Avalanche acquire Nemeth from Red Wings

The Colorado Avalanche acquired defenseman Patrik Nemeth from the Detroit Red Wings for a 2022 fourth-round draft pick, the team announced Friday.

Nemeth, 29, is in the final season of his current deal and will become an unrestricted free agent in July. The Red Wings are retaining 50% of his expiring $3-million cap hit this season, per CapFriendly.

The Swedish blue-liner has contributed two goals and eight points while logging 18:24 of ice time through 39 games.

Nemeth played two seasons in Colorado before signing with the Red Wings ahead of the 2019-20 campaign.

The Avalanche have been without blue-liner Erik Johnson since late January, and it's unclear if he'll return this season.