Iginla will be a free agent this summer, but adds some scoring depth to a Kings team that is pushing for a playoff spot. The veteran winger isn’t the player he once was, but will help the Kings’ power-play and could be rejuvenated playing with Anze Kopitar. He heads to Los Angeles with eight goals and 10 assists (18 points) in 61 games this season.
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Bellemare is a fourth-liner who kills penalties for the Flyers, who has scored just three goals with three assists in 62 games this season.
This is likely another deal that has to with meeting the expansion draft exposure requirements. Neuvirth had a great 2015-16 season, but has struggled this year. The 28-year-old has gone 10-9-1 with a 2.90 GAA and .887 SV% in 24 games and will continue to split the crease with Steve Mason until further notice.
Anderson made 37 saves on 38 shots in the Senators’ win in Florida on Sunday. Mike Condon started the second game of their back-to-back, but they’ll come back to Anderson tonight vs. Colorado. Anderson has gone 4-2-0 with a 1.84 GAA, .947 SV% and one shutout since returning to the Senators’ crease.
The Canadiens want to get heavier and they do so by adding another power forward in King. The 27-year-old doesn’t provide a lot in the way of offence, having scored just 15 points (8G / 7A) in 63 games with the Kings this season.
McIlrath, 24, was the 10th overall pick in 2010 and has had a tough time elevating his game to the NHL-level. The 6-foot-5, 220 lbs. defenseman has been waived a few times this season and will likely report to Grand Rapids (AHL). McIlrath has one goal and three assists in 22 AHL games this season and five points (3G / 2A) in 43 career NHL games.
Cramarossa, 24, was a third round pick in 2011 (No. 65 overall) and has recorded 10 points (4G / 6A) in 49 games with the Ducks this season. Cramarossa could make his Canucks’ debut in San Jose on Thursday.
Fast is believed to have separated his shoulder Tuesday vs. the Capitals. The injury would sideline Fast indefinitely and move Matt Puempel back into the Rangers’ lineup on Thursday.
Vanek has had a strong year in Detroit after signing a one-year deal with the Red Wings in the summer. With the Red Wings being sellers at the deadline for the first time in 25 years, Vanek’s fate was sealed. He heads to Florida with 15 goals and 23 assists (38 points) in 48 games this season.
Callahan, 25, has 14 goals and 22 assists (36 points) in 53 games with Grand Rapids this season. Callahan is a scrappy player that will replace Steve Ott, who was traded to Montreal late on Tuesday night.
Whitney has collected 11 goals and 17 assists (28 points) in 55 games with the San Antonio Rampage this season, but will head to the Tucson Roadrunners (AHL) in a minor league deal.
Ranford, 24, had six goals and 11 assists (17 points) in 46 games with the Texas Stars and Tucson Roadrunners (AHL) this season. He will report to San Antonio.
Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 40 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Senators on Monday. It was a great outing for Vasilevskiy, who took over for Ben Bishop who was traded to the Kings on the weekend. Vasilevskiy made 26 saves on 27 shots in the Lightning’s 3-1 win over the Hurricanes back on New Year’s Eve.
Ullmark was scheduled to start last night, but Robin Lehner returned from concussion protocol to take the Sabres’ crease. He returns to Rochester, where he has gone 20-20-2 with a 2.90 GAA and .910 SV% this season.
Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 40 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Senators on Monday. It was a great outing for Vasilevskiy, who took over for Ben Bishop who was traded to the Kings on the weekend. Vasilevskiy made 26 saves on 27 shots in the Lightning’s 3-1 win over the Hurricanes back on New Year’s Eve.
Kampfer was a minus-2 with two shots in 15:44 TOI in the Rangers loss to the Capitals last night. Kampfer filled in for the injured Kevin Klein and Dan Girardi, but the Rangers traded for Brendan Smith on Tuesday and he is expected to slide into the lineup going forward.
Pouliot has spent the majority of the year with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, where he has registered five goals and nine assists (14 points) in 32 games this season. The 23-year-old had 14 points (2G / 12A) in 63 career NHL games and could be in the lineup on Wednesday because the Penguins are dealing with a multitude of injuries on the back-end.
Rooney, 23, has registered 17 points (10G / 7A) in 57 games with Albany this season and signed his entry-level deal on Monday. There’s no word whether Rooney will make his NHL debut on Thursday in Washington.
Goldobin, 21, was a first round pick in 2014, but has only appeared in 11 career NHL games since. He has had a really nice 2016-17 season in the AHL, where he was third on the San Jose Barracuda in points with 41 (15G / 256A) in 46 games. He is expected to report to the Canucks opposed to Utica.
Hansen spent the first nine and a half seasons of his NHL career with the Canucks after being drafted by them in 2004. Hansen had a career-high 22 goals last year, but has been hampered by injuries this season—he has 13 points (6G / 7A) in 28 games and heads to San Jose where he will likely land a bottom-6 role.