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The Latest on the NHL trade deadline (all times Eastern):
1:40 p.m.
The Vegas Golden Knights are acquiring center Mattias Janmark from the Chicago Blackhawks, according to a person with knowledge of the trade. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday because the trade was agreed to but the trade call has not been completed.
A third team could be involved to help salary cap-strapped Vegas make the money work. Janmark played against the Golden Knights during the 2020 bubble playoffs with the Dallas Stars.
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1:30 p.m.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have added some more defensive depth as they try to repeat as Stanley Cup champions.
Tampa Bay acquired Frederik Claesson from the San Jose Sharks for goaltending prospect Magnus Chrona. Coach Jon Cooper likes dressins seven defensemen a game, and the Lightning used nine in the 2020 playoffs on their Cup run.
The Lightning made their big splash Saturday when they got top-four, right-shooting defenseman David Savard from Columbus. Savard provides the muscle Zach Bogosian did last year before leaving for Toronto in free agency.
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1 p.m.
The New Jersey Devils traded defenseman Dmitry Kulikov to the Edmonton Oilers for a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. The pick becomes a third-rounder if Edmonton advances to the second round of the playoffs.
New Jersey is revamping its blue line after acquiring Jonas Siegenthaler from Washington for a third-round pick and losing veteran Sami Vatanen to Dallas on waivers. Ryan Murray could also be traded before the deadline.
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12:45 p.m.
The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired Adam Gaudette from the Vancouver Canucks for Matthew Highmore in an exchange of forwards. Each player had fallen out of favor in his previous organization.
Gaudette was the first Canucks player on the league’s COVID protocol list when the team had a virus breakout. They’re expected to resume the season Friday, though Highmore will have to serve a seven-day quarantine before playing for Vancouver.
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