The Books · 2026-27
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Players whose contracts expire after the 2026-27 season.
| Player | Team | Last Cap Hit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason RobertsonLW |  DAL | $12M | Expiring |
| Erik KarlssonRD |  PIT | $11.50M | Expiring |
| Drew DoughtyRD |  LAK | $11M | Expiring |
| Tyler SeguinRW, C, LW | DAL | $9.85M | Expiring |
| Mark StoneRW |  VGK | $9.50M | Expiring |
| Nikita KucherovRW |  TBL | $9.50M | Expiring |
| Cale MakarRD |  COL | $9M | Expiring |
| Sidney CrosbyC | PIT | $8.70M | Expiring |
| Logan CoutureC |  SJS | $8M | Expiring |
| Alex DeBrincatLW |  DET | $7.88M | Expiring |
| Quinn HughesLD |  MIN | $7.85M | Expiring |
| Jared SpurgeonRD | MIN | $7.58M | Expiring |
| Vince DunnLD |  SEA | $7.35M | Expiring |
| Dmitry OrlovLD | SJS | $6.50M | Expiring |
| Torey KrugLD |  STL | $6.50M | Expiring |
| Chris KreiderLW |  ANA | $6.50M | Expiring |
| Brendan GallagherRW |  VAN | $6.50M | Expiring |
| Justin FaulkRD | DET | $6.50M | Expiring |
| John GibsonG | DET | $6.40M | Expiring |
| Ryan EllisRD |  CHI | $6.25M | Expiring |
| Alex KillornLW, RW | ANA | $6.25M | Expiring |
| Ondrej PalatLW |  NYI | $6M | Expiring |
| Jordan BinningtonG | STL | $6M | Expiring |
| William KarlssonC | VGK | $5.90M | Expiring |
| Philipp GrubauerG | SEA | $5.90M | Expiring |
| Casey MittelstadtLW |  BOS | $5.75M | Expiring |
| Andrew CoppC, LW | DET | $5.63M | Expiring |
| Evgeni MalkinRW, C | PIT | $5.50M | Expiring |
| Josh AndersonRW, LW |  MTL | $5.50M | Expiring |
| Phillip DanaultC | MTL | $5.50M | Expiring |
| Braden SchneiderRD, LD |  NYR | $5.50M | Expiring |
| Andre BurakovskyRW |  OTT | $5.50M | Expiring |
| Teuvo TeravainenLW, RW, C | CHI | $5.40M | Expiring |
| Elvis MerzlikinsG |  CBJ | $5.40M | Expiring |
| Darcy KuemperG | LAK | $5.25M | Expiring |
| Rasmus RistolainenRD |  PHI | $5.10M | Expiring |
| Andrei KuzmenkoLW, RW | PIT | $5M | Expiring |
| Samuel GirardLD, RD | PIT | $5M | Expiring |
| Ryan StromeC, RW |  CGY | $5M | Expiring |
| Jared McCannLW, RW | SEA | $5M | Expiring |
| Drake BathersonRW, LW | OTT | $4.97M | Expiring |
| Blake ColemanRW, LW | MIN | $4.90M | Expiring |
| Barrett HaytonC |  UTA | $4.78M | Expiring |
| Kyle PalmieriRW, C | NYI | $4.75M | Expiring |
| Pavel ZachaC | BOS | $4.75M | Expiring |
| Jason ZuckerLW |  BUF | $4.75M | Expiring |
| Artem ZubRD | OTT | $4.60M | Expiring |
| Artturi LehkonenLW | COL | $4.50M | Expiring |
| Oliver BjorkstrandRW, LW | NYR | $4.50M | Expiring |
| Ryan O'ReillyC |  NSH | $4.50M | Expiring |
| Filip ChytilC, LW | VAN | $4.44M | Expiring |
| Morgan FrostC | CGY | $4.38M | Expiring |
| Lawson CrouseRW, LW | UTA | $4.30M | Expiring |
| Alex OvechkinLW, RW |  WSH | $4.25M | Expiring |
| Dmitri VoronkovLW | CBJ | $4.17M | Expiring |
| Pius SuterC, LW | STL | $4.13M | Expiring |
| Brandon CarloRD | STL | $4.10M | Expiring |
| Ryan HartmanC, RW | MIN | $4M | Expiring |
| Dawson MercerRW, C |  NJD | $4M | Expiring |
| Brenden DillonLD | NJD | $4M | Expiring |
| Nino NiederreiterLW |  WPG | $4M | Expiring |
| Jordan GreenwayLW | CHI | $4M | Expiring |
| Ian ColeLD | CHI | $4M | Expiring |
| Ross ColtonLW, RW | NSH | $4M | Expiring |
| Will CuylleLW, RW | NYR | $3.90M | Expiring |
| Kirill MarchenkoRW | CBJ | $3.85M | Expiring |
| Alexandre CarrierRD | MTL | $3.75M | Expiring |
| Jake NeighboursLW | STL | $3.75M | Expiring |
| Barclay GoodrowLW | SJS | $3.64M | Expiring |
| Simon HolmstromRW, LW | NYI | $3.63M | Expiring |
| Kirby DachRW, C | MTL | $3.60M | Expiring |
| Andrew MangiapaneLW, RW | CHI | $3.60M | Expiring |
| Warren FoegeleLW, RW | OTT | $3.50M | Expiring |
| Joel HoferG | STL | $3.40M | Expiring |
| Jack QuinnRW | BUF | $3.38M | Expiring |
| Ilya LyubushkinRD, LD | NSH | $3.25M | Expiring |
| Mason LohreiLD, RD | BOS | $3.20M | Expiring |
| Shayne GostisbehereLD, RD |  CAR | $3.20M | Expiring |
| Sam MontembeaultG | MTL | $3.15M | Expiring |
| Jordan MartinookRW, LW | CAR | $3.08M | Expiring |
| Jalen ChatfieldRD | CAR | $3.02M | Expiring |
| Evan RodriguesC | NJD | $3.02M | Expiring |
| Tyler MyersRD | DAL | $3M | Expiring |
| Nicolas RoyC, RW | COL | $3M | Expiring |
| Nic DowdC | VGK | $3M | Expiring |
| Vladislav NamestnikovC, RW, LW | WPG | $3M | Expiring |
| Luke EvangelistaRW | NSH | $3M | Expiring |
| Jordan StaalC | CAR | $2.92M | Expiring |
| Alex NewhookLW, C | MTL | $2.90M | Expiring |
| Mason AppletonRW | DET | $2.90M | Expiring |
| Arturs SilovsG | PIT | $2.80M | Expiring |
| Anthony BeauvillierRW, LW | WSH | $2.75M | Expiring |
| Semyon VarlamovG | NYI | $2.75M | Expiring |
| Bobby BrinkRW | MIN | $2.75M | Expiring |
| Kevin StenlundC | UTA | $2.75M | Expiring |
| Stefan NoesenRW, LW | NJD | $2.75M | Expiring |
| Arvid SoderblomG | CHI | $2.75M | Expiring |
| Nick PerbixRD, LD | NSH | $2.75M | Expiring |
| Michael AmadioLW, RW | OTT | $2.60M | Expiring |
| Kasperi KapanenRW |  EDM | $2.60M | Expiring |
| Scott WedgewoodG | COL | $2.50M | Expiring |
| Joel ArmiaRW, LW | LAK | $2.50M | Expiring |
| Casey CizikasC | NYI | $2.50M | Expiring |
| Cody GlassC | NJD | $2.50M | Expiring |
| Drew O'ConnorLW, RW | VAN | $2.50M | Expiring |
| Anton ForsbergG | LAK | $2.25M | Expiring |
| Matias MaccelliLW, RW | NYI | $2.25M | Expiring |
| Maxim TsyplakovRW, LW | CGY | $2.25M | Expiring |
| Luke SchennRD | VAN | $2.25M | Expiring |
| Jesper WallstedtG | MIN | $2.20M | Expiring |
| Conor TimminsRD, LD | BUF | $2.20M | Expiring |
| Ville HussoG | ANA | $2.20M | Expiring |
| Paul CotterLW, C | VAN | $2.15M | Expiring |
| Sam SteelLW, C | DAL | $2.10M | Expiring |
| Ryker EvansLD, RD | SEA | $2.05M | Expiring |
| Adam GaudetteRW, C, LW | SJS | $2M | Expiring |
| Yaroslav AskarovG | SJS | $2M | Expiring |
| Carter HartG | VGK | $2M | Expiring |
| Nico SturmC, LW | MIN | $2M | Expiring |
| Claude GirouxRW | OTT | $2M | Expiring |
| Jonatan BerggrenRW, LW | STL | $2M | Expiring |
| Pyotr KochetkovG | CAR | $2M | Expiring |
| Daniil TarasovG | DET | $2M | Expiring |
| Sean KuralyC | BOS | $1.85M | Expiring |
| Morgan BarronC, LW | WPG | $1.85M | Expiring |
| Justin DanforthRW, LW, C | BUF | $1.80M | Expiring |
| Kent JohnsonRW, LW, C | CBJ | $1.80M | Expiring |
| Nick BjugstadC, RW | NJD | $1.75M | Expiring |
| Erik GudbransonRD | CBJ | $1.75M | Expiring |
| Joel HanleyLD | CGY | $1.75M | Expiring |
| Wyatt KaiserLD | CHI | $1.70M | Expiring |
| Victor OlofssonRW, LW | VGK | $1.64M | Expiring |
| Maxim ShabanovLW, RW | MIN | $1.60M | Expiring |
| Declan ChisholmLD, RD | NJD | $1.60M | Expiring |
| Tyler KlevenLD | OTT | $1.60M | Expiring |
| Justin BarronRD, LD | NSH | $1.57M | Expiring |
| Urho VaakanainenLD, RD | NYR | $1.55M | Expiring |
| Pontus HolmbergRW, LW | TBL | $1.55M | Expiring |
| Spencer StastneyLD, RD | EDM | $1.52M | Expiring |
| Justin BrazeauRW | PIT | $1.50M | Expiring |
| Taylor RaddyshRW, LW | NYR | $1.50M | Expiring |
| Jesper BoqvistLW, RW | NJD | $1.50M | Expiring |
| Alex LyonG | BUF | $1.50M | Expiring |
| Mattias JanmarkLW, RW | EDM | $1.45M | Expiring |
| Michael EyssimontRW, LW, C | BOS | $1.45M | Expiring |
| Jayden StrubleLD | MTL | $1.41M | Expiring |
| Simon BenoitLD | PHI | $1.35M | Expiring |
| Ty EmbersonRD | EDM | $1.30M | Expiring |
| Isac LundestromC, RW, LW | CBJ | $1.30M | Expiring |
| Tye KartyeLW | NYR | $1.25M | Expiring |
| Juuso ParssinenLW, C, RW | NYR | $1.25M | Expiring |
| Jonas JohanssonG | TBL | $1.25M | Expiring |
| Zach BogosianRD, LD | MIN | $1.25M | Expiring |
| Adam KlapkaRW | CGY | $1.25M | Expiring |
| Joe VelenoC, RW, LW | NYR | $1.20M | Expiring |
| Gage GoncalvesRW, LW, C | TBL | $1.20M | Expiring |
| Brayden PachalRD, LD | CGY | $1.19M | Expiring |
| Kurtis MacDermidLW, RW | OTT | $1.15M | Expiring |
| Elmer SoderblomLW | PIT | $1.13M | Expiring |
| Albert JohanssonLD | DET | $1.13M | Expiring |
| Emil HeinemanRW, LW | NYI | $1.10M | Expiring |
| Drew HellesonRD | ANA | $1.10M | Expiring |
| Casey DeSmithG | DAL | $1.02M | Expiring |
| Carl GrundstromLW, RW, C | PHI | $1M | Expiring |
| Joel KivirantaRW, LW | DAL | $1M | Expiring |
| Parker WotherspoonLD | VGK | $1M | Expiring |
| Corey PerryRW, LW | LAK | $1M | Expiring |
| Mats ZuccarelloRW | LAK | $1M | Expiring |
| Vitek VanecekG | NYI | $1M | Expiring |
| Liam O'BrienLW, RW, C | UTA | $1M | Expiring |
| Andrew PeekeRD | UTA | $1M | Expiring |
| Mathieu JosephLW, RW | EDM | $1M | Expiring |
| Frederik AndersenG | EDM | $1M | Expiring |
| Danton HeinenRW, LW | CBJ | $1M | Expiring |
| Matt RempeRW, C | NYR | $0.97M | Expiring |
| Artyom LevshunovRD | CHI | $0.97M | Expiring |
| Adam EdstromLW, C | NSH | $0.97M | Expiring |
| Jake ChristiansenLD, RD | CBJ | $0.97M | Expiring |
| Zeev BuiumLD | VAN | $0.97M | Expiring |
| Matvei MichkovLW, RW | PHI | $0.95M | Expiring |
| Will SmithRW, LW, C | SJS | $0.95M | Expiring |
| Ryan LeonardRW | WSH | $0.95M | Expiring |
| Jimmy SnuggerudRW | STL | $0.95M | Expiring |
| Haydn FleuryLD | WPG | $0.95M | Expiring |
| Ryan GreeneLW, C | CHI | $0.95M | Expiring |
| Matthew WoodRW, C | NSH | $0.95M | Expiring |
| Oliver KapanenC | MTL | $0.94M | Expiring |
| Gabe PerreaultLW, RW | NYR | $0.94M | Expiring |
| Oliver MooreLW, C | CHI | $0.94M | Expiring |
| Sam RinzelRD | CHI | $0.94M | Expiring |
| Tyler TuckerLD, RD | STL | $0.93M | Expiring |
| Marat KhusnutdinovLW, RW, C | BOS | $0.93M | Expiring |
| Lian BichselLD | DAL | $0.92M | Expiring |
| Elias PetterssonLD | VAN | $0.91M | Expiring |
| Dominic JamesC, RW | TBL | $0.91M | Expiring |
| Noah LabaC | NYR | $0.91M | Expiring |
| Josh MahuraLD, RD | SEA | $0.91M | Expiring |
| Justin HollRD | WSH | $0.90M | Expiring |
| Nick FolignoC, LW, RW | MIN | $0.90M | Expiring |
| Louis CrevierRD, LD | BUF | $0.90M | Expiring |
| Landon SlaggertRW, LW | CHI | $0.90M | Expiring |
| Conor GeekieC, LW, RW | TBL | $0.89M | Expiring |
| Matthew SavoieRW, LW | EDM | $0.89M | Expiring |
| Brad LambertRW, C | WPG | $0.89M | Expiring |
| Jiri KulichC, RW | BUF | $0.89M | Expiring |
| Noah OstlundC, LW | BUF | $0.89M | Expiring |
| Denton MateychukRD, LD | CBJ | $0.89M | Expiring |
| Liam OhgrenLW | VAN | $0.89M | Expiring |
| Shane WrightC | SEA | $0.89M | Expiring |
| Marco KasperLW, C, RW | DET | $0.89M | Expiring |
| Braeden BowmanRW | VGK | $0.88M | Expiring |
| Zemgus GirgensonsLW, RW | TBL | $0.88M | Expiring |
| Charle-Édouard D'AstousLD, RD | TBL | $0.88M | Expiring |
| Nikolas MatinpaloRD, LD | OTT | $0.88M | Expiring |
| Elias SalomonssonRD | WPG | $0.86M | Expiring |
| Tristan LuneauRD | ANA | $0.86M | Expiring |
| Kyle KeyserG | SJS | $0.85M | Expiring |
| Jamie BennRW, LW | DAL | $0.85M | Expiring |
| Jonny BrodzinskiRW, LW | WSH | $0.85M | Expiring |
| Brent BurnsRD | COL | $0.85M | Expiring |
| Jansen HarkinsC, RW, LW | TBL | $0.85M | Expiring |
| Matthew KesselRD, LD | NYI | $0.85M | Expiring |
| Logan MaillouxRD | STL | $0.85M | Expiring |
| Conor ShearyRW, LW | BUF | $0.85M | Expiring |
| Alexander HoltzRW, LW | VGK | $0.84M | Expiring |
| Oskar BackLW | DAL | $0.82M | Expiring |
| Justin SourdifC, RW | WSH | $0.82M | Expiring |
| Emil LillebergRD, LD | TBL | $0.82M | Expiring |
| Fraser MintenC | BOS | $0.82M | Expiring |
| Colin BlackwellRW, LW, C | DAL | $0.81M | Expiring |
| Matthew RobertsonLD | NYR | $0.81M | Expiring |
| Michael DiPietroG | BOS | $0.81M | Expiring |
| Ozzy WiesblattRW | NSH | $0.81M | Expiring |
| Adam WilsbyLD, RD | NSH | $0.81M | Expiring |
| Nikita NesterenkoLW, RW | ANA | $0.81M | Expiring |
| Yan KuznetsovLD | CGY | $0.81M | Expiring |
| Aatu RatyC | VAN | $0.81M | Expiring |
| Alex TurcotteC, LW | LAK | $0.80M | Expiring |
UFA vs RFA classification is being added. Until then these are simply players with expiring deals.