Notable deals
| Chicago Blackhawks acquire | Date | Montreal Canadiens acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dale Weise | February 26, 2016 | Philip Danault |  |
| Tomas Fleischmann | 2018 2nd round pick | |||
| Chicago Blackhawks acquire | Date | Winnipeg Jets acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Ladd | February 25, 2016 | Marko Dano |  |
| Jay Harrison | 2016 1st round pick | |||
| Matt Fraser | 2018 conditional 3rd round pick | |||
| Comment: 2018 pick is conditional on Blackhawks winning Stanley Cup in 2016 | ||||
| Washington Capitals acquire | Date | Buffalo Sabres acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mike Weber | February 23, 2016 | 2017 3rd round pick |  |
| Ottawa Senators acquire | Date | Toronto Maple Leafs acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dion Phaneuf | February 9, 2016 | Jared Cowen |  |
| Matt Frattin | Colin Greening | |||
| Casey Bailey | Milan Michalek | |||
| Ryan Rupert | Tobias Lindberg | |||
| Cody Donaghey | 2017 2nd round pick | |||
| Anaheim Ducks acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | David Perron | January 16, 2016 | Carl Hagelin |  |
| Adam Clendening | ||||
| Los Angeles Kings acquire | Date | Philadelphia Flyers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Vincent Lecavalier | January 6, 2016 | Jordan Weal |  |
| Luke Schenn | 2016 3rd round pick | |||
| Nashville Predators acquire | Date | Columbus Blue Jackets acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ryan Johansen | January 6, 2016 | Seth Jones |  |
| Toronto Maple Leafs acquire | Date | New York Islanders acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Grabner | September 17, 2015 | Carter Verhaeghe |  |
| Christopher Gibson | ||||
| Tom Nilsson | ||||
| Taylor Beck | ||||
| Matthew Finn | ||||
| Carolina Hurricanes acquire | Date | Chicago Blackhawks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kris Versteeg | September 11, 2015 | Dennis Robertson | |
| Joakim Nordstrom | Jake Massie | |||
| 2017 3rd round pick | 2017 5th round pick | |||
| Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | Date | Vancouver Canucks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Bonino | July 28, 2015 | Brandon Sutter |  |
| Adam Clendening | 2016 condtional 3rd round pick | |||
| 2016 2nd round pick | ||||
| Dallas Stars acquire | Date | Chicago Blackhawks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Patrick Sharp | July 10, 2015 | Trevor Daley | |
| Stephen Johns | Ryan Garbutt | |||
| Washington Capitals acquire | Date | St. Louis Blues acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Oshie | July 2, 2015 | Troy Brouwer |  |
| Pheonix Copley | ||||
| 2016 3rd round pick | ||||
| Florida Panthers acquire | Date | Boston Bruins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Reilly Smith | July 1, 2015 | Jimmy Hayes |  |
| Marc Savard | ||||
| Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | Date | Toronto Maple Leafs acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Kessel | July 1, 2015 | Kasperi Kapanen | |
| Tim Erixon | Scott Harrington | |||
| Tyler Biggs | Nick Spaling | |||
| 2016 conditional 2nd round pick | 2016 conditional 1st round pick | |||
| 2016 3rd round pick | ||||
| Anaheim Ducks acquire | Date | Vancouver Canucks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Bieksa | June 30, 2015 | 2016 2nd round pick | |
| Columbus Blue Jackets acquire | Date | Chicago Blackhawks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Saad | June 30, 2015 | Marko Dano | |
| Alex Broadhurst | Artem Anisimov | |||
| Michael Paliotta | Corey Tropp | |||
| Jeremy Morin | ||||
| 2016 4th round pick | ||||
| San Jose Sharks acquire | Date | Boston Bruins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Martin Jones | June 30, 2015 | Sean Kuraly | |
| 2016 1st round pick | ||||
| Arizona Coyotes acquire | Date | Philadelphia Flyers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Nicklas Grossmann | June 27, 2015 | Sam Gagner | |
| Chris Pronger | 2016 conditional 4th round pick or 2017 3rd round pick | |||
| Edmonton Oilers acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cam Talbot | June 27, 2015 | 2015 2nd round pick |  |
| 2015 7th round pick | 2015 3rd round pick | |||
| 2015 7th round pick | ||||
| New Jersey Devils acquire | Date | Anaheim Ducks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kyle Palmieri | June 26, 2015 | 2015 2nd round pick | |
| 2016 3rd round pick | ||||