NHL News and Notes from Friday, March 3rd, 2023
News
- The Chicago Blackhawks and Dallas Stars would make a trade.
- The Stars would acquire forward Max Domi and goaltender Dylan Wells.
- The Blackhawks would acquire goaltender Anton Khudobin and a 2025 2nd Round Pick.
๐จ ANNOUNCING DOMI! ๐จ
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) March 3, 2023
We have acquired Max Domi and Dylan Wells from the @NHLBlackhawks for Anton Khudobin and a 2025 Second-Round Pick.
Welcome to #TexasHockey, Max and Dylan! pic.twitter.com/lcKXe7P6HN
- The St. Louis Blues and Detroit Red Wings would make a trade.
- The Blues would acquire forward Jakub Vrana.
- The Red Wings would acquire forward Dylan McLaughlin and a 2025 7th Round Pick.
TRADE ALERT: The Blues have acquired Jakub Vrana from the Detroit Red Wings. #stlblues
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) March 3, 2023
DETAILS >>> https://t.co/uNH9NKStzM pic.twitter.com/WsCxhXQbN6
- The New Jersey Devils and Vancouver Canucks would make a trade.
- The Devils would acquire forward Curtis Lazar.
- The Canucks would acquire a 2024 4th Round Pick.
#BREAKING: We have acquired @CurtisLazar95 from the @Canucks in exchange for our 2024 4th round pick. pic.twitter.com/Db2Rgnrc7G
— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) March 3, 2023
- The Los Angeles Kings and Philadelphia Flyers would make a trade.
- The Kings would acquire forward Zack MacEwen.
- The Flyers would acquire forward Brendan Lemieux and a 2024 5th Round Pick.
We've acquired forward Zack MacEwen from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for forward Brendan Lemieux and a 2024 fifth-round pick.#GoKingsGo
— LA Kings (@LAKings) March 3, 2023
- The Pittsburgh Penguins, Montreal Canadiens, and San Jose Sharks would make a three team trade.
- The Penguins would acquire forward Nick Bonino.
- The Sharks would acquire defenseman Arvid Henrikson from Montreal.
- The Sharks would also acquire a 2023 7th round Pick and a 2024 5th Round Pick from the Penguins.
- The Canadiens would acquire defenseman Tony Sund from Pittsburgh.
- The Habs would also acquire a 2024 5th Round Pick from San Jose.
- The Habs would also retain 50% of Bonino’s salary.
Good Morning. We have a trade to announce.
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) March 3, 2023
We have acquired draft selections for forward Nick Bonino in a three-team trade.
- The Sharks would also do a trade with the Winnipeg Jets.
- The Jets would acquire forward Vladislav Namestnikov.
- The Sharks would acquire a 2025 4th Round Pick.
The #SJSharks have traded Vladislav Namestnikov to Winnipeg for a 2025 fourth-round selection.
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) March 3, 2023
- The Washington Capitals would re-sign forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel.
- Aube-Kubel would sign a one year deal worth $1.225 million.
NAK'S BACK FOR ANOTHER YEAR
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) March 3, 2023
The Washington Capitals have re-signed forward Nicolas Aubรฉ-Kubel to a one-year contract extension. Aubรฉ-Kubel's contract will carry an average annual value of $1.225 million.
- The Minnesota Wild and Buffalo Sabres would make a trade.
- The Wild would acquire a 2023 3rd Round Pick and a 2024 5th Round Pick.
- The Sabres would acquire forward Jordan Greenway.
๐ TRADE ๐
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) March 3, 2023
We have acquired a 2023 second-round selection and a 2024 fifth-round selection in the NHL Draft from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Jordan Greenway.
More ยป https://t.co/mIfbRSck54#mnwild pic.twitter.com/2RKnbzaEjU
- The Philadelphia Flyers and Ottawa Senators would make a trade.
- The Senators would acquire forward Patrick Brown.
- The Flyers would acquire a 2023 6th Round Pick.
Trade alert! The #Sens have acquired centre Patrick Brown from @NHLFlyers in exchange for the team's sixth-round draft pick in โ23. pic.twitter.com/iTdcN7uU0m
— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) March 3, 2023
- The Wild would continue to make deals as they would make a deal with the Red Wings.
- The Wild would acquire forward Oskar Sundqvist.
- The Red Wings would acquire a 2023 4th Round Pick.
๐ TRADE ๐
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) March 3, 2023
We have acquired Oskar Sundqvist from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2023 NHL Draft
More ยป https://t.co/PXqCDrOiHi#mnwild pic.twitter.com/slAAG4ikjc
- The Arizona Coyotes and Calgary Flames would trade brothers for each other.
- The Coyotes would acquire forward Brett Ritchie and defenseman Connor Mackey.
- The Flames would acquire forward Nick Ritchie and defenseman Troy Stetcher.
This is the first trade in the NHLโs trade database that involves brothers being traded for each other.
— Arizona Coyotes PR (@AZCoyotesPR) March 3, 2023
H/T @PR_NHL https://t.co/g5oAuqDZKs
- The Wild would continue to make moves as they would make a trade with the Anaheim Ducks.
- The Ducks would acquire defenseman Andrej Sustr and a 2025 4th Round Pick.
- The Ducks would also acquire forward Nikita Nesterenko.
- The Ducks would also retain 50% of Klingberg’s salary.
- The Wild would acquire defenseman John Klingberg.
- The Ducks would acquire defenseman Andrej Sustr and a 2025 4th Round Pick.
๐ TRADE ๐
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) March 3, 2023
We have acquired defenseman John Klingberg from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman Andrej Sustr, the rights to forward Nikita Nesterenko and a fourth-round selection in the 2025 NHL Draft.
More ยป https://t.co/tRlYUCqnd4#mnwild pic.twitter.com/GK5KTIAAIt
- The Ducks would then make a trade with the Penguins.
- The Penguins would acquire defenseman Dmitry Kulikov.
- The Ducks would acquire forward Brock McGinn and a 2024 3rd Round Pick.
- The Ducks would also retain 50% of Kulikov’s salary.
TRADE ANNOUNCEMENT: The Penguins have acquired defenseman Dmitry Kulikov from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Brock McGinn and a 2024 third-round draft pick.
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) March 3, 2023

Game Recaps

- Seattle Kraken v. Columbus Blue Jackets – 7p ET
- With the Trade Deadline behind us the Columbus Blue Jackets would play host to the Seattle Kraken, and after a scoreless first period Patrik Laine would score to give the Blue Jackets the 1-0 lead, but Jared McCann and Jordan Eberle would score to give the Kraken the 2-1 lead. Then in the third period Adam Boqvist would score for the Jackets, but goals from Alex Wennberg and Brandon Tanev would give the Kraken the 4-2 victory over the Blue Jackets.


- Winnipeg Jets v. Edmonton Oilers – 9p ET
- In Edmonton the Oilers would play host to the Winnipeg Jets, and in the first period Leon Draisaitl would score to give the Oilers the 1-0 lead. In the second period Ryan Nugent-Hopkins would score and Kailer Yamamoto would score a pair of goals to give the Oilers the four goal lead. Then in the third period Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Mark Scheifele, and Brenden Dillon would score to get the Jets back into the game, but both Nugent-Hopkins and Draisaitl would net their second goals of the game to give the Oilers the 6-3 victory over the Jets.


- Carolina Hurricanes v. Arizona Coyotes – 930p ET
- In Arizona the Carolina Hurricanes would come to town to face off with the Coyotes, and in the first period Paul Stastny and Sebastian Aho would score to give the Canes the 2-0 lead. In the second period Jaccob Slavin would score to grow the Canes lead to three, but Lawson Crouse would score to get the Yotes on the board. However, Shayne Gostisbehere would net his first as a Cane against his former team and Aho would net his second of the game to give the Canes the four goal lead. Then in the third period Martin Necas would score to give the Hurricanes the 6-1 victory over the Coyotes.


- Montreal Canadiens v. Anaheim Ducks – 10p ET
- In Anaheim the Ducks would go to battle with the Montreal Canadiens, and in the first period Jonathan Drouin would open the scoring for the Habs, but Jayson Megna would score for the Ducks to tie the game at one. Then after a scoreless second period Nick Suzuki would score for the Habs, but goals from Mason McTavish and Jakob Silfverberg would give the Ducks the 3-2 victory over the Canadiens.


- New Jersey Devils v. Vegas Golden Knights – 10p ET
- In Vegas the Golden Knights would go to battle with the New Jersey Devils, and in the first period Jonathan Marchessault would score for the Knights, but goals from Jesper Bratt and Dawson Mercer would give the Devils the 2-1 lead. In the second period Marchessault would score his second of the game to tie the game at two for the Knights. Then in the third period Jack Eichel would score for the Knights while Miles Wood would strike for the Devils to send this game to overtime tied at three. After a scoreless five minutes of extra hockey it would be Shea Theodore with the winner in the shootout as the Golden Knights would defeat the Devils 4-3.

Today’s Games
- TB v. BUF – 1230p ET
- DET v. NYI – 1230p ET
- NYR v. BOS – 1p ET
- COL v. DAL – 330p ET
- WAS v. SJ – 6p ET
- PIT v. FLA – 6p ET
- TOR v. VAN – 7p ET
- EDM v. WIN – 7p ET
- CLB v. OTT – 7p ET
- NAS v. CHI – 8p ET
- MIN v. CAL – 10p ET
- STL v. LA – 1030p ET
Noteworthy in Hockey
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