Kirby Dach was traded to the Montreal Canadiens by the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday for the No. 13 and No. 66 picks in the 2022 NHL Draft.
Montreal had acquired the No. 13 pick from the New York Islanders in a trade for defenseman Alexander Romanov and the No. 98 pick in the 2022 draft. The trades were announced simultaneously during the first round of the draft at Bell Centre in Montreal.
Dach had 26 points (nine goals, 17 assists) in 70 games this season, his third in the NHL. The 21-year-old center, who was selected by Chicago with the No. 3 pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, has 59 points (19 goals, 40 assists) in 152 regular-season games and six points (one goal, five assists) in nine Stanley Cup Playoff games.
Dach was the second forward traded on Thursday by the Blackhawks, who also sent Alex DeBrincat to the Ottawa Senators for the No. 7 and No. 39 picks in the 2022 draft and a third-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.
Romanov had 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) in 79 games this season. A second-round pick (No. 38) by Montreal in the 2018 NHL Draft, the 22-year-old has 19 points (four goals, 15 assists) in 133 regular-season games and one goal in four playoff games.
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