Maple Leafs sign restricted free agent Connor Brown to three-year extension

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs signed restricted free agent Connor Brown to a three-year contract extension on Saturday.

The deal carries an average annual value of $2.1 million per season.

Brown, 23, had 20 goals and 16 assists in all 82 regular-season games for the Maple Leafs last season.

The right-winger added an assist in six playoff games as Toronto was eliminated in the first round by the Washington Capitals.