The Tampa Bay Lightning traded forward Tanner Jeannot to the Los Angeles Kings for the 118th pick in Saturday's draft and a second-round selection in 2025, the teams announced.

The Bolts scooped up defenseman Jan Golicic out of the QMJHL's Gatineau Olympiques with their newly acquired fourth-round selection.

Jeannot is signed for one more campaign with a cap hit of $2.665 million and can become an unrestricted free agent next summer.

He amassed seven goals and 14 points in 55 games this past regular season while averaging 12:01 minutes of ice time - the lowest of his career. The Saskatchewan native added one assist in four playoff contests.

The Lightning acquired Jeannot from the Nashville Predators prior to the 2023 trade deadline for defenseman Cal Foote, a third- fourth-, and fifth-round selection in 2023, a second-rounder in 2024, and a conditional top-10 protected pick in 2025.

Tampa Bay signed Jeannot to a two-year, $5.33-million pact last July.

The 27-year-old enjoyed his best statistical season in his rookie campaign back in 2021-22 when he amassed 24 goals, 41 points, and 318 hits in 81 outings.

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The San Jose Sharks drafted forward Igor Chernyshov 33rd overall Saturday to kick off the second round of the 2024 NHL Draft.

Chernyshov had 28 points in 22 games in the Russian junior league this past season while also making 34 appearances with the KHL's Dynamo Moscow.

The 18-year-old winger entered the draft as Central Scouting's ninth-ranked international skater and slotted fifth among forwards. Chernyshov is listed at 6-foot-3, 204 pounds.

The Sharks had two first-round picks Friday, choosing Macklin Celebrini first overall and Sam Dickinson at 11th. San Jose has six additional selections to make over the weekend after taking Chernyshov.

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The Utah Hockey Club made a pair of splashes to bolster its blue line Saturday.

First, the Tampa Bay Lightning traded defenseman Mikhail Sergachev to Utah for Conor Geekie, J.J. Moser, a 2025 second-round pick (via Toronto), and the 199th pick in Saturday's draft.

The Lightning used pick No. 199 on forward Noah Steen from Mora IK in Sweden.

Then, the New Jersey Devils sent blue-liner John Marino and pick No. 153 to Utah for pick No. 49 and a 2025 second-rounder (via Edmonton).

The Devils selected 6-foot-4 Russian goaltender Mikhail Yegorov with pick No. 49. He spent last season with the USHL's Omaha Lancers. Utah picked defenseman Ales Cech out of Czechia with the 153rd selection.

Sergachev is set to enter the second season of an eight-year contract worth $8.5 million annually. There is no salary retention involved the deal.

The 26-year-old racked up a career-high 64 points in 2022-23. He was limited to just 34 games this past season due to foot and leg injuries. Sergachev was a key piece of the Lightning's back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 2020 and 2021.

The Montreal Canadiens drafted Sergachev ninth overall in 2016 before trading him to the Lightning in a deal for Jonathan Drouin in 2017.

Geekie was selected 11th overall by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2022 NHL Draft. The 6-foot-4 center tallied 99 points in 55 games in the WHL last season. He also represented Canada at the 2024 World Junior Championship.

Moser was a second-round pick by the Coyotes in 2021. The 24-year-old has been a mainstay on Arizona's blue line the last three seasons, playing 205 games while logging 20:22 per contest. He produced a career-high 31 points in 2022-23 and is a pending restricted free agent.

Marino recorded 25 points in 75 games last season. The 27-year-old is signed for three more seasons with a $4.4-million cap hit. He isn't known for his offensive abilities but has been a strong defensive defenseman during his five-year NHL career.

While further moves could still be made, Utah's top four on defense could look as follows for its inaugural campaign:

Utah previously had no defensemen signed for the 2024-25 season. The club re-signed Valimaki later on Saturday, though Durzi remains an RFA.

The Devils have holes on their blue line after dealing Marino on Saturday and Kevin Bahl earlier in the offseason. However, they're reportedly expected to pursue pending UFA Brett Pesce.

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The Washington Capitals traded restricted free-agent winger Beck Malenstyn to the Buffalo Sabres for the 43rd pick in the 2024 NHL Draft on Saturday, the teams announced.

The Capitals then used the pick to select Cole Hutson, a defenseman out of the U.S. National Team Development Program and brother of highly touted Montreal Canadiens prospect Lane Hutson.

Malenstyn just completed his first full NHL season, tallying six goals and 15 assists in 81 games. The 6-foot-3, 200-pounder is a a high-energy, bottom-six winger who racked up a team-high 241 hits in 2023-24.

The Delta, British Columbia, native is 26 years old and eligible for salary arbitration this summer.

The Sabres still owned the 42nd pick as part of the move down the board from 11 to 14 on Thursday. They added blue-liner Adam Kleber from the USHL's Lincoln Stars with the pick.

Buffalo general manager Kevyn Adams said following Thursday's trade that he hoped to use the extra draft pick as ammunition to improve the NHL roster.

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