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Ben Lovejoy joining Stars following trade with Devils

The Dallas Stars have traded for New Jersey Devils defenseman Ben Lovejoy, the teams announced Saturday.

Lovejoy, 35, has two goals and five assists in 51 games in 2018-19 and was second on the Devils with 77 blocked shots while playing a key penalty-killing role. The 11-year veteran was traded back and forth between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Anaheim Ducks over the past decade before signing a three-year contract with the Devils in 2016 that expires after this season.

"Ben is a top-end penalty-killing defenseman, and he brings a good mix of both physicality and mobility to our backend," Stars general manager Jim Nill said.