Lightning agree to $31.15M, 7-year deal with Alex Killorn

FILE - In this March 20, 2014, file photo, Tampa Bay Lightning center Alex Killorn, center, squeezes between Ottawa Senators goalie Robin Lehner and defenseman Marc Methot during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa. The Lightning avoided arbitration with Killorn, signing the forward to a $31.15 million, seven-year contract. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld, File) FILE - In this March 20, 2014, file photo, Tampa Bay Lightning center Alex Killorn, center, squeezes between Ottawa Senators goalie Robin Lehner and defenseman Marc Methot during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa. The Lightning avoided arbitration with Killorn, signing the forward to a $31.15 million, seven-year contract. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld, File)

By Associated Press July 17, 2016 1 min read

The Tampa Bay Lightning avoided arbitration with forward Alex Killorn, agreeing to terms on a $31.15 million, seven-year contract.

He’ll count $4.45 million against the salary cap through the 2022-23 season.

Killorn, who turns 27 in September, has 53 goals and 85 assists for 138 points in 272 regular-season NHL games. In 47 Stanley Cup playoff games, he has 15 goals and 18 assists.

The Halifax, Nova Scotia, native’s 33 playoff points are the fourth-most among Canadian-born forwards over the past three years. That total trails only Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith of the Chicago Blackhawks and Ryan Getzlaf of the Anaheim Ducks.

Signing Killorn is the latest move by the Lightning to shore up their long-term future. They signed captain Steven Stamkos for eight years and $68 million, defenseman Victor Hedman for eight years and $63 million and goaltender Andrei Vasilevsiy for three years and $10.5 million.