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Maple Leafs sign Auston Matthews to lucrative five-year contract extension

Feb 5, 2019 | 12:39 PM

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed star centre Auston Matthews to a five-year contract extension with an average annual value of US$11.634 million.

The former first overall draft pick is in his third season with the Leafs.

The 21-year-old from Scottsdale, Ariz., has 97 goals and 81 assists in 182 regular-season games with the Leafs.