Free Agents
2025–26 unrestricted and restricted free agents
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Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
20 players| Player | Team | Pos | Age | Type | Cap Hit | Exp. | Clause |
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| Leon Draisaitl |  EDM | C | 29 | UFA | $14.00M | 2025 | NMC |
| Mikko Rantanen |  CAR | RW | 28 | UFA | $12.00M | 2025 | NTC |
| Darnell Nurse | EDM | LD | 30 | UFA | $9.50M | 2025 | M-NTC (8) |
| Alex Pietrangelo |  VGK | RD | 35 | UFA | $8.75M | 2025 | NMC |
| Mark Scheifele |  WPG | C | 32 | UFA | $8.50M | 2025 | M-NTC (10) |
| Tomas Hertl | VGK | C | 31 | UFA | $8.25M | 2025 | NTC |
| Hampus Lindholm |  BOS | LD | 32 | UFA | $8.00M | 2025 | NTC |
| Ryan O'Reilly |  STL | C | 34 | UFA | $7.75M | 2025 | NTC |
| Nick Suzuki |  MTL | C | 26 | UFA | $7.50M | 2025 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov |  WSH | C | 33 | UFA | $7.30M | 2025 | |
| John Klingberg |  MIN | RD | 33 | UFA | $7.00M | 2025 | |
| Brock Boeser |  VAN | RW | 28 | UFA | $6.50M | 2025 | |
| Chris Kreider |  NYR | LW | 34 | UFA | $6.50M | 2025 | |
| Matt Dumba |  PHI | RD | 30 | UFA | $6.00M | 2025 | |
| Tyler Toffoli |  NJD | RW | 33 | UFA | $5.50M | 2025 | |
| Linus Ullmark |  OTT | G | 31 | UFA | $5.00M | 2025 | |
| Juuse Saros |  NSH | G | 30 | UFA | $5.00M | 2025 | |
| Jonathan Marchessault | NSH | C | 34 | UFA | $5.00M | 2025 | |
| James van Riemsdyk | BOS | LW | 36 | UFA | $3.50M | 2025 | |
| Adin Hill | VGK | G | 29 | UFA | $3.50M | 2025 |
Restricted Free Agents (RFA)
10 players| Player | Team | Pos | Age | Type | Cap Hit | Exp. | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tage Thompson |  BUF | C | 27 | RFA | $7.50M | 2025 | |
| Cole Caufield | MTL | RW | 24 | RFA | $6.15M | 2025 | |
| Trevor Zegras |  ANA | C | 24 | RFA | $5.50M | 2025 | |
| Dylan Cozens | BUF | C | 23 | RFA | $4.75M | 2025 | |
| Bowen Byram | BUF | LD | 23 | RFA | $4.20M | 2025 | |
| Mason McTavish | ANA | C | 22 | RFA | $4.10M | 2025 | |
| Luke Hughes | NJD | LD | 22 | RFA | $3.75M | 2025 | |
| Wyatt Johnston |  DAL | C | 21 | RFA | $3.25M | 2025 | |
| Jesper Wallstedt | MIN | G | 22 | RFA | $2.75M | 2025 | |
| Lane Hutson | MTL | LD | 21 | RFA | $2.73M | 2025 |