Author: Mike Brehm, USA TODAY

The NHL trade deadline is 3 p.m. ET on April 12. Analyzing the trades that have happened in the leadup to the final day.

The NHL trade deadline is April 12, and a flurry of activity could ramp up with more major moves. Here are teams to keep an eye on.

The first half of the season presented challenges because of COVID-19, but now things have calmed down. Who are the winners and losers on the ice?

The last-place Detroit Red Wings would not have drafted fourth overall in 2020 if the NHL’s proposed changes to the lottery had been in place.

Tom Wilson checked Brandon Carlo hard into the boards, and the Bruins defenseman immediately grabbed his head and appeared dazed as he left the ice.

Boston Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo immediately grabbed his head after hit from Washington Capitals’ Tom Wilson and needed help leaving ice.

Darryl Sutter, 62, who replaced fired Geoff Ward, took the Calgary Flames to the 2004 Stanley Cup Final and won two titles with the Los Angeles Kings.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin wanted nothing to do with challenge from Boston Bruins’ Trent Frederic. But he later delivered some stickwork.

Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Foligno calls off a fight against San Jose Sharks defenseman Nikolai Knyzhov and ends up with a Gordie Howe hat trick.