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Wild acquire Ilya Bryzgalov for depth in goal from Oilers for 4th-round draft pick

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Edmonton Oilers\' goalie Ilya Bryzgalov wears a mask bearing artwork done by his children during first period NHL hockey action against the Vancouver Canucks in Vancouver, B.C., on Monday January 27, 2014. The Minnesota Wild have acquired goaltender Bryzgalovfrom the Oilers in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

The Minnesota Wild have acquired goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov (IHL’-yuh brihs-GAH’-lahf) from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick.

The Wild announced the trade on Tuesday, one day before the NHL deadline for dealing.

The 33-year-old Russian has a 5-8-5 record in 20 games for the Oilers this season with a 3.01 goals-against average. His save percentage is .913. Bryzgalov has 38 games of playoff experience over five postseasons with Anaheim, Phoenix and Philadelphia.

The pick sent to Edmonton was originally acquired last year from Buffalo in the trade that brought Jason Pominville to Minnesota.

Rookie Darcy Kuemper has started 15 straight games in goal for the Wild, so Bryzgalov is more for insurance with Niklas Backstrom and Josh Harding not at full strength.

The Oilers quickly found a replacement by acquiring netminder Viktor Fasth from the Anaheim Ducks for a fifth-round pick this year and a third-round selection in the 2015 draft.

Fasth, a 31-year-old native of Kalix, Sweden, has a 2-2-1 record this season with a 2.95 GAA and .885 save percentage. He split last season between Anaheim and Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

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With files from The Canadian Press.

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