NHL trade deadline winners include Golden Knights, Panthers, Hurricanes and Kyle Okposo

The National Hockey league logo is shown in a file photo. The league's board of governors voted to open up a formal expansion process Wednesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/StaffNHL teams combined to make 23 trades on Friday, dealing a total of 33 players and more than 20 draft picks, before the league's deadline with some teams and players seeming to win - and some seeming to lose.

The San Jose Sharks, Detroit and Pittsburgh Penguins, meanwhile, chose a different and questionable approach at the potentially pivotal point of the season. The Golden Knights acquired two-time All-Star center Tomas Hertl from the Sharks in perhaps the biggest deal on Friday. Earlier in the week, they acquired point-producing defenseman Noah Hanifin from Calgary and 29-year-old forward Anthony Mantha, who has 20 goals this season for the third time in his career, in another deal with Washington.

The Panthers added more help up front with scoring winger Vladimir Tarasenko from Ottawa and on the blue line with Kyle Okposo from Buffalo.The 35-year-old defenseman can be deemed a winner, getting away from the Sabres, whose postseason drought dates to 2011, and landing with one of the Stanley Cup favorites - along with Edmonton - according to FanDuel Sportsbook.

The Penguins dealt Guentzel, their ninth all-time leading goal scorer, for forward Michael Bunting and some prospects to Carolina and veteran defenseman Chad Ruhwedel to the New York Rangers for a fourth-round pick in 2027.The 35-year-old winger could have chased a Cup and possibly added to his value as a free agent, but the Capitals were unable to deal him and he will play out the season with a team that will have to make a surprisingly strong finish just to make the playoffs.

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