Other notable players who filed were Trevor Zegras and Jamie Drysdale of the Philadelphia Flyers, and Kirby Dach of the Montreal Canadiens.
The deadline for the second team-elected salary arbitration notification was Monday at 5 p.m. ET.
Salary arbitration hearings are scheduled to be held from July 20-Aug. 1. A player can sign a contract with his current team any time before his hearing.
Ottawa Senators forward Xavier Bourgault avoided an arbitration hearing by signing a one-year contract on July 9, and Buffalo Sabres forward Peyton Krebs (four years) and New York Rangers defenseman Braden Schneider (one year) each avoided a hearing by signing on July 13.
Last offseason, 11 restricted free agents filed for salary arbitration and two others had team-elected arbitration. All 13 players signed before his scheduled hearing.
Here is the list of players who filed for salary arbitration (hearing dates were not announced):
Buffalo Sabres: Peyton Krebs, F (signed four-year contract on July 13)
Carolina Hurricanes: Ronan Seeley, D
Columbus Blue Jackets: Jet Greaves, G; Cole Sillinger, F
Dallas Stars: Jason Robertson, F
Florida Panthers: Akira Schmid, G
Montreal Canadiens: Kirby Dach, F
New York Rangers: Braden Schneider, D (signed one-year contract on July 13)
New York Islanders: Alex Jefferies, F
Ottawa Senators: Xavier Bourgault, F (signed one-year, two-way contract on July 9)
Philadelphia Flyers: Jamie Drysdale, D; Trevor Zegras, F
Pittsburgh Penguins: Nicholas Robertson, F
St. Louis Blues: Connor McMichael, F
Winnipeg Jets: Cole Perfetti, F
