Devils deal Arnott to Capitals

On NHL trade deadline day, the New Jersey Devils Monday dealt veteran center Jason Arnott to the Washington Capitals for center David Steckel and a second-round draft pick in 2012.

Arnott had to waive his no-trade clause for the Devils to make the deal, and Washington was one of the teams he thought gave him a chance to win another Cup.

On an out-of-character slow deadline day, the Los Angeles Kings made the biggest move, prying forward Dustin Penner from the Edmonton Oilers.

The Oilers, who have the NHL's worst record, unloaded their star forward for an impressive bundle, receiving prospect defenseman Colten Teubert, a first-round pick this year and another draft selection next year.

There were 16 deals Monday involving 35 players and 12 draft picks, nowhere near the record level of last year when 31 trades involving 55 players were completed.

"There's only a few teams, really, that are out of the playoff races in the East and West. That means most teams were looking to add as opposed to looking to sell players," Chicago Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman said.

In another deal, Smithtown's Chris Higgins was traded from the Florida Panthers to the league-leading Vancouver Canucks for prospect defenseman Even Oberg and a third-round pick in the 2013 draft.

The Canucks also obtained center Maxim Lapierre from the Anaheim Ducks for center Joel Perrault.

- AP