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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.

Wed, Nov 11, 10:00 p.m. ET · All games

PIT at SJS

Pittsburgh Penguins at San Jose Sharks. Preview from the model, the licensed feeds and last season's measures. Nothing here is a betting recommendation.

Model now
Expected score
Market
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Venue
SAP Center at San Jose
Pre-game price · not yet frozen

What the model says now

Lineups not yet published: each club's usual lineup assumed. Starting goalie not confirmed: goaltending held at league average. This estimate moves until the ledger freezes it before puck drop.

SJS winPIT
FinishesPIT reg · OT/SO
Most likely finals
Club ratings (Elo)by results; last season's, until this one has enough games

Source: CapOrCup game model (derived from club ratings, rest and starters)

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.

PIT

2 nights off · game 3 of a road trip

away · opponent rating · model chance
SJS

1 night off · fourth in six

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.

PIT · expected (depth chart)

Arturs Silovs

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

Alex Nedeljkovic

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.

PIT

Pittsburgh Penguins

Head coach Dan Muse

L1 Rickard Rakell (above the league middle) · Sidney Crosby (top tenth of the league) · Bryan Rust (above the league middle)

L2 Egor Chinakhov (top tenth of the league) · Thomas Novak (below the league middle) · Evgeni Malkin (above the league middle)

L3 Hendrix Lapierre (below the league middle) · Ben Kindel (below the league middle) · Ville Koivunen

D1 Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson (above the league middle)

D2 Samuel Girard (above the league middle) · Kaedan Korczak (below the league middle)

PP1 Ben Kindel (below the league middle) · Evgeni Malkin (above the league middle) · Rickard Rakell (above the league middle) · Erik Karlsson (above the league middle) · Sidney Crosby (top tenth of the league)

SJS

San Jose Sharks

Head coach Ryan Warsofsky

L1 Mason Marchment (above the league middle) · Will Smith (top tenth of the league) · Igor Chernyshov (above the league middle)

L2 Ivar Stenberg · Alexander Wennberg (above the league middle) · Kiefer Sherwood (above the league middle)

L3 Collin Graf (above the league middle) · Michael Misa (above the league middle) · Tyler Toffoli (below the league middle)

D1 Darnell Nurse (above the league middle) · Michael Kesselring (below the league middle)

D2 Sam Dickinson (below the league middle) · Jacob Trouba (above the league middle)

PP1 Will Smith (top tenth of the league) · Alexander Wennberg (above the league middle) · Igor Chernyshov (above the league middle) · Luca Cagnoni · Ivar Stenberg

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.

PIT · out

Pittsburgh Penguins

Samuel Girard (D): Day To Day (undisclosed), listed since 2026-10-17, expected back 2026-10-19

Egor Chinakhov (RW): Out (lower body), listed since 2026-10-16, expected back 2026-10-22

Justin Brazeau (RW): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-09-27, expected back 2026-10-22

Ryan Graves (D): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-09-27, expected back 2026-10-24

Trevor van Riemsdyk (D): Out (lower body), listed since 2026-10-10, expected back 2026-10-19

SJS · out

San Jose Sharks

Quentin Musty (LW): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-12-01

Officials

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.

Not on file (the league has not named the officials yet)