Sexton to Avto, Zackrisson to Dynamo. May 2 transfer highlights

After five seasons with Neftekhimik, 31-year-old USA forward Dan Sexton, once of the Anaheim Ducks, has moved to Avtomobilist on a one-year deal.

Neftekhimik has agreed one-year contracts with 26-year-old Czech defenseman Adam Polasek, who played for HC Sochi in last season's playoffs, and also with two Finnish forwards, 27-year-old Joonas Nattinen and 30-year-old Juuso Puustinen.

Salavat Yulaev and Spartak have agreed an exchange deal in which 21-year-old forward Nikita Li moves from Moscow to Ufa, while 23-year-old goaltender Pavel Khomchenko travels in the opposite direction.

Dinamo Minsk has agreed a one-year, two-way contract with 21-year-old Russian forward Artyom Artyomov and a one-way, one-year contract with 27-year-old Belarusian defenseman Oleg Yevenko, who spent the 2017-18 season with Stockton in the AHL..

Dynamo Moscow has agreed a two-year deal with 31-year-old Swedish forward Patrik Zackrisson.

The biggest non-transfer news of the day was the announcement that former Anaheim Ducks, Phoenix Coyotes and Vancouver Canucks forward Brandon McMillan, 28, has agreed to stay on for another year at Dinamo Riga.