Overview

• Buffalo sent 23-year-old winger JJ Peterka to Utah in exchange for winger Josh Doan and defenseman Michael Kesselring.
• Peterka recorded a career-high 68 points last season with the Sabres and agreed to a five-year, $7.7 million annual extension with the Mammoth.
• Utah general manager Bill Armstrong said the acquisition boosts the team’s top-six scoring depth without costing the fourth overall NHL Draft pick.
• Sabres GM Kevyn Adams said Doan and Kesselring will address Buffalo’s need for added forward production and right-shot defensive depth.
• The trade marks the first move in Buffalo’s offseason retooling as the club seeks to end a 14-year playoff drought.