National Hockey League roundup

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[March 02, 2015]  March 1 (The Sports Xchange) - The Washington Capitals acquired left wing Curtis Glencross from the Calgary Flames in exchange for second- and a third-round picks in the 2015 draft, the Capitals announced Sunday.

Glencross has nine goals and 19 assists in 53 games this season. His best season was 2011-2012, when he had 26 goals and 22 assists for the Flames.

Glencross, 32, is in the last of year of his current contract. It carries a $2.55 million cap hit. No salary will be retained in the deal, according to ESPN.com.

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The Capitals also reassigned defenseman Cameron Schilling and forward Aaron Volpatti to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.

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The Flames placed captain and defenseman Mark Giordano on injured reserve and claimed defenseman David Schlemko off waivers from the Dallas Stars.

Giordano sustained an upper-body injury Wednesday in the Flames' 3-1 win against the New Jersey Devils.

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The New York Rangers acquired defenseman Keith Yandle from the Arizona Coyotes for a collection of picks and prospects.

The Coyotes, who are reportedly picking up of half of Yandle's $5.25 salary for the rest of this season and next, get 19-year-old left wing prospect Anthony Duclair, 24-year-old defenseman John Moore and a first-round draft pick in 2016 and a second-round pick in 2015, according to Darren Dreger of TSN.

The Rangers also get 27-year-old defenseman Chris Summers, who has split time between the Coyotes and their AHL affiliate in Portland, Oregon this season, and a 2015 fourth-round pick.

The 28-year-old Yandle has four goals and 37 assists while playing just under 24 minutes a game.

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The Anaheim Ducks reassigned forward Chris Wagner to the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League.

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Wagner, 23, appeared in his third career NHL game on Friday night against the Los Angeles Kings, going scoreless while winning eight of 13 faceoff attempts.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs claimed defenseman Tim Erixon off waivers from the Chicago Blackhawks.

Erixon, 24, has played for both the Blackhawks and Columbus Blue Jackets this season.

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The Winnipeg Jets activated forward Blake Wheeler from injured reserve.

Wheeler, the Jets' third-leading scorer, missed the last two games with a knee injury. He has 44 points (16 goals, 28 assists) in 61 games.

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The Arizona Coyotes assigned forward Henrik Samuelsson and defenseman Dylan Reese to the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League.

Samuelsson, 21, has appeared in two games with the Coyotes this season. Reese, 30, has played in one game. (Editing by Gene Cherry)

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