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Penguins sign DeSmith to two-year contract

The Penguins signed one more of their pending unrestricted free agents to a new multi-year contract.

Ron Hextall on Tuesday announced that the Penguins have signed Casey DeSmith to a two-year contract that carries an average annual value of $1.8 million.

That gives DeSmith a $550,000 raise from his previous contract that carried an average annual value of $1.25 million.

DeSmith, 30, appeared in 26 games for the Penguins last season, going 11-6-5 with a 2.79 goals-against average, .914 save percentage and three shutouts. With Tristan Jarry sidelined at the end of the regular season with a broken foot, DeSmith started Game 1 of the Penguins' first-round playoff series against the Rangers.