LOS ANGELES -- Center Anze Kopitar has agreed to a new eight-year contract with the Los Angeles Kings.
The Kings announced the deal Saturday after months of negotiations. Financial terms weren't disclosed.
Kopitar was scheduled to be a free agent this summer, but the deal keeps the two-time Stanley Cup champion with his only NHL franchise through 2024.
The 28-year-old Slovenian star has been Los Angeles' leading scorer in each of the previous eight seasons, emerging as a two-way NHL standout with remarkable playmaking and scoring skills. He has 230 goals and 415 assists in 725 games with the Kings, who drafted him with the 11th overall pick in 2005 (see full story).
Ducks: Hagelin traded to Penguins
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Carl Hagelin and David Perron both struggled to score this season, and their teams are hoping a swap of scenery will change both forwards' fortunes.
The Anaheim Ducks traded Hagelin to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night for Perron and defenseman Adam Clendening.
The Ducks announced the exchange of two slumping 27-year-old left wings after their 4-2 victory over Dallas.
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"Two players probably both needed a change," Anaheim general manager Bob Murray said Saturday. "I don't think the fit was great for us (with Hagelin), and David is struggling to fit in with the Pittsburgh group."
Hagelin had four goals and eight assists in 43 games during his first season with the Ducks, who expected steady scoring from the Swede. Anaheim acquired Hagelin in a summer trade with the New York Rangers for Emerson Etem and signed him to a four-year, $16 million contract (see full story).