Matt Nieto signed a two-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. It has an average annual value of $900,000.
The 30-year-old forward had 24 points (12 goals, 12 assists) in 81 regular-season games for the Colorado Avalanche and San Jose Sharks last season, including nine points (four goals, five assists) in 36 games after he was acquired in a trade with the Sharks on Jan. 25. He did not have a point in seven Stanley Cup Playoff games.
Selected by San Jose in the second round (No. 47) of the 2011 NHL Draft, Nieto has 199 points (85 goals, 114 assists) in 651 regular-season games for the Sharks and Avalanche, and 21 points (eight goals, 13 assists) in 62 playoff games.
The Penguins on Saturday also signed free agent defensemen Ryan Graves (six years, $4.5 million AAV), forward Noel Acciari (three years, $2 million AAV) and goalie Alex Nedeljkovic (one year, $1.5 million).
Goalie Tristan Jarry signed a five-year contract to stay with the Penguins ($5.375 million AAV).
