NHL Trade Deadline: LOS ANGELES Trades Winger Ilya Kovalchuk to MONTREAL...
February 29, 2020
With the NHL Trade Deadline upon us, the LA Kings are sending Winger Ilya Kovalchuk to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Goalie Nikolai Samsonov and a 2020 5th Round Pick.
Kovalchuk has been with the Kings since June of 2018.
In 65 Games this year for Los Angeles, Kovalchuk has 26 Goals and 21 Assists for 47 points. Los Angeles currently sits in 4th Place of the Pacific Division with 74 Points and holds a Wildcard Spot as the NHL enters it's Final Month.
Other Notable Trade at the Deadline is the Chicago Blackhawks Trade Defensemen Erik Gustafsson and a 2021 2nd Round Pick to the Arizona Coyotes for Center Connor McMichael and 2021 3rd Round Pick.
This marks another time Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman has Traded a Player to Arizona after Toews last year.