National Hockey

ARLINGTON, Va. — Backup goaltender Philipp Grubauer has agreed to a $1.5 million, one-year contract with the Washington Capitals. The team announced Thursday that it had re-signed its last remaining restricted free agent.

MONTREAL — Goaltender Charlie Lindgren agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Lindgren, 23, has played the last two years with Montreal's AHL team and is expected to play there again this season.

TORONTO — Forward Zach Hyman signed a four-year contract extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday with an average annual value of US$2.25 million. Hyman will earn $2 million in 2017-18 and 2018-19, and then $2.

MONTREAL — Alex Galchenyuk agreed to a three-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday and now the question is where he will play next season.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers paid a huge price to lock up superstar captain Connor McDavid, but it could have been even higher.

NEW YORK — The New York Islanders have signed Swedish defenceman Sebastian Aho to a three-year entry level contract. The team announced the signing of the recent fifth-round draft pick Wednesday.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Goalie Reto Berra has signed with the Anaheim Ducks, returning to North America less than three months after agreeing to a three-year deal with Fribourg-Gotteron in his native Switzerland's top league.

NEW YORK — The Rangers have re-signed restricted free-agent forward Jesper Fast and signed free-agent centre David Desharnais. General manager Jeff Gorton announced the moves Wednesday.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild have re-signed restricted free agent defenceman Zach Palmquist to a one-year, two-way contract. Palmquist will make $726,000 in the NHL and $70,000 in the AHL. The deal was done Wednesday.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have signed goaltender Chris Driedger to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal is worth US$735,000 at the NHL level and $70,000 in the American Hockey League.