The Minnesota Wild have acquired Czech center Martin Hanzal from the Arizona Coyotes in a trade that includes several draft picks. Arizona got a 2017 first-round pick, 2018 second-round pick, conditional 2019 fourth-round pick and minor leaguer Grayson Downing from Minnesota for Hanzal, forward Ryan White and a 2017 fourth-round pick. The Coyotes announced the deal Sunday night. Hanzal was considered one of the top rental players available ahead of Wednesday's NHL trade deadline. The 30-year-old pending unrestricted free agent has 16 goals and 10 assists in 51 games this season and 313 points in 608 NHL games, all with the Coyotes. White, who turns 29 next month, has seven goals and six assists in 46 games this season for the Coyotes. The move signals an aggressive approach from the Wild, who lead the Central Division and Western Conference. The Wild signed free agent forward Ryan Carter to a one-year, two-way contract for the remainder of the season, the team announced Sunday. The deal is worth a prorated $575,000 at the NHL level and a prorated $250,000 when in the American Hockey League, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Carter, 33, skated in three games with the Iowa Wild of the AHL after signing a professional tryout agreement on Feb. 18. He tallied seven goals, five assists and 48 penalty minutes in 60 regular-season games with Minnesota last season and skated in two Stanley Cup Playoff contests. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound native of White Bear Lake, Minn., owns 93 points (41 goals, 52 assists) and 444 penalty minutes in 473 career games during nine NHL seasons with Anaheim, Carolina, Florida, New Jersey and Minnesota. Carter has seven goals, five assists and 48 penalty minutes in 46 playoff games and won a Stanley Cup with the Anaheim Ducks in 2007. The Wild also recalled forward Zac Dalpe from their AHL affiliate. Dalpe, 27, has one goal and two assists in nine games with Minnesota this season and two goals and 40 shots in 12 games with Iowa. The Los Angeles Kings tried to bolster their backup goaltending situation on Sunday by acquiring American Ben Bishop from the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Kings gave up goaltender Peter Budaj and 19-year-old defenseman Erik Cernak and two draft picks to get Bishop. Bishop, who represented the USA in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, is 2.01 meters (6-foot-7) tall making him tallest goaltender ever to play in the National Hockey League. The 30-year-old Bishop is expected to backstop Jonathan Quick, who returned to the lineup on Saturday after missing 59 games with a severe groin injury. Quick made 32 saves in a 4-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks but getting Bishop is an insurance move in case Quick can't stay healthy. Bishop recorded a 16-12-3 mark with one shutout, a 2.55 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage this season. Budaj, 34, became the Kings No. 1 goalie with Quick out, his seven shut-outs tying the league high. Cernak, of Slovakia, was one of the Kings' top defensive prospects. In 40 games this season with the Erie Otters of the minor league Ontario Hockey League, he has three goals and 17 points. He has also represented Slovakia twice at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The Chicago Blackhawks recalled goaltender Lars Johansson from Rockford of the AHL. Johansson has yet to appear in an NHL game. The 29-year-old Swede is rejoining the Blackhawks for the first time since serving as a backup during a nine-game, 16-day stretch in December. The Buffalo Sabres recalled goaltender Linus Ullmark from the Rochester Americans of the AHL. The 23-year-old from Lugnvik, Sweden joins the Sabres for his fifth recall of the season, but he has yet to appear in a game with the team in 2016-17. The Florida Panthers recalled forward Denis Malgin from the Springfield Thunderbirds of the AHL. Malgin, 20, has four goals and four assists in 39 games with Florida this season. The Washington Capitals reassigned forward Riley Barber and defenseman Aaron Ness to the Hershey Bears of the AHL. Barber, 23, made his NHL debut on Feb. 24 against Edmonton and has two shots on goal in two games with the Capitals this season. Ness, 26, has been in two games with Washington this season and has two assists in 10 career games with the Capitals. — Agencies
