Golden Knights sign William Karlsson to eight-year extension

William Karlsson is going to be in Las Vegas for a long time.

The Vegas Golden Knights have agreed to re-sign the Swedish forward to an eight-year contract extension worth an annual average of $5.9 million.

Karlsson, who had been fighting hard to reach a max term deal with Vegas, joined the franchise after being taken in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft when he was left exposed by the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The 26-year old posted a career-high 43 goals and 78 points in the team’s magical expansion season in 2017/18, and followed that up with 24 goals, 32 assists and a plus-1 rating in 82 games this past season.