Rules

Skaters

Goal (G)	2 points
Assist (A)	1 point
Game Winning Goal (GWG)	1 point

Goalies

Win (W)	2.5 points
Shutout (SO)	2 points
Overtime/Shootout Loss (OTL)	1 point

Cap Limit

The payroll of the 20 active players must never exceed the NHL Cap ($104.0M). The 5 bench players do not count toward the cap.

Official Tools

• Platform — lineups are set on Fantrax.
• Cap Reference — official cap hits come from the league spreadsheet provided at the start of the year. Salaries on the player page are sourced from CapWages.

Roster Composition

Total	25 players
Active	20 players (12 F, 6 D, 2 G)
Bench	5 players

A complete 20-man active lineup must be maintained at all times.

Cap Calculations

• Active Contracts — only the cap hit assigned to the player's current team counts (retained salary from former teams is ignored).
• ELC — all entry-level contracts are set at the flat entry-level maximum for the season — $1.075M in 2026-2027.
• Exclusions — contract buyouts are ignored.

Monthly Alignment

Lineup changes can only be made for the 1st day of each month.

• Deadline — changes must be finalized 5 minutes before the first game of that day.
• Pre-Scheduling — for upcoming months, you can change your lineup for future months by navigating to the 1st of the future month.

Violations

• 1st Offense — warning.
• 2nd Offense — loss of a 6th-round pick (or better).
• 3rd Offense — loss of a 5th-round pick, etc.

For violations, lineups are corrected retroactively to the 1st of the month.

Trade Window

Unlimited trades allowed until the NHL Trade Deadline. No trades permitted between the deadline and the end of the playoffs.

Draft Eligibility

Only players drafted by an NHL team are eligible.

Asset Flow

• Active/Bench Swaps — you can trade active players for bench players.
• Cap Constraint — you cannot make a separate roster move to make a trade fit. The incoming player must fit under the cap immediately.
• Placement — if you receive two active players for one active and one bench, the pooler can choose which becomes active and which moves to the bench.
• Picks — only picks for the upcoming draft may be traded.
• Balance — all trades must balance in terms of number of draft picks and number of players in each position who are active.

Quantity

10 keepers per team. Total league keepers must remain at 90 or less.

Keeper Eligibility

You cannot keep your best Forward, best Defenseman, and best Goaltender (based on active fantasy points). The Rosters and Keepers tabs flag the current holder of each spot.

Strategy

Managers are permitted to bench top players to manipulate point totals to keep them, provided they still field a full 20-man active lineup.

Finances

Entry Fee	$40 per manager (8 managers)
Winner	$250
Runner-up	$70

Rule Changes

Must be voted on one season in advance (on Draft Day). A majority (5/8) is required.

Membership

A departing manager must find a replacement or pay the following year's $40 entry fee.

Fair Play

No collusion or alliances. Incidents involving two or more managers are voted on by the uninvolved managers.