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The Los Angeles Kings had been shopping for center Phillip Danault. He then requested a trade. Tonight the Kings traded Danault to the Montreal Canadiens for a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. Danault certainly needed a change of scenery as he was yet to score a goal and had only five assists in 30 games this season; he is a plus-three. The Montreal Canadiens are the perfect fit. Danaut spent 5.5 seasons with them from 2015-2021. It is more surprising that a scorer wasn’t included, but the draft pick is something to watch and could be flipped to add scoring in the middle of their lineup.
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Phillip Danault
The Chicago Blackhawks drafted Danault 26th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. In 1.5 seasons with the Blackhawks, he played in 32 games, recording five points on a goal and four assists. He was a minus-three with a game-winning goal. The Blackhawks then traded Danault to the Canadiens, where, in his time with them, he played in 360 games, and he had 194 points on 54 goals and 140 assists. He was a +47 with a power-play goal, a shorthanded goal, and seven game-winning goals. In five seasons with the Kings, he’s played in 348 games, recording 200 points on 70 goals and 130 assists. He’s a +41 with nine power-play goals and 11 game-winning goals.
In 740 career games, he has 399 points on 125 goals and 274 assists. He’s a +85 with ten power-play goals, a shorthanded goal, and 19 game-winning goals. He has finished in the top ten in Selke Trophy voting four straight seasons from 2018-19 to 2021-22. In 62 playoff games, he has 28 points on nine goals and 19 assists. He’s a plus-eight with two power-play goals, a shorthanded goal, and two game-winning goals.
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