The Colorado Avalanche announced on Saturday that the team has acquired defenseman Jacob MacDonald from the Florida Panthers in exchange for forward Dominic Toninato.

MacDonald, 26, spent most of the 2018-19 campaign with the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL), where he led all team defensemen with 43 points (14g/29a) in 72 games. He began the season with the Panthers, scoring a goal in his NHL debut in the season opener (Oct. 6) at Tampa Bay. He dressed in two games with Florida (1g/0a) before joining the Thunderbirds.