The Dallas Stars acquired Evgenii Dadonov from the Montreal Canadiens for Denis Gurianov on Sunday in a swap of Russian forwards designed to give the Central Division leaders an offensive boost.

Montreal is retaining half of Dadonov’s $5 million salary cap hit for the rest of the season as part of the trade. That saves Dallas some money while it sheds Gurianov’s $2.9 million.

Dadonov, 33, has 18 points in 50 games this season for Montreal, which is in the middle of a rebuild.

Other deals >> The Blues traded winger Ivan Barbashev to the Golden Knights for prospect Zach Dean. Barbashev has 10 goals and 29 points in 59 games this season.

The Avalanche acquired defenseman Jack Johnson from the Blackhawks in exchange for defenseman Andreas Englund. Johnson helped Colorado win the Stanley Cup last season.

Changes for Predators >> Ex-Nashville coach Barry Trotz is rejoining the Predators in their front office, succeeding David Poile, the only general manager in the franchise’s history.