National Hockey
League roundup

[June 10, 2017]  June 9 (The Sports Xchange) - The NHL announced on Friday the league will not suspend Nashville Predators center Colton Sissons for the match penalty assessed to him, and he will be allowed to play in Game Six of the Stanley Cup Final on Sunday.

Sissons cross-checked Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta's face inside the final minute of the Predators' 6-0 loss in Game Five on Thursday night in Pittsburgh.

Sissons was given a match penalty, triggering an automatic review by the league.

The Department of Player Safety conducted a review of the incident, and now Sissons will be eligible to play in Game Six at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

- - - The Philadelphia Flyers signed defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere to a multi-year contract extension, the team announced.

While the Flyers did not divulge the terms of the deal, TSN's Pierre LeBrun reported that it is a six-year, $27 million contract with a cap hit of $4.5 million per season. Gostisbehere will earn $6 million per year in the first two seasons, $5.25 million in the third and $3.25 million in the final three years.

Gostisbehere, who was set to become a restricted free agent on July 1, scored seven goals and set up 32 others in 2016-17 and finished fourth among NHL defensemen with 21 power-play assists.

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The Columbus Blue Jackets signed goaltender Joonas Korpisalo to a two-year contract extension.

The deal is through the 2018-19 NHL season, general manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced. Terms were not disclosed by the team, but TSN reported the deal is worth $1.8 million total.

Korpisalo, 23, is 23-16-5 with a 2.68 goals-against average, .915 save percentage and one shutout in 45 career NHL games with the Blue Jackets.

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The New York Islanders agreed to terms with forward Steve Bernier on a two-year, two-way deal.

Bernier recorded 26 points (16 goals, 10 assists) in 33 games with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League last season. During the 2015-16 season, he tallied a goal and five assists in 24 games with the Islanders.

The 32-year-old Quebec native also appeared in six Stanley Cup playoff games with the Islanders. (Editing by Gene Cherry)

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