1-year, $850,000 contract with the Los Angeles Kings. Expires 2027 (RFA).
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2026-06-05T23:59:00.000Z
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2-year, $1,750,000 contract with the St Louis Blues. $700,000 Guaranteed in Year 2. Expires 2028 (UFA).
Source:2026-06-05T23:59:00.000Z
Los Angeles has signed Aatu Jamsen to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
After a successful second campaign in Ontario (AHL), Aatu Jamsen has earned himself a one-year, two-way contract extension to remain in Los Angeles organization for the 2026-27 season. The 23-year-old Finnish forward was Los Angeles' 2020 7th round pick (190th overall) and rewarded the Reign with 16 goals, 28 points and 26 PIMs in 59 games played last season.
St. Louis has signed Georgi Romanov to a two-year, two-way contract extension.
St. Louis has solidified its goaltending depth after it announced the Blues had signed Georgi Romanov to a two-year, two-way contract extension. The 26-year-old last appeared in the NHL with San Jose in 2024-25, going winless across eight appearances. He is expected to start the 2026-27 season in Springfield (AHL), where he shared the Thunderbirds crease last season, going 9-12-4 with a .896 SV% and 3.29 GAA.
Philadelphia has signed Jacob Gaucher to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
Gaucher appeared in only four games with Philadelphia in 2025-26 but has earned himself a one-year, two-way contract ahead of the 2026-27 season. The undrafted 25-year-old forward is expected to start this upcoming season with Lehigh Valley (AHL), where he had his second consecutive 20 goal campaign last year.
New York has signed Marshall Warren to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
Warren made his NHL debut in 2025-26 but only appeared in eight games for the Islanders but has earned himself a one-year, two-way contract extension to remain in New York's organization. The 25-year-old defensemen was a sixth round pick (166th overall) in 2019 and has spent the majority of the last two seasons in the AHL after a successful collegiate career at the University of Michigan (NCAA).
McNabb (upper-body) left Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final and did not return.
1-year, $850,000 contract with the Boston Bruins. Expires 2027 (RFA).
Source:2026-06-04T23:59:00.000Z
1-year, $850,000 contract with the St Louis Blues. $125K Guaranteed. Expires 2027 (RFA).
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1-year, $850,000 contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. $280K Guaranteed. Expires 2027 (RFA).
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Goalie Start
Hart will start Game 2 in Carolina.
Game 1 wasn't Hart's best performance, but it was enough to secure his seventh straight victory of the postseason. He's posted a stellar 1.98 GAA and .937 SV% during that stretch and will look to keep things rolling in Game 2 on Thursday. The Golden Knights once again find themselves as +142 road underdogs.
Goalie Start
Andersen will start Game 2 against the Golden Knights.
Similar to the Montreal series, Andersen struggled in Game 1, allowing five goals on 23 shots and 2.35 goals scored above expected. He settled in in the Games 2 through 5 of the Conference Finals, posting a 1.17 GAA and .925 SV% in those games. Through 14 playoff games, Andersen is 12-2-0 with a 1.65 GAA, .920 SV% and three shutouts. Carolina enters Game 2 as -152 home favourites.
Goalie Start
Hart is expected to start Game 2 vs. the Hurricanes.
Game 1 wasn't Hart's best performance, but it was enough to secure his seventh straight victory of the postseason. He's posted a stellar 1.98 GAA and .937 SV% during that stretch and will look to keep things rolling in Game 2 on Thursday. The Golden Knights once again find themselves as +142 road underdogs.
The Blues have signed Dylan Peterson to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
Peterson was a third-round pick of the Blues in 2020 and has yet to appear in an NHL game. After four years at Boston University, Petersson has spent the last two seasons in the AHL, where he has scored 25 goals and 21 assists (46 points) in 109 games.
The Blues have signed Zach Dean to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
Dean was originally selected with the No.30 overall pick in 2021 and was traded to the Blues for Ivan Barbashev in 2023. Since then, he's appeared in just nine NHL games and has spent the last two full seasons in Springfield (AHL). In 2025-26, he had just four goals and 10 assists (14 points) in 36 AHL games.
The Bruins have signed Navrin Mutter to a one-year, two-way contract extension through the 2026-27 season.
Mutter started the 2025-26 season in the Nashville organization, but was traded to Boston on March 12th. He spent the entire year in the AHL, where he had one goal and one assist in 39 games, including one goal in 12 games after joining Providence.
Goalie Start
Andersen is in the starter's crease at the Hurricanes' morning skate.
Similar to the Montreal series, Andersen struggled in Game 1, allowing five goals on 23 shots and 2.35 goals scored above expected. He settled in in the Games 2 through 5 of the Conference Finals, posting a 1.17 GAA and .925 SV% in those games. Through 14 playoff games, Andersen is 12-2-0 with a 1.65 GAA, .920 SV% and three shutouts. Carolina enters Game 2 as -152 home favourites.
1-year, $850,000 contract with the St Louis Blues. Expires 2027 (RFA).
Source:2026-06-03T23:59:00.000Z
Vancouver has signed Ilya Safonov to a one-year, two-way contract.
1-year, $950,000 contract with the Vancouver Canucks. Expires 2027 (RFA).
Source:2026-06-02T23:59:00.000Z
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