Quick returns west, gets flipped to Vegas
A day after being dealt to Columbus, Jonathan Quick was on the move again, back to the Pacific Division to solve the Vegas Golden Knights’ latest goaltending quandary.
Vegas acquired Quick from Columbus, less than 36 hours after the Los Angeles Kings traded him to the Blue Jackets.
After losing All- Star starter Logan Thompson to an injury, the Golden Knights sent a 2025 seventh-round pick and journeyman netminder Michael Hutchinson to complete the deal with Columbus, which retained half of Quick’s salary.
“We wish him all the best wherever that is,” Kings captain Anze Kopitar said.
Quick getting dealt again leaves Philadelphia winger James van Riemsdyk and Anaheim defenseman John Klingberg as the top players left to be traded before the 3 p.m. Friday deadline.
As of Thursday afternoon 84 players and 56 draft picks hade been traded since the All-Star break.
Besides Quick, Tyler Bertuzzi also moved Thursday, moving from Detroit to Boston for a top-10 protected first-round draft pick. The Red Wings are retaining half of Bertuzzi’s salary for the rest of the season.
Thursday’s games Senators 5, Rangers 3:
Derrick Brassard, playing in his 1,000th game, scored twice as Ottawa spoiled the New York debut of Patrick Kane. Kane had four shots in his first game with the Rangers. Kraken 5, Red Wings 4:
Oliver Bjorkstrand scored his second goal on a power play with 1:27 left in overtime as Seattle won in Detroit. Jared McCann scored twice for the Kraken, giving him a career-high 29.
Bruins 7, Sabres 1: David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists, and Boston won at home to become the fastest team in NHL history to reach 100 points. Boston improved to 48-8-5 in its 61st game, besting the Montreal team from 1976-77 — before threepoint games existed — that reached 100 points in 62 games. Jakub Lauko added two goals. Predators 2, Panthers 1:
Kevin Lankinen made 30 saves and Nashville beat Florida. Matt Duchene and John Leonard each scored for Nashville, which has won four of its past five.
Notes
The Bruins locked up AllStar forward David Pastrnak, signing him to an eight-year contract extension that will pay $90 million — the sixthrichest deal in NHL history. The deal locks up one of the league’s MVP candidates through the 2030-31 season for $11.25 million per year. “Our goal was all along to make him a lifelong Bruin,” GM Don Sweeney said. Pastrnak, 26, is second to Edmonton’s Connor McDavid this season with 43 goals.