Kings and Blues pull off a one for one trade today

This just in, the St. Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings have made a one for one trade, with Akil Thomas heading to St. Louis in exchange for Nikita Alexandrov.

Thomas, 25, has recorded 13 points (four goals, nine assists) in 19 games with the Kings’ AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign, this season. Overall, the Toronto, Ontario, native has tallied 106 points (50 goals, 56 assists) and 76 penalty minutes in 176 career AHL regular-season games.

Thomas has also appeared in 32 career regular-season NHL games with the Kings, recording seven points (four goals, three assists) and nine penalty minutes.

Canadian hockey fans may remember Thomas from his time with Team Canada for the 2020 World Junior Championships, where he scored the gold medal goal with just minutes left in the 3rd period against Russia.

Ironically the German-born Russian Alexandrov was actually playing for team Russia in that same game. He was originally drafted by the Blues in the second round, No. 62 overall, of the 2019 NHL Draft. Across six seasons with the organization he totaled 143 points (61 goals, 82 assists) and 72 penalty minutes in 188 AHL regular-season games and nine points (three goals, six assists) and 12 penalty minutes in 51 regular-season NHL games.