By Justin Worsley,
The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired Ottawa Senators winger Alexei Kovalev for a conditional draft pick.
The pick is initially good for a seventh-round pick in the upcoming draft, however, if the Penguins advance to the second round of the playoffs and Kovalev is active in at least half of the first round games.
Kovalev, waived his no-trade clause to complete the deal. The 38-year-old has 27 points this season and is in the final year of his contract.
Pittsburgh has been furiously trying to trade for almost any healthy body. The Penguins are missing 12 major contributors, including Evgeni Malkin, who is out for the season with a torn MCL and ACL, and Sidney Crosby, who has not played since Jan. 5 due to a concussion.
This will be Kovalev's second stint with the Penguins. He first played in Pittsburgh between 1998-2003 before they traded him back to the Rangers, whom he won a Stanley Cup with in 1994.
In his career, Kovalev has 426 goals and 591 assists in 1,282 career games.
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