Pens busy ahead of roster freeze, acquire Oleksiak from Stars

Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford put in a busy day before the NHL's roster freeze comes into effect, manufacturing a pair of trades.

The more notable of the two deals is the acquisition of defenseman Jamie Oleksiak for the Dallas Stars in exchange for a conditional 2019 fourth-round pick. Oleksiak's played 21 games this season, averaging 15 minutes per night while contributing one goal and two assists.

Because Pittsburgh owns two fourth-rounders in 2019, the Stars will take the earlier of the two picks.

In their other move, the Pens nabbed goaltender Michael Leighton and a 2019 fourth-round pick for forward Josh Archibald, netminder Sean Maguire, and a sixth-round pick the same year.

Leighton, 36, has played seven games in the NHL since taking the Philadelphia Flyers to the Stanley Cup Final in 2010.