2019–20 NHL transactions
The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 2019–20 NHL season. It lists which team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player or draft pick, if applicable. Players who have retired or released are also listed.
The 2019–20 NHL trade deadline was on February 24, 2020. Players traded or claimed off of waivers after this date will not be eligible to play in the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Retirement
Contract terminations
A team and player may mutually agree to terminate a player's contract at any time. All players must clear waivers before having a contract terminated.Buyouts can only occur at specific times of the year. For more details on contract terminations as buyouts:
Contract buyout specifications
Teams may buy out player contracts for a portion of the remaining value of the contract, paid over a period of twice the remaining length of the contract. This reduced number and extended period is applied to the cap hit as well.
- If the player was under the age of 26 at the time of the buyout the player's pay and cap hit will reduced by a factor of 2/3 over the extended period.
- If the player was 26 or older at the time of the buyout the player's pay and cap hit will reduced by a factor of 1/3 over the extended period.
- If the player was 35 or older at the time of signing the contract the player's pay will be reduced by a factor of 1/3, but the cap hit will not be reduced over the extended period.
| Date | Name | Previous team | Notes | Ref |
| June 25, 2019 | St. Louis Blues | Mutual termination | ||
| June 27, 2019 | Carolina Hurricanes | Buyout | ||
| June 28, 2019 | New Jersey Devils | Mutual termination | ||
| June 30, 2019 | Dallas Stars | Buyout | ||
| June 30, 2019 | Vancouver Canucks | Buyout | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Florida Panthers | Buyout | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Philadelphia Flyers | Buyout | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Edmonton Oilers | Buyout | ||
| August 1, 2019 | New York Rangers | Buyout | ||
| August 2, 2019 | Calgary Flames | Buyout | ||
| October 2, 2019 | Florida Panthers | Mutual termination | ||
| November 8, 2019 | Carolina Hurricanes | Mutual termination | ||
| November 11, 2019 | Arizona Coyotes | Mutual termination | ||
| November 20, 2019 | Los Angeles Kings | Mutual termination | ||
| December 7, 2019 | Montreal Canadiens | Mutual termination | ||
| December 12, 2019 | New York Rangers | Mutual termination | ||
| December 14, 2019 | Arizona Coyotes | Mutual termination | ||
| December 15, 2019 | New Jersey Devils | Mutual termination | ||
| December 17, 2019 | Los Angeles Kings | Mutual termination | ||
| December 20, 2019 | Florida Panthers | Mutual termination | ||
| January 6, 2020 | Chicago Blackhawks | Mutual termination | ||
| January 25, 2020 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Mutual termination | ||
| February 22, 2020 | Buffalo Sabres | Termination | ||
| April 17, 2020 | Winnipeg Jets | Mutual termination | ||
| May 9, 2020 | Washington Capitals | Termination | ||
| May 28, 2020 | Colorado Avalanche | Mutual termination | ||
| May 29, 2020 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Mutual termination | ||
| May 31, 2020 | New York Rangers | Mutual termination | ||
| June 10, 2020 | Dallas Stars | Mutual termination | ||
| July 12, 2020 | Arizona Coyotes | Mutual termination | ||
| July 16, 2020 | Nashville Predators | Mutual termination |
Free agency
Note: This does not include players who have re-signed with their previous team as an unrestricted free agent or as a restricted free agent.| Date | Player | New team | Previous team | Ref |
| July 1, 2019 | Vancouver Canucks | Calgary Flames | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Washington Capitals | Calgary Flames | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Dallas Stars | Anaheim Ducks | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Winnipeg Jets | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Montreal Canadiens | Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Ottawa Senators | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Minnesota Wild | Dallas Stars | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Dallas Stars | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Vancouver Canucks | Montreal Canadiens | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Mike Smith | Edmonton Oilers | Calgary Flames | |
| July 1, 2019 | Minnesota Wild | Dallas Stars | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Florida Panthers | Boston Bruins | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Calgary Flames | Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| July 1, 2019 | New York Rangers | Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Buffalo Sabres | Florida Panthers | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Nashville Predators | Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Chicago Blackhawks | Vegas Golden Knights | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Boston Bruins | Vegas Golden Knights | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Colorado Avalanche | San Jose Sharks | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Washington Capitals | Arizona Coyotes | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Buffalo Sabres | Minnesota Wild | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Detroit Red Wings | New York Islanders | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Vancouver Canucks | Winnipeg Jets | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Buffalo Sabres | Calgary Flames | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Detroit Red Wings | Colorado Avalanche | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Minnesota Wild | Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Florida Panthers | Washington Capitals | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Buffalo Sabres | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Columbus Blue Jackets | San Jose Sharks | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Boston Bruins | Dallas Stars | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Vancouver Canucks | Calgary Flames | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Minnesota Wild | Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Florida Panthers | Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Buffalo Sabres | New York Rangers | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Dallas Stars | Edmonton Oilers | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Philadelphia Flyers | Minnesota Wild | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Philadelphia Flyers | Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Philadelphia Flyers | New Jersey Devils | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Vegas Golden Knights | Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Dallas Stars | San Jose Sharks | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Montreal Canadiens | Washington Capitals | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Philadelphia Flyers | Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Philadelphia Flyers | Anaheim Ducks | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Philadelphia Flyers | St. Louis Blues | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Colorado Avalanche | Vegas Golden Knights | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Edmonton Oilers | Vancouver Canucks | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Ottawa Senators | Boston Bruins | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Toronto Maple Leafs | New Jersey Devils | ||
| July 1, 2019 | St. Louis Blues | Washington Capitals | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Ottawa Senators | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| July 1, 2019 | New Jersey Devils | Nashville Predators | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Edmonton Oilers | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Florida Panthers | Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Nashville Predators | Vegas Golden Knights | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Vancouver Canucks | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Philadelphia Flyers | New York Rangers | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Philadelphia Flyers | Buffalo Sabres | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Detroit Red Wings | Arizona Coyotes | ||
| July 1, 2019 | New York Rangers | Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| July 1, 2019 | New York Rangers | Buffalo Sabres | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Arizona Coyotes | Washington Capitals | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Colorado Avalanche | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Colorado Avalanche | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Boston Bruins | Winnipeg Jets | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Boston Bruins | Vancouver Canucks | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Washington Capitals | Los Angeles Kings | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Vancouver Canucks | Boston Bruins | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Dallas Stars | Vancouver Canucks | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Los Angeles Kings | Detroit Red Wings | ||
| July 1, 2019 | St. Louis Blues | New Jersey Devils | ||
| July 1, 2019 | St. Louis Blues | Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| July 1, 2019 | St. Louis Blues | Vancouver Canucks | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Detroit Red Wings | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Los Angeles Kings | San Jose Sharks | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Calgary Flames | Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Calgary Flames | Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Colorado Avalanche | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Vegas Golden Knights | Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Vegas Golden Knights | Montreal Canadiens | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Vegas Golden Knights | Anaheim Ducks | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Chicago Blackhawks | New York Islanders | ||
| July 1, 2019 | New York Islanders | Colorado Avalanche | ||
| July 1, 2019 | New Jersey Devils | Arizona Coyotes | ||
| July 1, 2019 | New Jersey Devils | Buffalo Sabres | ||
| July 1, 2019 | New Jersey Devils | Anaheim Ducks | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Florida Panthers | Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Florida Panthers | Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| July 1, 2019 | St. Louis Blues | Anaheim Ducks | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks | Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| July 2, 2019 | Calgary Flames | Nashville Predators | ||
| July 2, 2019 | San Jose Sharks | Calgary Flames | ||
| July 2, 2019 | New York Islanders | Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| July 2, 2019 | Carolina Hurricanes | Los Angeles Kings | ||
| July 2, 2019 | Colorado Avalanche | Washington Capitals | ||
| July 2, 2019 | Colorado Avalanche | Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| July 2, 2019 | Colorado Avalanche | Vegas Golden Knights | ||
| July 2, 2019 | Winnipeg Jets | Minnesota Wild | ||
| July 2, 2019 | San Jose Sharks | Los Angeles Kings | ||
| July 2, 2019 | San Jose Sharks | Detroit Red Wings | ||
| July 2, 2019 | Winnipeg Jets | Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| July 2, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks | New Jersey Devils | ||
| July 2, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks | Edmonton Oilers | ||
| July 2, 2019 | Florida Panthers | Dallas Stars | ||
| July 3, 2019 | Montreal Canadiens | Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| July 3, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks | St. Louis Blues | ||
| July 4, 2019 | Montreal Canadiens | Winnipeg Jets | ||
| July 4, 2019 | Vancouver Canucks | Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| July 4, 2019 | Carolina Hurricanes | Ottawa Senators | ||
| July 4, 2019 | Florida Panthers | Anaheim Ducks | ||
| July 5, 2019 | Montreal Canadiens | Arizona Coyotes | ||
| July 5, 2019 | Los Angeles Kings | Arizona Coyotes | ||
| July 5, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks | Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| July 6, 2019 | Buffalo Sabres | Boston Bruins | ||
| July 8, 2019 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Boston Bruins | ||
| July 8, 2019 | Florida Panthers | Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| July 10, 2019 | New York Islanders | St. Louis Blues | ||
| July 10, 2019 | Vancouver Canucks | Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| July 12, 2019 | Carolina Hurricanes | Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| July 16, 2019 | Edmonton Oilers | Arizona Coyotes | ||
| July 16, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks | St. Louis Blues | ||
| July 16, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks | Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| July 18, 2019 | New York Rangers | Nashville Predators | ||
| July 23, 2019 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| July 24, 2019 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Minnesota Wild | ||
| July 24, 2019 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Nashville Predators | ||
| July 24, 2019 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Anaheim Ducks | ||
| July 25, 2019 | Carolina Hurricanes | Colorado Avalanche | ||
| August 5, 2019 | Tampa Bay Lightning | New York Rangers | ||
| August 8, 2019 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Winnipeg Jets | ||
| August 13, 2019 | Chicago Blackhawks | Vegas Golden Knights | ||
| August 17, 2019 | Carolina Hurricanes | Washington Capitals | ||
| August 19, 2019 | Colorado Avalanche | Dallas Stars | ||
| August 21, 2019 | New York Islanders | Colorado Avalanche | ||
| August 24, 2019 | Tampa Bay Lightning | St. Louis Blues | ||
| August 26, 2019 | Winnipeg Jets | Colorado Avalanche | ||
| September 5, 2019 | Edmonton Oilers | Florida Panthers | ||
| September 6, 2019 | Carolina Hurricanes | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| September 17, 2019 | Carolina Hurricanes | New York Rangers | ||
| September 18, 2019 | Los Angeles Kings | Vancouver Canucks | ||
| September 26, 2019 | Boston Bruins | Edmonton Oilers | ||
| September 27, 2019 | Calgary Flames | Edmonton Oilers | ||
| September 29, 2019 | Calgary Flames | Nashville Predators | ||
| October 1, 2019 | New York Rangers | San Jose Sharks | ||
| October 6, 2019 | New Jersey Devils | Winnipeg Jets | ||
| October 8, 2019 | San Jose Sharks | Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| October 20, 2019 | Florida Panthers | Nashville Predators | ||
| October 22, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks | New York Islanders | ||
| November 20, 2019 | St. Louis Blues | Florida Panthers | ||
| January 3, 2020 | Montreal Canadiens | Los Angeles Kings | ||
| February 23, 2020 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Buffalo Sabres | ||
| March 19, 2020 | Arizona Coyotes | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| July 16, 2020 | Chicago Blackhawks | Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| July 17, 2020 | Tampa Bay Lightning | New York Rangers |
Offer sheets
An offer sheet is a contract offered to a restricted free agent by a team other than the one for which his rights are owned by. If the player signs the offer sheet, his current team has seven days to match the contract offer and keep the player or else he goes to the team that gave the offer sheet, with compensation going to his first team.| Date Offered | Player | Original Team | Offer Team | Contract Offered | Date Resolved | Result | Compensation | Ref |
| July 1, 2019 | Carolina Hurricanes | Montreal Canadiens | 5 years $8,454,000 | July 7, 2019 | matched | none |
Imports
This section is for players who were not previously on contract with NHL teams in the past season. Listed is the last team and league they were under contract with.| Date | Player | New team | Previous team | League | Ref |
| July 1, 2019 | Ottawa Senators | Orebro HK | SHL | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Winnipeg Jets | Tappara | Liiga | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Djurgardens IF | SHL | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Edmonton Oilers | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Washington Capitals | Ontario Reign | AHL | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Arizona Coyotes | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Arizona Coyotes | HC Dinamo Minsk | KHL | ||
| July 1, 2019 | St. Louis Blues | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | ||
| July 1, 2019 | Edmonton Oilers | SC Bern | NL | ||
| July 2, 2019 | San Jose Sharks | SKA-Neva | VHL | ||
| July 2, 2019 | Florida Panthers | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | ||
| September 20, 2019 | Vegas Golden Knights | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | ||
| September 27, 2019 | Ottawa Senators | Stockton Heat | AHL | ||
| October 15, 2019 | Philadelphia Flyers | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | ||
| December 2, 2019 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | ||
| December 30, 2019 | Buffalo Sabres | Rochester Americans | AHL | ||
| January 23, 2020 | Chicago Blackhawks | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | ||
| February 10, 2020 | Colorado Avalanche | Colorado Eagles | AHL | ||
| February 17, 2020 | Buffalo Sabres | Rochester Americans | AHL | ||
| February 19, 2020 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | ||
| February 22, 2020 | Los Angeles Kings | Eisbaren Berlin | DEL | ||
| February 23, 2020 | Ottawa Senators | Belleville Senators | AHL | ||
| February 23, 2020 | New Jersey Devils | Binghamton Devils | AHL | ||
| March 3, 2020 | Anaheim Ducks | Everett Silvertips | WHL | ||
| March 4, 2020 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Everett Silvertips | WHL | ||
| March 9, 2020 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Dartmouth Big Green | NCAA | ||
| March 9, 2020 | Dallas Stars | Michigan State Spartans | NCAA | ||
| March 9, 2020 | New York Rangers | Michigan State Spartans | NCAA | ||
| March 17, 2020 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Western Michigan Broncos | NCAA | ||
| March 18, 2020 | Buffalo Sabres | Penn State Nittany Lions | NCAA | ||
| March 18, 2020 | Boston Bruins | Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs | NCAA | ||
| March 19, 2020 | Nashville Predators | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | NCAA | ||
| March 19, 2020 | Vancouver Canucks | Minnesota State Mavericks | NCAA | ||
| March 20, 2020 | Arizona Coyotes | Penn State Nittany Lions | NCAA | ||
| March 20, 2020 | New York Rangers | Western Michigan Broncos | NCAA | ||
| March 20, 2020 | Calgary Flames | Minnesota State Mavericks | NCAA | ||
| March 20, 2020 | Calgary Flames | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | NCAA | ||
| March 23, 2020 | Buffalo Sabres | Western Michigan Broncos | NCAA | ||
| March 24, 2020 | Carolina Hurricanes | Sacred Heart Pioneers | NCAA | ||
| March 24, 2020 | Minnesota Wild | UMass Minutemen | NCAA | ||
| March 25, 2020 | Nashville Predators | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | ||
| March 26, 2020 | Florida Panthers | Bowling Green Falcons | NCAA | ||
| March 26, 2020 | Boston Bruins | St. Cloud State Huskies | NCAA | ||
| March 31, 2020 | San Jose Sharks | Arizona State Sun Devils | NCAA | ||
| April 1, 2020 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Toronto Marlies | AHL | ||
| April 2, 2020 | New York Rangers | Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs | NCAA | ||
| April 7, 2020 | Toronto Maple Leafs | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | ||
| April 11, 2020 | Ottawa Senators | Belleville Senators | AHL | ||
| April 21, 2020 | Montreal Canadiens | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | ||
| April 29, 2020 | Detroit Red Wings | Orebro HK | SHL | ||
| April 29, 2020 | Pittsburgh Penguins | BK Mlada Boleslav | ELH | ||
| April 29, 2020 | Calgary Flames | HV71 | SHL | ||
| April 29, 2020 | Edmonton Oilers | Frolunda HC | SHL | ||
| April 29, 2020 | Philadelphia Flyers | HV71 | SHL | ||
| May 1, 2020 | Ottawa Senators | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | ||
| May 4, 2020 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Jokerit | KHL | ||
| May 4, 2020 | San Jose Sharks | Malmo Redhawks | SHL | ||
| May 4, 2020 | San Jose Sharks | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | ||
| May 29, 2020 | Chicago Blackhawks | Mountfield HK | ELH | ||
| June 1, 2020 | Anaheim Ducks | Rogle BK | SHL | ||
| June 15, 2020 | Winnipeg Jets | Manitoba Moose | AHL | ||
| July 13, 2020 | Vegas Golden Knights | Hershey Bears | AHL | ||
| July 14, 2020 | Columbus Blue Jackets | HC CSKA Moscow | KHL | ||
| July 15, 2020 | Nashville Predators | Rochester Americans | AHL | ||
| July 16, 2020 | Chicago Blackhawks | ZSC Lions | NLA |
Trades
* Retained Salary Transaction: Each team is allowed up to three contracts on their payroll where they have retained salary in a trade. Only up to 50% of a player's contract can be kept, and only up to 15% of a team's salary cap can be taken up by retained salary. A contract can only be involved in one of these trades twice.Hover over retained salary or conditional transactions for more information.
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Waivers
Once an NHL player has played in a certain number of games or a set number of seasons has passed since the signing of his first NHL contract, that player must be offered to all of the other NHL teams before he can be assigned to a minor league affiliate.| Date | Player | New team | Previous team | Ref |
| October 1, 2019 | Arizona Coyotes | Winnipeg Jets | ||
| October 1, 2019 | Winnipeg Jets | Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| October 23, 2019 | Winnipeg Jets | Anaheim Ducks | ||
| December 4, 2019 | Winnipeg Jets | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| December 19, 2019 | Winnipeg Jets | Detroit Red Wings | ||
| December 19, 2019 | San Jose Sharks | Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| February 3, 2020 | Chicago Blackhawks | Minnesota Wild | ||
| February 17, 2020 | Ottawa Senators | Florida Panthers | ||
| February 21, 2020 | Detroit Red Wings | Ottawa Senators | ||
| February 24, 2020 | Anaheim Ducks | Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| February 24, 2020 | Detroit Red Wings | Toronto Maple Leafs |