Jakub Vrana was traded to the St. Louis Blues by the Detroit Red Wings on Friday.
The Red Wings received forward Dylan McLaughlin and a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.
Vrana is in the second season of a three-year contract he signed with the Red Wings on Aug. 10, 2021 and can become an unrestricted free agent after next season.
The 27-year-old forward has two points (one goal, one assist) in five games this season. He made his season debut Feb. 21, a 3-1 win for the Red Wings at the Washington Capitals, his first game since Oct. 15. Vrana was reinstated from the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance program on Dec. 16 and recalled from Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League on Feb. 14.
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Selected by Washington in the first round (No. 13) of the 2014 NHL Draft, Vrana has 189 points (98 goals, 91 assists) in 326 regular-season games with the Red Wings and Capitals and eight points (three goals, five assists) in 38 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
Vrana won the Stanley Cup with the Capitals in 2018.
The Blues (27-29-5) trail the Winnipeg Jets by 13 points for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference.
McLaughlin has one goal in six games for Springfield of the American Hockey League this sesaon.
The Red Wings (28-24-9) are five points behind the New York Islanders for the second wild card from the Eastern Conference. Detroit traded forward Tyler Bertuzzi to the Boston Bruins for a conditional first-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and a fourth-round pick in the 20025 draft on Thursday.
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