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The New York Islanders announced today that they've signed Anthony Beauvillier, Casey Cizikas, Kyle Palmieri and Ilya Sorokin to multi-year contracts.

Beauvillier scored 28 points (15 goals, 13 assists) in 47 games last season with the Islanders in his fifth NHL campaign. He added 13 points (five goals, eight assists) in 19 Stanley Cup Playoff games, as the Islanders advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second consecutive year. Since debuting with the Islanders as a 19-year-old in 2016-17, Beauvillier ranks third on the team in goals with 81 and second on the team in playoff goals with 15. He's scored 155 points (74 assists) in 333 career regular season games and added 29 playoff points (14 assists) over 49 games. The Islanders selected the Sorel-Tracy, Quebec native in the first round, 28th overall, of the 2015 National Hockey League Draft.
Cizikas scored 14 points (seven goals, seven assists) in 56 games last season with the Islanders. He added five points (two goals, three assists) in 19 Stanley Cup Playoff games, as the Islanders advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second consecutive year. Selected by the Islanders in the fourth round (92nd overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, Cizikas has played 590 games with the club; he ranks 20th in franchise history in games played. Cizikas scored 185 career points (81 goals, 104 assists) since making his NHL debut in 2011-12 and added 15 points (five goals, 10 assists) in 69 career Stanley Cup Playoff games.
Palmieri joined the Islanders at the trade deadline last season, helping the Islanders advance to the Eastern Conference Final. In 19 Stanley Cup Playoff games, Palmieri scored nine points (seven goals and two assists). The Long Island native from Smithtown, NY, has scored over 20 goals in five of the last six seasons. In 612 career games with the Anaheim Ducks, New Jersey Devils and Islanders, Palmieri has scored 359 points (185 goals and 174 assists). Palmieri represented New Jersey at the 2019 NHL All-Star Weekend. The 5'11, 185-pound forward was selected in the first round (26th overall) of the 2009 NHL Draft by Anaheim.
Sorokin appeared in 22 games in his first NHL season with the Islanders, posting a 13-6-3 record with a 2.17 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage. He co-led all rookie goaltenders in shutouts with three and combined with Semyon Varlamov to post the second-lowest team goals-against average in the league (2.19). Sorokin appeared in seven Stanley Cup Playoff games last season, earning a 4-1 record in five starts as the Islanders advanced to the semifinal round for the second consecutive year.