NHL notebook: Jets' Byfuglien signs five-year extension
By The Sports Xchange
The Winnipeg Jets signed defenseman Dustin Byfuglien to a five-year contract extension on Monday worth $38 million with an average annual value of $7.6 million.
Byfuglien, 30, could have been an unrestricted free agent on July 1.
Byfuglien has recorded 32 points (15 goals, 17 assists) this season while appearing in all 52 games. He is tied for second in the league for defensemen with his 15 goals.
Byfuglien leads the Jets in shots (163), penalty minutes (78) and ice time (24:14 per game). The native of Roseau, Minn., was named to the 2016 NHL All-Star Game in Nashville, Tenn., where he recorded a goal and an assist for the Central Division team.
--Jets forward Drew Stafford was suspended for one game without pay for a high-sticking violation, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced.
Stafford was cited for high-sticking Colorado Avalanche defenseman Nick Holden during Saturday's game. Stafford was assessed a double-minor penalty for the second-period incident.
--The St. Louis Blues placed defenseman Alex Pietrangelo on injured reserve with a right knee injury.
Pietrangelo was injured in the Blues' 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. He will be re-evaluated in three weeks, the team announced.
Pietrangelo, 26, has played in all 55 games this season, posting 23 points (three goals, 20 assists).
--The Washington Capitals reassigned forward Paul Carey and defenseman Connor Carrick to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.
Carey, 27, has played in four games with the Capitals this season and scored his first NHL goal on Saturday at New Jersey.
By The Sports Xchange
The Winnipeg Jets signed defenseman Dustin Byfuglien to a five-year contract extension on Monday worth $38 million with an average annual value of $7.6 million.
Byfuglien, 30, could have been an unrestricted free agent on July 1.
Byfuglien has recorded 32 points (15 goals, 17 assists) this season while appearing in all 52 games. He is tied for second in the league for defensemen with his 15 goals.
Byfuglien leads the Jets in shots (163), penalty minutes (78) and ice time (24:14 per game). The native of Roseau, Minn., was named to the 2016 NHL All-Star Game in Nashville, Tenn., where he recorded a goal and an assist for the Central Division team.
--Jets forward Drew Stafford was suspended for one game without pay for a high-sticking violation, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced.
Stafford was cited for high-sticking Colorado Avalanche defenseman Nick Holden during Saturday's game. Stafford was assessed a double-minor penalty for the second-period incident.
--The St. Louis Blues placed defenseman Alex Pietrangelo on injured reserve with a right knee injury.
Pietrangelo was injured in the Blues' 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. He will be re-evaluated in three weeks, the team announced.
Pietrangelo, 26, has played in all 55 games this season, posting 23 points (three goals, 20 assists).
--The Washington Capitals reassigned forward Paul Carey and defenseman Connor Carrick to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.
Carey, 27, has played in four games with the Capitals this season and scored his first NHL goal on Saturday at New Jersey.
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