The Montreal Canadiens have signed defenceman Mike Matheson to a five-year, $30 million contract extension on Friday.
The deal carries an average annual value of $6 million for the 31-year-old blueliner.
Matheson has four goals and 14 points in 22 games this season while averaging 24:50 of ice time.
A first-round pick (23rd overall) by Florida in 2012, Matheson spent four seasons with the Panthers before he was dealt to the Pittsburgh Penguins in September of 2020. He was acquired by Montreal in July of 2022 in exchange for Jeff Petry and Ryan Poehling.
He is in the final season of an eight-year, $39 million contract with an AAV of $4.88 million and was scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent this summer.
Internationally, Matheson has represented Canada twice at the World Championships, winning gold in 2016 and silver in 2017.
The Pointe-Claire, Que., native has appeared in 649 career NHL games, scoring 78 goals with 279 points, split between the Panthers, Penguins and Canadiens.
