Marcus Johansson was traded to the Minnesota Wild by the Washington Capitals on Tuesday for a third-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. 
The 32-year-old forward can be an unrestricted free agent after this season. He signed a one-year, $1.1 million contract with the Capitals on July 13, 2022. Washington acquired Johansson in a trade with the Seattle Kraken on March 21 for a forward Daniel Sprong, a fourth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft and a sixth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.
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Johansson has 28 points (13 goals, 15 assists) in 60 games this season. It was his second stint with the Capitals, who chose him in the first round (No. 24) of the 2009 NHL Draft. He has 435 points (157 goals, 278 assists) in 813 regular-season games for the Capitals, New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Wild and Kraken. He played 36 games for Minnesota in 2020-21.
The Wild (33-21-6) host the New York Islanders on Tuesday (8 p.m. ET; BSN, MSGSN, ESPN+, SN NOW) and are third in the Pacific Division, one point behind the second-place Colorado Avalanche and three behind the division-leading Dallas Stars. The fourth-place Winnipeg Jets hold the first wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference and trail the Wild by one point.
The Capitals (29-27-6) are three points behind the Pittsburgh Penguins for the second wild from the Eastern Conference. They have not missed the postseason since 2013-14.
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