The Ducks traded goalie John Gibson to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for goalie Petr Mrázek, a 2027 second-round pick and a 2026 fourth-rounder, both teams confirmed Saturday.

For the second time in less than a year, the Ducks dealt away their longest-tenured player after sending Cam Fowler to the St. Louis Blues in December.

Gibson, 31, performed well when available last season but was in and out of the mix with injuries, all while pending restricted free agent Lukáš Dostál’s star ascended rapidly. Toward the end of the campaign, general manager Pat Verbeek was dealing with an injury to Gibson and another minor league starter Tomas Suchanek, prompting a deal for veteran Ville Husso from Detroit.

Here, the Ducks get another seasoned netminder from the Wings to play behind Dostál in Mrázek. Mrázek, 33, and Dostál, 25, both hail from Czechia.

Mrázek is set to make $4.25 million against the cap next year, while Gibson’s two seasons at a $6.4 million annual average value were offloaded without retention.

Gibson was originally a second-round pick in the 2011 draft, and he made his debut in 2013-14. He went on to become a three-time NHL All-Star (2016, 2019 and 2022). No goalie has played more games, won more games or lost more games than Gibson in Ducks franchise history.

“It became clear John wanted a new opportunity, and after many discussions with him, we felt now was the right time to make this move,” Verbeek said.

KINGS

The Kings traded defenseman Jordan Spence to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for the 67th overall pick in this year’s draft and a sixth-rounder next year on Saturday.

The Kings turned around and traded pick No. 67 to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a 2026 third-round pick (originally owned by the Dallas Stars) and No.125 in this year’s draft.

It was an unceremonious end to the 24-year-old Spence’s Kings tenure, in which he matured into a regular and averaged 75 games played over the past two campaigns.

He posted 52 points in 150 games, earning mostly third-pairing minutes and some stints on the second power-play unit.

A major reason the Kings were moving on from Spence, despite struggling to find defensive depth last season and potentially losing a top blue-liner in Vladislav Gavrikov, seemed to be trust. In the first-round playoff series loss to Edmonton, Spence was scratched for one game and effectively shelved for the other five despite being in uniform.

While the men who made that decision, coach Jim Hiller and assistant D.J. Smith, remained with the Kings after a first-round fold, a new general manager had the chance to appraise Spence.

Veteran executive Ken Holland recognized Spence’s fine regular season but acknowledged that Spence did not “want to go backward” in his career or responsibilities. Holland said he had to evaluate Spence’s status, and clearly made his decision.

“If he’s not in the lineup every night, I think he’d like to be somewhere where he could be in the lineup every night,” Holland said.