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Latest Trades Tracker
Refresh for the latest version of the article. Reported trades that aren't yet announced by their teams are subject to change. By Jonathan Tovell and Roderick Bawcutt
March 6
To Los Angeles: Scott Laughton (C)
To Toronto: 2026 conditional third-round pick
The Kings did some hybrid buying and selling this week after making the massive Artemi Panarin trade last month. But Laughton is a great player to have on and off the ice because of his leadership qualities, two-way play and secondary scoring. However, he did not score much in Toronto, with 12 points in 43 games this season. He exceeded 30 points four times with the Flyers. Leafs fans may not want to remember that last trade deadline, their team spent a conditional first-round pick and prospect Nikita Grebenkin for Laughton, a fourth-rounder and sixth-rounder. - Jonathan Tovell
From THN Los Angeles: Los Angeles Kings Acquire Center Scott Laughton From Toronto Maple Leafs
From THN Toronto: Maple Leafs Move Out Scott Laughton, Trade Him To Kings
March 6
To Calgary: Brennan Othmann (LW)
To NY Rangers: Jacob Battaglia (RW)
Battaglia was drafted 62nd overall in 2024, while Othmann was selected 16th overall in 2021. It felt like Othmann just was not a fit with the Rangers anymore, with three points in 42 career games. He's a reclamation project in Calgary now. Battaglia, meanwhile, was the captain of the OHL's Kingston Frontenacs this season before being traded to the Flint Firebirds. He's a decent passer. - Jonathan Tovell
From THN Rangers: Rangers Trade Brennan Othmann To Flames In Exchange For Prospect
March 6
To Ottawa: Graeme Clarke (RW)
To Washington: Wyatt Bongiovanni (C)
This is a 1-for-1 minor-league trade. Clarke, 24, grew up in the Ottawa Valley, and he's the older brother of Kings D-man Brandt Clarke. He has 24 points in 50 AHL games. Bongiovanni has 25 points in 54 AHL games, and he was with Quinnipiac in the NCAA when they were back-to-back ECAC regular-season champions. -J.T.
March 6
To Buffalo: Tanner Pearson (LW)
To Winnipeg: 2026 seventh-round pick
Pearson heads to the seventh team of his NHL career. He has 13 points in 52 games this season, and he's a nice player to have battling along the boards and taking sneaky good shots on net. - J.T.
From THN Winnipeg: Jets Deal Tanner Pearson To Sabres For 7th Round Pick
March 6
To Washington: David Kampf (C)
To Vancouver: 2026 sixth-round pick
Kampf, 31, put up six points in 38 games for the Canucks after the Maple Leafs terminated his contract at the beginning of the season. He can kill penalties. - J.T.
From THN Washington: Capitals Acquire David Kampf For Sixth-Round Pick
From THN Vancouver: Canucks Trade Pending UFA David Kampf To The Washington Capitals
March 6
To Calgary: Victor Olofsson (LW), Max Curran (C), conditional 2028 first-round pick, conditional 2027 second-round pick
To Colorado: Nazem Kadri (C), 2027 fourth-round pick
Flames retain 20 percent of Kadri's cap hit. Read more
The reports only came out after the 3 p.m. ET deadline, which had people somewhat shocked that Kadri wasn't moved. That changed quickly. They stocked up with more picks and prospect playmaker Max Curran, who won a silver medal with Czechia at the 2026 world juniors. And Kadri now joins a stacked Avalanche squad that's focused on winning the Stanley Cup this year. - J.T.
From THN Calgary: Flames Trade Nazem Kadri To Colorado Avalanche
From THN Colorado: Nazem Kadri Coming Home To Avalanche In Trade From Flames
March 6
To Calgary: Ryan Strome (C)
To Anaheim: 2027 seventh-round pick
Strome's role with the Ducks decreased this season under new coach Joel Quenneville. He'll get more playing time in Calgary after the Flames traded their No. 1 center, Nazem Kadri. - J.T.
From THN Calgary: Flames Acquire Ryan Strome From Ducks
March 6
To Washington: Timothy Liljegren (D)
To San Jose: 2026 fourth-round pick
Liljegren had been with the Sharks for parts of two seasons but couldn't take a step forward in his development after the Maple Leafs traded him. The 26-year-old remains a depth scorer who's decently mobile on the blueline. He will likely not replace John Carlson on the stat sheet in Washington, but it would be great for him to prove me wrong. - J.T.
From THN Washington: Capitals Acquire Defenseman Timothy Liljegren
From THN San Jose: Timothy Liljegren Traded To Washington
March 6
To Detroit: Justin Faulk (D)
To St. Louis: Justin Holl (D), Dmitri Buchelnikov (LW), 2026 first-round pick, 2026 third-round pick
Faulk is 33-year-old right-shot defenseman with 11 goals and 32 points in 61 games this season. He can log heavy minutes if needed. The Wings' top-scoring defenseman is Moritz Seider with 41 points, but Simon Edvinsson is second with just 20. Faulk fills in a gap there. The Blues get a pretty strong return, though, and now have three first-rounders in 2026. - J.T.
From THN Detroit: Red Wings Acquire Veteran RHD Justin Faulk From Blues
From THN St. Louis: Blues Deal Justin Faulk To Red Wings
March 6
To Seattle: Bobby McMann (RW)
To Toronto: Conditional 2027 second-round pick , 2026 fourth-round pick
The constant knock on the Kraken is that they lack a true star player to lead the way on offense. McMann might not be that piece of the puzzle, but he's a solid addition for the Kraken as they try to take advantage of a weaker Pacific Division and not only get into the playoffs but get past the first round. He has 19 goals and 32 points in 60 games as a pending UFA. The Leafs would've been one of the losers of the trade deadline had they not traded him. - J.T.
From THN Toronto: Maple Leafs Move On From Bobby McMann, Trade Him To Kraken
March 6
To NY Islanders: Brayden Schenn (C)
To St. Louis: Jonathan Drouin (LW), 2026 first-round pick, third-round pick, Marcus Gidlof (G)
Report by Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, awaiting official announcement
One year after trading center Brock Nelson, the Islanders acquire a different second-line center. The Islanders bounced back after it looked like they needed to retool last year. Winning the draft lottery and getting Matthew Schaefer has done wonders for this squad, but Bo Horvat, Mat Barzal and Ilya Sorokin have rebounded as well. So the Islanders seem to be back as a playoff team. - J.T.
From THN Islanders: Islanders Acquire Brayden Schenn From Blues; Send Drouin To St. Louis
From THN St. Louis: Blues Trade Brayden Schenn To Islanders
March 6
To Boston: Lukas Reichel (LW)
To Vancouver: 2026 sixth-round pick
Reichel joins his third NHL organization this season after being with Chicago earlier in the year. He had four points in five games with the Blackhawks but one assist in 14 games with the Canucks, and he was sent down to the AHL. The Bruins will hope he's a bargain acquisition. - J.T.
From THN Boston: Bruins Acquire Former First-Round Pick At Deadline
From THN Vancouver: Canucks Trade Lukas Reichel To Boston For A Sixth-Round Pick
March 6
To Carolina: Nicolas Deslauriers (LW)
To Philadelphia: Conditional 2027 seventh-round pick
Deslauriers, 35, has been a respected veteran with the Flyers for the past four seasons. This is his third time being moved during trade deadline season and fifth time overall. He has 86 hits and one assist in 24 games this season. - J.T.
From THN Carolina: Hurricanes Acquire Physical, Depth Winger Nicolas Deslauriers
From THN Philadelphia: Flyers Trade Nick Deslauriers To Division Rival
March 6
To NY Rangers: Aidan Thompson (C)
To Chicago: Derrick Pouliot (D)
Thompson, 24, won an NCAA championship in 2024. He has 15 points in 40 AHL games, his first full pro season since leaving the University of Denver. And Pouliot, 32, has 226 career NHL games played but has spent most of the past three seasons in the AHL. He has 28 points in 52 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack this season. - J.T.
March 6
To Detroit: 2026 third-round pick
To Pittsburgh: Elmer Soderblom (LW)
Soderblom, 24, is a 6-foot-8, 252-pound forward with 22 points in 86 career regular-season games across three seasons. The Penguins continue to bring in project players while they try to be competitive and retool at the same time, and with their draft capital, they could easily afford trading a third-rounder. - J.T.
From THN Detroit: Red Wings Deal Elmer Soderblom To Penguins For 3rd Round Pick
March 6
To Florida: Vinnie Hinostroza (C/RW)
To Minnesota: Future considerations
The Wild have added three bottom-six forwards already this week. Hinostroza has 10 points in 48 games this season. The 31-year-old gets to play out his contract with the Panthers in Florida. Not bad. - J.T.
From THN Minnesota: Wild Trade Vinnie Hinostroza To Florida Panthers For Future Considerations
From THN Florida: Panthers Acquire Forward Vinnie Hinostroza From Minnesota
March 6
To Tampa Bay: Corey Perry (RW)
To Los Angeles: 2028 second-round pick
Kings retain 50 percent of Perry's cap hit
Corey Perry made the Stanley Cup final in each of the last two seasons with the Edmonton Oilers and five times in the last six seasons. He lost each time, but he did win the Stanley Cup with the Anaheim Ducks in 2007. He may very well make the Cup final again, depending on whether we see the Lightning that went 20-1-1 between Dec. 20 and Feb. 25, or the Lightning that lost its last four games. Perry has 28 points in 50 games, so he should be effective in Tampa's bottom six. - J.T.
From THN Tampa Bay: Tampa Bay Lightning Acquire Corey Perry
From THN Los Angeles: Kings, Holland Continue To Sell, Trading Corey Perry To The Lightning
March 6
To Minnesota: Nick Foligno (LW)
To Chicago: Future considerations. Read more
I love this trade. The Foligno brothers are united on the Wild as they try to win the Stanley Cup this year. We'll see how the Wild use Nick Foligno, since they also added Bobby Brink and Michael McCarron this week for the wing. - J.T.
From THN Chicago: Blackhawks Trade Nick Foligno To Wild For Future Considerations
March 6
To Boston: Alexis Gendron (RW), Massimo Rizzo (C/LW)
To Philadelphia: Brett Harrison (C/LW), Jackson Edward (D)
This is a 2-for-2 minor-league deal. None of the players involved has played in the NHL yet, and Rizzo and Edward, in particular, have spent most of this season in the ECHL. Gendron has been a decent secondary goal-scorer in the AHL. Rizzo won two NCAA championships with Denver. Edward won the OHL championship with the London Knights in 2023-24. - J.T.
From THN Boston: Bruins Pull Off Multi-Player Trade With Flyers
March 6
To Minnesota: Bobby Brink (RW)
To Philadelphia: David Jiricek (D)
The Blue Jackets drafted Jiricek sixth overall in 2022. They traded him to Minnesota in a package for draft picks in the first, second, third and fourth rounds just last season. Now, the Wild traded him for Brink (34th overall in 2019), a right winger with 13 goals and 26 points in 55 games, although he had 41 points last season. It seems like both players could benefit from the change of scenery, but Jiricek had too high of a ceiling when he was drafted to be traded twice already. - J.T.
From THN Minnesota: Wild Acquire Forward Bobby Brink From Flyers For David Jiricek
From THN Philadelphia: Flyers Swing Big Deal With Wild
March 6
To Buffalo: Sam Carrick (C)
To NY Rangers: 2026 third-round pick, 2026 sixth-round pick
Carrick has 10 points in 60 games. He has won 53.9 percent of his faceoffs, which is actually pretty significant for the Sabres. Their faceoff win percentage ranks last in the NHL. They need to fill as many gaps as they can for their final push toward the playoffs. - J.T.
From THN Rangers: Rangers Trade Sam Carrick To Sabres
March 6
To Anaheim: John Carlson (D)
To Washington: Conditional 2026 first-round pick (Ducks can choose to send 2027 first-round pick instead if they miss the playoffs), 2027 third-round pick. Read more
I'm very surprised by this trade, and I'm not the only one who feels that way. But the Capitals aren't in a playoff spot at this stage, and getting this return for a pending UFA is a job well done, even if it's for their longtime D-man. But the Ducks made a bold move, and I like it for them. The right side of their defense corps needed more offense, and Carlson still provides that at 36, with 10 goals and 46 points in 55 games this season. - J.T.
From THN Washington: Capitals Trade John Carlson To Ducks
From THN Anaheim: Ducks Acquire John Carlson from Capitals
March 6
To Buffalo: Logan Stanley (D), Luke Schenn (D)
To Winnipeg: Isak Rosen (RW), Jacob Bryson (D), 2026 fourth-round pick, 2027 second-round pick. Read more
Colton Parayko did not waive his no-trade clause to go to the Sabres, so Buffalo pivoted and brought in two shutdown D-men instead. It's a good pivot, as Stanley and Schenn provide a decent (but not huge) amount of shot blocks and hits. But the most intriguing player in the deal for me is Rosen. The 22-year-old was drafted 14th overall in 2021 but only has 31 games of NHL experience so far. He has seven points in 16 NHL games this season on top of a whopping 43 points in 37 AHL games, so he still seems like he could eventually be a middle-six forward in Winnipeg. - J.T.
March 6
To Columbus: Conor Garland (RW)
To Vancouver: 2028 second-round pick, 2026 third-round pick. Read more
This late-night move is significant for the teams and player involved. Garland signed a six-year contract extension with the Canucks last summer, but instead of the team rebounding from last season, it's sitting last in the league and beginning a rebuild. The Blue Jackets get a two-way player who's also a playmaker to help with their playoff push and become a key member as they take the next step. - J.T.
From THN Vancouver: Canucks Trade Conor Garland To The Columbus Blue Jackets For Two Picks
March 5
To Detroit: David Perron (LW)
To Ottawa: Conditional 2026 fourth-round pick. Read more
If the Red Wings get the type of production from Perron we saw from his two seasons with them in 2022-23 and 2023-24, when he had 56 and 47 points, respectively, then this is a heckuva trade for them. He's currently recovering from a sports hernia injury, however, and his production dropped in his parts of two seasons with the Senators. Nevertheless, he's a 19-year NHL veteran who's won it all before, brings valuable leadership qualities and helps his team get the puck. - J.T.
From THN Detroit: Red Wings Re-Acquire David Perron From Senators
From THN Ottawa: Senators Trade Veteran NHL Forward David Perron Back To Detroit
March 5
To Ottawa: Warren Foegele (LW), conditional 2026 third-round pick
To Los Angeles: 2026 second-round pick, conditional 2026 third-round pick. Read more
Foegele's had a down season, with nine points in 47 games. Last season, he had a career-high 24 goals and 46 points in 82 games. The 29-year-old can help Ottawa's struggling penalty kill and improve their depth scoring. The third-round pick swap is basically Ottawa giving the Kings a better third-rounder. The Kings did alright to get those assets for a player they didn't need anymore. - J.T.
From THN Los Angeles: Los Angeles Kings Trade Warren Foegele To Ottawa Senators For Picks
From THN Ottawa: Will Warren Foegele Prove To Be Worth The Price For The Senators?
March 5
To Dallas: Michael Bunting (RW)
To Nashville: 2026 third-round pick
"(Bunting's) goal-scoring ability mixed with physicality makes him extremely tough to play against," Stars GM Jim Nill said. Bunting is a pest in a good way, with 31 points in 61 games this season. He had a career-high 63 points with Toronto in 2021-22. Only spending a third-rounder on him is nice work by the Stars, which are chasing Colorado for first place in the NHL. - J.T.
From THN Dallas: Stars Add Forward Depth With Predators' Michael Bunting For 3rd Round Pick
From THN Nashville: Michael Bunting Traded To Stars For 3rd Round Pick
March 5
To Minnesota: Jeff Petry (D)
To Florida: Conditional 2026 seventh-round pick (becomes a 2026 fifth-round pick if the Wild win two playoff rounds and Petry plays in at least half of those games)
Petry, 38, has eight assists in 58 games this season. He's known for being an effective puck-moving blueliner with four 40-point campaigns, but his production has dropped in the past two seasons after recording 24 points with Detroit in 2023-24. He's an option for Minnesota's right side, which has Zach Bogosian on the third pair. - J.T.
March 5
To San Jose: Jett Woo (D)
To Vancouver: Jack Thompson (D)
After Woo spent eight years in the Canucks' system since being drafted 37th overall in 2018, it's the end of a chapter for him. The 25-year-old has not yet played an NHL game, but he did win the Calder Cup with AHL Abbotsford last season. Thompson, meanwhile, was involved in a trade deadline move two years ago when the Lightning acquired Anthony Duclair. The 23-year-old has played 34 NHL games. - J.T.
March 5
To Colorado: Nic Roy (C)
To Toronto: Conditional 2027 first-round pick (top-10 protected), conditional 2026 fifth-round pick (lowest of three fifth-rounders Colorado possesses). Read more
If Colorado's 2027 first-rounder lands in the top 10, Toronto will receive an unprotected 2028 first-rounder instead. But either way, this is solid asset management for the Leafs. They only received Roy from Vegas last summer so that the Golden Knights could have Mitch Marner for eight years instead of seven. And the Avalanche get a good faceoff taker who will provide some depth scoring. He's no Nazem Kadri, but good on Colorado find an upgrade down the middle. - J.T.
March 5
To Vegas: Nic Dowd (C)
To Washington: Jesper Vikman (G), 2029 second-round pick, 2027 third-round pick
Dowd is a consistent bottom-six center, recording at least 20 points in each of the last four seasons and putting up 16 points in 55 games this year. He has the third-most hits on the Capitals, with 113, and he's a stalwart penalty-killer. The Capitals are only four points out of a playoff spot, but they sold a player who meant a lot to the team. - J.T.
From THN Washington: Capitals Trading Nic Dowd To Golden Knights
From THN Vegas: Golden Knights Acquire Forward Nic Dowd From Capitals
March 4
To Edmonton: Jason Dickinson (C/LW), Colton Dach (C)
To Chicago: Andrew Mangiapane (LW), conditional 2027 first-round pick (top-12 protected)
Blackhawks retain 50 percent of Dickinson's cap hit. Read more
The Oilers part ways with Mangiapane after he put up 14 points in 52 games and cleared waivers this week. They get Dickinson, a solid bottom-six player, and Dach, who's not afraid to body-check. But adding a top-12 protected first-round pick to this deal to free just $650,000 of net annual cap hit is surprising. Good thing Andre Leal explained why it looked like Edmonton needed to include the first-rounder. - J.T.
March 4
To Utah: MacKenzie Weegar (D)
To Calgary: Olli Maatta (D), Jonathan Castagna (RW) 2026 second-round pick (UTA), 2026 second-round pick (NYR), 2026 second-round pick (OTT). Read more
The Calgary Flames are on track to miss the playoffs for the fourth straight season. Their points percentage is the lowest they've had since 2012-13. Weegar has five years left on his contract, but with Calgary's trajectory, it made sense for the team to sell him and stock up on draft picks. That Rangers pick could go quite high in the second round, almost making it like a late first-rounder. Nice move for both teams based on the points in their competitive cycles. - J.T.
March 4
To Colorado: Nick Blankenburg (D)
To Nashville: 2027 fifth-round pick
Blankenburg, 27, has six goals and 15 assists for 21 points, all career highs, in 49 games this season. He gives the Avalanche insurance on the right side. - J.T.
From THN Colorado: Avalanche Acquire Nick Blankenburg
From THN Nashville: Nashville Predators Trade Nick Blankenburg to Avalanche For 2027 5th Round Pick
March 4
To Dallas: Tyler Myers (D)
To Vancouver: 2027 second-round pick, 2029 fourth-round pick
Canucks retain 50 percent of Myers' cap hit. Read more
This deal reminds me of two years ago when the Stars acquired Chris Tanev from the Calgary Flames. He and Myers are right-handed shutdown defensemen who block lots of shots, although Tanev is 6-foot-3, and Myers is 6-foot-8. Dallas already averages the third-fewest goals against per game, but the team's all-in and had cap space open up with Tyler Seguin not returning this season. - J.T.
From THN Dallas: Stars Bring Home Houston Native Tyler Myers, Send Two Draft Picks To Canucks
From THN Vancouver: Canucks Trade Tyler Myers To The Dallas Stars
March 3
To Vegas: Cole Smith (LW)
To Nashville: Christoffer Sedoff (D), 2028 third-round pick
Smith played a three-second shift on Tuesday, but that was it as the Predators made their second trade of the evening. The 30-year-old ranked second on the Preds in hits, with 119, and he has six goals and 10 points in 42 games. He'll be good depth for Vegas, which traded undrafted 24-year-old Sedoff, who has four assists in 38 games for AHL Henderson. - J.T.
March 3
To Minnesota: Michael McCarron (RW/C)
To Nashville: 2028 second-round pick
When you're all-in, adding depth pieces for insurance is a decent strategy. McCarron led the Predators in hits this season, with 165, while posting 12 points and 73 penalty minutes in 59 games this season. He's also won 52.8 percent of his 811 faceoffs taken. But good job by Nashville to get a second-rounder for a rental who lacks scoring punch. - J.T.
From THN Nashville: Nashville Predators Trade Michael McCarron To Wild For 2028 2nd Round Pick
From THN Minnesota: Wild Acquire Michael McCarron From Nashville For A Second Round Pick
March 2
To Edmonton: Connor Murphy (D)
To Chicago: 2028 second-round pick
Blackhawks retain 50 percent of Murphy's cap hit. Read more
From THN Edmonton: Taking A Closer Look At The Connor Murphy Trade For The Oilers
From THN Chicago: Grading Chicago Blackhawks' Connor Murphy Trade With Edmonton Oilers
March 1
To Philadelphia: Boris Katchouk (LW)
To Minnesota: Roman Schmidt (D)
From THN Philadelphia: Flyers Flip Recent Trade Acquisition For New Forward
Feb. 24
To Pittsburgh: Sam Girard (D), 2028 second-round pick
To Colorado: Brett Kulak (D). Read more
From THN Pittsburgh: Analyzing Samuel Girard's Potential Impact With The Penguins
From THN Colorado: Brett Kulak Delivers The Different Look Bednar Wanted
Feb. 24
To NY Islanders: Matt Luff (RW)
To St. Louis: Julien Gauthier (RW)
From THN Islanders: Islanders Acquire Matt Luff From Blues In Exchange For Julien Gauthier In First NHL Trade Post Olympics
From THN St. Louis: Blues Send Matt Luff To The Islanders In AHL Deal
Feb. 4
To Los Angeles: Artemi Panarin (LW)
To NY Rangers: Liam Greentree (RW), conditional 2026 third-round pick (becomes a second-rounder if Kings win one playoff round this season), conditional 2028 fourth-round pick (transfers if Kings win two playoff rounds this season). Read more
From THN Los Angeles: How Panarin Can Unlock The Kings Offense?
From THN Rangers: Igor Shesterkin Opens Up About Chris Drury's Letter And Artemi Panarin's Absence
Feb. 4
To New Jersey: Nick Bjugstad (C)
To St. Louis: Thomas Bordeleau (C), 2026 fourth-round pick
From THN New Jersey: 5 Random Questions With Nick Bjugstad
From THN St. Louis: Blues Make First Deal Of What Could Be Multiple Dominoes, Trade Bjugstad
Feb. 4
To Dallas: Jeremie Poirier (D)
To Calgary: Gavin White (D)
From THN Dallas: Stars Swap AHL Defensemen in Trade With Flames
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