Lightning Sign Scott Sabourin
The Lightning have added some grit up front for their system as the team announced that they’ve signed winger Scott Sabourin to a one-year, two-way contract. Financial terms were not disclosed but PuckPedia reports (Twitter link) that it’s worth $775K in the NHL, $250K in the minors, and has a guaranteed payout of $350K.
The 32-year-old has seen NHL action in five of the last six seasons but it has been minimal, to say the least. Sabourin played in just one game last season with the Sharks, an outing in late January. Over his career, he has made 47 appearances at the top level, picking up two goals and six assists along with 103 hits and 58 penalty minutes.
Sabourin has been much more of a factor in the minors, however. Last season, he notched 10 goals and 15 assists plus 111 penalty minutes in 68 games with San Jose’s AHL affiliate, the Barracuda. That extended his streak of consecutive seasons with double-digit goals and at least 100 penalty minutes to three. Overall, he has 88 goals, 93 assists, and 1,223 penalty minutes in 532 AHL contests over parts of 12 seasons.
Originally signed as an undrafted free agent back in 2013, Sabourin has now signed eight NHL contracts across six different organizations. He’s likely to begin next season with AHL Syracuse while being a recall option if Tampa Bay decides that they want some extra physicality in the lineup for certain matchups.
Alex Ovechkin Could Play Beyond 2025-26
All-time leading goal scorer Alexander Ovechkin dismissed reports of a possible retirement next season as ‘nonsense,’ and previously noted that he plans to continue playing as long as his love for the game remains strong, reports Sammi Silber of DC Backcheck.
He told reporters during locker clean-out day that he fully intended to honor the final year of his contract but was unsure of his future beyond that, saying he hadn’t given any thought to whether or not he’d be open to extension talks with the Caps as soon as he becomes eligible to sign one on July 1. However, as Silber notes, speculation about Ovechkin’s potential retirement following next season was actually sparked by the Capitals themselves, when a social media post mistakenly referred to next season as the captain’s last. With one year left on his current deal and the goal-scoring record secured, the puzzle pieces were in place to assume next year would be Ovechkin’s last.
However, speaking with Russian-based Sport-Express, Ovechkin dismissed any retirement rumors as ‘pure nonsense.’ He also hinted that anything could happen regarding his career, including a potential return to Russia to finish his playing days. That echoes comments Ovechkin made to Silber back in February, where he expressed his interest in playing for as long as his love for the game remains intact, which could include extending his NHL career.
Ovechkin, 39, proved last season that he isn’t slowing down. Not only did he break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring mark, but he also scored 44 goals and 73 points in just 65 games. He added five goals in 10 playoff games this last season. Over the last four seasons (age 36-39), he has produced 167 goals and is just three away from 900 for his career.
Although Ovechkin has nothing left to prove in the NHL, he could reach the 1,000-goal milestone if he stays in the league. Remarkably, he continues to perform at a high level despite playing a physically demanding style throughout his career. Not only does Ovechkin have the most goals in league history, but is also third all-time in hits, trailing leader Cal Clutterbuck by less than 300.
Hurricanes Expressed Interest In Retaining Burns, But With Reduced Role
The Carolina Hurricanes came into the offseason with a lot of cap space and were going to make a push to sign big-name free agents. Offensively, they did just that, signing free agent Nikolaj Ehlers to a six-year, $51MM deal. The team also seems eager to continue to bolster their offensive group and is reportedly eyeing Pittsburgh Penguins veterans Rickard Rakell and Bryan Rust.
However, the team also revamped their defensive unit, highlighted by a sign-and-trade for K’Andre Miller, which sent right-shot defender Scott Morrow the other way, and the signing of depth defenseman Mike Reilly. The Hurricanes also opted to let veteran Brent Burns walk in free agency, though there was interest in keeping the potential Hall of Famer in a lesser role. According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman on his 32 Thoughts podcast, Carolina informed Burns that, should he stay with the team, his role would be diminished.
“In Carolina, it’s not that they didn’t want to keep him. It’s that they told him that his role was going to decrease. And I’ve seen this before. Even if players are being told the truth by their team, they have such pride and sometimes they like to go somewhere else and take a lesser role than the place where they already are,” Friedman said.
Friedman noted that the Hurricanes are satisfied with their current group of blueliners, believing they fit seamlessly into Coach Rod Brind’Amour’s system. Miller will undoubtedly be a key part of that system for years to come after signing an eight-year deal worth a total value of $60MM for $7.5MM per season. The Hurricanes will also likely rely on the continued development of Alexander Nikishin, who began his NHL career in the playoffs last season.
Burns eventually landed a one-year deal with the Avalanche. Burns, 40, comes to the Avalanche after registering 29 points in 82 games with the Carolina Hurricanes last season. While his offensive numbers dipped considerably in 2024-25, he still logged a hefty 20:57 of ice time per game on the season. He added five points in 15 playoff contests.
Penguins Acquire Arturs Silovs From Canucks
The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired goaltender Arturs Silovs from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for forward prospect Chase Stillman and a 2027 fourth-round pick.
Pittsburgh will move to acquire a goalie just a few weeks after trading Alex Nedeljkovic to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a 2028 third-round pick. In turning to Silovs, Pittsburgh finds a goalie who is both five years younger than Nedeljkovic, and more experienced in the playoffs.
Silovs stepped into the Canucks’ starting role during the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs with only nine games of NHL experience under his belt, following an injury to Thatcher Demko. He posted one shutout, but otherwise managed a 5-5-0 record and .898 save percentage.
He found his way back to a split role in a crowded Abbotsford Canucks goalie room this season – but fought back into the role of playoff starter after posting a team-best .908 save percentage in 21 games. Back at the helm, Silovs drove Abbotsford to a Calder Cup Championship with a .931 save percentage and 16-7-0 record. He’s a red-hot hand with upside, who will seem to settle in between the role of AHL starter and NHL backup next season. That’s exactly the support Pittsburgh could use, allowing the team to bump Joel Blomqvist up to number-two on the depth chart while still maintaining competition for the backup role.
On the other side, Vancouver invest further into their depth forward group. Stillman was a first-round selection in the 2021 NHL Draft, after a weird draft year where eight games in Denmark’s U20 league, and seven games at the World U-18 Championship, was his only gametime. He returned to the OHL for two seasons following his draft selection, and totaled 97 points in 158 games split between the Sudbury Wolves and Peterborough Petes. He served as an assistant captain for both clubs.
Stillman turned pro with the AHL’s Utica Comets in the 2023-24 season. He recorded a modest 14 goals, 24 points, and 72 penalty minutes in 54 games as a rookie, but struggled to fight his way into a routine, top-end role in the lineup. Those challenges reached a peak on a caved-in Utica lineup this season. Stillman started the year with just nine points in 46 games with the Comets, prompting a move to the Penguins organization at the Trade Deadline. He was traded alongside Max Graham and a 2027 third-round pick in the deal that landed New Jersey Cody Glass and Jonathan Gruden.
Stillman continued to struggle in his move to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. He scored just three points in 21 games with the club, and will now find himself on the move once again. Luckily, he could be headed for a golden opportunity with Abbotsford, who will be looking for a replacement for Sammy Blais‘ top-six role. Blais scored 59 points across 74 games with the AHL’s Canucks last season, and his mix of grit and finesse was a major boost in the team’s run to a league title. Stillman will look to grab hold of that important role, while Silovs tries to find enough footing to jump to the NHL.
Kieffer Bellows Signs One-Year Deal With SHL’s Brynas IF
Former Nashville Predators winger Kieffer Bellows has decided to take his talents overseas after reaching unrestricted free agency this summer. He has signed a one-year contract with Brynas IF of Sweden’s SHL, per a press release on the team’s website. This will be Bellows’ first stint in European pros after spending the last seven seasons split between the NHL and AHL.
Bellows never found more than a fourth-line role at the top level, and often served more as an injury fill-in through his stints with the New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers, and Predators. That role often landed Bellows on the top-line of his club’s AHL roster, where his talents as a high-motor, physical scorer shined through much clearer. He recorded 19 points and a lofty 101 penalty minutes in 73 games of his rookie AHL season, all the way back in 2018-19. He swung the needle back towards scoring in his sophomore campaign – netting 22 goals, 31 points, and 49 penalty minutes in 52 AHL games during the 2019-20 season.
That swing earned Bellows a move to the NHL in 2020 – one that wouldn’t be reversed until the 2022-23 season. By then, he had amassed 95 career games and 28 points at the NHL level – with nearly half of both coming during his 2021-22 season with the Islanders, when Bellows potted 19 points in 45 games. But his game continued to seem better-suited for the minor flight, and Bellows went on to add to his resume with 90 points and 112 PIMs through 108 AHL games between 2022 and 2025. That includes 31 points and 56 PIMs with the Milwaukee Admirals this year – a performance that was intercut by Bellows also racking up four points in 19 games with the Predators.
On the heels of that surge back to AHL success, Bellows will now opt to move to Sweden. He joins a strong Brynas roster that finished first in the league, but lost to Lulea in the championship, last season. Bellows should take up the role of top-six grinder complimenting former NHL names like Jakob Silfverberg, Oskar Lindblom, and Johan Larsson. He’ll also join up with NHL prospects Michal Svrcek (Detroit), Lucas Pettersson (Anaheim), and Gustav Hillstrom (New Jersey).
Tristan Luneau Poised To Make Big Impact For Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks have quietly built an impressive stockpile of talented, young defenders. Players like Jackson LaCombe, Olen Zellweger, and Pavel Mintyukov are beginning to prove as much on the left-hand side, but Anaheim is still searching for that same kind of breakout on the right-side. After a fantastic rookie season in the minor leagues, Tristan Luneau who seems best positioned to bring exactly that jolt as soon as next season.
There’s a steep learning curve for young defenders transitioning to the pro flight – especially for slight-framed, puck-movers who don’t engage physically like Luneau. He showed signs of those struggles in the seven NHL games, and six AHL games, he played through in the 2023-24 season. While Luneau’s three points in the NHL was an impressive jump to production, he struggled to clear out the front of the net or stop opponents from entering the defensive end. Luneau was set to mitigate those early-career learning pains with a trip to the 2024 World Junior Championship – where he surely would’ve dominated his younger peers – before an illness and eventual knee infection effectively ended his season before the tournament even began.
With that, Luneau’s first year of pro hockey – and his first chance to represent Team Canada – came to an abrupt close. It left the Victoriaville-native in a confusing spot. His nifty puck-handling and blue-line playmaking translated seamlessly to the top flight, but he showed through multiple areas of needed growth. With a long-term absence to boot, Anaheim opted for the safe approach for Luneau’s return in the 2024-25 season – defaulting him to the minor-leagues for the entire season after a brief, six-game stint in the NHL in October.
A year removed, that decision has paid dividends. Luneau finished the year with 52 points in 59 games. That scoring pace – 0.88 points-per-game – is the third-highest a U21 defender has managed in the AHL since 2000, and interestingly the highest from a defender outside of the Los Angeles Kings pipeline (Brandt Clarke, 0.92 in 2023-24; Jordan Spence, 0.91 in 2021-22). On top of reaching a tremendous scoring height, Luneau also added a heap of confidence in the gritty areas of the ice. He was diving into puck battles and scrums in the slot with the prowess his 6-foot-1, 195-pound frame should provide. The result was not only an increased ability to win pucks in the corners, and hold his ground in the slot – but truly more opportunities for Luneau to win possession and command movement up the ice.
He, in many ways, returned to the end-to-end commander role he became known for in the QMJHL. Luneau was creating as many plays as he joined, and worked his way onto the AHL’s end-of-season All-Rookie team as a result. He was once an incredibly high-regarded prospect, earning first-round acclaim through points of his juniors career. Anaheim eventually landed Luneau in the middle of the 2022 second-round, and early returns seem to suggest he’s on the way to becoming a day-two steal. Luneau showed his ability to score at a top level through his first seven games in the NHL two seasons ago. Now – after vindicating that ability with a dominant year in the minors – he’s added the additional oomph needed to stretch his offense across a full season.
With a season-ending injury now well in the rearview mirror, Luneau seems poised to jump quickly back into the NHL, where his downhill-drive could pair perfectly with the all-three-zones ability of LaCombe or Mintyukov. He’ll be a favorite to make the Ducks roster directly out of training camp, and could soon be yet another young player to find his way to success on the Anaheim blue-line.
Sharks Notes: Offseason Plans, Thrun, Dickinson, Leddy
The San Jose Sharks have had yet another massively productive off-season. They’ve reeled in a special talent in second-overall pick Michael Misa, then turned around to find multiple legitimate lineup additions through the acquisition of Alex Nedeljkovic via trade, and John Klingberg, Dmitry Orlov, and Jeff Skinner via free agent contracts. The Sharks looks set to roll out a lineup much hardier than last year’s. With that, general manager Mike Grier shared that the team is likely done for the summer, unless an enticing trade comes along, in a recent media availability captured by Curtis Pashelka of the Bay Area News Group.
Grier went on to acknowledge that San Jose acquired goaltender Yaroslav Askarov late last August, after Nashville began shopping around the top Russian prospect. The Sharks pulled off that move at the cost of high-end prospect David Edstrom, goalie prospect Magnus Chrona, and a conditional 2025 first-round pick. That’s a lofty amount of assets to move out so close to the start of the season, and Grier’s acknowledgement of that fact could be proof that San Jose will be ready to make a worthwhile move happen, if the opportunity presents itself. If not, the Sharks seem set to enter the 2025-26 season as bottom-feeders once more – looking to reel in a high 2026 draft pick and provide their young stars, like Macklin Celebrini, a chance to take a stride forward.
Other notes out of San Jose:
- Grier also spoke to the team’s recent swap of young defender Henry Thrun for veteran enforcer Ryan Reaves. He shared that Thrun was the odd-man-out on the blue-line, as San Jose prepares for potential surges into the lineup from Shakir Mukhamadullin or rookie Sam Dickinson, per Max Miller of the Sharks Hockey Digest. Grier added that Dickinson seemed like a player ready to take advantage of any opportunity thrown his way. The praise for Dickinson should come as welcome news for Sharks fans eager to see how the Memorial Cup-winner can translate to the pro flights. Dickinson is still under CHL protection, meaning his only options for next season will be making the NHL roster or returning to the OHL, where he recently posted 29 goals and 91 points in 55 games en route to back-to-back league championships.
- The press conference closed with Grier claiming no comment on recent reports that the St. Louis Blues waived Nick Leddy after he refused a trade to the Sharks, per Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now and originally reported by Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. San Jose had waiver priority after finishing last season in dead-last, setting them up for a guaranteed claim on Leddy once he hit waivers. That’s exactly what transpired, and now the 15-year veteran will play through the final year of his contract on a low-grade Sharks roster. Grier did share that Leddy expressed exxcitement over a chance to earn a bigger lineup role and live on the West Coast for the first time in his career. Leddy played his 1,000th NHL game in the 2023-24 season, and scored five points in 31 games through an injury-riddled year last season.
Russia Notes: Babcock, Gallant, Tortorella, Kuznetsov, Obvintsev
The KHL’s Kunlun Red Star is making an aggressive push to land a high-profile name as its next head coach. They’ve made attempts to land longtime NHL coaches Mike Babcock, Gerard Gallant, and John Tortorella this summer, reports Dmitry Erykalov of Sport24.ru.
While legally based in Beijing, Kunlun hasn’t played in China since the pandemic. They’ve operated out of a Moscow suburb called Mystichi in recent years but will now play out of St. Petersburg’s SKA Arena, the largest area in the world built for hockey at a capacity of 22,500. Just a few years old, SKA St. Petersburg played part of last season there but will move back to its old venue for 2025-26 due to underwhelming attendance and “low transport accessibility.”
Erykalov writes that Kunlun has also appointed former Avangard Omsk chairman Alexander Krylov to a hockey operations role ahead of the 2025-26 campaign; he previously approached Babcock about Omsk’s vacancy in 2022. Of the three, Erykalov relays that Gallant would be the most realistic hire for the fledgling club as he’s told KHL clubs he “would not mind working” in Russia. That tracks after he wasn’t firmly connected to any NHL coaching vacancies this offseason.
Kunlun has long been irrelevant in the grand scheme of KHL play, especially with the goal of directly supporting professional hockey in China seemingly abandoned post-Olympics and pandemic. The club made the KHL playoffs in its first season back in 2016-17 but hasn’t since. Their 19-34-9-6 record last season was its best in five years, though.
Other notes from Russia:
- Earlier today, we relayed word that the Canadiens wouldn’t be offering center Evgeny Kuznetsov a contract as he attempts an NHL return despite speculation otherwise. His agent also said to rule out a return to the Capitals, where he spent the vast majority of the first stint of his time in North America. “I don’t see how he could go back,” Shumi Babaev said, after Kuznetsov’s tenure in Washington ended on the waiver wire before being dealt to the Hurricanes for a mid-round pick at the 2023 trade deadline. Kuznetsov, whose 568 points in 723 games rank seventh in Caps franchise history, had 37 points in 39 KHL games last season for SKA in his first season at home in over a decade.
- Maple Leafs goaltending prospect Timofei Obvintsev has signed a one-year deal with Gornyak-UGMK of the VHL, Russia’s second-tier pro league, the league announced. A 2024 fifth-round pick, Obvintsev saw just 11 games of action in Russia’s top junior league last season with CSKA Moscow’s affiliate club, posting a 2.78 GAA, .908 SV%, one shutout, and a 6-4-0 record. The 20-year-old could be in line for a move to North America next season if he impresses in the pro ranks.
DEL’s Straubing Tigers Sign Tyler Madden
Once a promising prospect in the Kings’ pool, Tyler Madden is off to Germany on a one-year deal with the Straubing Tigers of the DEL, the team announced.
Madden, 25, heads to Germany’s top league on the heels of a few years of stagnation in the minors. The son of longtime NHL center John Madden was a third-round pick of the Canucks in 2018 and quickly made a name for himself in college at Northeastern, turning pro after a sophomore season in which he had 37 points in only 27 games.
A few weeks before leaving college, Madden’s signing rights were sent to Los Angeles in the trade that sent Tyler Toffoli to Vancouver. He quickly signed his entry-level contract, but the pandemic delayed his professional debut.
After playing just 14 games with AHL Ontario in 2020-21 as a result, Madden looked like he was well on his way to a full-time NHL role the following season when he put up 31 points in 48 games for the Reign. Unfortunately, that was the peak of the New York native’s production.
Madden’s AHL points per game totals went from 0.65 in 2021-22 to around 0.46 over the following two seasons, resulting in him never getting an NHL call-up. Midway through last season, the Kings traded him to the Wild in exchange for minor-league defenseman Joseph Cecconi.
He finished the season with two goals and 10 points in 20 games for AHL Iowa, not enough to convince Minnesota to give him a qualifying offer. He became an unrestricted free agent on July 1 as a result and presumably didn’t receive any NHL two-way offers that intrigued him.
The 2019 World Juniors silver medalist now heads to Straubing, where he’ll potentially look to fuel a return to North America with a strong performance. If not, it might be the start of a lengthy European career.
The Tigers have been in Germany’s top league since gaining promotion from the second division in 2006, but have largely been a middle-of-the-pack team over the last two decades. They’ll hope Madden offers them an offensive infusion after their top scorer last season, Josh Samanski, left to sign an entry-level contract with the Oilers.
Players With Trade Protection In 2025-26
The following players have some form of trade protection for the duration of the 2025-26 league year, according to PuckPedia.
Trade protection comes in three forms: no-movement clauses (NMCs), no-trade clauses (NTCs), and modified no-trade clauses (M-NTCs). No-movement clauses are blanket protection save for buyouts, so the player is also protected against a waiver placement and subsequent AHL assignment unless they approve it.
No-trade clauses limit a team from trading a player to any other club without their approval, but if they’re trying to send a player somewhere where he won’t approve a deal, the team can still waive the player and have the team in question claim them.
Modified no-trade clauses do not prevent all trades. Players can submit a trade list with a preset number of teams, which is either in the form of a no-trade list or an approved trade list. The former is far more common. If a player has an approved trade list, the number of teams they can be traded to is asterisked. If there is no asterisk, the number of teams they can block a trade to is shown next to their name in parentheses.
NMCs and M-NTCs can be combined to provide guardrails for discussions when a team is approaching a player about waiving their NMCs. No-move and no-trade clauses can also differ over the life of a contract, or sometimes, mid-season. Only players who would otherwise be eligible for UFA status are eligible for trade protection.
Anaheim Ducks
NMCs: none
NTCs: Mikael Granlund
M-NTCs: Radko Gudas (10), Alex Killorn (15), Chris Kreider (15), Troy Terry (10), Jacob Trouba (12), Frank Vatrano (7)
Boston Bruins
NMCs: Viktor Arvidsson, Elias Lindholm, Hampus Lindholm, Charlie McAvoy, David Pastrnak
NTCs: Tanner Jeannot, Nikita Zadorov
M-NTCs: Henri Jokiharju (8), Joonas Korpisalo (10), Pavel Zacha (8)
Buffalo Sabres
NMCs: Rasmus Dahlin
NTCs: none
M-NTCs: Jordan Greenway (5), Tage Thompson (5), Alex Tuch (5), Jason Zucker (5)
Calgary Flames
NMCs: Mikael Backlund, Jonathan Huberdeau, Nazem Kadri
NTCs: MacKenzie Weegar
M-NTCs: Rasmus Andersson (6), Backlund (15, begins Jan. 1), Blake Coleman (10*), Yegor Sharangovich (10)
Carolina Hurricanes
NMCs: Sebastian Aho, Frederik Andersen, William Carrier, Jalen Chatfield, Nikolaj Ehlers, Taylor Hall, Jaccob Slavin, Jordan Staal
NTCs: none
M-NTCs: Andersen (20), Shayne Gostisbehere (15), Jordan Martinook (10), Eric Robinson (8), Andrei Svechnikov (10*), Sean Walker (15)
Andersen’s M-NTC reduces to a five-team no-trade list on Feb. 23 if he does not play in at least 33% of the Hurricanes’ regular season games by Feb. 15.
Chicago Blackhawks
NMCs: none
NTCs: none
M-NTCs: Tyler Bertuzzi (10), Andre Burakovsky (10), Ryan Donato (10), Ilya Mikheyev (12), Connor Murphy (10), Teuvo Teravainen (8)
Colorado Avalanche
NMCs: Gabriel Landeskog, Nathan MacKinnon, Devon Toews
NTCs: Brock Nelson
M-NTCs: Mackenzie Blackwood (6), Ross Colton (12), Samuel Girard (9), Artturi Lehkonen (12), Landeskog (12), Josh Manson (12), Valeri Nichushkin (12), Logan O’Connor (6)
Columbus Blue Jackets
NMCs: Charlie Coyle, Sean Monahan, Ivan Provorov, Zach Werenski
NTCs: Damon Severson
M-NTCs: Coyle (3), Erik Gudbranson (10), Boone Jenner (8), Elvis Merzlikins (10), Mathieu Olivier (10), Miles Wood (6)
Dallas Stars
NMCs: Jamie Benn, Matt Duchene, Miro Heiskanen, Roope Hintz, Mikko Rantanen, Tyler Seguin
NTCs: Esa Lindell
M-NTCs: none
Detroit Red Wings
NMCs: none
NTCs: Patrick Kane, Dylan Larkin
M-NTCs: Ben Chiarot (10), J.T. Compher (10), Andrew Copp (10), Alex DeBrincat (16), John Gibson (10), Justin Holl (10)
Edmonton Oilers
NMCs: Leon Draisaitl, Trent Frederic, Adam Henrique, Zach Hyman, Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Darnell Nurse
NTCs: Andrew Mangiapane
M-NTCs: Mattias Janmark (10)
Florida Panthers
NMCs: Aleksander Barkov, Sam Bennett, Aaron Ekblad, Gustav Forsling, Seth Jones, Brad Marchand, Sam Reinhart, Matthew Tkachuk, Carter Verhaeghe
NTCs: none
M-NTCs: Sergei Bobrovsky (16), Reinhart (16)
Los Angeles Kings
NMCs: Kevin Fiala, Anze Kopitar
NTCs: none
M-NTCs: Cody Ceci (10), Phillip Danault (10), Drew Doughty (7*), Brian Dumoulin (10), Joel Edmundson (10), Warren Foegele (5), Adrian Kempe (10), Darcy Kuemper (10)
Minnesota Wild
NMCs: Joel Eriksson Ek, Marcus Foligno, Kirill Kaprizov, Jacob Middleton, Mats Zuccarello
NTCs: none
M-NTCs: Eriksson Ek (10), Filip Gustavsson (5), Ryan Hartman (15), Jared Spurgeon (10), Vladimir Tarasenko (8*)
Montreal Canadiens
NMCs: Brendan Gallagher, Carey Price
NTCs: none
M-NTCs: Josh Anderson (5), Gallagher (6), Patrik Laine (10), Mike Matheson (8)
Nashville Predators
NMCs: Filip Forsberg, Roman Josi, Jonathan Marchessault, Juuse Saros, Brady Skjei, Steven Stamkos
NTCs: none
M-NTCs: Erik Haula (6), Skjei (15)
New Jersey Devils
NMCs: Jesper Bratt, Dougie Hamilton, Jacob Markstrom, Timo Meier, Ondrej Palat
NTCs: Jake Allen, Connor Brown, Evgenii Dadonov (through March 1), Brenden Dillon, Johnathan Kovacevic, Brett Pesce
M-NTCs: Dadonov (10 after March 1), Hamilton (10*), Nico Hischier (10), Stefan Noesen (10), Palat (10*), Jonas Siegenthaler (10)
New York Islanders
NMCs: Ilya Sorokin
NTCs: Anthony Duclair, Bo Horvat, Scott Mayfield, Kyle Palmieri, Ryan Pulock
M-NTCs: Mathew Barzal (22), Jonathan Drouin (16), Pierre Engvall (16), Anders Lee (15), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (16), Adam Pelech (16), Semyon Varlamov (16)
New York Rangers
NMCs: Adam Fox, Vladislav Gavrikov, J.T. Miller, Artemi Panarin, Igor Shesterkin, Mika Zibanejad
NTCs: William Borgen
M-NTCs: Jonathan Quick (20), Carson Soucy (12), Vincent Trocheck (12)
Ottawa Senators
NMCs: Claude Giroux, Brady Tkachuk, Linus Ullmark
NTCs: none
M-NTCs: Thomas Chabot (10), Lars Eller (14*), David Perron (15), Artem Zub (10)
Philadelphia Flyers
NMCs: Sean Couturier, Travis Konecny
NTCs: Travis Sanheim, Nick Seeler
M-NTCs: Dan Vladar (8)
Pittsburgh Penguins
NMCs: Sidney Crosby, Erik Karlsson, Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin
NTCs: none
M-NTCs: Noel Acciari (8), Ryan Graves (12), Kevin Hayes (12), Danton Heinen (12), Tristan Jarry (12), Rickard Rakell (8)
San Jose Sharks
NMCs: none
NTCs: John Klingberg (through Jan. 30), Dmitry Orlov, Jeff Skinner (through Jan. 30), Tyler Toffoli
M-NTCs: Logan Couture (3*), Barclay Goodrow (15), Klingberg (14 after Jan. 30), Skinner (8* after Jan. 30), Alexander Wennberg (15*)
Seattle Kraken
NMCs: Chandler Stephenson
NTCs: Jordan Eberle, Adam Larsson, Brandon Montour
M-NTCs: Joey Daccord (12), Vince Dunn (16), Frederick Gaudreau (15), Philipp Grubauer (10), Ryan Lindgren (6), Mason Marchment (10), Jared McCann (10), Jamie Oleksiak (16), Jaden Schwartz (16)
St. Louis Blues
NMCs: none
NTCs: Pavel Buchnevich, Jordan Kyrou, Colton Parayko, Robert Thomas
M-NTCs: Jordan Binnington (14), Justin Faulk (15), Cam Fowler (4*), Torey Krug (15), Brayden Schenn (15)
Tampa Bay Lightning
NMCs: Jake Guentzel, Victor Hedman, Brayden Point
NTCs: Erik Cernak, Anthony Cirelli, Yanni Gourde, Nick Paul
M-NTCs: Oliver Bjorkstrand (10), Zemgus Girgensons (16*), Nikita Kucherov (10*), Ryan McDonagh (12), Andrei Vasilevskiy (10*)
Toronto Maple Leafs
NMCs: Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Morgan Rielly, Chris Tanev, John Tavares
NTCs: Jake McCabe
M-NTCs: Brandon Carlo (8), Max Domi (13), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (16), Calle Jarnkrok (10), David Kampf (10), Anthony Stolarz (8)
Utah Mammoth
NMCs: none
NTCs: Clayton Keller, Mikhail Sergachev
M-NTCs: John Marino (8), Olli Maatta (10), Nick Schmaltz (10), Nate Schmidt (10), Brandon Tanev (10), Karel Vejmelka (10)
Vancouver Canucks
NMCs: Brock Boeser, Jake DeBrusk, Filip Hronek, Kevin Lankinen, Tyler Myers, Elias Pettersson, Marcus Pettersson
NTCs: none
M-NTCs: Teddy Blueger (12), Dakota Joshua (12), Evander Kane (16*), Drew O’Connor (12)
Vegas Golden Knights
NMCs: Jack Eichel, Mitch Marner, Alex Pietrangelo, Mark Stone
NTCs: Noah Hanifin, Brayden McNabb, Brandon Saad, Reilly Smith, Shea Theodore
M-NTCs: Ivan Barbashev (8), Tomas Hertl (3*), Adin Hill (10), William Karlsson (10)
Washington Capitals
NMCs: Jakob Chychrun, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Alex Ovechkin
NTCs: none
NMCs: John Carlson (10), Ovechkin (10), Matt Roy (15), Logan Thompson (15), Tom Wilson (14)
Winnipeg Jets
NMCs: Connor Hellebuyck, Mark Scheifele, Jonathan Toews
NTCs: none
M-NTCs: Kyle Connor (10), Dylan DeMelo (10), Adam Lowry (6), Josh Morrissey (15), Neal Pionk (15)