NHL trade deadline: Penguins acquire C Derick Brassard from Senators, reports say

The Penguins on Friday acquired forward Derick Brassard from the Senators, according to multiple reports.

The Senators are believed to be getting a 2018 first-round pick, defenseman Ian Cole and goalie prospect Filip Gustavsson in the deadline deal, the Ottawa Sun reported.

The Penguins were among several teams — including the Blues, Blue Jackets, Kings, Jets, Rangers and Sharks — looking for help in the middle as the clock ticked toward the 3 p.m. ET Monday deadline, making Brassard, 30, a particularly hot commodity.

In 58 games this season, he has 18 goals and 20 assists.

He joins a Penguins team that already has two of the game's top centers, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, giving coach Mike Sullivan serious frontline depth through next season, when Brassard's current contract expires.

Gustavsson, 19, was the No. 55 overall pick in the 2016 draft. Cole is an unrestricted free agent this summer.