UNDATED (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche have acquired Nico Sturm from the Minnesota Wild for Tyson Jost in a swap of centers.
The 26-year-old Sturm has nine goals and eight assists in 53 games this season. He has won 51.1% of his career faceoffs compared to just 39.5% for Jost.
Sturm can become an unrestricted free agent this summer. Jost is under contract for next season with a salary cap hit of $2 million.
In other NHL news:
— Dallas Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin is expected to be out six months after having hip surgery and his status is in doubt for the start of training camp. It also means goalie Braden Holtby will almost certainly remain with the Stars instead of being traded before Monday’s deadline. Dallas is among a handful of teams fighting to make the playoffs in the Western Conference.
