Phil Kessel was traded to the Arizona Coyotes by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
Pittsburgh receives forward Alex Galchenyuk and defenseman prospect Pierre-Olivier Joseph in the trade, TSN reported. Arizona also got a draft pick.
Kessel had 82 points (27 goals, 55 assists) in 82 games this season and two points (one goal, one assist) in four Stanley Cup Playoff games.
The 31-year-old forward was acquired by the Penguins in a trade from the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 1, 2015. In four seasons with Pittsburgh, he had 303 points (110 goals, 193 assists) in 328 games, second on the team behind Sidney Crosby (363).
In 2015-16, his first season with the Penguins, Kessel led them in scoring with 22 points (10 goals, 12 assists) in 24 playoff games to help them win the Stanley Cup. He had 23 points (eight goals, 15 assists) in 25 playoff games the following season to help the Penguins repeat as Cup champion.
He's played 774 consecutive games, the third-longest active streak behind unrestricted free agent forward Patrick Marleau (788) and Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Yandle (797).
Selected by the Boston Bruins with the No. 5 pick of the 2006 NHL Draft, Kessel has 823 points (357 goals, 466 assists) in 996 games with the Bruins, Maple Leafs and Penguins.
Kessel has three seasons remaining on an eight-year contract ($8 million average annual value) he signed with the Maple Leafs on Oct. 1, 2013.
Galchenyuk had 41 points (19 goals, 22 assists) in 72 games this season, his first with the Coyotes. The 25-year-old was acquired in a trade from the Montreal Canadiens on June 15, 2018, for forward Max Domi.
Galchenyuk, who was selected by Montreal with the No. 3 pick of the 2012 NHL Draft, has 296 points (127 goals, 169 assists) in 490 games with the Coyotes and Canadiens, and 13 points (four goals, nine assists) in 28 NHL playoff games, all with Montreal.
Joseph was selected by the Coyotes in the first round (No. 23) of the 2017 NHL Draft.
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