Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Nicolas Deslauriers was born February 22, 1991 in LaSalle, Quebec, Canada. He is a left wing in the National Hockey League.

Deslauriers was drafted in the third round, 84th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. On May 31, 2011, Los Angeles signed Deslauriers to a three-year, entry-level contract and made his professional debut with the team during the 2011–12 season and finished with 14 points through 65 games. On March 5, 2014, Deslauriers was traded to the Buffalo Sabres and made his NHL debut a few days later on March 7, 2014. He was re-signed to a two-year contract with the team on May 26, 2014. On October 4, 2017, the opening day of the NHL season, Deslauriers was traded by the Sabres to the Montreal Canadiens. Upon finishing the previous season with numerous career-highs, Deslauriers rejoined the Canadiens for their 2018–19 campaign. On June 30, 2019, Deslauriers was traded by the Canadiens to the Anaheim Ducks and signed a two-year contract to remain with the Anaheim Ducks. Following the contract signing, Deslauriers set the record for fastest hat trick in Ducks history. On March 19, 2022, Deslauriers was traded to the Minnesota Wild. As a free agent from the Wild, Deslauriers was signed to a four-year, $7 million contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on July 13, 2022.