Overview

• Utah receives 23-year-old winger JJ Peterka in exchange for defenseman Michael Kesselring and forward Josh Doan.
• Peterka scored 27 goals and amassed a career-high 68 points in 77 games last season under the final year of a three-year, $2.775 million deal.
• Buffalo gains defenseman Michael Kesselring, who set career highs with seven goals and 29 points, and forward Josh Doan, who had seven goals and 19 points last season.
• An extension with the Mammoth organization is in place for Peterka, who is expected to anchor Utah’s top-six forwards alongside Dylan Guenther and Logan Cooley.
• Utah holds the fourth overall pick and Buffalo has the ninth as both teams prepare to make selections in Friday’s NHL Draft.