Gauthier signs 2-year contract with Islanders

Forward had 14 points in 57 games for Rangers, Senators last season

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Julien Gauthier signed a two-year contract with the New York Islanders on Wednesday. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The 26-year-old forward had 14 points (nine goals, five assists) in 57 games for the New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators last season. The first-round pick (No. 21) of the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2016 NHL Draft has 32 points (14 goals, 18 assists) in 153 games for the Hurricanes, Rangers and Senators, and played three Stanley Cup Playoff games with New York in 2020.

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The Islanders also signed forwards Karson Kuhlman and Brian Pinho each to a one-year, two-way contract.

Kuhlman, 27, has 30 points (12 goals, 18 assists) in 147 games for the Boston Bruins, Seattle Kraken and Winnipeg Jets.

Pinho, 28, had 28 points (10 goals and 18 assists) in 53 games for Utica of the American Hockey League last season.

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