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Anaheim didn't deal defenseman before Wednesday's NHL trade deadline.

Toronto also traded center Dominic Moore to Buffalo for Carolina’s second-round pick in this year’s draft. Moore was traded after he and the Maple Leafs failed to agree on a new contract.

In other moves, Boston acquired veteran forward Mark Recchi from Tampa Bay but had to give up Latvian forward Martins Karsums, defenseman Matt Lashoff and a second-round draft pick. The Bruins also traded forward Petteri Nokelainen to Anaheim for defenseman Steve Montador.

Columbus sent goalie Pascal Leclaire and a second-rounder to Ottawa, getting forward Antoine Vermette for the eighth-year franchise’s first playoff push.

The Avalanche, last in the Western Conference, found themselves in the rare position of selling. They sent defenseman Jordan Leopold to Calgary for defenseman Lawrence Nycholat, forward Ryan Wilson and a second-round pick.

Anaheim traded forward LW Travis Moen and D Kent Huskins to San Jose for goalie Timo Pielmeier, center Nick Bonino and conditional picks. The Ducks also sent center Samuel Pahlsson, defenseman Logan Stephenson and a conditional pick in this year’s draft to Chicago for defenseman James Wisniewski and center Petri Kontiola, and acquired center Erik Christensen from Atlanta for center Eric O’Dell.

A multi-team deal sent Erik Cole back to Carolina from Edmonton and shifted Justin Williams from Carolina to Los Angeles. Patrick O’Sullivan and the Hurricanes’ second-round pick in this year’s draft were dealt to Edmonton.

The first deal on the busy day was a swap between Columbus and Ottawa that had Blue Jackets goalie Pascal Leclaire and a second-round pick going to the Senators for forward Antoine Vermette.

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