2021–22 NHL transactions
The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 2021–22 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 that have had their contracts terminated are also listed. The 2021–22 NHL trade deadline was on March 21, 2022. Players traded or claimed off waivers after this date were not eligible to play in the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs.
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 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 | Player | Previous team | Notes | Ref |
| July 24, 2021 | New York Rangers | Buyout | ||
| July 24, 2021 | San Jose Sharks | Mutual termination | ||
| July 26, 2021 | Vancouver Canucks | Buyout | ||
| July 28, 2021 | Vancouver Canucks | Buyout | ||
| July 28, 2021 | San Jose Sharks | Buyout | ||
| July 28, 2021 | Edmonton Oilers | Buyout | ||
| August 19, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Mutual termination | ||
| August 20, 2021 | Detroit Red Wings | Buyout | ||
| August 31, 2021 | San Jose Sharks | Mutual termination | ||
| September 12, 2021 | San Jose Sharks | Mutual termination | ||
| September 14, 2021 | Winnipeg Jets | Mutual termination | ||
| September 21, 2021 | Winnipeg Jets | Mutual termination | ||
| October 13, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Mutual termination | ||
| October 13, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Termination | ||
| October 19, 2021 | Edmonton Oilers | Mutual termination | ||
| October 19, 2021 | New York Islanders | Mutual termination | ||
| October 26, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks | Mutual termination | ||
| November 14, 2021 | New York Islanders | Mutual termination | ||
| November 22, 2021 | Carolina Hurricanes | Mutual termination | ||
| November 22, 2021 | Minnesota Wild | Termination | ||
| November 25, 2021 | Nashville Predators | Mutual termination | ||
| December 2, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Mutual termination | ||
| December 6, 2021 | Ottawa Senators | Mutual termination | ||
| December 9, 2021 | New York Islanders | Mutual termination | ||
| December 10, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Mutual termination | ||
| December 15, 2021 | San Jose Sharks | Mutual termination | ||
| December 16, 2021 | Dallas Stars | Termination | ||
| December 19, 2021 | Arizona Coyotes | Mutual termination | ||
| January 9, 2022 | San Jose Sharks | Termination | ||
| January 14, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Mutual termination | ||
| January 22, 2022 | Edmonton Oilers | Mutual termination | ||
| March 24, 2022 | New Jersey Devils | Mutual termination | ||
| May 27, 2022 | Calgary Flames | Mutual termination | ||
| June 9, 2022 | Edmonton Oilers | Mutual termination | ||
| July 2, 2022 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Mutual termination | ||
| July 3, 2022 | Nashville Predators | Mutual termination | ||
| July 6, 2022 | Ottawa Senators | 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.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 originally owning team.| Date Offered | Player | Original Team | Offering Team | Contract Offered | Date Resolved | Result | Compensation | Ref |
| August 28, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Carolina Hurricanes | 1 year $6,100,035 | September 4, 2021 | not matched | 1st-round pick in 2022 3rd-round pick in 2022 |
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.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.