Maple Leafs acquire Dewar from Wild

The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired depth forward Connor Dewar from the Minnesota Wild for a fourth-round pick in 2026 and forward prospect Dmitry Ovchinnikov, the teams announced.

Dewar has spent the last two campaigns as Minnesota's fourth-line center and has chipped in 14 points in 57 games this season while averaging 11 minutes per contest.

He was also a key contributor on the penalty kill - an area of need for the Maple Leafs, who rank 22nd through 63 games.

Dewar, 24, carries an $800,000 cap hit and is an arbitration-eligible restricted free agent this summer.

Ovchinnikov was a fifth-round draft pick of the Maple Leafs in 2020. He's split time between the KHL and AHL since being selected and has recorded 10 points in 20 games with the Toronto Marlies this season.

Adding Dewar was Toronto's only move on deadline day. The Maple Leafs previously acquired Joel Edmundson and Ilya Lyubushkin within the last week to address their defensive depth before the playoffs.

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