The St. Louis Blues signed forward Oskar Sundqvist to a two-year extension with a $1.5 million average annual value Thursday.
Sundqvist, who turns 30 on March 23, returned to St. Louis for a second stint this season after playing for the club from 2017-22.
He has 21 points (six goals, 15 assists) over 62 games, including a career-high-tying three power-play goals. He has averaged 13:29 of time on ice and won 41.1% of his faceoffs.
"It was my plan the whole time," Sundqvist told the team website. "I wanted to be part of the team and turning the ship around. For me personally, I didn't want to abandon it and leave (at the trade deadline). I wanted to stay here, help this team get back to being successful and getting back into the playoffs and [being] a competitor again. It was a huge part to stay here and hopefully help this team win hockey games."
In 417 career NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins (2015-17), Detroit Red Wings (2022-23), Minnesota Wild (2023) and Blues, Sundqvist has recorded 144 points (56 goals, 88 assists) and 171 penalty minutes. He has a career 43.1% success rate on faceoffs.