Kings to keep Gavrikov with new 2-year contract

The Los Angeles Kings extended Vladislav Gavrikov’s deal to 2-season, 11.75 million dollars.

The LA Kings are signing Vladislav Gavrikov to a two-year contract extension with an AAV of $5.875M, per @HockeyAgent1 and @FriedgeHNIC. ✍️ pic.twitter.com/RlNXZehVdx

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 7, 2023

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The player would have become a free agent next month. He will earn almost 6 million dollars per campaign.

The Russian played 20 matches past campaign for the LA NHL team after landing with the Kings after a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets in March. Gavrikov notched 3 goals, gave 6 assists, and played 20 minutes per game.

For the Kings and Blue Jackets, Vladislav had 72 matches and scored 6 goals, and gave 13 assists.

He has played 222 matches in the league over 5 years.