The Ducks announced today that the club has acquired center Maxim Lapierre from the Canadiens in exchange for defenseman Brett Festerling and a fifth-round selection in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Lapierre has appeared in all 38 contests for the Canadiens this season, scoring 8 points with 63 penalty minutes. He led the club in both hits (104) and PIM. Selected by Montreal in the second round (61st overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Lapierre has appeared in 293 career NHL contests, scoring 40-40=80 points with 284 PIM. Festerling has appeared in 32 contests for the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL this season, scoring 3-9=12 points with 41 PIM. He appeared in one contest for Anaheim this season, going scoreless.