Notable deals
| Vegas Golden Knights acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Reilly Smith | March 6, 2025 | Brendan Brisson |  |
| 2025 3rd round pick | ||||
| Florida Panthers acquire | Date | San Jose Sharks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Nico Sturm | March 6, 2025 | 2026 4th round pick |  |
| 2027 th round pick | ||||
| New Jersey Devils acquire | Date | Anaheim Ducks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Brian Dumoulin | March 6, 2025 | Herman Traff |  |
| 2025 conditional 2nd round pick | ||||
| Comment: Ducks will get the better of the 2nd rounders between Edmonton's and Winnipeg's. Ducks retain 50% of Dumoulin's salary. | ||||
| Tampa Bay Lightning acquire | Date | Seattle Kraken acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Oliver Bjorkstrand | March 5, 2025 | 2027 1st round pick |  |
| Yanni Gourde | 2026 1st round pick | |||
| 2026 5th round pick | Michael Eyssimont | |||
| 2025 2nd round pick | ||||
| Comment: Part of three team trade with Detroit Red Wings where Red Wings retain 25% of Gourde's contract. Seattle retains 50% of Gourde's contract. The 2025 2nd round pick is the Toronto Maple Leafs' pick. | ||||
| Tampa Bay Lightning acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Aucoin | March 5, 2025 | 2025 conditional 4th round pick |  |
| Comment: Part of three team trade with Seattle Kraken. Detroit retains 25% of Yanni Gourde's contract. The pick is the highest selection between Tampa Bay's and Edmonton’s 2025 4th round pick | ||||
| Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | Date | Nashville Predators acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Luke Schenn | March 5, 2025 | Michael Bunting |  |
| Tommy Novak | 2026 4th round pick | |||
| Florida Panthers acquire | Date | San Jose Sharks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitek Vanecek | March 5, 2025 | Patrick Giles | |
| New Jersey Devils acquire | Date | Edmonton Oilers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane LaChance | March 4, 2025 | Petr Hauser |  |
| Comment: Part of three team trade with Boston Bruins. Devils retain 50% of Trent Frederic's contract headed from Boston to Edmonton. | ||||
| Edmonton Oilers acquire | Date | Boston Bruins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Frederic | March 4, 2025 | Max Wanner |  |
| Max Jones | 2025 2nd round pick | |||
| 2026 4th round pick | ||||
| Comment: Part of three team trade with New Jersey Devils where Devils retain 50% of Frederic's contract. | ||||
| Florida Panthers acquire | Date | Chicago Blackhawks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Jones | March 1, 2025 | Spencer Knight |  |
| 2026 4th round pick | 2026 conditional 1st round pick | |||
| Comment: Chicago retains 26% of Jones' salary. The 2026 1st rounder will convey to 2027 if the Panthers do not have their 1st round pick in 2026. | ||||
| Minnesota Wild acquire | Date | Nashville Predators acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gustav Nyquist | March 1, 2025 | 2026 2nd round pick | |
| Comment: Nashville retains 50% of Nyquist's salary | ||||
| Colorado Avalanche acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ryan Lindgren | March 1, 2025 | Juuso Parssinen | |
| Jimmy Vesey | Calvin de Haan | |||
| Hank Kempf | 2025 2nd round pick | |||
| 2025 4th round pick | ||||
| Comment: Rangers retain 50% of Lindgren's salary | ||||
| Dallas Stars acquire | Date | San Jose Sharks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mikael Granlund | February 1, 2025 | 2025 1st round pick | |
| Cody Ceci | 2025 conditional 3rd round pick | |||
| Comment: If the Stars reach the Stanley Cup Final this season, the Sharks will get Dallas’ 3rd round pick in the 2025 draft; if Dallas does not, the Sharks will receive a 2025 4th round selection (from the Winnipeg Jets) instead. | ||||
| Calgary Flames acquire | Date | Philadelphia Flyers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Joel Farabee | January 31, 2025 | Andrei Kuzmenko |  |
| Morgan Frost | Jakob Pelletier | |||
| 2025 2nd round pick | ||||
| 2028 7th round pick | ||||
| New York Rangers acquire | Date | Vancouver Canucks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Brannstrom | January 31, 2025 | Victor Mancini |  |
| Jackson Dorrington | Filip Chytil | |||
| J.T. Miller | 2025 conditional 1st round pick | |||
| Comment: The 1st round pick is top 13 protected for the 2025 NHL Draft. If it falls inside the top 13 slots, the Canucks will receive an unprotected 1st round pick in 2026 instead and transfer it to Pittsburgh. | ||||
| Vancouver Canucks acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew O`Connor | January 31, 2025 | Melvin Fernstru00f6m | |
| Marcus Pettersson | Vincent Desharnais | |||
| Danton Heinen | ||||
| 2025 conditional 1st round pick | ||||
| Comment: The 1st round pick is top 13 protected from teh Rangers for the 2025 NHL Draft. If it falls inside the top 13 slots, the Canucks will receive an unprotected 1st round pick from the Rangers in 2026 instead and transfer it to Pittsburgh. | ||||
| Carolina Hurricanes acquire | Date | Colorado Avalanche acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mikko Rantanen | January 24, 2025 | Martin Necas | |
| Jack Drury | ||||
| 2025 2nd round pick | ||||
| 2026 4th round pick | ||||
| Comment: Part of three team trade with Chicago Blackhawks where Blackhawks retain 50% of Rantanen's remaining salary. | ||||
| Carolina Hurricanes acquire | Date | Chicago Blackhawks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Hall | January 24, 2025 | 2025 3rd round pick | |
| Nils Juntorp | ||||
| Comment: Part of three team trade with Colorado Avalanche involving Mikko Rantanen. Blackhawks retain 50% of Rantanen's remaining salary. | ||||
| New York Rangers acquire | Date | Seattle Kraken acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Borgen | December 18, 2024 | Kaapo Kakko | |
| 2025 3rd round pick | ||||
| 2025 6th round pick | ||||
| Montreal Canadiens acquire | Date | Nashville Predators acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Alexandre Carrier | December 18, 2024 | Justin Barron | |