Dion Phaneuf is on the move again as the Los Angeles Kings hope he bolsters their blue line for a playoff run.Los Angeles acquired the veteran defenseman and forward Nate Thompson from the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night for forwards Marian Gaborik and Nick Shore. The Senators are retaining 25 percent of Phaneuf¡¯s $7 million salary-cap hit Craig Anderson Jersey , so the Kings get a top-four defenseman for $5.25 million over the next three-plus years.¡±Dion brings to our club a great deal of experience and leadership,¡± Kings general manager Rob Blake said. ¡±He also plays with a physical edge, which complements our lineup well.¡±The 32-year-old Phaneuf was pulled from Ottawa¡¯s bench during a 6-3 loss at the Pittsburgh Penguins with the trade being finalized afterward. The Kings visit the Penguins on Thursday, so he doesn¡¯t even have to leave Pittsburgh to meet up with his new team.¡±I¡¯m excited to be going to the Los Angeles Kings,¡± Phaneuf said. ¡±It¡¯s going to be a real good experience for me to be able to join that team. ¡­ I¡¯m excited about the team that they have, where they¡¯re at in the standings and I¡¯m going to go there and do my best to do whatever I can to help their team.¡±Phaneuf has 16 points in 52 games this season and 478 in 954 games during his 13-year NHL career with the Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs and Senators. He was traded again almost exactly two years after the Senators got him from the Maple Leafs.The timing of the trade was a bit unusual, though the fact he was dealt came as no surprise. After reaching double overtime in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final last spring, the Senators are 19-27-9 and just three points out of last place in the Atlantic Division.¡±Everybody knows that things are going to happen,¡± Ottawa captain Erik Karlsson said. ¡±You just never know when it¡¯s going to happen or if it¡¯s going to happen. So, we wish him all the best ¡­ going to L.A. I know personally he¡¯s going to do real well there.¡±Phaneuf joins a Kings team that¡¯s just outside playoff position in the Western Conference and goes from playing with Norris Trophy-winning defenseman in Karlsson to another in Drew Doughty. He should be an offensive upgrade on the power play, where Los Angeles is ranked 19th in the league.The always budget-conscious Senators save money even as they take on the 35-year-old Gaborik¡¯s contract, which has about $11 million left on it over the next three years. Gaborik is a buyout candidate after this season Authentic Erik Karlsson Jersey Kids , a move that would be an additional help to Ottawa¡¯s bottom line.¡±Marian has enjoyed a tremendous career to date and has played an integral role with our team over the years, including a Stanley Cup championship,¡± Blake said.Phaneuf signed this $49 million, seven-year contract when he was with Toronto on New Year¡¯s Eve 2013. He elected not to waive his no-movement clause last summer to be left unprotected in the Vegas Golden Knights expansion draft, a decision that cost the Senators defenseman Marc Methot.Now Phaneuf is gone, too.¡±The business is the business,¡± he said. ¡±For me, it¡¯s a business decision that the Ottawa Senators wanted to move me, and I respect that.¡±¡ªAP freelance writer Dan Scifo in Pittsburgh contributed to this report.¡ª DETROIT (AP) Montreal coach Claude Julien acknowledged the Canadiens can benefit by losing, increasing their chances in the NHL draft lottery.Julien, though, insisted coaches and players are wired to win and refuse to compete with any other goal in mind.Nicolas Deslauriers¡® second goal put Montreal ahead late in the second period and they held on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Thursday night.The Original Six teams are out of the playoff race, finishing up the season playing only for pride.¡±Both teams want to win. It¡¯s engrained in us Jean-Gabriel Pageau Jersey ,¡± Julien said. ¡±I¡¯ve been told ¨C I can honestly tell you ¨C to try to win every game we can.¡±Antti Niemi had 23 saves for the Canadiens, started in place of struggling star Carey Price.Detroit¡¯s Jared Coreau stopped 24 shots, giving Jimmy Howard the night off.Montreal took advantage of the Red Wings turning the puck over, including early in the third period when Artturi Lehkonen scored to create a two-goal cushion.¡±We¡¯re always trying to force turnovers and play a fastbreak game,¡± Lehkonen said. ¡±We got some opportunities and we did a good job finishing them.¡±Darren Helm scored less than a minute later to pull Detroit within a goal, but it couldn¡¯t¡¯ score again to extend the game.Montreal had won just two of its previous 10 games and will miss the playoffs for the second time in three years.¡±I¡¯m not used to losing. I don¡¯t like to lose,¡± Julien said. ¡±But at the same time, I have to be objective and look at the situation and there were some challenges along the way that we didn¡¯t expect, a number of injuries, and players having to move up in the lineup in areas they weren¡¯t quite ready for.¡±The Red Wings have lost two straight and 15 of their last 19 games. They will be relegated to watching the postseason for a second consecutive season after earning a spot in the playoffs 25 straight times.¡±We¡¯ve found ways to lose too many times this year,¡± Detroit defenseman Jonathan Ericsson said. ¡±We lost a lot of one-goal games after leading games in the third. And, it¡¯s just not acceptable that we didn¡¯t close out more games.¡±The storied franchises hope they¡¯re fortunate enough to get the No. 1 pick overall to likely draft Swedish defenseman Rasmus Dahlin.Detroit wants to rebuild around Dylan Larkin, who split two Canadiens on a rush and beat Niemi with a backhander late in the first to make it 1-all after Deslauriers had his first goal early in the game.¡±Dylan continues to build his game Mark Stone Jersey ,¡± Detroit coach Jeff Blashill said. ¡±That goal, I think, is a good sign for us.¡±Tyler Bertuzzi put the Red Wings ahead early in the second, but they lost the lead as they have many times this season.Brendan Gallagher pulled the Canadiens into a tie midway through the second period and Deslauriers¡¯ 10th put them ahead with 5:21 left in the period.¡±It¡¯s been a tough year so this was a nice bonus at the end of the year,¡± Deslauriers said.NOTES: Montreal D Jeff Petry was cheered on by at least one fan in the stands. His father, Dan Petry, an 18-game winner for the 1984 World Series champion Detroit Tigers, attended the game. ¡­ Coreau, who has spent much of the season in the AHL, is 0-5 with the Red Wings this season. ¡­ Gallagher has a team-high 31 goals, a double-digit lead over the rest of his teammates and seven more goals than he scored in any of his previous five seasons. ¡­ Larkin has a five-game points streak.UP NEXTCanadiens: Wrap up the season Saturday night at Toronto.Red Wings: End the season at home against the New York Islanders on Saturday night.¡ª