Wild trade Duhaime to Avalanche for 3rd-round pick

The Minnesota Wild traded forward Brandon Duhaime to the Colorado Avalanche for a 2026 third-round pick, the teams announced.

Duhaime is scheduled for unrestricted free agency this summer and carries a $1.1-million cap hit. He's recorded eight points and 155 hits in 62 games this season while averaging 10 minutes per contest.

The 26-year-old has played 193 career games since being drafted by the Wild in the fourth round in 2016.

Minnesota is nine points back of the second wild-card seed in the Western Conference with 20 contests remaining.

Colorado is in pursuit of the Central Division title and has been one of the league's busiest teams leading up to Friday's trade deadline. The Avalanche acquired Sean Walker and Casey Mittelstadt in separate deals Wednesday.