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The team did not disclose financial details,
but The Athletic reported the value of the deal at $6 million
per season.
The 27-year-old scored 25 goals and set career highs with 28
assists and 53 points in 2018-19 while skating in all 82 games
for the second straight season.
Nelson has missed only two games over the past five seasons and
enters 2019-20 with 241 points (124 goals, 117 assists) in 480
career contests.
The Islanders (48-27-7, 103 points) finished second in the
Metropolitan Division and advanced to the second round of the
Stanley Cup playoffs in 2018-19.
--Field Level Media
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