2026 NHL Free Agency Tracker
Every summer, NHL teams spend heavily in free agency to boost their rosters and chase the Stanley Cup. Whether signing top names or adding depth, July 1 is a high-activity day across the league.
The 2026 offseason has brought major trades and surprises, setting up a busy July 1 as free agency opens at 12:00 p.m. ET. Expect a wave of signings as teams bolster their 2026-27 rosters.
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Below you’ll find the DailyFaceoff live Free Agency Tracker, designed to provide real-time updates on every one-way NHL contract signing throughout the offseason.
The tracker is designed to make it easy to stay on top of one of the busiest times of the NHL calendar. Whether you’re following your favorite team, tracking the biggest contracts, or keeping tabs on fantasy hockey implications, this page will have everything you need in one place.
As soon as a signing or trade is official, DailyFaceoff Line Combinations will update each team’s projected lineup, giving you the most accurate roster view heading into training camp. Full contract details can be found on PuckPedia. Check back throughout free agency as this page will be updated continuously with the latest signings, trades, and roster changes from around the NHL.
2026 NHL Free Agency Tracker
Latest one-way contracts signed this offseason.
The Ducks matched the Flyers’ offer sheet to Leo Carlsson worth $18.0M AAV for five years.
The Ducks have signed Tyson Hinds to a two-year deal worth $900K AAV ($1.8M total).
The Senators have signed Claude Giroux to a one-year deal worth $2.0M AAV ($2.0M total).
The Predators have signed Justin Barron to a one-year deal worth $1.575M AAV ($1.575M total).
The Flames have signed Simon Nemec to a five-year deal worth $7.25M AAV ($36.25M total).
The Penguins have signed Arturs Silovs to a one-year deal worth $2.8M AAV ($2.8M total).
The Penguins have signed Egor Chinakhov to a three-year deal worth $6.25M AAV ($18.75M total).
The Ducks have signed Pavel Mintyukov to a five-year deal worth $7.2M AAV ($36.0M total).
The Wild have signed Daemon Hunt to a one-year deal worth $900K AAV ($900K total).
The Oilers have signed Spencer Stastney to a one-year deal worth $1.525M AAV ($1.525M total).
The Predators have signed Mavrik Bourque to a six-year deal worth $5.5M AAV ($33.0M total).
Edmonton has signed Shakir Mukhamadullin to a two-year, $1.75 million AAV contact ($3.5M total).
The Panthers have signed Emil Andrae to a two-year deal worth $1.55M AAV ($3.1M total).
The Panthers have signed Donovan Sebrango to a one-year deal worth $850K AAV ($850K total).
Utah has signed Andrew Peeke to a one-year deal worth $1.0M AAV ($1.0M total).
The Penguins have signed Hendrix Lapierre to a two-year deal worth $1.3M AAV ($2.6M total).
The Golden Knights have signed Raphael Lavoie to a one-year deal worth $900K AAV ($900K total).
The Maple Leafs have signed Vinni Lettieri to a one-year deal worth $850K AAV ($850K total).
The Stars have signed Jamie Benn to a one-year deal worth $850K AAV ($850K total).
The Devils have signed David Rittich to a one-year deal worth $1.0M AAV ($1.0M total).
The Panthers have signed Cole Schwindt to a two-year deal worth $875K AAV ($1.75M total).
The Panthers have signed Alex Petrovic to a two-year deal worth $875K AAV ($1.75M total).
The Golden Knights have signed Adam Ginning to a two-year deal worth $875K AAV ($1.75M total).
The Golden Knights have signed Antti Tuomisto to a two-year deal worth $875K AAV ($1.75M total).
The Canadiens have signed Jakub Dobes to a there-year deal worth $5,357,575 AAV ($16.073M total).
The Maple Leafs have signed Cole McWard to a two-year deal worth $875K AAV ($1.75M total).
The Wild have signed Maxim Shabanov to a one-year deal worth $1.6M AAV.
The Maple Leafs have signed Cole McWard to a two-year deal worth $875K AAV ($1.75M total).
The Capitals have signed Alex Ovechkin to a one-year deal worth $4.25M.
The Lightning have signed John Carlson to a two-year deal worth $8.5M AAV ($17.0M total).
Vegas has signed Ville Heinola to a one-year, $850K contract.
Dallas has signed Joel Kiviranta to a one-year, $1.0M contract.
Edmonton has signed Frederik Andersen to a one-year, $2.8M contract.
Edmonton has signed Max Jones to a one-year, $850K contract.
Winnipeg has signed Mario Ferraro to a three-year, $4.0M AAV contract ($12.0M total).
Los Angeles has signed Scott Laughton to a three-year, $3.5M AAV contract ($10.5M total).
Edmonton has signed Mathieu Joseph to a one-year, $1.0M contract.
Vancouver has signed Jamie Oleksiak to a two-year, $5.0M AAV contract ($10.0M total).
Vegas has signed Dylan Coghlan to a two-year, $875K AAV contract ($1.75M total).
Calgary has signed Andreas Englund to a one-year, $900K contract.
Florida has signed Lars Eller to a one-year, $1.1M contract.
Vegas has signed Victor Olofsson to a one-year, $1.638M contract.
Edmonton has signed Kasperi Kapanen to a one-year, $2.6M contract.
Washington has signed Josh Dunne to a one-year, $850K contract.
Utah has signed Anders Lee to a three-year, $5.4M AAV contract ($16.2M total).
Los Angeles has signed Erik Gustafsson to a one-year, $1.0M contract.
Edmonton has signed Ryan Shea to a five-year, $4.0M AAV contract ($20.0M total).
Minnesota has signed Zach Bogosian to a one-year, $1.25M contract.
Minnesota has signed Nick Foligno to a one-year, $900K contract.
Seattle has signed Curtis Douglas to a two-year, $1.25M AAV contract ($2.5M total).
Nashville has signed Jack Ahcan to a two-year, $875K AAV contract ($1.75M total).
Toronto has signed Zack MacEwen to a two-year, $875K AAV contract ($1.75M total).
Washington has signed Boone Jenner to a four-year, $5.75 million AAV contract ($23M total).
Utah has signed Kevin Stenlund to a one-year, $2.5 million contract.
Anaheim has signed Jeff Malott to a three-year contract worth $1.85 million AAV ($5.55M total).
Detroit has signed Jacob Bryson to a one-year, $850,000 AAV contract.
Buffalo has signed Conor Sheary to a one-year, $850,000 AAV contract.
Toronto has signed Brandon Duhaime to a three-year contract worth $2.6 million AAV ($7.8M total).
San Jose has signed Eric Comrie to a two-year, $1.15 million AAV contract ($2.3M total).
Detroit has signed Daniil Tarasov to a one-year, $2 million contract.
Minnesota has signed Calvin Pickard to a one-year, $1 million contract.
St. Louis has signed Dillon Dube to a one-year, $850,000 AAV contract.
New Jersey has signed Nico Daws to a one-year, $1 million contract extension.
Anaheim has signed Nick Jensen to a two-year, $2.25 million contract ($4.5M total).
Tampa Bay has signed Ilya Mikheyev to a four-year contract worth $3.85 AAV ($15.4 total).
Washington has signed Vincent Desharnais to a four-year, $4.2 million AAV contact ($16.8M total).
New York has signed Oliver Bjorkstand to a one-year, $4.5 million AAV contract.
Washington has signed Justin Holl to a one-year, $900,000 AAV contract.
San Jose has signed Mason Marchment to a five-year contract worth $6.75 million AAV ($33.75M total).
New Jersey has signed Riley Tufte to a one-year, $850,000 AAV contract.
Pittsburgh has signed Andrei Kuzmenko to a one-year, $5 million AAV contract.
Washington has signed Jonny Brodzinski to a one-year, $850,000 AAV contract.
Philadelphia has signed Zach Aston-Reese to a two-year contract worth $875,000 AAV.
Columbus has signed Pheonix Copley to a one-year, $850,000 AAV contract.
Toronto has signed Teddy Blueger to a two-year contract worth $2.5 million AAV ($5M total).
Boston has signed Jordan Harris to a one-year, $850,000 AAV contract.
Toronto has signed Colton Sissons to a two-year, $4.25 million AAV contract ($8.5M total).
New Jersey has signed Vladislav Kolyachonok to a one-year, $850,000 contract.
Nashville has signed Alex Kerfoot to a two-year, $3.5 million AAV contract ($7.0M total).
Vegas has signed Tanner Laczynski to a three-year contract worth $900,000 AAV ($2.7M total).
Toronto has signed Sergei Bobrovsky to a three-year, $7 million AAV contract ($21M total).
The Bruins have signed Connor Clifton to a 2-year deal worth $2.25M AAV ($4.5M total).
San Jose has signed Jacob Trouba to a four-year, $8.25 million AAV contract ($33M total).
Vancouver has signed Luke Schenn to a one-year contract worth $2.25 million AAV.
New York has signed Matt Kessel to a one-year, $850,000 contract.
New York has signed Vitek Vanecek to a one-year, $1 million contract.
New York has signed Matias Maccelli to a one-year, $2.25 million contract.
Pittsburgh has signed Trevor van Riemsdyk to a two-year, $4 million AAV contract ($8M total).
Vancouver has signed Paul Cotter to a one-year, $2.15 million contract.
New York has signed Joe Veleno to a one-year, $1.2 million contract.
Philadelphia has signed Noel Acciari to a two-year, $2.8 million AAV contract ($5.6M total).
Winnipeg has signed Stuart Skinner to a two-year contract worth $3.75 million AAV ($7.5M total).
Toronto has signed Jack Roslovic to a two-year contract worth $4 million AAV ($8M total).
Detroit has signed Viktor Arvidsson to a two-year, $5 million AAV contract ($10M total).
Pittsburgh has signed Declan Carlile to a two-year, $1.5 million AAV contract ($3.0M total).
Colorado has signed Noah Juulsen to a two-year, $1.1 million AAV contract ($2.2M total).
Tampa Bay has signed Jeffrey Viel to a five-year, $2.5 million AAV contract ($12.5M total).
Buffalo has signed Dennis Gilbert to a one-year, $850,000 contract.
St. Louis has signed Ross Johnston to a three-year, $2 million AAV contract ($6 million total).
Vegas has re-signed Rasmus Andersson to a seven-year, $8.5 million AAV contract extension ($59.5M total).
Columbus has signed Ryan Lomberg to a two-year, $1.3 million AAV contract ($2.6M total).
Chicago has signed Ian Cole to a one-year, $4.0 million contract.
Los Angeles has signed Corey Perry to a one-year, $1 million AAV contract.
Chicago has signed Cole Smith a three-year, $3 million AAV contract ($9M total).
Colorado has signed Jaden Schwartz to a three-year, $3.25M AAV contract ($9.75M total).
Ottawa has signed Samuel Ersson to a two-year, $2.2 million AAV contract ($4.4M total).
Los Angeles has signed Mats Zuccarello to a one-year, $1 million contract.
Seattle has signed Mackie Samoskevich to a three-year, $3.85 million AAV contract extension ($11.5M total).
Los Angeles has signed Erik Haula to a two-year, $3.5 million AAV ($7.0M total).
Detroit has signed Carter Mazur to a two-year, $875,000 AAV contract extension ($1.75M total).
The Canadiens have signed Ivan Demidov to an 8-year deal worth $9.125M AAV ($73.0M total).
The Flyers are signing Dan Vladar to a 5-year contract worth $5.5M AAV ($27.5M total).
The Sabres have signed Olen Zellweger to a three-year deal worth $3.1M AAV ($9.3M total).
The Panthers have signed Radko Gudas to a six-year deal worth $1.5M AAV ($9.0M total).
The Devils are signing Nico Hischier to a five-year extension worth $11.7M AAV ($58.5M total).
The Panthers are signing Eetu Luostarinen to an 8-year extension worth $5.0M AAV ($40.0M total)
The Blackhawks are signing Bowen Byram to a six-year deal worth $12.5M AAV ($75.0M total).
Ottawa has signed Nick Cousins to a two-year contract extension worth $1.5875 million AAV ($3.175M total).
The Golden Knights have signed Jeremy Lauzon to a six-year extension worth $4.0M AAV.
The Ducks have signed A.J. Greer to a 4-year deal worth $4.25M AAV ($17.0M total).
The Wild have signed Bobby Brink to a one-year deal worth $2.75M .
The Devils have signed Arseny Gritsyuk to a three-year deal worth $3.25M AAV ($9.75M total). .
The Utah Mammoth have signed recently acquired Sebastian Cossa to a two-year deal worth $2.0M AAV ($4.0M total).
The St. Louis Blues have re-signed Jonatan Berggren to a one-year extension worth $2.0M.
The Philadelphia Flyers have re-signed Carl Grundstrom to a one-year extension worth $1.0M.
The Utah Mammoth re-signed defenseman Nick DeSimone to a two-year contract worth $1.0M per season ($2.0M total).
The Utah Mammoth re-signed winger Kailer Yamamoto to a two-year contract worth $1.75M per season ($3.5M total).
The Toronto Maple Leafs re-signed defenseman Troy Stecher to a two-year contract worth $1.35M per season ($2.7M total).
The Buffalo Sabres re-signed winger Beck Malenstyn to a six-year contract worth $2.917M per season ($17.5M total).
The San Jose Sharks signed defenseman Michael Kesselring to a three-year contract worth $4.5M per season ($13.5M total).
The Nashville Predators signed center Jack Drury to a five-year contract worth $4.5M per season ($22.5M total).
The New York Rangers signed winger Pavel Dorofeyev to a seven-year contract worth $11.0M per season ($77.0M total).
The Los Angeles Kings re-signed defenseman Brandt Clarke to a five-year contract worth $7.4M per season ($37.0M total).
The Colorado Avalanche re-signed defenseman Brett Kulak to a five-year contract worth $4.5M per season ($22.5M total).
The Colorado Avalanche re-signed defenseman Brent Burns to a one-year contract worth $850K.
The Ottawa Senators re-signed defenseman Jordan Spence to a four-year contract worth $5.0M per season ($20.0M total).
The New York Islanders re-signed defenseman Tony DeAngelo to a two-year contract worth $4.5M per season ($9.0M total).
The Anaheim Ducks re-signed defenseman Ian Moore to a two-year contract worth $1.15M per season ($2.3M total).
The Buffalo Sabres re-signed winger Zach Benson to a seven-year contract worth $7.5M per season ($52.5M total), locking up the 21-year-old as a long-term core piece.
The Dallas Stars retained depth defenseman Kyle Capobianco on a two-year deal at $875K annually ($1.75M total).
The Carolina Hurricanes brought back defenseman Juuso Valimaki on a one-year, $900K contract.
The Winnipeg Jets re-signed 23-year-old winger Isak Rosen to a two-year deal at $925K per year ($1.85M total).
The Washington Capitals signed winger Alex Tuch away from Buffalo on an eight-year, $10.5M-per-season contract ($84.0M total), the marquee move of the period.
The Edmonton Oilers re-signed veteran defenseman Connor Murphy to a five-year deal worth $4.1M annually ($20.5M total).
The Seattle Kraken retained winger Bobby McMann on a six-year contract at $5.75M per season ($34.5M total).
The Edmonton Oilers brought back center Jason Dickinson on a five-year deal at $4.0M per year ($20.0M total).
The Carolina Hurricanes re-signed veteran winger Nicolas Deslauriers to a two-year contract worth $875K annually ($1.75M total).
The Toronto Maple Leafs signed defenseman Darren Raddysh away from Tampa Bay on an eight-year, $8.5M-per-season deal ($68.0M total).
The Minnesota Wild retained center Michael McCarron on a six-year contract at roughly $3.33M per season ($20.0M total).
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