Penguins President and GM Kyle Dubas steps in and picks up a potential Leafs trade target late Wednesday evening, swapping Bunting for Schenn. The Toronto

Less than 30 minutes after making a smaller trade, shipping out Vincent Desharnais for a mid-round pick, Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas made the bigger deal, trading Michael Bunting and a 2026 fourth-round pick to the Nashville Predators for center Tommy Novak and defenseman Luke Schenn.

Brayden Schenn is set to play his 1,000th regular-season NHL game when he and the St. Louis Blues visit the Washington Capitals on Thursday night.

The San Jose Sharks got 28-year-old defenseman Vincent Desharnais from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 2028 fifth-round pick on Wednesday night. Desharnais, who is under contract through next season, has been traded twice in five weeks after going from Vancouver to Pittsburgh in the deal that got the Canucks Marcus

Brayden and Luke Schenn became the first pair of brothers in NHL history to both hit the 1,000 game milestone in the same season.