Minnesota Wild sign forward Ryan Hartman to three-year extension

Zach Laing

Apr 22, 2021, 20:42 EDT

Minnesota Wild sign forward Ryan Hartman to three-year extension

Credit: Matt Blewett

Apr 14, 2021; Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Wild right wing Ryan Hartman (38) prepares for a faceoff from linesman Jesse Marquis at Xcel Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Blewett-USA TODAY Sports

The Minnesota Wild have signed forward Ryan Hartman to a three-year contract extension worth an AAV of $1.7-million.

PuckPedia were first to report the contract details.

Hartman’s extension w/ #MNwild of 3 years $1.7M Cap Hit, first reported by @RussoHockey, is:

Yr 1: $1.1M Base
Yr 2: $2M Base
Yr 3: $2M Base

He was an RFA after 2 year $1.9M Cap Hit deal. New deal covers 2 UFA Years.

Rep’d by Matthew Oates @o2ksports https://t.co/gIC2NNW8k9 https://t.co/aruAbDPBDA

— PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) April 22, 2021

Hartman, 26, is in his second season with the Minnesota Wild after signing as a free agent with the club on July 1, 2019. Hartman has since scored 38 points in 109 games with the Wild and is currently scoring at the highest pace of his career this season. His .45 points-per-game with 18 points in 40 games, is the highest rate he scored at since the 2017-19 season where he scored at a .4 PPG pace.

According to hockeyviz.com, Hartman provides offence at a one percent rate below league average and defence at a two percent rate above league average.

Hartman has been dynamite on the penalty kill for the Wild this year, providing 27 percent fewer expected goals against than league average.

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