On Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET, the NHL's trade deadline will be 10 days old. Almost prehistoric. And that means it's time to look at how those players who changed addresses (since Feb. 21) are faring, and determine whether trades went boom or bust.

As for Lee Stempniak, it should come as no surprise that he's fitting in with his new team, the Boston Bruins. This is what Mr. Stempniak does - get traded, keep producing, rinse, and repeat.

Forwards

Notes:

• Stempniak is amazing. He should go to unrestricted free agency this summer with one request: a no-trade clause. He's earned it.
• Fact: When Maroon scores, the Oilers win. Look it up.
• Ladd's ice time has gone up in each game with the Blackhawks, and he hit the 20-minute mark Wednesday.
• Staal was acquired for the playoffs, but the Rangers have to be a little disappointed so far. Privately, at least.

Meanwhile, a couple of forwards who weren't traded have only two goals in seven games between them:

Defensemen

Notes:

• Eight points between Stempniak and Liles. Don Sweeney is a genius.
• The haul the Flames got for Russell, which included Jokipakka, still doesn't make a lot of sense.

The highest-scoring defenseman since Feb. 29 who was on the trading block but didn't get moved? Dan Hamhuis, of course.

Bravo, Vancouver.

Goalies

James Reimer was the only goalie of note to be traded before the deadline, acquired by the Sharks from the Maple Leafs.

Notes:

• Reimer's numbers look good, and he has his first shutout in over a year.
• Since the Feb. 27 trade, Sharks No. 1 goalie Martin Jones is 4-0 and has stopped 119 of 125 shots he's faced, good for a .952 save percentage. The Sharks appear set in goal.

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On the outside of the playoff picture, the Minnesota Wild will be without their starting goaltender for Thursday's game against Edmonton.

Devan Dubnyk will be unavailable due to illness, meaning Darcy Kuemper will draw the start. Steve Michalek, who was recalled from the AHL on an emergency basis, will serve as the back up.

The Wild sit two points behind Colorado for the Western Conference's second wild card spot, albeit with two games in hand.

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LOS ANGELES - Jeff Carter scored with 2:10 left in overtime and the Los Angeles Kings blew a three-goal lead in the third period before rallying for a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.

Vincent Lecavalier, Jake Muzzin and Milan Lucic scored in a dominant first period for the Kings, who reclaimed the Pacific Division lead from Anaheim with their seventh victory in nine games.

Related: VIDEOS: Kings honor Justin Williams, Mike Richards in L.A. returns

T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom and Dmitry Orlov scored in the third for the NHL-leading Capitals, who awoke from two somnolent periods for a furious finish. Braden Holtby stopped 26 shots in Washington's second loss in six games.

After both teams had golden overtime chances, Carter scored on an exceptional cross-ice pass from Lucic to end a thriller between two Stanley Cup contenders.

Jonathan Quick made 29 saves as the NHL's best defensive team held on late to beat the Capitals, who lead the league in scoring.

The Kings' victory and the Ducks' 3-0 loss at Colorado pushed Los Angeles one point ahead of Anaheim atop the Pacific. The Kings led the division for two months before the Ducks overtook them with a 3-2 win in Los Angeles last weekend.

Kings fans gave a warm homecoming to Capitals forwards Justin Williams and Mike Richards, who played key roles on Los Angeles' Stanley Cup championship teams in 2012 and 2014.

Staples Center gave separate video tributes to Williams and Richards on the scoreboard during the first period. Richards warmly acknowledged the cheers after his stormy departure from the Kings, including a demotion to the AHL before the club reached a settlement on his hefty contract. The dispute followed Richards' arrested at a Canadian border crossing in June, when he was charged with possession of a controlled substance. The charge was stayed in February.

Williams, the beloved forward who won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the NHL's postseason MVP in 2014, left as a free agent last summer. The veteran known as ''Mr. Game 7'' acknowledged the ovation and video tribute with a curt wave of his hand.

After Lecavalier got credit for a goal that grazed his skate, Muzzin and Lucic scored 1:21 apart against the Capitals, who scarcely showed life for the first two periods.

But Oshie scored his 20th goal during a scramble early in the third, and Backstrom scored with 8:58 to play after a dominant shift by his line with Alex Ovechkin.

Orlov tied it by stickhandling through the Kings' entire defense and beating Quick with an artful backhand for the defenseman's eighth goal. Williams got the first assist for the Caps, who outshot Los Angeles 18-6 in the third.

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DENVER - Semyon Varlamov stopped 37 shots, Nathan MacKinnon got his 21st goal and the Colorado Avalanche beat Anaheim 3-0 Wednesday night to end the Ducks' 14-game point streak.

Andreas Martinsen and Shawn Matthias also scored to help the Avalanche earn a critical win. They're in a heated race with Minnesota for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

The Ducks have now dropped two straight for the first time since December and ended a six-game road winning streak.

Anaheim goaltender John Gibson had a rare off night. He entered tied for the league-lead with a 2.04 goals-against average, but stopped just 23 of 26 shots.

Colorado has outscored Anaheim 6-0 in two meetings this season.

Things got a little chippy in the waning seconds when Colorado defenseman Francois Beauchemin and Anaheim forward Jamie McGinn exchanged shoves. Beauchemin played parts of nine seasons with Anaheim while McGinn used to play for Colorado.

Martinsen returned to the lineup after not playing the last four games. He took a pass from Matt Duchene and beat Gibson with a backhanded shot. It was Martinsen's first goal since Dec. 12.

With 28.3 seconds remaining in the second period, Matthias knocked in a pass from Carl Soderberg. Matthias has three goals since being acquired from Toronto on Feb. 21.

Matthias nearly had another goal early in the third period when he took a long pass at the blue line on a breakaway and beat Gibson with a shot. The officials ruled Matthias was offside, but replays seemed to indicate his skate might have been on the blue line when he entered the zone.

No matter, the three-goal cushion was more than enough for Varlamov. One of his best of the night was in the second period when he redirected a tip by David Perron just wide of the goal.

It was Varlamov's second solid start after a recent rash of subpar performances led to a few starts for backup Calvin Pickard. Hall of Fame goaltender turned coach Patrick Roy said he never lost confidence in Varlamov but needed him to be more consistent.

Related: Avalanche's Varlamov steps up after being called out by Roy

Colorado scored midway through the first when Erik Johnson lofted the puck from blue line to blue line, where a speeding MacKinnon quickly settled it onto his stick with defenseman Josh Manson draped on him. MacKinnon was able to lift the puck over Gibson's glove for his 21st goal of the season.

Related: VIDEO: MacKinnon capitalizes on Johnson's precise lob pass

Before MacKinnon's goal, Gibson made two sensational saves - one with his stomach to stop MacKinnon's liner and another by using his right pad on a shot from Matt Duchene.

Strong goaltending is nothing new for the Ducks, who are the only team with both of their net-minders ranked in the top-10 this season in goals-against average. Frederik Andersen is ninth (2.21 GAA).

NOTES: Anaheim wraps up a two-game trip Friday in St. Louis. ... Avalanche D Chris Bigras (head) missed a second straight game. ... F Jack Skille was a scratch. ... Colorado killed off three Anaheim power-play opportunities. The Avalanche have now killed off 22 straight penalties.

-with files from theScore

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The Calgary Flames have Johnny Gaudreau to thank for salvaging a 3-2 overtime win over the Nashville Predators on Wednesday.

Gaudreau set up Mikael Backlund with a great pass on the OT winner, capping off an impressive three-point night.

Related: Johnny Gaudreau establishes 2 career highs in 10 seconds

The Predators nearly stole the victory from the Flames, who held a 2-0 lead before Mike Fisher went off for two points in the third period, including the game-tying goal with the goalie pulled and just 1:18 left on the clock.

The Predators' late-game heroics pushed their franchise-record point streak to 14 games.

With the win, the Flames now have a two-point cushion on the Winnipeg Jets and Edmonton Oilers, who occupy last place in the Western Conference.

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