By Canadian Press

Habs trade Lehkonen to Avalanche for Barron, second-round pick in 2024

Mar 21, 2022 | 12:30 PM

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have traded forward Artturi Lehkonen to the Colorado Avalanche.

Montreal gets defenceman Justin Barron and a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft in return.

The 20-year-old Barron played in two games for the Avalanche this season with a minus-1 defensive rating. 

He has five goals and 15 assists in 43 games for the American Hockey League’s Colorado Eagles this season.

Barron, who played four seasons with the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, was a first-round draft pick (25th overall) of the Avalanche in 2020.

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Lehkonen, 26, tallied 13 goals and 16 assists in 58 games for the Canadiens this season, ranking third on the team in points.

He is two points shy of matching his career best (31) set in 82 games during the 2018-19 campaign.

Lehkonen has 74 goals and 75 assists over six NHL seasons, all in Montreal.

He has six goals and six assists in 33 post-season games, including three goals in the Canadiens’ run to the Stanley Cup final last season.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 21, 2022.

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