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Shared NHL reference 2026-10-1832 clubs / 786 listed players

One reference. Every amount keeps its meaning.

Reviewed reference. Observed rosters, not confirmed game lineups. Older ledger amounts remain visible and unreverified. Scenarios stay hypothetical.

20261018-typed-r6b / 38 staged assertions reviewed / 138 held records given a disposition

Reported AAV for this season170source-qualified references
Reported annual cap hit5kept separate from AAV
AAV comparison eligible159does not establish cap room
Current club charge qualified0adjustments remain unqualified
Release and source fingerprints

Manifest 5f9ea2bb6b7ee2c46474eb838a5b8d885382bc73bbd3cf59f0755e8adc59b445
Projection f64c03ab93bb2c7f985b3451f31b9a747267ec9a65d9b03814fd102d2c8651fd
Policy 90bcedbfb8faccc05667d81b503b59825cbaad4eee709ff18a053aa1f5bb4e1b
Roster 4bd8b431808e8da074c97db2eb9f34b4016483d317760335321c2dc4c0af8fc5
Contracts e872d0204c77565d9886de94dd42ff4897a5dc090fbe406ff6f57d125bc17fd2

4 of 10 columns shown · open a row for the other 6
Columns
PlayerClubComparison AAVEvidence statusDetails
Morgan Geekie / NHL 8479987BOSUnqualifiedlegacy not reverified
Legacy evidence not independently reverified in this release.
James Hagens / NHL 8485395BOSUnqualifiedamount qualified expiry held
ELCslide/currentexpiry unresolved; no lastSeason derivation from signing alone

Reported AAV period unresolved; excluded from current-season comparison.
Tanner Jeannot / NHL 8479661BOSUnqualifiedlegacy not reverified
Legacy evidence not independently reverified in this release.
Mark Kastelic / NHL 8480355BOSUnqualifiedlegacy not reverified
Legacy evidence not independently reverified in this release.
Marat Khusnutdinov / NHL 8482177BOSUnqualifiedlegacy not reverified
Legacy evidence not independently reverified in this release.
Sean Kuraly / NHL 8476374BOSUnqualifiedlegacy not reverified
Legacy evidence not independently reverified in this release.
Elias Lindholm / NHL 8477496BOSUS$7,750,000independently reviewed qualified comparison
Fraser Minten / NHL 8483489BOSUnqualifiedlegacy not reverified
Legacy evidence not independently reverified in this release.
Casey Mittelstadt / NHL 8479999BOSUnqualifiedlegacy not reverified
Legacy evidence not independently reverified in this release.
David Pastrnak / NHL 8477956BOSUS$11,250,000independently reviewed qualified comparison
JJ Peterka / NHL 8482175BOSUS$7,700,000independently reviewed qualified comparison
Matthew Poitras / NHL 8483505BOSUnqualifiedlegacy not reverified
Legacy evidence not independently reverified in this release.
Pavel Zacha / NHL 8478401BOSUnqualifiedlegacy not reverified
Legacy evidence not independently reverified in this release.
Jonathan Aspirot / NHL 8481219BOSUnqualifiedlegacy not reverified
Legacy evidence not independently reverified in this release.
Will Borgen / NHL 8478840BOSUnqualifiedlegacy not reverified
Legacy evidence not independently reverified in this release.
Frederic Brunet / NHL 8483017BOSUnqualifiedqualified separate cap hit only
No gross AAV assertion; not eligible for grossAav arithmetic

Type varies by season:2026 two-way;2027 one-way
Connor Clifton / NHL 8477365BOSUnqualifiedlegacy not reverified
Legacy evidence not independently reverified in this release.
Hampus Lindholm / NHL 8476854BOSUnqualifiedlegacy not reverified
Legacy evidence not independently reverified in this release.
Mason Lohrei / NHL 8482511BOSUnqualifiedlegacy not reverified
Legacy evidence not independently reverified in this release.
Charlie McAvoy / NHL 8479325BOSUS$9,500,000independently reviewed qualified comparison
Nikita Zadorov / NHL 8477507BOSUS$5,000,000independently reviewed qualified comparison
Michael DiPietro / NHL 8480022BOSUnqualifiedqualified for successor
Original reported AAV below current salary minimum; adjusted charge not derived.
Jeremy Swayman / NHL 8480280BOSUS$8,250,000independently reviewed qualified comparison
Zach Benson / NHL 8484145BUFUS$7,500,000independently reviewed qualified comparison
Sam Carrick / NHL 8475842BUFUnqualifiedlegacy not reverified
Legacy evidence not independently reverified in this release.

AAV, annual cap hit, salary and contract total stay separate. Source claims remain visible even when a conflicting amount is held. AAV comparison does not certify current team charges, clauses or eligibility.

Final · All games

STL – OTT

St. Louis Blues at Ottawa Senators. Final. The price shown is the one frozen on the ledger before puck drop; nothing is re-priced after the fact.

Frozen price
Expected score
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Market
Venue
Canadian Tire Centre
Recap · the league's own video

Recap

The league's three-minute recap and condensed game, played in the league's own player. Nothing is downloaded or rehosted.

The frozen price had STL at ; the pick was right. Ledger

Frozen before puck drop

What the ledger recorded

The prices appended to the hash-chained ledger before the game. Shown as recorded; never recomputed.

Morningnot recorded
With lineupscoin flip · hash 96c6e1668a
Expected goalsSTL – OTT

Source: CapOrCup prediction ledger

Schedule spot

What the schedule did to each side

Nights off, back-to-backs, third games in four nights, road-trip position and travel since the last game, from the statistical schedule. Shown as facts; rest is in the price, travel is not.

STL

2 nights off · 1400 km since the last game, 1 time zone · rest advantage

away · opponent rating · model chance
OTT

second of a back-to-back · third game in four nights · rest disadvantage

home · opponent rating · model chance
Starters · depth chart 2026-10-12

In goal

The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.

STL · expected (depth chart)

Joel Hofer

Goalie rating (top tenth of the league) · saved above expected on shots last season
OTT · expected (depth chart)

Linus Ullmark

Goalie rating (above the league middle) · saved above expected on shots last season
Projected lineups · Sportradar NHL API v7, team depth charts · as of 2026-10-12

Expected lines

What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.

STL

St. Louis Blues

Head coach Jim Montgomery

L1 Dylan Holloway (above the league middle) · Robert Thomas (top tenth of the league) · Jimmy Snuggerud (above the league middle)

L2 Connor McMichael (below the league middle) · Mason McTavish (below the league middle) · Jonatan Berggren (above the league middle)

L3 Jake Neighbours (above the league middle) · Dalibor Dvorsky (above the league middle) · Pavel Buchnevich (above the league middle)

D1 Philip Broberg (below the league middle) · Adam Jiricek

D2 Justin Barron · Colton Parayko (below the league middle)

PP1 Jake Neighbours (above the league middle) · Robert Thomas (top tenth of the league) · Dylan Holloway (above the league middle) · Jimmy Snuggerud (above the league middle) · Adam Jiricek

OTT

Ottawa Senators

Head coach Travis Green

L1 Andre Burakovsky (below the league middle) · Tim Stutzle (above the league middle) · Drake Batherson (top tenth of the league)

L2 Michael Amadio (above the league middle) · Shane Pinto (below the league middle) · Claude Giroux (below the league middle)

L3 Ridly Greig (below the league middle) · Dylan Cozens (below the league middle) · Fabian Zetterlund (above the league middle)

D1 Thomas Chabot (above the league middle) · Jordan Spence (above the league middle)

D2 Tyler Kleven (above the league middle) · Carter Yakemchuk

PP1 Andre Burakovsky (below the league middle) · Dylan Cozens (below the league middle) · Tim Stutzle (above the league middle) · Drake Batherson (top tenth of the league) · Thomas Chabot (above the league middle)

Injury listings · as of 2026-10-18

Who the clubs list as out

Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.

STL · out

St. Louis Blues

Adam Jecho (C): Out (personal), listed since 2026-09-11, expected back 2026-11-03

Alexey Toropchenko (RW): Out (upper-body), listed since 2026-10-02, expected back 2026-11-14

Dillon Dube (C): Out (neck), listed since 2026-10-09, expected back 2026-12-04

Logan Mailloux (D): Out (hand), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-11-25

Ross Johnston (LW): Out (lower body), listed since 2026-10-17, expected back 2026-10-20

Torey Krug (D): Out (ankle), listed since 2026-10-12, expected back 2027-07-01

Tyler Tucker (D): Out (knee), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-11-12

OTT · out

Ottawa Senators

Thomas Chabot (D): Day To Day (undisclosed), listed since 2026-10-17, expected back 2026-10-21

Jake Sanderson (D): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-10-03, expected back 2026-10-21

Kurtis MacDermid (LW): Out (upper-body), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-10-31

William Eklund (LW): Out (ankle), listed since 2026-10-08, expected back 2027-01-05

Officials · the league's game centre

Who has the whistle

Named by the league, usually near puck drop. Each referee's record is from last season's play-by-play penalties; ranks are distance from league norms.

Referee

Garrett Rank

games · calls a game · neutrality rank #23Range not available
Referee

Riley Brace

games · calls a game · neutrality rank #22Range not available
Linesmen

Jonathan Deschamps · Mark Shewchyk

Goals · the league's own clips

goals

Each goal plays in the league's own player, or opens on the league's site. Nothing is downloaded or rehosted.

STL · P1 14:28 · P. Suter (C. Parayko, P. Buchnevich) · SH · on nhl.com

STL · P2 13:20 · J. Neighbours (R. Thomas, D. Holloway) · on nhl.com

OTT · P2 17:52 · C. Giroux (T. Stützle, D. Batherson) · on nhl.com

STL · P2 18:25 · M. McTavish (J. Berggren, C. McMichael) · on nhl.com

STL · P3 07:54 · P. Suter (R. Johnston, B. Carlo) · on nhl.com

STL · P3 14:46 · J. Neighbours (P. Buchnevich, C. Fowler) · on nhl.com

STL · P3 15:33 · M. McTavish (C. McMichael, P. Buchnevich) · PP · on nhl.com

STL · P3 16:32 · A. Jiricek (P. Suter, M. McTavish) · on nhl.com

OTT · P3 18:33 · F. Zetterlund (S. Halliday, S. Pinto) · PP · on nhl.com

Replay review once the condensed game has been read · Ledger