The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired forwards Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand, along with a fifth-round draft pick in 2026 as part of a three-team trade with the Seattle Kraken and Detroit Red Wings.

Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde were traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning by the Seattle Kraken as part of a three-team trade also involving the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday. Gourde was traded to the Red Wings for unsigned defenseman Kyle Aucoin.

Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand were traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning by the Seattle Kraken as part of a three-team trade also involving the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday. Gourde was traded to the Red Wings for unsigned defenseman Kyle Aucoin.

To complete the deal, Tampa Bay sends forward Michael Eyssimont, a first-round draft pick in 2026, a first-round draft pick in 2027 and Toronto's second-round draft pick in 2025

The Kraken on Wednesday traded winger Oliver Bjorkstrand and center Yanni Gourde to the Tampa Bay Lightning in a three-way deal that also involved Detroit for a pair of protected first-round draft picks,

The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired forwards Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde on Wednesday as part of a three-team swap.

Oliver and Yanni were tremendous players for our organization who led by example on and off the ice, and I wish them all the best."

Steve Yzerman and his Detroit Red Wings inner circle are meeting to discuss the NHL trade deadline, which arrives at 3 p.m. Friday.

The Lighting paid a steep price -- two first-round picks -- for Gourde and Bjorkstrand but they're two players who should fit in perfectly.

What could be a busy week of NHL trade deadline activity for the Seattle Kraken started with a bang on Wednesday.