Isac Lundestrom signed a two-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks on Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The 22-year-old forward was a restricted free agent and avoided a salary arbitration hearing scheduled for Wednesday. He had NHL career highs in goals (16) assists (13) and points (29) in 80 games for the Ducks last season. He tied the Ducks record for most shorthanded goals in a season (four), equaling Corey Perry in 2010-11.
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Selected by the Ducks in the first round (No. 23) of the 2018 NHL Draft, Lundestrom has 44 points (22 goals, 22 assists) in 151 regular-season games.
Anaheim signed forward Ryan Strome to a five-year contract, and agreed with forward Frank Vatrano on a three-year contract, July 13.
The Ducks finished seventh in the Pacific Division last season (31-37-4). They have not made the Stanley Cup Playoffs since 2017-18.
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