The Columbus Blue Jackets signed defenseman Zach Werenski to a six-year, $57.5 million contract extension Thursday through the 2027-28 season.

Veteran forward Corey Perry has signed a $2 million, two-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning, it was announced Thursday.

The 36-year-old Perry, who won the Cup with Anaheim Ducks in 2007, is joining the Lightning after losing to them in the Stanley Cup Final each of the past two seasons.

The St. Louis Blues have signed free-agent winger Brandon Saad of the rival Colorado Avalanche.

Saad, 28, agreed to a five-year contract worth $22.5 million, for a $4.5 million cap hit.

The Boston Bruins have signed free agent forward Nick Foligno to a two-year contract with an annual cap hit of $3.8 million, general manager Don Sweeney announced Wednesday.

After 16 seasons in the NHL, there wasn't much Ryan Getzlaf had not experienced.

Getzlaf finally got his first taste of free agency before agreeing to terms on a one-year contract to remain with the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday.

The Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday defended the signing of controversial defenseman Tony DeAngelo, after facing backlash from fans.

The Hurricanes signed the puck-moving defenseman to a one-year, $1-million free-agent contract on a busy day for the franchise.

The New Jersey Devils agreed to a contract with free-agent defenseman Dougie Hamilton on Wednesday, the team announced.

Hamilton, one of the top players in this free-agent class, signed a seven-year, $63 million deal with a $9 million average annual value.

The Seattle Kraken have made a splash in free agency, signing goalie Philipp Grubauer to a six-year deal worth $5.9 million annually Wednesday, the team announced.

The deal comes after Grubauer and his former team, the Colorado Avalanche, were unable to come to a contract agreement. Those discussions carried over into Wednesday, sources say, before Grubauer eventually signed with Seattle.

Grubauer was a Vezina Trophy finalist last season and backstopped the Avalanche to the Presidents' Trophy.

Alex Ovechkin has signed a five-year, $47.5 million deal to return to the Washington Capitals, it was announced Tuesday.

"I'M BACK DC!!!!!" he wrote on Twitter, with a source close to Ovechkin saying he wanted to pay homage on social media to Michael Jordan's famous "I'm back" statement.

Center Sam Bennett re-signed with the Florida Panthers on Monday, inking a four-year contract worth $17.7 million with the team that has been a good fit for him since he joined the squad at the trade deadline.