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The Ducks have signed right wing Jakob Silfverberg to a four-year contract through the 2018-19 NHL season. Per club policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Silfverberg, 24 (10/13/90), has scored 33-48=81 points with a +26 rating and 48 penalty minutes (PIM) in 181 career NHL games with Anaheim and Ottawa. In the 2015 playoffs, he scored 4-14=18 points with a +6 rating in 16 postseason games, ranking third among postseason leaders in assists and tied for seventh in scoring. His 1.13 points-per-game average in the playoffs ranked tied for second in the NHL with Corey Perry (Ryan Getzlaf led with 1.25, min. eight games).
Silfverberg established regular season career highs in most offensive categories last season with the Ducks, including points (13-26=39), goals, assists, plus/minus (+15) and shots on net (189). He also led the league with nine shootout goals (9-for-13) and a 69.2 shootout percentage (min. five attempts) in 2014-15. Among active NHL skaters (career), Silfverberg ranks first in career shootout efficiency (min. 15 attempts) with a 60.9% conversion rate (14-of-23).
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