The Pittsburgh Penguins have locked up one of their young defensemen, agreeing to a deal with Brian Dumoulin on a six-year, $24.6 million contract to avoid arbitration.
Dumoulin, 25, has played in all 49 of the Penguins' playoff games the past two seasons, helping Pittsburgh win back-to-back Stanley Cups.
He had six points (one goal, five assists) this postseason and averaged 21.59 minutes of ice time, the most of any Penguins player in the playoffs. His plus-9 in the postseason was best among the Penguins' defensemen.