Curtis Lazar was traded to the New Jersey Devils by the Vancouver Canucks on Friday for a fourth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.
Lazar is in the first year of a three-year contract and can become an unrestricted free agent after the 2024-25 season.
The 28-year-old forward has five points (three goals, two assists) in 45 games this season.
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Selected by the Ottawa Senators in the first round (No. 17) of the 2013 NHL Draft, Lazar has 95 points (38 goals, 57 assists) in 449 regular-season games with the Canucks, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames and Senators. He has two points (one goal, one assist) in 24 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
The Devils (40-15-5) are second in the Metropolitan Division, one point behind the Carolina Hurricanes. They acquired forward Timo Meier from the San Jose Sharks on Feb. 26.
The Canucks (24-32-5) are 19 points behind the Winnipeg Jets for the second wild card into the playoffs from the Western Conference.
Vancouver acquired defenseman Filip Hronek from the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, and traded defenseman Luke Schenn to the Toronto Maple Leafs and defenseman Riley Stillman to the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. Vancouver also acquired forward Vitali Kravtsov from the New York Rangers on Feb. 25.
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