The Columbus Blue Jackets acquired forward Conor Garland from the Vancouver Canucks as they seek their first Stanley Cup playoff berth since 2020.
The rebuilding Canucks received Columbus’ third-round pick in the 2026 NHL draft and its 2028 second-round pick in the deal.
Garland, 29, has seven goals and 19 assists in 50 games for last-place Vancouver, skating to a minus-15 in 18:57 of average ice time. He hasn’t scored a goal in his past 23 games with the Canucks.
Previously, he had scored at least 19 goals in four of his past six NHL seasons with Vancouver and Arizona, which drafted him in the fifth round (No. 123) in 2015. He’s a feisty forward in the offensive zone who also acquits himself well in the defensive end.
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