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Toronto Maple Leafs right winger Mitch Marner Dec 12, 2024; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner (16) skates against the Anaheim Ducks during the third period at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images

The NHL’s top 75 unrestricted free agents of 2025

Originally posted on Daily Faceoff | By Matt Larkin | Last updated Jun 29, 2025 8:00 AM ET

To quote Samuel L. Jackson in Jurassic Park: hold onto your butts. Historically, significant changes in the rules surrounding NHL free agency have yielded truly bananas activity when the market opens. We saw it in 2005 when the salary cap was created. It happened in 2013 after the NHL introduced the early negotiation window, which has since been eliminated. This summer: we’re seeing an NHL-record $7.5 million jump in the cap, from $88 million to $95.5 million. Not only that, but the cap will rise to $104 million next summer and $113 million in 2027. General managers have their most bountiful war chests yet.

Also factoring in that the 2025 offseason represents the final opportunity for players to sign eight-year deals internally and seven-year deals on the open market before the max terms shrink to seven and six years, respectively: we’re set up for fireworks. As one player agent told Daily Faceoff, “teams are going to blow their brains out” this summer.

And we haven’t even touched on who is available in free agency yet. The board below includes a 100-point scorer, two Hart Trophy winners, a Conn Smythe Trophy winner and a Norris Trophy winner. We’ve outlined the list as a top 75.

Before you dive in, some background reading:

UFA All Value Team – The best bargains on the market
Buyer Beware – The big-ticket UFAs in danger of being overpaid
The Goalie Market – Who’s available? Who’s shopping?
UFA Matchmaker: Finding ideal fits for the top 10 free agents

The players on the list below are ranked based on my personal evaluation of quality. The board includes contract projections from AFP Analytics.

Rank	Player	Pos	Age	Cap Hit	GP	G	PTS	AFP Project
1	Mitch Marner	RW	27	$10.9M	81	27	102	7 x $13M
2	Brad Marchand	RW	37	$6.1M	71	23	51	2 x $5.1M
3	Nikolaj Ehlers	LW	29	$6M	69	24	63	6 x $8.1M
4	Aaron Ekblad	RD	29	$7.5M	56	3	33	7 x $7.8M
5	Vladislav Gavrikov	LD	29	$5.9M	82	5	30	7 x $7.6M
6	Brock Boeser	RW	28	$6.7M	75	25	50	6 x $8.5M
7	Mikael Granlund	C	33	$5M	83	22	66	2 x $5M
8	Patrick Kane	RW	36	$4M	72	21	59	1 x $3.5M
9	Ivan Provorov	LD	28	$6.8M	82	7	33	7 x $7M
10	Dmitry Orlov	LD	33	$7.8M	76	6	28	3 x $5.8M
11	Claude Giroux	C	37	$6.5M	81	15	50	2 x $5.2M
12	Jonathan Drouin	LW	30	$2.5M	43	11	37	4 x $5.9M
13	Jake Allen	G	34	$3.9M	31	2.66	0.906	2 x $3.5M
14	Dante Fabbro	D	27	$2.5M	62	9	26	4 x $4.5M
15	Pius Suter	C	28	$1.6M	81	25	46	4 x $5M
16	Jack Roslovic	RW	28	$2.8M	81	22	39	3 x $4.1M
17	Andrei Kuzmenko	LW	29	$5.5M	66	11	37	3 x $4.5M
18	Corey Perry	RW	40	$1.2M	81	19	30	1 x $1M
19	Nate Schmidt	RD	33	$800K	80	5	19	2 x $3M
20	Trent Frederic	RW	27	$2.3M	58	8	15	2 x $3.5M
21	Brandon Tanev	LW	33	$3.5M	79	10	22	2 x $2.1M
22	Nick Perbix	RD	26	$1.1M	74	6	19	2 x $2.7M
23	Anthony Beauvillier	RW	28	$1.25M	81	15	25	3 x $3.22M
24	Matt Grzelcyk	LD	31	$2.8M	82	1	40	3 x $3.8M
25	Max Pacioretty	LW	36	$1.5M	37	5	13	1 x $921K
26	Evgenii Dadonov	RW	36	$2.3M	80	20	40	2 x $3.3M
27	Andrew Mangiapane	LW	28	$5.8M	81	14	28	2 x $3.9M
28	Alex Lyon	G	32	$900K	30	2.81	0.896	2 x $1.8M
29	Anton Forsberg	G	32	$2,75M	30	2.72	0.901	2 x $1.69M
30	Victor Olofsson	RW	29	$1.1M	56	15	29	3 x $3.4M
31	Joel Armia	LW	31	$3.4M	81	11	29	2 x $2.5M
32	Adam Gaudette	RW	28	$0.8M	81	19	26	1 x $1.1M
33	Ryan Lindgren	LD	27	$4.5M	72	4	22	3 x $4M
34	Mason Appleton	LW	29	$2.2M	71	10	22	3 x $3.2M
35	Tony DeAngelo	RD	29	$775K	35	4	19	1 x $2.05M
36	Gustav Nyquist	RW	35	$3.2M	79	11	28	2 x $3.3M
37	Brent Burns	RD	40	$8M	82	6	29	1 x $5.3M
38	Michael Eyssimont	RW	28	$800K	77	9	16	2 x $1.35M
39	Dan Vladar	G	27	$2.2M	30	2.8	0.898	1 x $1.5M
40	Cody Ceci	RD	31	$3.3M	85	4	24	3 x $3.5M
41	Connor Brown	RW	31	$1M	81	13	30	3 x $2.9M
42	Justin Brazeau	RW	27	$800K	76	11	22	2 x $1.5M
43	Radek Faksa	C	31	$3.25M	70	5	15	2 x $1.4M
44	James van Riemsdyk	LW	36	$900K	71	16	36	1 x $1M
45	Henri Jokiharju	RD	26	$3.1M	60	3	10	3 x $3.6M
46	Jeff Skinner	LW	32	$3M	72	16	29	1 x $2.5M
47	James Reimer	G	37	$1M	24	3.04	0.896	1 x $ 1.14M
48	Luke Kunin	RW	27	$2.75M	75	11	18	2 x $1.78M
49	Ilya Samsonov	G	28	$1.8M	29	2.82	0.891	1 x $2M
50	Cody Glass	C	26	$2.5M	65	6	22	3 x $2.9M
51	Philipp Kurashev	C	25	$2.25M	51	7	14	2 x $1.71M
52	Christian Dvorak	C	29	$4.45M	82	12	33	2 x $1.77M
53	Brian Dumoulin	LD	33	$3.15M	80	3	22	2 x $3.19M
54	Sean Kuraly	C	32	$2.5M	82	6	17	2 x $1.5M
54	Lars Eller	C	36	$2.45M	80	10	22	1 x $2.13M
55	David Rittich	G	32	$1M	34	2.81	0.887	2 x $1.14M
56	Michael Carcone	LW	29	$775K	53	7	19	1 x $965K
57	Steven Lorentz	LW	29	$775K	80	8	19	2 x $1.45M
58	Taylor Raddysh	RW	27	$1M	80	7	27	3 x $2.65M
59	Joel Kiviranta	LW	29	$775K	79	16	23	2 x $1.09M
60	Tanner Pearson	LW	32	$775K	78	12	27	1 x $944K
61	Luke Glendening	C	36	$800K	77	4	7	1 x $775K
62	Cole Koepke	LW	27	$775K	73	10	17	2 x $1.38M
63	Kasperi Kapanen	RW	28	$1M	67	6	14	1 x $936K
64	Tanner Jeannot	LW	28	$2.67M	67	7	13	2 x $1.42M
65	Nico Sturm	C	30	$2M	62	7	14	2 x $1.42M
66	Alexandar Georgiev	G	29	$3.4M	49	3.71	0.875	1 x $1.96M
67	Justin Danforth	RW	32	$1.1M	61	9	21	2 x $1.45M
68	Nick Bjugstad	C	32	$2.1M	66	8	19	2 x $2.3M
69	Craig Smith	RW	35	$1M	59	9	18	1 x $968K
70	Colin Blackwell	RW	32	$775K	63	6	17	1 x $1.09M
71	Robby Fabbri	LW	29	$4M	44	8	16	1 x $992K
72	Nick Cousins	LW	31	$800K	50	6	15	1 x $1.09M
73	Radek Faksa	C	31	$3.25M	70	5	15	2 x $1.34M
74	Vitek Vanecek	G	29	$3.4M	22	12	0.883	1 x $875K
75	Jeff Petry	RD	37	$6.25M	44	1	8	1 x $1M