The Montreal Canadiens have acquired defenseman Jordie Benn from the Dallas Stars in exchange for defenseman Greg Pateryn and a fourth-round pick in 2017, the Canadiens announced.

Benn joins the Canadiens after spending his first six years in the league with the Stars. As for Pateryn, his availability was made known after it was reported that the Canadiens had sent a league-wide memo to NHL clubs last week.

For the Canadiens, the club gets a more stable depth option on the back end, while the Stars helped to settle a potential expansion issue regarding which defensemen to protect, with John Klingberg and Dan Hamhuis - who owns a modified no-trade clause - sure things to be protected.

As for Benn, he remains under contract for the next two-seasons at a cap-friendly $1.1-million per season, while Patery has one year and $800,000 remaining on his deal.

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The Ottawa Senators are working to acquire veteran winger Alex Burrows from the Vancouver Canucks, according to Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun.

Garrioch reports forward prospect Jonathan Dahlen is heading to Vancouver in return.

In addition to surrendering his no-trade protection with Vancouver to facilitate the deal, Burrows has apparently forfeited his chance to test the open market in unrestricted free agency this summer. Sportsnet's Dan Murphy is reporting that Burrows has agreed to a two-year, $5-million extension to remain with Ottawa beyond the stretch drive.

Dahlen was chosen in the second round, 42nd overall by the Senators in last summer's draft. He's scoring at close to a point-per-game pace this season with Timra IK of Sweden's second division.

Burrows has been with the Canucks organization for the last 14 seasons, and debuted for the club in 2006.

The 35-year-old has scored 193 goals and 384 points points in 822 games, and racked up another 34 points in 70 career postseason games.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning have traded Brian Boyle to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Byron Froese and a second-round draft pick in 2017.

Boyle, 32, made two consecutive appearances in the finals as a member of the New York Rangers (2014) and Lightning (2015). Boyle has recorded 13 goals and nine assists in 54 games this season.

Froese was drafted 119th overall by Chicago in 2009. He's appeared in 58 games at the NHL level, with two goals and three assists to his name. In 195 AHL games, he has recorded 49 goals and 52 assists.

The deal marks a startling turnaround from the beginning of the season, where the Maple Leafs entered as last year's last-place team while the Lightning came to within one win of the Stanley Cup Final.

The games are played on the ice, however, and Toronto is currently in a playoff spot and looking to add the kind of veteran savvy needed in the postseason.

In total, Boyle has appeared in 100 playoff games, scoring 15 goals.

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Mumps don't seem fun.

Defenseman Chris Tanev is one of several Vancouver Canucks to fall prey to the virus in recent days. Prior to learning of the diagnosis, he had another ailment in mind.

Tanev was able to skate Monday, but no firm timetable has been set for his return to the lineup.

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The Arizona Coyotes are the latest team to take a flyer on Teemu Pulkkinen.

He was acquired from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for future considerations, the clubs announced Monday.

The 25-year-old forward cleared waivers earlier Monday for the second time since he was claimed off the wire from the Detroit Red Wings in October.

He's a proven AHL goal-scorer, with 18 in 47 games for the Iowa Wild this season and back-to-back 30-plus goal campaigns with the Grand Rapids Griffins in 2013-14 and 2014-15, but he has yet to stick at the NHL level.

Pulkkinen scored once in nine games with the Wild. He was a fourth-round pick of the Red Wings in 2010.

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Well, this looks weird.

Ben Bishop represented both his former and new teams Monday, joining the Los Angeles Kings for the morning skate while wearing his Tampa Bay Lightning mask.

It was Bishop's first appearance in Kings colors since Sunday's trade that sent him to the club along with a fifth-round pick for Peter Budaj, Erik Cernak, a seventh-round selection, and a conditional pick.

Related: Lombardi insists Bishop acquisition isn't an insurance policy

L.A. has a back-to-back on Monday and Tuesday against the Minnesota Wild and Calgary Flames, respectively, so it's conceivable Bishop could make his Kings debut sooner rather than later.

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Covers.com is the biggest and best source for sports betting information, providing unrivaled and original content sports bettors cannot live without.

Our Covers NHL cheat sheet breaks down the best NHL betting notes so you can handicap the week like a pro, including the Toronto Maple Leafs' young superstar Auston Matthews who makes his first visit to Los Angeles.

Hello, Hanzal

Minnesota has made a splash ahead of the NHL trade deadline, and Wild fans will get their first look at the new acquisition as Martin Hanzal is expected to make his debut Monday night against visiting Los Angeles. Hanzal, who was acquired from Arizona over the weekend, should bolster the Wild's offense after recording 16 goals and 10 assists in 51 games with the Coyotes.

But it isn't like Minnesota needed much help: the Wild enter the week with the best record in the West, and have scored more goals (195) than any other team in the conference. That has helped Minnesota to a 30-21-8 O/U mark for the season.

Matthews Takes Tinseltown

Toronto rookie phenom Auston Matthews makes his first career visit to Los Angeles as the Maple Leafs continue their West Coast swing Thursday night against the Kings. The Arizona native reached the 30-goal plateau in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens, making him just the third Leafs rookie to do so.

Toronto has benefited greatly from Matthews' recent scoring barrage, having earned a point in 12 straight games (10-0-2) in which the No. 1 pick has lit the lamp. But he could find the sledding tough against a Los Angeles team allowing the fifth-fewest goals per game in the league (2.43).

Tennessee Shootout?

Two of February's highest-scoring teams do battle in a Saturday night Central Division showdown as the Nashville Predators host the Chicago Blackhawks. Coming into the week, no team in the NHL has been more prolific this month than the 'Hawks, who have racked up 44 goals through 10 February games while going 9-1-0 over that stretch.

But they'll meet their match in the Predators, who have scored 43 goals in 12 games this month en route to a 7-4-1 record. The teams are 2-0-2 O/U through four meetings this season, with the Blackhawks having won three of the four games.

Injury Updates

* A debilitating mumps outbreak has decimated the Vancouver Canucks' dressing room - and it is having a predictably damaging impact on the team's flickering playoff chances. The Canucks come into the week having dropped back-to-back games and nine of their last 12, and have been outscored 36-24 in February.

* The Winnipeg Jets are down three starting defensemen, and it has certainly showed. Joining Tyler Myers (lower body) and Tobias Enstrom (lower body) on the sidelines is Jacob Trouba, who will serve the second game of a two-game suspension this week against Minnesota. The Jets have struggled in February, allowing a whopping 3.50 goals per game.

Player Notes

* It has been a rough year for Jamie Benn and the rest of the Dallas Stars, but the team's scoring leader has caught fire in February, scoring seven goals and adding eight assists in 11 games. He ranks third in points for the month entering Monday, and has helped the Stars lead the league in scoring for the month at 3.73 goals per game.

* Chicago Blackhawks star Jonathan Toews is coming off one of the most sensational weeks of his career. Toews had four goals and five assists in three Chicago victories last week, and leads the league with 18 points this month. Teammate Patrick Kane has also had a hot February with nine goals and seven assists in 10 games.

* Nobody can blame Max Pacioretty for the Montreal Canadiens' offensive struggles this month. Pacioretty has been in on 11 of the Canadiens' 16 goals in February, scoring five times and adding six assists. Forward Alex Galchenyuk and defenseman Andrei Markov are the only other Montreal players with five points in February.

Stanley Cup Futures

* That red-hot February has surged the Blackhawks into contender range, at least from an odds standpoint. According to Sports Interaction, the Blackhawks are now +800 to hoist the Stanley Cup this June, second only to the Minnesota Wild among Western Conference teams. Chicago trails Minnesota by one point in the standings.

* It will be interesting to see how the acquisition of netminder Ben Bishop will help the Kings in their quest for a third Stanley Cup championship in six seasons. Los Angeles, which acquired Bishop from the Tampa Bay Lightning over the weekend to provide relief for recently returned starter Jonathan Quick, comes into the week with +2,500 Stanley Cup odds.

* Vancouver was a longshot even before its mumps outbreak - and now, only the hardiest bettors would dare put money on the Canucks to win it all. They're at an astronomical +15,000 to secure their first Stanley Cup championship this season - and even that might be generous, with 10 players on the injury report as of Monday.

Over/Under Trends

* Tight, low-scoring games have become the norm for the Ottawa Senators, who have played to the Under in eight of their last nine coming into the week. The Senators been one of the strongest Under plays in the league at 23-35-2 O/U for the season, including a remarkable 10-21-1 at home.

* Referee Ghislain Hebert has been an Over magnet so far this season. Games he has worked have gone 34-24 O/U for a net Over profit of +1,016; Brad Watson is second among referees at +967, while Jean Hebert comes into the week ranked third at +888. Wes McCauley is ranked last at -1,512 in relation to the Over.

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Nothing is imminent, but Kyle Quincey appears to be bracing for a move.

The New Jersey Devils defenseman will be held out of the lineup for Monday's game against Montreal, and is talking like a player who knows general manager Ray Shero is looking to trade him prior to Wednesday's 3 p.m. ET deadline.

As mentioned, he has been down this road before. Prior to the 2012 trade deadline, Quincey - who's set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1 - was traded by Colorado to Tampa Bay, and was immediately flipped to Detroit, the club that drafted him in 2003.

In 53 games with the Devils after signing a one-year deal last summer, Quincey has recorded four goals and eight assists.

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