The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League (NHL) 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(s) or draft pick(s), 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 waivers after this date were not eligible to play in the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Retirement Date Player Last Team Ref June 25, 2019 Washington Capitals June 25, 2019 Winnipeg Jets June 26, 2019 Florida Panthers July 3, 2019 St. Louis Blues July 10, 2019 Pittsburgh Penguins July 30, 2019 Chicago Blackhawks July 31, 2019 Detroit Red Wings August 1, 2019 New York Islanders August 27, 2019 Philadelphia Flyers August 28, 2019 Chicago Blackhawks August 29, 2019 Dallas Stars September 3, 2019 Detroit Red Wings September 11, 2019 Pittsburgh Penguins September 20, 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning September 22, 2019 New Jersey Devils October 1, 2019 Boston Bruins October 1, 2019 New York Islanders October 7, 2019 Vancouver Canucks October 13, 2019 St. Louis Blues October 23, 2019 New York Islanders August 13, 2020 Nashville Predators August 26, 2020 Edmonton Oilers September 27, 2020 Philadelphia Flyers October 2, 2020 Vancouver Canucks October 5, 2020 Philadelphia Flyers
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:
Teams may buy out player contracts (after the conclusion of a season) 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.
Injured players cannot be bought out.
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 August 16, 2020 Tampa Bay Lightning Mutual termination September 26, 2020 Ottawa Senators Buyout September 30, 2020 New York Rangers Buyout October 4, 2020 Arizona Coyotes Buyout
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.