Blackhawks trade Beauvillier to Predators

The Chicago Blackhawks traded forward Anthony Beauvillier to the Nashville Predators for a fifth-round pick in 2024, the teams announced.

Beauvillier is an unrestricted free agent at season's end and carries a $4.125-million cap hit.

The Blackhawks acquired the 26-year-old from the Vancouver Canucks in November. Beauvillier landed on the West Coast last season in the trade that sent Bo Horvat to the New York Islanders.

Beauvillier has managed 14 points in 45 games this season between his two clubs. Despite a decline in production in recent years, Beauvillier does have a history of raising his game in the playoffs. He notched a combined 27 points in 41 postseason contests for the Islanders in 2020 and 2021.

The Predators were expected to be sellers earlier this season but have surged into the Western Conference playoff picture thanks to an 8-1-1 run. Nashville currently holds a six-point cushion in the second wild-card spot with 19 games remaining.

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