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Wings Extend F Anthony Mantha To 4-Year Deal

/ CBS Detroit

The Detroit Red Wings signed forward Anthony Mantha to a four-year contract Tuesday with an average annual value of $5.7 million.

Mantha, 26, has played five seasons in the NHL — all with Detroit. He scored 16 goals with 22 assists last season, ranking third on the team with 38 points. That was despite playing only 43 games because of injury problems.

DETROIT, MI - MARCH 08: Anthony Mantha #39 of the Detroit Red Wings pounds gloves with teammates on the bench following his third period goal during an NHL game against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Little Caesars Arena on March 8, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via Getty Images)

Mantha scored a career-high 25 goals in 2018-19.

Detroit general manager Steve Yzerman said previously the team would get deals done with Mantha and fellow forward Tyler Bertuzzi. Bertuzzi ended up being awarded a $3.5 million, one-year contract by an arbitrator, and now the Red Wings have secured Mantha's services for a while.

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