Buffalo Sabres forward Dylan Cozens signed a seven-year, $49.7 million contract extension on Tuesday.
Cozens, 22, previously was scheduled for restricted free agency this summer. His new contract will begin next season.
With the addition of Cozens, the Sabres have signed three players to seven-year extensions over the last six months. Forward Tage Thompson inked a $50 million contract extension on Aug. 30 and defenseman Mattias Samuelsson signed for $30 million on Oct. 12.
Cozens has recorded 43 points (17 goals, 26 assists) and 24 penalty minutes in 49 games this season. He already has eclipsed last season’s totals in goals (13), assists (25) and points (38).
He has totaled 94 points (34 goals, 60 assists) in 169 career games since being selected by the Sabres with the seventh overall pick of the 2019 NHL Draft.
–Field Level Media