Vilardi signs 2-year, $6.875 million contract with Jets

Forward avoids arbitration hearing, had 41 points for Kings last season

By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

Gabriel Vilardi signed a two-year, $6.875 million contract with the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday. It has an average annual value of $3.4375 million.

The 23-year-old forward was a restricted free agent and avoided a salary arbitration hearing scheduled for July 28.

Vilardi had NHL career highs in goals (23), assists (18) and points (41) in 63 games for the Los Angeles Kings last season, and four points (two goals, two assists) in five Stanley Cup Playoff games.

The Kings traded Vilardi to the Jets on June 27 as part of the deal for forward Pierre-Luc Dubois.

Selected by Los Angeles in the first round (No. 11) of the 2017 NHL Draft, Vilardi has 78 points (41 goals, 37 assists) in 152 regular-season games, and four points (two goals, two assists) in seven playoff games.

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