The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired winger Anthony Duclair and a 2025 seventh-round pick from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defenseman Jack Thompson and a 2024 third-rounder, the teams announced Thursday.

Duclair can become an unrestricted free agent this summer. He carries a cap hit of $3 million.

The 28-year-old has totaled 27 points in 56 games this season, while his 16 goals were tied with Fabian Zetterlund for the most on the struggling Sharks.

Duclair missed the majority of the 2022-23 campaign with an Achilles injury but was able to aid the Florida Panthers during their run to the Stanley Cup Final, chipping in with 11 points in 20 playoff games.

He enjoyed his best statistical season in 2021-22 with the Panthers when he totaled 31 tallies and 58 points in 74 outings.

With Florida up against the cap, the team traded Duclair to San Jose in July for forward Steven Lorentz and a 2025 fifth-round pick.

Thompson, meanwhile, made his NHL debut earlier this season. The Bolts selected him in the third round of the 2020 NHL Draft, and the 21-year-old has racked up five goals and 32 points in 46 games in the AHL this campaign.

Duclair has amassed 288 points in 546 NHL contests. The Lightning will be his eighth team.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Carolina Hurricanes are closing in on a trade that would send Jake Guentzel to Raleigh for a package including winger Michael Bunting, reports TSN's Pierre LeBrun.

Guentzel, who boasts two 40-goal seasons, is considered the best player available ahead Friday's 3 p.m. deadline.

The 29-year-old winger is a pending unrestricted free agent carrying a $6-million cap hit.

Guentzel has proven to be a clutch performer come playoff time. He's tallied 34 goals and 24 assists in 58 career postseason contests and helped Pittsburgh win the Stanley Cup in 2017.

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The Carolina Hurricanes activated goaltender Frederik Andersen off injured reserve and he'll start Thursday's clash against the Montreal Canadiens, the team announced.

Andersen has missed Carolina's last 50 games due to a blood clot issue that ruled him out indefinitely in early November.

The 34-year-old posted a .894 save percentage in six starts this season before being sidelined. He signed a two-year, $6.8-million deal over the summer to stay with the Hurricanes.

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The Chicago Blackhawks traded forward Anthony Beauvillier to the Nashville Predators for a fifth-round pick in 2024, the teams announced.

Beauvillier is an unrestricted free agent at season's end and carries a $4.125-million cap hit.

The Blackhawks acquired the 26-year-old from the Vancouver Canucks in November. Beauvillier landed on the West Coast last season in the trade that sent Bo Horvat to the New York Islanders.

Beauvillier has managed 14 points in 45 games this season between his two clubs. Despite a decline in production in recent years, Beauvillier does have a history of raising his game in the playoffs. He notched a combined 27 points in 41 postseason contests for the Islanders in 2020 and 2021.

The Predators were expected to be sellers earlier this season but have surged into the Western Conference playoff picture thanks to an 8-1-1 run. Nashville currently holds a six-point cushion in the second wild-card spot with 19 games remaining.

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The Nashville Predators dealt forward Yakov Trenin and the rights to defenseman Graham Sward to the Colorado Avalanche for blue-liner Jeremy Hanzel and a 2025 third-round pick, the clubs announced Thursday.

Trenin most recently played on the Predators' second line alongside Colton Sissons and Cody Glass. Trenin notched 10 goals and four assists in 60 games with Nashville this season.

The Russian is in his fifth NHL campaign. He collected a career-high 17 goals with the Predators in 2021-22. They drafted him 55th overall in 2015.

Sward has 15 tallies and 58 helpers across 58 games with the WHL's Wenatchee Wild this season. Nashville selected the 20-year-old 146th overall in 2022 but didn't sign him to an entry-level deal.

Hanzel has produced 13 goals and 37 assists over 58 contests with the WHL's Seattle Thunderbirds in 2023-24. The Avalanche drafted the 21-year-old in the sixth round of the 2023 draft.

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The Minnesota Wild traded forward Brandon Duhaime to the Colorado Avalanche, according to The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun.

The return headed Minnesota's way is unknown.

Duhaime is scheduled for unrestricted free agency this summer and carries a $1.1-million cap hit. He's recorded eight points and 155 hits in 62 games this season while averaging 10 minutes per contest.

The 26-year-old has played 193 career games since being drafted by the Wild in the fourth round in 2016.

Minnesota is nine points back of the second wild-card seed in the Western Conference with 20 contests remaining.

Colorado is in pursuit of the Central Division title and has been one of the league's busiest teams leading up to Friday's trade deadline. The Avalanche acquired Sean Walker and Casey Mittelstadt in separate deals on Wednesday.

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