The Nashville Predators acquired forward Anthony Beauvillier from the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.
Beauvillier, 26, will be joining his third team of the season. He has totaled 14 points (four goals, 10 assists) in 45 games split between the Vancouver Canucks and Blackhawks.
Beauvillier was traded from the New York Islanders along with a first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft and forward Aatu Raty to the Canucks in exchange for forward Bo Horvat on Jan. 30, 2023. He then was sent from Vancouver to Chicago on Nov. 28 for a fifth-round pick in 2024.
“It’s tough,” Blackhawks forward Nick Foligno told nhl.com. “I think for a guy that came in on a short time, he really made his impact on the group. He’s a great guy, great player and I think he was just trying to find his game, obviously.
“He’s going to have an awesome opportunity in Nashville, so we’re going to miss him because he’s really impacted our room and he became a good friend to a lot of guys pretty quickly, which I think speaks volumes and is probably a reason why he’s coveted at this time of year. So we wish him well and thank him for his time here, obviously.”
Beauvillier has totaled 243 points (115 goals, 128 assists) in 535 career games with the Islanders, Canucks and Blackhawks. He was selected by the Islanders with the 28th overall pick of the 2015 NHL Draft.
He is in the final season of a three-year contract that he signed with the Islanders in September 2021 and can become an unrestricted free agent after the season.
