Overview Roster Breakdown Team Gear Free Agents

Detroit Red Wings

x11

2025-26 Cap Overview

Projected Cap Space

$11,858,167

Current Cap Space

$12,790,832

Deadline Cap Space

$54,208,763

Projected Playoff Cap Space

$20,401,628

Projected Cap Hit

$83,641,833

$70.60M

Floor

$95.50M

Limit

Annual Cap Hit $83,617,875

Projected Playoff Cap Hit $75,098,372

Bonus Overages $871,150

Potential Bonuses $7,600,000

LTIR Pool $0

Active Roster 23/23

Standard Contracts 46/50

Retained Remaining 3/3

Transactions

Oct

Leonard, John

Leonard scored two goals on four shots in AHL Grand Rapids' 4-2 win over Manitoba on Saturday.

Oct

Tralmaks, Eduards

Tralmaks scored two goals on four shots in AHL Grand Rapids' 4-2 win over Manitoba on Saturday.

Oct

Shine, Dominik

Shine scored a goal on two shots and added an assist in AHL Grand Rapids' 5-2 win over Manitoba on Friday.

Oct

Gustafsson, Erik

Gustafsson was loaned to AHL Grand Rapids on Saturday.

Oct

van Riemsdyk, James

Van Riemsdyk (not injury related) was activated from the non-roster status Saturday.

All Transactions Signings Trades

Active Injuries

OUT

Buium, Shai

Undisclosed

Day to Day

OUT

Danielson, Nate

Undisclosed

Day to Day

OUT

Kane, Patrick

Upper Body

Day to Day

All Injuries

Cap Projections

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29
NHL Cap Limit	$95,500,000$95.50M	$104,000,000$104.00M	$113,500,000$113.50M	$113,500,000$113.50M
Projected Cap Hit	$83,641,833$83.64M	$62,244,166$62.24M	$36,307,500$36.31M	$25,325,000$25.33M
Projected Cap Space	$11,858,167$11.86M	$41,755,834$41.76M	$77,192,500$77.19M	$88,175,000$88.18M
Annual Cap Hit	$83,617,875$83.62M	$62,244,166$62.24M	$36,307,500$36.31M	$25,325,000$25.33M
Current Cap Space	$12,790,832$12.79M	$41,755,834$41.76M	$77,192,500$77.19M	$88,175,000$88.18M
Deadline Cap Space	$54,208,763$54.21M	-	-	-
LTIR Pool	-
Actual Salary Paid
Bonus Overages	$871,150$871K	-	-	-
Potential Bonuses	$7,600,000$7.60M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M	-
Active Roster	23/23	15/23	8/23	3/23
Standard Contracts	46/50	22/50	11/50	3/50
Retained Remaining

2026 NHL Draft

See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	31.29
2	5.71
3	2.05
4	0.98	Jun 28 2025 The Columbus Blue Jackets acquired a 2025 3rd round pick (#76) from the Detroit Red Wings for a 2025 4th round pick (#109) anda 2024 4th round pick Trade Analysis
4	0.98	Jun 28 2025 \| Traded Away The Detroit Red Wings acquired John Gibson from the Anaheim Ducks for Petr Mrazek, a 2027 2nd round pick, and a 2026 4th round pick Trade Analysis
5	0.54
6	0.29
7	0.14	Jun 28 2025 The Calgary Flames acquired a 2025 7th round pick (#211) from the Detroit Red Wings for a 2026 7th round pick Trade Analysis
7	0.14

2027 NHL Draft

See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	31.29
2	5.71	Jun 28 2025 \| Traded Away The Detroit Red Wings acquired John Gibson from the Anaheim Ducks for Petr Mrazek, a 2027 2nd round pick, and a 2026 4th round pick Trade Analysis
3	2.05
4	0.98
5	0.54
6	0.29
7	0.14

2028 NHL Draft

See Full Draft

Round	Pick From	Pick Value	Trade Details
1		31.29
2		5.71
3		2.05
4		0.98
5		0.54
6		0.29
7		0.14

Next Up

Preview Lineups

Starting Goalie

Red Wings

Unconfirmed

Sabres

Unconfirmed

Draft Pick Summary

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2026	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
2027	1	0	1	1	1	1	1
2028	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Pick Value Total 117.42

Remove Ads

Full Roster Breakdown

The Detroit Red Wings have $11,858,167 in projected cap space and a projected cap hit of $83,641,833. The team currently has an active roster of 23 players, with 46 players under contract.

Forwards

$51,075,833$51.08M

53.5% of cap

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Kane, Patrick age36 posRW shotl	$3,000,000$3.00M	$0 UFA
van Riemsdyk, James age36 posLW shotl	$1,000,000$1.00M	$0 UFA
Compher, J.T. age30 posC,RW shotr	$5,100,000$5.10M	$5,100,000$5.10M	$5,100,000$5.10M	$0 UFA
Copp, Andrew age31 posC,LW shotl	$5,625,000$5.63M	$5,625,000$5.63M	$0 UFA
Larkin, Dylan C age29 posC shotl	$8,700,000$8.70M	$8,700,000$8.70M	$8,700,000$8.70M	$8,700,000$8.70M	$8,700,000$8.70M	$0 UFA 2031
Appleton, Mason age29 posRW shotr	$2,900,000$2.90M	$2,900,000$2.90M	$0 UFA
Debrincat, Alex age27 posLW,RW shotr	$7,875,000$7.88M	$7,875,000$7.88M	$0 UFA
Rasmussen, Michael age26 posC shotl	$3,200,000$3.20M	$3,200,000$3.20M	$3,200,000$3.20M	$0 UFA
Berggren, Jonatan age25 posRW,LW shotl	$1,825,000$1.83M	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Soderblom, Elmer age24 posLW,RW shotl	$1,125,000$1.13M	$1,125,000$1.13M	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Raymond, Lucas A age23 posRW shotr	$8,075,000$8.08M	$8,075,000$8.08M	$8,075,000$8.08M	$8,075,000$8.08M	$8,075,000$8.08M	$0 UFA 2032
Kasper, Marco age21 posC shotl	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$0 RFA
Finnie, Emmitt age20 posC,LW shotl	$821,667$822K	$821,667$822K	$821,667$822K	$0 RFA
Brandsegg-Nygård, Michael age20 posRW,LW shotr	$942,500$943K	$942,500$943K	$942,500$943K	$0 RFA
Totals	$51,075,833$51.08M	$45,250,833$45.25M	$26,839,167$26.84M	$16,775,000$16.78M	$16,775,000$16.78M

Defence

$18,112,500$18.11M

19.0% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Chiarot, Ben age34 posLD shotl	$4,750,000$4.75M	$0 UFA
Hamonic, Travis age35 posRD shotr	$1,000,000$1.00M	$0 UFA
Bernard-Docker, Jacob age25 posRD shotr	$875,000$875K	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Seider, Moritz A age24 posRD shotr	$8,550,000$8.55M	$8,550,000$8.55M	$8,550,000$8.55M	$8,550,000$8.55M	$8,550,000$8.55M	$0 UFA 2031
Johansson, Albert age24 posLD,RD shotl	$1,125,000$1.13M	$1,125,000$1.13M	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Edvinsson, Simon age22 posLD shotl	$894,167$894K	$0 RFA
Sandin Pellikka, Axel age20 posD shotr	$918,333$918K	$918,333$918K	$918,333$918K	$0 RFA
Totals	$18,112,500$18.11M	$10,593,333$10.59M	$9,468,333$9.47M	$8,550,000$8.55M	$8,550,000$8.55M

Goaltenders

$8,900,000$8.90M

9.3% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Talbot, Cam age38 catchesL	$2,500,000$2.50M	$0 UFA
Gibson, John age32 catchesL	$6,400,000$6.40M	$6,400,000$6.40M	$0 UFA
Totals	$8,900,000$8.90M	$6,400,000$6.40M

Buried

$3,100,000$3.10M

3.2% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27
Holl, Justin age33 posRD shotr	$2,250,000$2.25M	$0 UFA
Gustafsson, Erik age33 posLD shotl	$850,000$850K	$0 UFA
Totals	$3,100,000$3.10M

Buyout & Cap Charges

$2,429,542$2.43M

2.5% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27
DET, Performance Bonus Cushion Excess	$502,836$503K	$0
Abdelkader, Justin age38 posLW,RW shotl Buyout	$1,055,556$1.06M	$0
Bonus Carryover Overage	$871,150$871K	$0
Totals	$2,429,542$2.43M

Retained

0.0% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Totals

Latest News

Oct 20

@PuckPedia

RT @ProHockeyGroup: The @NHLCentralScout watch list came out today, featuring 27 A-rated skaters and 7 B-rated goaltenders! #2026NHLDraft…

Oct 20

@PuckPedia

Some PuckGM users may be running into occasional issues right now due to the ongoing AWS outage. Thanks for your patience, hopefully things get back to normal soon. With the AWS outage, maybe baseball teams won’t be able to run analytics that lead to peculiar pitching decisions t.co/SEmy5aBOtJ

Oct 18

@PuckPedia

RT @SeattleKraken: An update on #SeaKraken defenseman Brandon Montour: t.co/TkY9t0dU0z

Oct 18

@PuckPedia

RT @FriedgeHNIC: Anderson (CHI) on waivers

Oct 18

@PuckPedia

RT @CanadiensMTL: Le défenseur Kaiden Guhle (bas du corps, 4 à 6 semaines) et les attaquants Kirby Dach (bas du corps, évaluation quotidien…

Oct 17

@PuckPedia

RT @mnwild: We have acquired forward Oskar Olausson from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defenseman Kyle Masters Full details » https:…

Oct 17

@PuckPedia

RT @LAKingsPR: The @LAKings have announced Anze Kopitar is listed as week-to-week with a foot injury.

Oct 16

@PuckPedia

RT @Senators: An update on Brady Tkachuk: t.co/uA905TyPAn

Roster vs Non-roster Players

All players on the NHL Roster have their cap hit count towards the team's cap hit.
Players who are not on the NHL Roster (in other leagues) do not count against the cap up to the burying threshold. Non-roster players who have a cap hit above the burying threshold carry a cap charge for the excess.
The team's cap hit each day includes players who are on the NHL Roster as of 5pm Eastern.
Players assigned to the minors must clear waivers if they are not waivers exempt.
See the PuckPedia Waivers Tracker here.

Non-roster Forwards

$11,009,165$11.01M

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Watson, Austin age33 posRW,LW shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Dries, Sheldon age31 posC,W shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Shine, Dominik age32 posC,RW shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Leonard, John age27 posLW,RW shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Mazur, Carter age23 posLW shotr	$905,833$906K	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Lombardi, Amadeus age22 posC shotl	$838,333$838K	$0 RFA
Doucet, Alexandre age23 posC,W shotl	$870,000$870K	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Danielson, Nate age21 posC shotr	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$0 RFA
Kiiskinen, Jesse age20 posRW shotr	$923,333$923K	$923,333$923K	$923,333$923K	$0 RFA
Rychlovsky, Jakub age24 posLW shotl	$870,000$870K	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Becher, Ondrej age21 posC,W shotl	$865,000$865K	$865,000$865K	$0 RFA
Bear, Carter age18 posC,LW shotl	$975,000$975K	$975,000$975K	$975,000$975K	$0 RFA
Tralmaks, Eduards age28 posW,C shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Totals	$11,009,165$11.01M	$3,649,999$3.65M	$2,784,999$2.78M

Non-roster Defence

$5,083,750$5.08M

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Holl, Justin age33 posRD shotr	$3,400,000$3.40M	$0 UFA
Gustafsson, Erik age33 posLD shotl	$2,000,000$2.00M	$0 UFA
Lagesson, William age29 posLD shotl	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Mitchell, Ian age26 posD shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Tuomisto, Antti age24 posD shotr	$813,750$814K	$0 UFA-Group6		$0 UFA
Wallinder, William age23 posD shotl	$925,000$925K	$0 RFA
Viro, Eemil age23 posD shotl	$0 RFA				$0 UFA
Buium, Shai age22 posD shotl	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$0 RFA
Johansson, Anton age21 posD shotr	$870,000$870K	$870,000$870K	$870,000$870K	$0 RFA
Totals	$5,083,750$5.08M	$2,570,000$2.57M	$870,000$870K

Non-roster Goaltenders

$2,693,334$2.69M

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Gylander, Carter age24 catchesL	$855,000$855K	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Cossa, Sebastian age22 catchesL	$863,334$863K	$0 RFA
Postava, Michal age23 catchesL	$975,000$975K	$975,000$975K	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Totals	$2,693,334$2.69M	$975,000$975K