Sens acquire Filatov for third-round pick

Posted June 25, 2011 12:35 pm.

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THE CANADIAN PRESS

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Ottawa Senators acquired forward Nikita Filatov from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday for a third-round draft pick in this year’s NHL draft.

Filatov was drafted sixth overall by the Blue Jackets in the 2008 entry draft. He had seven assists in 23 games played with Columbus last season.

The 21-year-old left-winger has a total of six goals and seven assists in 44 career NHL games.

The six-foot, 190-pound Moscow native also spent time in the Kontinental Hockey League, scoring nine goals and 13 assists with CSKA-Moscow in 26 games in the 2009-2010 season.

Columbus’ pick will be the 66th in Saturday’s draft.

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