Erik Karlsson to Penguins in 3-team trade with Sharks, Canadiens - ESPN

The San Jose Sharks granted longtime defenseman Erik Karlsson's request for a trade Sunday, dealing him to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a three-team trade the included the Montreal Canadiens for a haul that included veteran forward Mikael Granlund and a 2024 first-round pick.

Along with Granlund and the first-round pick, which is top-10 protected, the Sharks also acquired winger Mike Hoffman and defenseman Jan Rutta.

The Penguins also received forwards Rem Pitlick and Dillon Hamaliuk and a 2026 third-round pick, while the Canadiens are getting defenseman Jeff Petry, goaltender Casey DeSmith, forward Nathan Legare and a 2025 second-round selection.

Karlsson, the 2023 Norris Trophy winner as the NHL's top defenseman, had told the Sharks that he wanted to be traded to a title contender during the offseason.

«I want to win,» Karlsson said at the NHL Awards media day in June. «That's not to say that I'm going to win. I want an opportunity to win. If that opportunity is not in San Jose right now within my timeline, then that's just the unfortunate part of business. That's not to say that I don't like it there or they don't want me there or we don't want this to work. It's just that's just the way it is.»

Karlsson joins a Penguins team that missed the playoffs last season for the first time since 2006 but is reorganizing under new president of hockey operations and general manager Kyle Dubas. The Sharks are in the midst of a four-year stretch without a playoff appearance.