The NHL trade deadline is Friday, and there are quite a few notable players reportedly available.

Carolina made the biggest move of the trading period in January when it acquired Mikko Rantanen from Colorado for Martin Necas, Jack Drury and picks. But the Hurricanes are reportedly closing in on a trade to send Rantanen to Dallas, according to Sportsnet, after unsuccessful extension negotiations.

Boston’s Brad Marchand is another pending free agent who is a part of trade talks, according to The Athletic. The longtime Bruins forward/agitator, now 36, is moving to Florida, Sportsnet reported.

Nashville has been among the busiest teams leading up to deadline day, sending Gus Nyquist to Minnesota and trading Tommy Novak and Luke Schenn to Pittsburgh in the last week.

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Canucks do not trade Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser

Vancouver GM Patrik Allvin is speaking to the media now, and the Canucks are not moving center Elias Pettersson or winger Brock Boeser.

Boeser is an especially interesting decision on an expiring deal. But the Canucks’ star forwards remain in Vancouver through the end of the season.

Boston trading Brandon Carlo to the Toronto Maple Leafs | Report

One more Atlantic Division trade: The Maple Leafs are acquiring defenseman Brandon Carlo from the Boston Bruins, The Athletic reported.

Carlo, 28, is the ever-desirable right-handed defenseman with a physical presence who is signed through 2026-27 at $4.1 million AAV.

Brad Marchand trade: Bruins captain traded to Florida Panthers

An Atlantic Division stunner: The Florida Panthers are acquiring Brad Marchand from the Boston Bruins, Sportsnet reported.

Details of the return are unknown to this point. The trade deadline is now closed, so these other trades will be announced after the league sorts through the line of trade calls over the next hour.

Fabian Zetterlund traded to Ottawa Senators | Report

The Ottawa Senators are acquiring winger Fabian Zetterlund from the San Jose Sharks in a deal that involves other players and picks, Sportsnet reported.

Zetterlund, 25, is on pace for his second straight 20-goal season.

Cody Glass headed to the New Jersey Devils | Report

The New Jersey Devils are acquiring forward Cody Glass from Pittsburgh in exchange for a third-round pick and more, The Athletic reported.

Glass was traded by the Predators along with a 2025 third-round pick and a 2026 sixth-round pick to Pittsburgh for center prospect Jordan Frasca. This has not been a cumulatively good season of trading for Preds GM Barry Trotz.

Blue Jackets acquire Luke Kunin from Sharks

The Columbus Blue Jackets acquire Luke Kunin from the San Jose Sharks for a 2025 fourth-round pick, the teams announced Friday.

The deal was first reported by The Athletic.

Columbus is a surprise team in the East, currently sitting in the first wild-card spot. Kunin, the former Predators forward, is on an expiring contract and has 11 goals and 7 assists in 63 games.

Casey Mittelstedt, Charlie Coyle traded in Boston-Colorado swap | Report

Boston is sending forward Charlie Coyle and a 2026 fifth-round pick to Colorado for center Casey Mittelstadt, forward prospect Will Zellers and a 2025 second-round pick, The Athletic reported.

Coyle, 33, has struggled this season along with a lot of the Bruins not named David Pastrnak, with 15-7-22 in 64 games after totaling 60 points last year. He is signed through next season.

Mittelstadt signed a three-year deal with Colorado in the offseason to underwhelming results so far in 2024-25 (11-23-34 in 63 games).

Detroit acquires Petr Mrazek, Craig Smith from Chicago

Less than an hour left until the deadline closes.

Detroit announces a trade: The Red Wings acquire forward Craig Smith and goaltender Petr Mrazek from the Blackhawks in exchange for forward Joe Veleno.

Mrazek has had a miserable season in the first of a two-year deal worth $4.25 million AAV. Smith, the former Predators forward, is 9-7-16 in 40 games with the Blackhawks this season.

Awaiting more details on reported deals, including a reported Casey Mittelstadt-Charlie Coyle trade for Colorado and Boston.

Mikko Rantanen agrees to 8-year contract with Dallas Stars, trade from Carolina upcoming | Report

The Mikko Rantanen saga is reportedly nearing the end.

Rantanen has agreed to an eight-year deal with Dallas, ESPN reported Friday, and the trade will move forward with Carolina acquiring Logan Stankoven and two first-round picks.

Toronto Maple Leafs acquire Scott Laughton from Philadelphia

Toronto added a middle-six center on Friday, acquiring Scott Laughton from the Philadelphia Flyers, the Maple Leafs announced.

Toronto is sending a 2027 first-round pick (top-10 protected, according to The Athletic) and forward prospect Nikita Grebenkin to Philadelphia while also acquiring a fourth-round pick and a sixth-round pick. The Flyers are retaining salary.

Laughton, a 2012 first-round selection by the Flyers, had spent his entire career in Philadelphia but will move to Toronto with a year remaining on his deal past this season.

Brandon Tanev traded to Winnipeg

The Jets make another move with about two hours remaining until the deadline closes.

Winnipeg acquires forward Brandon Tanev from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for a 2027 second-round pick, the team announced.

Luke Schenn traded again, from Pittsburgh to Winnipeg

Former Predators defenseman Luke Schenn is on the move again.

The Penguins traded Schenn to the Winnipeg Jets for a second-round pick and a fourth-round pick, the teams announced.

TSN first reported the deal.

Schenn was traded along with Tommy Novak to Pittsburgh from Nashville in exchange for Michael Bunting and a 2026 fourth-round pick.

The Penguins end up with a second-round pick, a fourth-round pick and Novak for Bunting and a 2026 fourth-rounder over the two trades.

Buffalo Sabres trade Dylan Cozens to Ottawa, acquire Josh Norris

The Buffalo Sabres acquired center Josh Norris and defenseman Jacob Bernard-Docker from the Ottawa Senators for center Dylan Cozens, defenseman Dennis Gilbert and a 2026 second-round pick, the Sabres announced Friday.

Norris and Cozens are the biggest names moving in this deal. Norris, 25, scored 35 goals in 2021-22 but battled through injuries the next two seasons. This year, Norris has 20 goals and 13 assists in 53 games.

Cozens, 24, similarly had a notable season in his early 20s before trending the other way. He totaled 31-37-68 in 2022-23 (and signed a long-term contract extension) but slumped to 18-29-47 in 79 games last season. Cozens has totaled 11 goals and 20 assists in 61 games this year.

Gilbert and Bernard-Docker are both depth defensemen.

Andrei Kuzmenko traded to LA Kings

Andrei Kuzmenko, a part of a deal on Jan. 30 from Calgary to Philadelphia, is on the move again.

The Kings acquired the winger from the Flyers in exchange for a 2027 third-round pick, the teams announced.

Kuzmenko was a part of that Jan. 30 deal along with a second-round pick and more going to the Flyers with Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee sent to Calgary.

Anthony Beauvillier traded to Washington

Another former Predators trade deadline acquisition is on the move.

The Washington Capitals acquired Anthony Beauvillier from Pittsburgh in exchange for a second-round pick in 2025, the teams announced Friday.

Beauvillier was a trade deadline pick up for the Predators last season at a much cheaper price (a fifth-round pick in 2024), then signed with the Penguins last offseason on a one-year deal. Beauvillier is 13-7-20 this season.

Jason Zucker signs extension with Buffalo

The Buffalo Sabres signed forward Jason Zucker to a two-year contract extension. Sportsnet reported Friday.

Zucker, the former Preds forward, has 18 goals and 26 assists this season on a one-year deal in Buffalo. The AAV of the extension is $4.75 million, per Sportsnet.

Report: Mikko Rantanen, Dallas not yet close on an extension

TSN reported Friday morning that the Dallas Stars and Mikko Rantanen are not yet close to an extension, which complicates any trade talks with Carolina.

Will the Carolina Hurricanes trade Mikko Rantanen, one month after acquiring him?

Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that the Hurricanes and Dallas Stars are in discussions about a deal to send Mikko Rantanen to Texas pending negotiations of a Rantanen extension with Dallas. Full details about the potential trade are unreported.

Rantanen was traded in January to Carolina from Colorado in exchange for forwards Martin Necas, Jack Drury, a 2025 second-round pick, a 2025 third-round pick and a 2026 fourth-round pick. A pending UFA, extension talks between Rantanen and Carolina have reportedly made little progress. It does not help that Rantanen’s on-ice production with Carolina has been underwhelming (2 goals, 4 assists in 12 games).

Multiple reports indicated that Carolina was considering to move Rantanen again before the deadline. The Athletic reported earlier this week that the Hurricanes were taking calls on Rantanen.

For Carolina, a team that has been very good for several seasons but has not broken through for a run to the Stanley Cup Final, the question is: Do the Hurricanes hold onto Rantanen for the playoff run and risk losing him in the summer, or do they cut their losses with no guarantee of an extension?

One other question: Why did Carolina spend so much to acquire a player without an idea that he would sign long-term?

Brock Nelson trade: Colorado Avalanche acquire NY Islanders forward

Pending free agent Brock Nelson, a longtime Islanders forward, is now a member of the Colorado Avalanche.

The Islanders announced late Thursday that they traded Nelson and forward prospect William Dufour to the Avs for center prospect (and former first-round pick) Calum Ritchie, defenseman Oliver Kylington, a conditional 2026 first-round pick and a conditional 2028 third-round pick.

The first-round pick will be in 2026 if the Avs make the playoffs next season, or in 2027 if they do not. The 2028 third-round pick goes to the Islanders if Colorado wins the Stanley Cup this season and Nelson plays more than half the playoff games.

Ritchie is the main piece in the trade, a 20-year-old center who is considered one of the top prospects in the league. (Ritchie was ranked No. 21 in The Athletic’s latest NHL prospect rankings.)

Nelson’s islanders career ends at 901 games, with a 295-279-574 career stat line over 12 seasons. He had nine 20-goal seasons, including 20 goals in 61 games.

The latest on Brad Marchand: Will the Bruins star be traded at the NHL trade deadline?

The Athletic reported Thursday that the Bruins “are open” to trading their longtime star who is in the final season of an eight-year deal.

Marchand, a likely Hall of Famer, is 24 points short of 1,000 for his career. As odd it may be for Bruins fans, it is possible he reaches that milestone in another team’s jersey.

What time is the NHL trade deadline?

The NHL trade deadline is at 2 p.m. CT on Friday, March 7.

Will Nashville Predators make another trade?

The Predators have already made a couple trades this week, with Gus Nyquist sent to Minnesota and Luke Schenn and Tommy Novak traded to Pittsburgh.

Among the other Predators players that could be traded on Friday include:

• Center Ryan O’Reilly
• Center Colton Sissons
• Forward Michael McCarron

O’Reilly, 34, would be the biggest rumored trade target to move, and despite a drop in overall numbers is on pace to exceed his even-strength goals total from last season and hit 50 points overall. He is signed through 2026-27 at $4.5 million and has a wealth of playoff experience. Sportsnet reported in January that teams had inquired about O’Reilly’s availability.

Sissons, 31, is signed through next season at $2.85 million and has played in 71 career playoff games. Since the turn of the calendar to 2025, SIssons has 4 goals and 11 assists in 23 games. For teams looking for term in a bottom-six center, Sissons has to be high on the target list.

McCarron, 30, is also signed through next season at $900,000.

NHL trade tracker

Friday, March 7

• The Sabres acquired center Josh Norris and defenseman Jacob Bernard-Docker from the Senators in exchange for center Dylan Cozens, defenseman Dennis Gilbert and a 2026 second-round pick.
• The Avalanche acquired forward Charlie Coyle and a 2026 fifth-round pick from the Bruins in exchange for center Casey Mittelstadt, center prospect William Zellers and a 2025 second-round pick, per multiple reports.
• The Maple Leafs acquired center Scott Laughton, a fourth-round pick and a sixth-round pick from the Flyers in exchange for a 2027 first-round pick (top-10 protected) and forward prospect Nikita Grebenkin, The Athletic reported.
• The Blue Jackets acquired Luke Kunin from the Sharks for a 2025 fourth-round pick.
• The Red Wings acquired forward Craig Smith and goaltender Petr Mrazek from the Blackhawks in exchange for forward Joe Veleno.
• The Jets acquired forward Brandon Tanev from the Kraken in exchange for a 2027 second-round pick.
• The Penguins traded defenseman Luke Schenn to the Jets for a second-round pick and a fourth-round pick.
• The Kings acquired winger Andrei Kuzmenko from the Flyers in exchange for a 2027 third-round pick.
• The Capitals acquired Anthony Beauvillier from the Penguins in exchange for a second-round pick in 2025.

Thursday, March 6

• The Avalanche acquired center Brock Nelson and forward prospect William Dufour to the Avs for center prospect Calum Ritchie, defenseman Oliver Kylington, a conditional 2026 first-round pick and a conditional 2028 third-round pick.
• The Ducks acquired defenseman Oliver Kylington from the Islanders for future considerations.
• The Oilers acquired defenseman Jake Walman from the Sharks for a conditional 2026 first-round pick and center Carl Berglund.
• The Golden Knights acquired forward Reilly Smith from the Rangers in exchange for a 2025 third-round pick and forward Brendan Brisson. The Rangers retained salary in the deal.
• The Rangers acquired defenseman Carson Soucy from the Canucks for a 2025 third-round pick.
• The Wild acquired forward Justin Brazeau from the Bruins for forwards Marat Khusnutdinov and Jakub Lauko, and a 2026 sixth-round pick
• The Panthers acquired goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen from the Jets for goaltender Chris Driedger.
• The Panthers acquired center Nico Sturm and a 2027 seventh-round pick from San Jose for a 2026 fourth-round pick.
• The Devils acquired defenseman Brian Dumoulin from the Ducks for a 2025 second-round pick and forward prospect Herman Traff.

Wednesday, March 5

• The Penguins acquired center Tommy Novak and defenseman Luke Schenn from the Predators in exchange for winger Michael Bunting and a 2026 fourth-round pick.
• The Lightning acquired forwards Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand from the Kraken in a three-team deal, as well as a defenseman prospect and a 2026 fifth-round pick. Seattle acquired conditional first round picks in 2026 and 2027 (both top-10 protected) plus a 2025 second-round pick (originally from Toronto), an conditional third-round pick and forward Michael Eyssimont. Detroit retained salary in the three-team trade, acquiring a 2025 fourth-round pick.
• The Sharks acquired defenseman Vincent Desharnais from the Penguins in exchange for a 2028 fifth-round pick.
• The Panthers acquired goaltender Vitek Vanecek from the Sharks for forward Patrick Giles.

Tuesday, March 4

• The Oilers acquired forwards Trent Frederic and Max Jones in a three-team trade. The Devils acquired unsigned prospect Shane Lachance, while the Bruins acquired a 2025 second-round pick (originally from St. Louis), a 2026 fourth-round pick and a prospect.

Saturday, March 1

• The Wild acquired forward Gustav Nyquist from the Predators for a 2026 second-round pick.
• The Panthers acquired defenseman Seth Jones and a 2026 fourth-round pick from the Blackhawks for goaltender Spencer Knight and a conditional 2026 first-round pick.
• The Avalanche acquired defenseman Ryan Lindgren, forward Jimmy Vesey, and defenseman prospect Hank Kempf from the Rangers for forward Juuso Parssinen, defenseman Calvin de Haan, a 2025 second-round pick and a 2025 fourth-round pick.