The presence of the 4 Nations Face-Off gave the NHL what almost felt like two separate trade deadlines this season. A handful of teams scrambled to make moves before the February break, and some were significant.
From the Hurricanes’ stunning acquisition of Mikko Rantanen to the Rangers’ reunion with J.T. Miller, some business was settled well ahead of the actual March 7 deadline. That doesn’t mean the action is done.
Already traded once this season, Rantanen might be the player to watch ahead of the deadline. With reports indicating Carolina could look to flip the former Avalanche star if he doesn’t agree to a long-term extension, the biggest deadline deal could involve the same player at the center of the season’s top blockbuster move.
Elsewhere, Brock Boeser, Brock Nelson and Ryan Donato are some of the names who could find themselves on the move before the clock strikes zero.
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March 5 — The Penguins are trading Michael Bunting to the Predators. Luke Schenn and Tommy Novak are expected to head back to Pittsburgh, per Elliotte Friedman.
March 5 — The Lightning announced that they acquired W Oliver Bjorkstrand, C Yanni Gourde and a 2026 fifth-round pick from the Kraken for two first-round picks, a second-round pick and Michael Eyssimont.
March 4 — The Oilers have announced the acquisition of C Trent Federic from the Bruins as part of a three-team deal. Edmonton also receives Max Jones and prospect Petr Hauser, while Boston receives Max Wanner, a 2025 second-round pick and a 2026 fourth-round pick. The Devils are retaining 50 percent of Frederic’s salary in the deal and acquiring the rights to Shane Lachance.
March 4 — “All options are on the table” for longtime Islanders C Brock Nelson ahead of Friday’s deadline, The Athletic reported, including a trade, extension or no movement at all. Nelson, who has spent his entire 12-year career with the Islanders, is set to be an unrestricted free agent in the summer.
NHL trades completed
Here is a list of all the notable trades completed ahead of the Friday’s NHL trade deadline.
— March 5: The Penguins are trading Michael Bunting to the Predators. Luke Schenn and Tommy Novak are expected to head back to Pittsburgh.
— March 5: The Lightning acquired W Oliver Bjorkstrand, C Yanni Gourde and a 2026 fifth-round pick from the Kraken for two first-round picks, a second-round pick and Michael Eyssimont.
— March 4: The Oilers acquired C Trent Frederic, W Max Jones and prospect Petr Hauser in a three-team deal that sent Max Wanner, a 2025 second-round pick and a 2026 fourth-round pick to the Bruins, plus the rights to Shane Lachance to the Devils.
— March 1: The Panthers acquired D Seth Jones from the Blackhawks for G Spencer Knight and a 2027 first-round pick.
— March 1: The Avalanche acquired D Ryan Lindgren, W Jimmy Vesey and the rights to Hank Kempf from the Rangers for C Juuso Parssinen and D Calvin de Haan.
— Feb. 1: The Canucks acquired D Marcus Pettersson and F Drew O’Connor from the Penguins for C Danton Heinen, D Vincent Desharnais, prospect Melvin Fernstrom and a protected 2025 first-round pick, previously acquired from the Rangers.
— Feb. 1: The Stars acquired C Mikael Granlund and D Cody Ceci from the Sharks in exchange for first- and fourth-round picks.
— Jan. 31: The Rangers acquired C J.T. Miller from the Canucks for C Filip Chytil, D Victor Mancini and a protected 2025 first-round pick.
— Jan. 30: The Flyers acquired W Andrei Kuzmenko, W Jakob Pelleiter, a 2025 second-round pick and 2028 seventh-round pick from the Flames for C Morgan Frost and W Joel Farabee.
— Jan. 24: The Hurricanes acquired W Mikko Rantanen and W Taylor Hall in a three-team deal that sent C Jack Drury, C Martin Necas, prospect Nils Juntorp, a 2025 second-round pick and a 2026 fourth-round pick to the Avalanche, plus a 2025 third-round pick to the Blackhawks.
— Dec. 18: The Kraken acquired W Kaapo Kakko from the Rangers for D Will Borgen, a third-round pick and a sixth-round pick.
— Dec. 14: The Blues acquired D Cam Fowler and a 2027 fourth-round pick from the Ducks for D Jermaine Biakabutuka and a 2027 second-round pick.
— Dec. 6: The Ducks acquired D Jacob Trouba from the Rangers for D Urko Vaakanainen and a conditional 2025 fourth-round pick.
