O'Connor signs 2-year contract with Penguins, avoids arbitration

Forward gets $1.85 million, had 11 points in 46 games last season

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By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

Drew O'Connor signed a two-year, $1.85 million contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday. It has an average annual value of $925,000.

The 25-year-old forward was a restricted free agent and avoided a salary arbitration hearing scheduled for Friday.

O'Connor had 11 points (five goals, six assists) in 46 regular-season games for the Penguins last season.

Signed by Pittsburgh as an undrafted free agent March 10, 2020, O'Connor has 17 points (eight goals, nine assists) in 78 regular-season games and no points in two Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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