:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/71943016/1462395939.0.jpg "Bo Horvat contract: Islanders, center agree to terms on eight-year deal")
The New York Islanders and center Bo Horvat agree to terms on an eight-year contract. Horvat, 27, was acquired by the Islanders in a trade with the Vancouver Canucks prior to the NHL All-Star break. Horvat was set to become an unrestricted free agent after this season. He is in the final year of his deal worth $4.125 million annually this season.
Horvat just spent this past weekend competing at the NHL All-Star Game for the Pacific Division after making the team with the Canucks. During the skills competition on Friday night, Horvat wore an Islanders jersey to represent his new team. He was able to play with teammate Elias Pettersson one last time during the All-Star Game.
Horvat has 54 points (31 goals, 23 assists) in 49 games this season for the Canucks. He has yet to make his Islanders debut but is expected to do so on Monday against the Philadelphia Flyers. Horvat will face his former team this week on Thursday in New York.