Hours after announcing they were going to be held out for trade reasons, the Washington Capitals traded Dmitry Orlov and Garnet Hathaway to the Boston Bruins on Thursday.
Orlov and Hathaway are heading to the Bruins in exchange for Craig Smith, a 2023 first-round pick, a 2024 third-round pick and a 2025 second-round pick, per the Capitals.
The Minnesota Wild also announced they received a 2023 fifth-round pick and will retain 50% of Orlov's salary. The signing rights to Andrei Svetlakov went to Boston.
A pair of pending unrestricted free agents, Orlov and Hathaway provide more depth for the Bruins, who came into Thursday with the best record in the NHL at 43-8-5 while also having a plus-92 goal differential.