The 2025 NHL free agent forward class is headlined by high-profile names, though top-end depth is limited compared to previous years. Mitch Marner (Maple Leafs) leads the group as the premier available forward, bringing elite playmaking and two-way ability.
Nikolaj Ehlers (Jets) offers speed and scoring upside, while John Tavares (Maple Leafs) remains a reliable veteran center, albeit at a reduced role from his prime. Sam Bennett (Panthers) and Brock Boeser (Canucks) provide middle-six scoring depth, with Bennett adding physicality.
Matt Duchene (Stars) and Brad Marchand (Panthers) are notable veterans. Secondary options include Mikael Granlund (Stars), Brock Nelson (Avalanche), and Patrick Kane (Red Wings), who could attract interest for depth roles. Claude Giroux (Senators) and Kyle Palmieri (Islanders) round out experienced complementary options.
The class lacks franchise-altering talent beyond Marner, with many teams likely prioritizing re-signings or trades over major UFA splashes.
| Player | Pos | Age | Team | AAV | GP | G | A | Pts | TOI | 5v4 TOI | 4v5 TOI |
| Marner, Mitch | RW | 28 | TOR | $10.89M | 81 | 27 | 75 | 102 | 21:19 | 2:47 | 2:00 |
| Tavares, John | C/LW | 34 | TOR | $11.00M | 75 | 38 | 36 | 74 | 18:14 | 2:40 | 0:01 |
| Granlund, Mikael | C/RW | 33 | DAL | $5.00M | 83 | 22 | 44 | 66 | 19:27 | 2:42 | 1:27 |
| Ehlers, Nikolaj | LW/RW | 29 | WPG | $6.00M | 69 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 15:48 | 2:22 | 0:01 |
| Donato, Ryan | LW/C | 29 | CHI | $2.00M | 80 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 16:19 | 1:48 | 0:02 |
| Kane, Patrick | RW | 36 | DET | $6.50M | 72 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 17:59 | 2:47 | 0:00 |
| Nelson, Brock | C/LW | 33 | COL | $6.00M | 80 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 18:55 | 2:11 | 0:55 |
| Bennett, Sam | C/LW | 29 | FLA | $4.42M | 76 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 17:27 | 2:13 | 0:04 |
| Marchand, Brad | LW | 37 | FLA | $6.12M | 71 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 18:19 | 3:00 | 1:16 |
| Giroux, Claude | RW/C | 37 | OTT | $6.50M | 81 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 18:12 | 2:10 | 2:13 |
| Boeser, Brock | RW | 28 | VAN | $6.65M | 75 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 18:10 | 3:07 | 0:00 |
| Benn, Jamie | LW/C | 35 | DAL | $9.50M | 80 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 15:18 | 2:16 | 0:36 |
| Palmieri, Kyle | RW/LW | 34 | NYI | $5.00M | 82 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 18:31 | 2:09 | 1:01 |
| Suter, Pius | C/LW | 29 | VAN | $1.60M | 81 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 17:21 | 1:18 | 2:09 |
| Hall, Taylor | LW | 33 | CAR | $6.00M | 77 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 15:10 | 1:41 | 0:01 |
| Dadonov, Evgenii | RW/LW | 36 | DAL | $2.25M | 80 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 13:32 | 0:59 | 0:00 |
| Smith, Reilly | LW/RW | 34 | VGK | $5.00M | 79 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 15:26 | 0:55 | 1:38 |
| Roslovic, Jack | C/RW | 28 | CAR | $2.80M | 81 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 13:49 | 1:23 | 0:00 |
| Kuzmenko, Andrei | LW/RW | 29 | LAK | $5.50M | 66 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 15:38 | 2:36 | 0:00 |
| Drouin, Jonathan | LW/RW | 30 | COL | $2.50M | 43 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 18:11 | 2:53 | 0:00 |
| van Riemsdyk, James | LW/RW | 36 | CBJ | $900K | 71 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 12:24 | 0:47 | 0:00 |
| Johansson, Marcus | LW/RW | 34 | MIN | $2.00M | 72 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 16:23 | 1:16 | 0:06 |
| Dvorak, Christian | C | 29 | MTL | $4.45M | 82 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 15:15 | 0:23 | 2:10 |
| Robinson, Eric | LW | 30 | CAR | $950K | 82 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 12:16 | 0:01 | 0:43 |
| Gourde, Yanni | C/LW | 33 | TBL | $5.17M | 57 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 16:03 | 0:25 | 1:04 |
| Brown, Connor | RW/LW | 31 | EDM | $1.00M | 82 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 14:01 | 0:11 | 1:32 |
| Perry, Corey | RW | 40 | EDM | $1.40M | 81 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 11:56 | 1:16 | 0:00 |
| Saad, Brandon | LW/RW | 32 | VGK | $1.50M | 72 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 14:49 | 0:41 | 0:34 |
| Armia, Joel | RW/LW | 32 | MTL | $3.40M | 81 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 14:18 | 0:44 | 2:27 |
| Olofsson, Victor | RW/LW | 29 | VGK | $1.08M | 56 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 14:30 | 1:19 | 0:00 |
Free agents chart and numbers taken from The Stanley Cap
| Player | Pos | Age | Team | AAV | GP | G | A | Pts | TOI | 5v4 TOI | 4v5 TOI |
| Mangiapane, Andrew | LW/RW | 29 | WSH | $5.80M | 81 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 13:02 | 1:12 | 0:08 |
| Nyquist, Gustav | LW/RW | 35 | MIN | $3.18M | 79 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 16:51 | 1:34 | 1:17 |
| Raddysh, Taylor | RW | 27 | WSH | $1.00M | 80 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 12:22 | 0:32 | 0:01 |
| Pearson, Tanner | LW | 32 | VGK | $775K | 78 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 11:47 | 0:01 | 0:14 |
| Gaudette, Adam | C/RW | 28 | OTT | $775K | 81 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 10:25 | 1:21 | 0:03 |
| Beauvillier, Anthony | RW/LW | 28 | WSH | $1.25M | 81 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 12:52 | 0:09 | 0:12 |
| Kiviranta, Joel | RW/LW | 29 | COL | $775K | 79 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 12:31 | 0:04 | 1:22 |
| Eller, Lars | C | 36 | WSH | $2.45M | 80 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 13:17 | 0:18 | 0:56 |
| Tanev, Brandon | LW/RW | 33 | WPG | $3.50M | 79 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 13:14 | 0:03 | 1:55 |
| Brazeau, Justin | RW | 27 | MIN | $775K | 76 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 11:52 | 1:08 | 0:01 |
| Appleton, Mason | RW | 29 | WPG | $2.17M | 71 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 14:50 | 0:13 | 0:44 |
| Danforth, Justin | RW/C | 32 | CBJ | $1.10M | 61 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 14:23 | 0:22 | 1:36 |
| Lorentz, Steven | C/LW | 29 | TOR | $775K | 80 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 10:33 | 0:01 | 1:07 |
| Maroon, Patrick | LW/RW | 37 | CHI | $1.30M | 68 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 11:32 | 0:58 | 0:00 |
| Bjugstad, Nick | C/RW | 32 | UTA | $2.10M | 66 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 12:19 | 0:40 | 0:02 |
| Carcone, Michael | LW/RW | 29 | UTA | $775K | 53 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 11:26 | 0:43 | 0:00 |
| Kunin, Luke | RW/C | 27 | CBJ | $2.75M | 75 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 14:41 | 0:39 | 1:38 |
| Smith, Craig | RW | 35 | DET | $1.00M | 59 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 11:20 | 0:42 | 0:01 |
| Kuraly, Sean | C/LW | 32 | CBJ | $2.50M | 82 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 11:46 | 0:04 | 0:51 |
| Tatar, Tomas | LW/RW | 34 | NJD | $1.80M | 74 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 11:06 | 0:50 | 0:00 |
| Blackwell, Colin | RW/C | 32 | DAL | $775K | 63 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 11:34 | 0:02 | 1:49 |
| Koepke, Cole | LW/RW | 27 | BOS | $775K | 73 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 11:15 | 0:03 | 0:43 |
| Fabbri, Robby | LW | 29 | ANA | $4.00M | 44 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16:12 | 1:02 | 0:54 |
| Eyssimont, Michael | RW/C | 28 | SEA | $800K | 77 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 10:37 | 0:03 | 0:00 |
| Faksa, Radek | C/LW | 31 | STL | $3.25M | 70 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 13:01 | 0:07 | 1:15 |
| Frederic, Trent | LW/RW | 27 | EDM | $2.30M | 58 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 13:43 | 0:50 | 0:26 |
| Cousins, Nick | LW/C | 31 | OTT | $800K | 50 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 11:54 | 0:06 | 0:00 |
| Sturm, Nico | C | 30 | FLA | $2.00M | 62 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10:25 | 0:02 | 1:11 |
| Kapanen, Kasperi | RW | 28 | EDM | $1.00M | 67 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11:55 | 0:16 | 0:40 |
| Vrana, Jakub | LW | 29 | NSH | $775K | 39 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 10:21 | 0:40 | 0:00 |
2025 RFA list from The Stanley Cap
| Player | Pos | Age | Team | AAV | GP | G | A | Pts | TOI | 5v4 TOI | 4v5 TOI |
| Jeannot, Tanner | LW/RW | 28 | LAK | $2.66M | 67 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 11:01 | 0:03 | 0:00 |
| Pacioretty, Max | LW | 36 | TOR | $1.50M | 37 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13:30 | 1:07 | 0:00 |
| Lewis, Trevor | C/RW | 38 | LAK | $800K | 60 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10:13 | 0:02 | 0:32 |
| Labanc, Kevin | RW/LW | 29 | CBJ | $775K | 34 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10:30 | 0:34 | 0:00 |
| Bastian, Nathan | RW | 27 | NJD | $1.35M | 59 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10:56 | 0:08 | 0:40 |
| Rooney, Kevin | C | 32 | CGY | $1.30M | 70 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9:25 | 0:04 | 1:49 |
| Puljujarvi, Jesse | RW | 27 | FLA | $775K | 31 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11:47 | 0:55 | 0:00 |
| Atkinson, Cam | RW/LW | 36 | TBL | $900K | 39 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9:00 | 0:37 | 0:00 |
| Motte, Tyler | LW/RW | 30 | DET | $800K | 55 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11:19 | 0:03 | 1:25 |
| Nosek, Tomas | LW/C | 32 | FLA | $775K | 59 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9:49 | 0:06 | 1:01 |
| Jost, Tyson | C/LW | 27 | CAR | $775K | 39 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10:22 | 0:35 | 0:11 |
| McGinn, Brock | LW/RW | 31 | ANA | $2.75M | 26 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11:43 | 0:01 | 1:34 |
| Vesey, Jimmy | RW/LW | 32 | COL | $800K | 43 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10:39 | 0:00 | 0:13 |
| Kirkland, Justin | LW/RW | 28 | CGY | $775K | 21 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9:42 | 0:02 | 0:59 |
| Mantha, Anthony | LW/RW | 30 | CGY | $3.50M | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13:54 | 1:57 | 0:00 |
| Fischer, Christian | RW/LW | 28 | CBJ | $1.12M | 46 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11:07 | 0:01 | 0:39 |
| Sprong, Daniel | RW/LW | 28 | NJD | $975K | 30 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12:12 | 1:34 | 0:00 |
| Glendening, Luke | C/RW | 36 | TBL | $800K | 77 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10:47 | 0:01 | 1:36 |
| Dowling, Justin | C/LW | 34 | NJD | $775K | 52 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10:13 | 0:02 | 0:05 |
| Ryan, Derek | C/RW | 38 | EDM | $900K | 36 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9:21 | 0:00 | 0:17 |
| Di Giuseppe, Phillip | LW | 31 | VAN | $775K | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11:34 | 0:00 | 0:41 |
| Highmore, Matthew | LW/RW | 29 | OTT | $775K | 41 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11:10 | 0:00 | 1:21 |
| Lazar, Curtis | RW/C | 30 | NJD | $1.00M | 48 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10:34 | 0:06 | 0:54 |
| Shore, Devin | LW/C | 30 | MIN | $775K | 55 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8:39 | 0:00 | 0:10 |
| Abols, Rodrigo | C | 29 | PHI | $775K | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9:11 | 0:02 | 0:00 |
| Lettieri, Vinni | C/RW | 30 | BOS | $775K | 26 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13:31 | 1:05 | 0:00 |
| Jaaska, Juha | LW/RW | 27 | CAR | $850K | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8:56 | 0:05 | 0:08 |
| Fasching, Hudson | RW | 29 | NYI | $775K | 43 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11:05 | 0:02 | 0:01 |
| Bellows, Kieffer | LW/RW | 27 | NSH | $775K | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10:40 | 0:34 | 0:00 |
List of player contracts signed to date
| Player | Pos | Age | Team | AAV | GP | G | A | Pts | TOI | 5v4 TOI | 4v5 TOI |
| Nieto, Matt | LW/RW | 32 | PIT | $900K | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12:15 | 0:01 | 1:57 |
| Duehr, Walker | RW | 27 | SJS | $825K | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8:48 | 0:03 | 0:11 |
| Hunt, Dryden | LW/RW | 29 | CGY | $775K | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11:39 | 0:04 | 0:00 |
| Aube-Kubel, Nicolas | RW | 29 | NYR | $1.50M | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9:25 | 0:02 | 0:00 |
| Martin, Matt | LW/RW | 36 | NYI | $775K | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8:33 | 0:02 | 0:00 |
| Sgarbossa, Michael | C | 32 | WSH | $775K | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9:20 | 0:02 | 0:00 |
| Hayden, John | C/LW | 30 | SEA | $775K | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8:31 | 0:02 | 0:05 |
| Athanasiou, Andreas | LW/RW | 30 | CHI | $4.25M | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:02 | 0:05 | 0:00 |
| Brown, Patrick | C/RW | 33 | BOS | $800K | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10:34 | 0:01 | 0:52 |
| Wagner, Chris | RW/C | 34 | COL | $775K | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:06 | 0:00 | 0:32 |
| Tynan, T.J. | C | 33 | COL | $775K | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7:51 | 0:42 | 0:00 |
| LaBate, Joseph | LW | 32 | CBJ | $775K | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 |
| Bishop, Clark | C/LW | 29 | CGY | $775K | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:15 | 0:00 | 0:27 |
| Imama, Bokondji | LW | 28 | PIT | $775K | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:40 | 0:00 | 0:00 |
| Caggiula, Drake | LW/RW | 31 | EDM | $775K | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 |
| Koppanen, Joona | LW/C | 27 | PIT | $775K | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:23 | 0:00 | 1:51 |
| Burke, Callahan | C/RW | 28 | VGK | $775K | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:50 | 0:03 | 0:00 |
| Ward, Taylor | RW | 27 | LAK | $775K | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:52 | 1:04 | 0:00 |
| Innala, Jere | LW | 27 | COL | $950K | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:09 | 0:06 | 0:02 |
| White, Colin | C/RW | 28 | SJS | $850K | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:18 | 0:03 | 0:29 |
| Smith, Givani | LW/RW | 27 | PHI | $800K | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:17 | 0:01 | 0:00 |
| Smith, Givani | LW/RW | 27 | PHI | $800K | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:20 | 0:01 | 0:00 |
| Gauthier, Julien | RW | 27 | NYI | $788K | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 |
| Boyd, Travis | C/RW | 31 | MIN | $775K | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:48 | 0:29 | 0:00 |
| Toninato, Dominic | C/LW | 31 | WPG | $775K | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:16 | 0:01 | 0:26 |
| Sabourin, Scott | RW | 32 | SJS | $775K | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 |
| Hodgson, Hayden | RW | 29 | OTT | $775K | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 |
| Asplund, Rasmus | LW/C | 27 | FLA | $775K | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:56 | 0:05 | 0:08 |
| Tufte, Riley | LW | 27 | BOS | $775K | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:12 | 0:21 | 0:00 |
| Nylander, Alex | RW/LW | 27 | TOR | $775K | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:53 | 1:20 | 0:00 |
| Barré-Boulet, Alex | RW/LW | 28 | MTL | $775K | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:10 | 2:51 | 0:00 |
| Morelli, Mason | C/LW | 29 | VGK | $775K | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 |
| Sillinger, Owen | C | 27 | CBJ | $775K | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:09 | 0:00 | 1:30 |
| Pezzetta, Michael | LW/RW | 27 | MTL | $750K | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:56 | 0:00 | 0:00 |
Free agents and stats compiled by The Stanley Cap
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