National Hockey

NASHVILLE — The Nashville Predators have signed forward Frederick Gaudreau to a three-year contract.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes didn't bring back Justin Williams to be "Mr. Game 7." Not yet, anyway.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators avoided arbitration with restricted free agent forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau on Monday by agreeing to terms on a US$9.3-million, three-year contract. The 24-year-old centre will earn $2.6 million next season, $3.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres rookie head coach Phil Housley has hired Chris Hajt to serve as one of his assistants.

CHICAGO — Defenceman Brian Campbell is retiring at age 38 after playing 17 NHL seasons and winning the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010. Campbell announced his retirement Monday.

Rick Tocchet is the kind of coach who doesn't mind if a player calls him at 9 p.m. to share a thought. He doesn't expect that to change as he goes from a Pittsburgh Penguins assistant to head coach of the Arizona Coyotes.

LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights have signed their three first-round draft picks along with defenceman Griffin Reinhart and forward Brendan Leipsic. The NHL expansion club announced the moves Saturday.

NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils have signed No. 1 overall pick Nico Hischier to the maximum three-year, entry-level contract for salary and performance bonuses. The Devils said Saturday that Hischier will have an average salary of $925,000.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Kings re-signed Kevin Gravel to a one-year, $650,000 contract extension Friday, avoiding arbitration with the restricted free agent defenceman .

Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman completed his off-season to-do list by signing "model player" Ondrej Palat to a $26.5 million, five-year deal. The Lightning and Palat avoided arbitration and settled on the contract Friday.