The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired forwards Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand, along with a fifth-round draft pick in 2026 as part of a three-team trade with the Seattle Kraken and Detroit Red Wings.

The Washington Capitals host the Seattle Kraken after Aliaksei Protas' two-goal game against the Detroit Red Wings in the Capitals' 5-2 win.

Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde were traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning by the Seattle Kraken as part of a three-team trade also involving the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday. Gourde was traded to the Red Wings for unsigned defenseman Kyle Aucoin.

Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand are headed to the Tampa Bay Lightning as part of a three-team deal that also involves the Detroit Red Wings. The Kraken also will send a 2026 fifth-round draft pick to Tampa Bay.

Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand are headed to the Tampa Bay Lightning as part of a three-team deal that also involves the Detroit Red Wings. The Kraken also will send a 2026 fifth-round draft pick to Tampa Bay.

The Washington Capitals host the Seattle Kraken after Aliaksei Protas' two-goal game against the Detroit Red Wings in the Capitals' 5-2 win.

The Washington Capitals and Seattle Kraken both are coming off a win entering their game Sunday afternoon in the nation's capital. Washington has answered a three-game losing streak with three straight victories,

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The Detroit Red Wings acquired a 2025 fourth-round pick today to facilitate the trade that sent center Yanni Gourde from Seattle to Tampa Bay. The Kraken shipped Gourde to Detroit for defense prospect Kyle Aucoin. The Red Wings then sent Gourde to the Lightning for a conditional fourth-round pick.

Oliver and Yanni were tremendous players for our organization who led by example on and off the ice, and I wish them all the best."

With the goal of entering the final stretch of the NHL season strong, the Tampa Bay Lightning have added two players, one of whom is a Stanley Cup champion, in a major trade with the Detroit Red Wings and Seattle Kraken.