The Minnesota Wild signed right wing Mats Zuccarello to a two-year, $8.25 million contract extension on Friday, securing their top line beyond this season.
Zuccarello, 36, has three 20-goal seasons in 13 years in the NHL, including two with the Wild in the last two seasons. In 2022-23, he scored 22 goals and led the team with 45 assists while averaging a career-high 20:12 of ice time per game.
The Norway native is a close friend and linemate of star Kirill Kaprizov, and he is in his fifth season with the Wild. The extension, which will count $4.125 million against the salary cap over the next two seasons, keeps five of the Wild’s top six forwards under contract until at least 2024-25. Ryan Hartman, the usual center between Kaprizov and Zuccarello, will become a free agent next summer.
Zuccarello, who began his career with the New York Rangers, agreed to a five-year, $30 million deal with Minnesota on July 1, 2019.
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