Mantha signs 2-year, $9.5 million contact with Devils

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Anthony Mantha signed a two-year, $9.5 million contract with the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday. It has an average annual value of $4.75 million.

The 31-year-old forward was an unrestricted free agent. He had NHL career highs of 33 goals, 31 assists and 64 points in 81 regular-season games for the Pittsburgh Penguins last season and one assist in six Stanley Cup Playoff games.

Selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the first round (No. 20) of the 2013 NHL Draft, Mantha has 367 points (179 goals, 188 assists) in 588 regular-season games for the Red Wings, Washington Capitals, Vegas Golden Knights, Calgary Flames and Penguins and seven assists in 20 playoff games.

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