Feb 27, 2012

• The Anaheim Ducks acquired D Sebastian Erixon from Vancouver for RW Andrew Gordon. Traded D Mark Fraser to Toronto for RW Dale Mitchell.
• The Boston Bruins acquired F Brian Rolston and D Mike Mottau from the New York Islanders for F Yannick Riendeau and D Marc Cantin. Acquired D Greg Zanon from Minnesota for D Steven Kampfer.
• The Buffalo Sabres acquired C Cody Hodgson and D Alexander Sulzer from Vancouver for F Zack Kassian and D Marc-Andre Gragnani.
• The Calgary Flames signed RW Tim Jackman to a two-year contract.
• The Chicago Blackhawks traded D-F John Scott to the New York Rangers for a 2012 fifth-round draft pick.
• The Detroit Red Wings traded D Mike Commodore to Tampa Bay for a conditional 2013 seventh-round draft pick.
• The Edmonton Oilers acquired D Nick Schultz from Minnesota for D Tom Gilbert.
• The Montreal Canadiens traded F Andrei Kostitsyn to Nashville for a 2013 second-round draft pick and a conditional 2013 fifth-round draft pick. Claimed F Brad Staubitz off waivers from Minnesota.
• The Nashville Predators acquired C Paul Gaustad and a 2013 fourth-round draft pick from Buffalo for a 2012 first- and a 2013 fourth-round draft pick.
• The San Jose Sharks acquired F Daniel Winnik, F T.J. Galiardi and a 2013 seventh-round draft pick from Colorado for F Jamie McGinn, F Mike Connelly and F Michael Sgarbossa.
• The Vancouver Canucks acquired F Sammy Pahlsson from Columbus for D Taylor Ellington and two 2012 fourth-round draft picks.
• The Winnipeg Jets claimed D Grant Clitsome off waivers from Columbus; traded D Johnny Oduya to Chicago for a 2013 second- and third-round draft pick.

Feb 26, 2012

• The Ottawa Senators acquired G Ben Bishop from St. Louis for a 2013 second-round draft pick.
• The St. Louis Blues traded G Ben Bishop to Ottawa for a 2013 second-round draft pick.

Feb 25, 2012

• The Columbus Blue Jackets claimed C Darryl Boyce off waivers from Toronto.
• The New Jersey Devils waived LW Eric Boulton.
• The New York Rangers traded F Wojtek Wolski to Florida for D Michael Vernace and a 2013 third-round draft pick.

Feb 24, 2012

• The Chicago Blackhawks signed G Carter Hutton to a one-year contract and assigned him to Rockford (AHL).
• The Edmonton Oilers signed F Ales Hemsky to a two-year contract extension.
• The Los Angeles Kings agreed to a two-year contract extension with D Willie Mitchell.
• The Nashville Predators traded F Jerred Smithson to Florida for a 2012 sixth-round draft pick.
• The New Jersey Devils acquired D Marek Zidlicky from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for D Kurtis Foster, F Nick Palmieri, F Stephane Veilleux, Washington-s second-round draft choice in the 2012 draft and a conditional choice in 2013.

Feb 23, 2012

• The Detroit Red Wings re-signed F Todd Bertuzzi.
• The Tampa Bay Lightning claimed F Tim Wallace off waivers from the New York Islanders.

Feb 22, 2012

• The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with F Tuomo Ruutu on a four-year contract extension.

Feb 21, 2012

• The Chicago Blackhawks traded F Brandon Segal to Tampa Bay for future considerations.
• The Tampa Bay Lightning traded F Steve Downie to Colorado for D Kyle Quincey, then traded Quincey to Detroit for D Sebastien Piche and a 2012 first-round draft pick.

Feb 19, 2012

• The Minnesota Wild re-signed C Kyle Brodziak to a three-year contract.
• The Pittsburgh Penguins signed LW James Neal to a six-year contract extension.

Feb 18, 2012

• The Philadelphia Flyers acquired D Pavel Kubina from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a second-round draft pick in 2012 or 2013, a fourth-round pick in 2013, and C Jon Kalinski.

Feb 17, 2012

• The Montreal Canadiens acquired C Blake Geoffrion and a second-round draft pick from Nashville for D Hal Gill and a conditional fifth-round pick.

Feb 16, 2012

• The Philadelphia Flyers acquired D Nicklas Grossman from Dallas for a 2012 second-round pick and a 2013 third-round pick.
• The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired a 2012 second-round draft pick from San Jose for F Dominic Moore and a 2012 seventh-round draft pick.

Feb 15, 2012

• The Florida Panthers agreed to terms with D Tyson Strachan on a one-year contract extension.

Feb 14, 2012

• The Boston Bruins signed D Johnny Boychuk to a three-year contract extension.

Feb 13, 2012

• The Edmonton Oilers agreed to terms with D Andy Sutton on a one-year contract extension.
• The Winnipeg Jets traded F Riley Holzapfel to Anaheim for F Maxime Macenauer.

Feb 8, 2012

• The Calgary Flames re-signed D Derek Smith to a two-year contract.
• The Columbus Blue Jackets signed LW Vinny Prospal to a one-year contract.
• The New York Islanders agreed to terms with C Frans Nielsen on a four-year contract extension though the 2015-16 season.

Feb 6, 2012

• The Minnesota Wild signed D Nate Prosser to a two-year contract extension.

Feb 3, 2012

• The Minnesota Wild traded F Casey Wellman to the N.Y. Rangers for C Erik Christensen and a conditional 2013 seventh-round draft pick.
• The Pittsburgh Penguins signed C Joe Vitale to a two-year contract extension.

Feb 2, 2012

• The Washington Capitals acquired D Kevin Marshall from Philadelphia for RW Matt Ford; acquired C Mike Carman from Colorado for D Danny Richmond.