The Buffalo Sabres today signed winger Beck Malenstyn, who led the team in hits in each of the last two seasons, to a six-year, $17.5 million contract.
Malenstyn, 28, could’ve become an unrestricted free agent Wednesday.
The 6-foot-3, 209-pound Malenstyn registered 282 hits in 81 games last season, the most by a Sabres player since the NHL began tracking the stat in 2005-06. That total ranked fifth in the league.
He also recorded 75 blocked shots, the team’s second-highest total. He became the first Sabres player to register at least 250 hits and 70 blocked shots in a season since the NHL began tracking the stats in 2005-06.
Malenstyn scored a career-high seven goals, 14 points and 31 penalty minutes last season.
The Sabres acquired him from the Washington Capitals in 2024 in exchange for a second-round pick.
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