Shayne Gostisbehere was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes by the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday for a third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.
Gostisbehere is in the final season of a six-year contract he signed with the Philadelphia Flyers on June 9, 2017, and can become an unrestricted free agent after the season.
The 29-year-old defenseman has 31 points (10 goals, 21 assists) in 52 games this season. He missed eight games with an upper-body injury from Jan. 26-Feb. 18.
“Shayne is a smooth-skating, puck-moving defenseman,” Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell said. “We think his offensive skill set and veteran presence will help bolster our blueline.”
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Selected by Philadelphia in the third round (No. 78) of the 2012 NHL Draft, Gostisbehere has 301 points (84 goals, 217 assists) in 515 regular-season games with the Coyotes and Flyers, and five points (two goals, three assists) in 17 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
The Hurricanes (39-11-8), who are first in the Metropolitan Division, three points ahead of the New Jersey Devils, visit the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday (10 p.m. ET; TNT, TVAS, SN1, SN NOW).
Carolina acquired forward Jesse Puljujarvi from the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday for forward prospect Patrik Puistola.
The Coyotes (21-30-9) are 21 points behind the Oilers and Winnipeg Jets for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference.
Arizona defenseman Jakob Chychrun is expected to miss his ninth straight game and forward Nick Bjugstad his second straight for trade-related reasons when the Coyotes play at the Dallas Stars on Wednesday (8:30 p.m. ET; BSSW, BSAZX, ESPN+, SN NOW).
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