Penguins extend Marcus Pettersson with 5-year, $20.1M deal

The Pittsburgh Penguins signed defenseman Marcus Pettersson to a five-year contract extension with an average annual value of $4,025,175, the club announced Tuesday.

Pettersson was a pending restricted free agent making $874,125 on the one-year pact he agreed to in September.

The 23-year-old has collected 15 points in 50 games while averaging 19:22 in ice time this season. He's in his second campaign with the Penguins, who acquired him in a trade with the Anaheim Ducks in December 2018.

Anaheim selected Pettersson 38th overall in 2014.

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