Ottawa Senators centre Shane Pinto (12) skates during the first period of a game against the Buffalo Sabres last month in Buffalo, N.Y.Jeffrey T. Barnes/The Associated Press
The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Shane Pinto to a four-year contract extension, the team announced Thursday.
The deal carries an average annual value of US$7.5-million.
Entering play Thursday, the 25-year-old Pinto has eight goals and six assists in 17 games this season, his sixth with the Senators.
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Pinto had a career year in 2024-25, scoring 21 goals and 16 assists in 70 games.
He had served a suspension for violating the league’s gambling rules at the start of the 2023-24 season, limiting him to 41 games.
A second-round pick (32nd overall) in 2019, Pinto has 121 points in 227 NHL games.