/3 $92.5M $92,455,097 $3.0M $3,044,903 - - $13.0M $12,991,585 $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
Nashville Predators Logo Nashville Predators 23/23 42/50 2/3 $92.0M $91,993,633 $3.5M $3,506,367 - - $15.0M $14,960,499 $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 - - $15.1M $15,072,324 $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 24/23 46/50 0/3 $91.9M $91,940,774 $3.6M $3,559,226 - - $15.2M $15,186,032 $16.7M $16,667,597 $54.1M $54,072,267 $29.3M $29,271,415 $7.8M $7,784,592 $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 $19.8M $19,807,000 $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 - - $20.7M $20,662,779 $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 - - $26.7M $26,714,940 $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 23/23 46/50 2/3 $88.6M $88,598,546 $6.9M $6,901,454 - - $29.4M $29,446,203 $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 - - $41.7M $41,701,962 $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 - - $40.6M $40,621,225 $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 - - $45.0M $44,972,389 $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 - - $45.7M $45,693,778 $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 - - $53.2M $53,173,482 $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 23/23 45/50 0/3 $82.3M $82,301,455 $13.2M $13,198,545 - - $56.3M $56,313,792 $61.8M $61,807,820 $49.7M $49,658,603 $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 - - $61.7M $61,732,449 $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