David Nonis, Senior Vice-President and GM of the Maple Leafs, announced Friday that the club has traded defenceman Mark Fraser to the Oilers. In exchange, the Leafs receive forwards Cameron Abney and the rights to restricted free agent Teemu Hartikainen.

Abney, 22, was Edmonton’s third-round selection, 82nd overall, in the 2009 NHL Draft. He is currently with the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL.

Hartikainen, 23, was the Oilers’ sixth-round selection, 163th overall, in the 2008 NHL Draft. He has played in 52 career NHL games over three different seasons with Edmonton and has six career goals and seven assists with 16 minutes in penalties. Currently with Ufa Salavat Yulayev of the KHL, the left-winger has collected 13 goals and 14 assists in 43 KHL games in 2013-14.

Fraser, 27, appeared in 19 games with the Leafs this season. He has not dressed for the past 11 games. In 2012-13, the defenceman played in 45 games for Toronto and recorded eight assists and 85 penalty minutes. 

The Kings have acquired forward Andrew Crescenzi from the Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Brandon Kozun, Kings President/GM Deam Lombardi announced today.  Crescenzi will report to the AHL’s Manchester Monarchs.

Crescenzi, 20, has two points and 33 penalty minutes in 32 games this season with the Maple Leafs’ AHL affiliate the Toronto Marlies.  Crescenzi has played parts of the last three seasons with the Marlies, turning pro in 2010-11.  He was signed by the Maple Leafs as a free agent on Sept. 24, 2010.

Kozun was originally drafted by the Kings in the sixth-round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.  He has seen action with the Manchester Monarchs in each of the past four seasons, including 43 games with that club this year.

The Rangers have traded Michael Del Zotto to the Predators for Kevin Klein, according to a source.

The deal is still pending a trade call with the NHL to make it official, according to an ESPN.com report.

The Kings have acquired a third-round selection in the 2014 NHL Draft from the Oilers in exchange for goaltender Ben Scrivens.  The Kings have also recalled goaltender Martin Jones from the AHL’s Manchester Monarchs, Kings President/GM Dean Lombardi announced today.
 
Jones, 24, has appeared in 11 games with the Kings this season (his first in the NHL), recording an 8-3-0 record with a 1.41 GAA, .950 save percentage and three shutouts.  Jones, who was the NHL Co-Rookie of the Month for December, who his first eight NHL games, tying an NHL record.

Scrivens, 27, appeared in 19 games with the Kings this season, recording a 7-5-4 record with a 1.97 goals-against average, .931 save percentage and three shutouts.  

Predators President of Hockey Operations/GM David Poile announced today that the club has acquired goaltender Devan Dubnyk from the Oilers in exchange for Matt Hendricks.

Dubnyk, 27, has posted an 11-17-2 record, a 3.36 goals-against average, a .894 save percentage and a pair of shutouts while appearing in 32 of the Oilers’ 49 games this season. He has appeared in 171 career NHL contests – all with Edmonton since 2009-10. 

Edmonton’s first choice, 14th overall (first round), in the 2004 Entry Draft, Dubnyk has represented Canada at the past four World Championships (2010-13), and won a gold medal with his homeland at the 2006 World Junior Championships. 

The  Kings have acquired a seventh-round selection in the 2014 NHL Draft from the Rangers in exchange for forward Daniel Carcillo, Kings President/GM Dean Lombardi announced today.
 
Carcillo, 28, has played in 26 games with the Kings this season, recording two points and 57 penalty minutes.  The native of King City, Ontario was acquired by the Kings in a trade with Chicago on July 16, 2013.  In 359 career games with the Kings, Blackhawks, Flyers and Coyotes Carcillo has 89 points and 1,136 penalty minutes.

David Nonis, Senior Vice President and GM of the Maple Leafs, announced Wednesday that the club has acquired defenceman Tim Gleason from the Hurricanes in exchange for defencemen John-Michael Liles and Dennis Robertson.

Gleason, 30, has registered one assist and 10 penalty minutes in 17 games as an assistant captain with Carolina this season. The defenceman has played 616 games in his NHL career with Hurricanes and the Kings, collecting 128 points (15 goals, 113 assists) with 591 penalty minutes.