Free Agency · 2026

The 2026 Free Agent Market

Every player whose contract expires this summer. Search your roster to surface the two-way upgrades on the market. UFA means unrestricted (free to sign anywhere). RFA means restricted (their previous team can match an offer sheet). Click any matchup card to open the side-by-side in the compare tool.

Find the upgrade

Two-way: better P/GP & xGF% · goalies SV% & GSAx

Search one of your players. The market below filters to the free agents who out-produce and out-drive him.

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The full market

Top players by 2025-26 points

ΔPts = points vs last season (2025-26 → 2026-27) · xGF% = 5v5 expected-goals share · GSAx = goals saved above expected. Hover a column header for detail.

Status
Player
Pos
Age
GP
G
A
P
ΔPts
xGF
UFA
Adam Boqvist
D
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Adam Erne
LW
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Adam Henrique
C
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0
0
0
0
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RFA
Alexander Nikishin
D
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Arthur Kaliyev
RW
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Ben Hutton
D
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Brandon Saad
LW
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Brendan Smith
D
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Calle Jarnkrok
LW
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Colin Miller
D
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Curtis Lazar
RW
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
David Kampf
C
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
David Perron
LW
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Derek Forbort
D
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Egor Zamula
D
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Evander Kane
LW
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Evgenii Dadonov
RW
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Gustav Nyquist
RW
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Jacob Moverare
D
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Jake Bean
D
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
James van Riemsdyk
LW
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Jeff Petry
D
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
John Klingberg
D
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Jonathan Toews
C
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Kevin Gravel
D
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Kevin Hayes
C
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Kevin Rooney
C
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Luke Glendening
C
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Luke Kunin
RW
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Marcus Johansson
C
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Nick Leddy
D
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Patrik Laine
LW
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Pavol Regenda
LW
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Philipp Kurashev
RW
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Reilly Smith
RW
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Robby Fabbri
LW
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Rodrigo Abols
C
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Ryan Reaves
RW
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0
0
0
0
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RFA
Simon Edvinsson
D
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Tanner Pearson
LW
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Tomas Nosek
C
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Travis Hamonic
D
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0
0
0
0
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UFA
Vladimir Tarasenko
RW
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0
0
0
0
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RFA
Zakhar Bardakov
C
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0
0
0
0
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Notes: source is the publicly maintained PuckPedia 2026 FA tracker, cross-checked against Daily Faceoff and The Hockey News. Players who signed mid-season extensions (McDavid, Eichel, Kaprizov, Makar) and players retiring (Kopitar) have been removed. The list will refresh as signings happen this summer.