Wild acquire F Justin Brazeau from Bruins

Field Level Media|published: Fri 7th March, 24:02 2025

Mar 2, 2025; Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Boston Bruins right wing Justin Brazeau (55) skates with the puck as Minnesota Wild left wing Marcus Foligno (17) defends during the third period at Xcel Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images

The Minnesota Wild acquired forward Justin Brazeau from the Boston Bruins for two players and a draft pick on Thursday.

The Wild sent the Bruins forwards Marat Khusnutdinov and Jakub Lauko and a sixth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.

Brazeau, 27, tallied 20 points (10 goals, 10 assists) in 57 games with the Bruins this season. He has 15 goals and 12 assists in 76 games with Boston over his two NHL seasons.

Khusnutdinov, 22, had seven points (two goals, five assists) in 57 games this season and 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in 73 games with Minnesota over two campaigns.

Lauko, 24, tallied six points (three goals, three assists) in 38 games with Minnesota this season.

Lauko was drafted by Boston in the third round in 2018 and spent two seasons with the Bruins before was traded to Minnesota last June. In 121 NHL games, he has nine goals and 14 assists.

--Field Level Media