Perreault agrees to one-year contract with Canadiens

Mathieu Perreault agreed to a one-year, $950,000 contract with the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.

The 33-year-old forward scored 19 points (nine goals, 10 assists) in 56 regular-season games with the Winnipeg Jets last season, and two points (one goal, one assist) in eight Stanley Cup Playoff games.

Selected by the Washington Capitals in the sixth round (No. 177) of the 2006 NHL Draft, Perreault has scored 343 points (139 goals, 204 assists) in 683 regular-season games with the Jets, Anaheim Ducks and Capitals, and 16 points (five goals, 11 assists) in 51 playoff games.

He is a native of Drummondville, Quebec.