The Canadiens re-signed left winger Travis Moen to a four-year deal, the team announced Friday. Moen, who would have become an unrestricted free agent on Sunday, will earn an average of $1.85M per season, according to a source.

The Penguins have re-signed veteran defenseman Matt Niskanen to a two-year contract, the team announced Saturday. The deal is worth $4.6M -- Niskanen will earn $2.1M next season and $2.5M in 2013-14 -- a source told ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun.

The Lightning have re-signed defenseman Keith Aulie to a one-year, two-way contract, vice president and GM Steve Yzerman announced today. Aulie played in 19 games with the Lightning last season, collecting one assist and 13 penalty minutes. He recorded his first point with the Bolts, an assist, on March 29 at New Jersey. Aulie appeared in three regular season games with Norfolk of the AHL, notching two assists and six penalty minutes. He won the Calder Cup with the Admirals, skating in 18 playoff games, recording a goal and six points. The 23 year-old defenseman was acquired from the Maple Leafs on February 27 in exchange for Carter Ashton.

The Avalanche announced today that the team has signed forward Steve Downie to a two-year contract through the 2013-14 season. Downie, 25, collected 13 points in 20 games with Colorado after being acquired from Tampa Bay on Feb. 21, 2012. Combined between the Lightning and Avalanche, Downie recorded 41 points and 137 penalty minutes in 75 games this past season. His 27 assists were a career high. 'Since his arrival, Steve has provided a unique combination of grit and skill to our lineup," said Avalanche GM/Executive Vice President Greg Sherman. "We're looking forward to Steve’s contributions to our team for the next two years."

Coyotes GM Don Maloney announced today that the Coyotes have re-signed center Andy Miele to a one-year, two-way contract. Miele recorded 16-38-54 with Portland (AHL) in 2011-12. He led the Pirates in assists (38) and points (54) in his first professional season. Miele made his NHL debut with Phoenix on Oct. 23, 2011 at Anaheim. He appeared in seven games with the Coyotes during the 2011-12 regular season.

Rangers President and GM Glen Sather announced today that the club has agreed to terms with goaltender Martin Biron on a new contract. Biron, 34, has posted a 20-12-2 record with a 2.32 goals against average, .912 save percentage and two shutouts in 38 games over the last two seasons with the Rangers after signing with the team as a free agent on July 1, 2010. Last season, Biron was 12-6-2 with a 2.46 goals against average, .904 save percentage and two shutouts in 21 games. He tied for fourth among NHL goaltenders with three assists on the season.

The NHL's all-time winningest goalie, Martin Brodeur, has hired agent Pat Brisson as unrestricted free agency beckons Sunday and he remains without a new contract from the Devils. "He will be testing free agency if a deal is not in place by Sunday," Brisson told ESPN.com via email Friday.

The Canucks have agreed to a three-year deal worth $12M with goaltender Cory Schneider, sources told ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun. A backup to Roberto Luongo last season, Schneider would have become a restricted free agent on Sunday.

A judge has upheld the Glendale City Council's vote on an arena lease agreement with a prospective owner of the Coyotes. Judge Dean Fink on Thursday rejected a claim by the Goldwater Institute that the city should have had open bidding on arena operations for Jobing.com Arena, the home of the Coyotes, rather than accept an offer from former Sharks CEO Greg Jamison. "We thought it was the right decision -- there wasn't a strong legal basis for this action at all," Glendale City Attorney Craig Tindall said.

Goalie Tuukka Rask has agreed to terms on a one-year, $3.5M deal with the Bruins, a team source told ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun. Rask still will be a restricted free agent next summer unless there's a rule change in the new collective bargaining agreement