The Arizona Coyotes and goaltender Darcy Kuemper have agreed on a two-year contract extension, the team announced Wednesday.

Keumper's agent, Ben Hankinson, confirmed that the deal carries an average annual value of $4.5 million.

The 29-year-old Kuemper is entering the final year of a contract that carries an annual cap hit of $1.85 million. He was set to become an unrestricted free agent next summer.

The Saskatchewan native is coming off his most productive NHL campaign, in which he posted a 27-20-8 record in a career-high 55 appearances.

Kuemper ranked sixth among all netminders (minimum 20 games played) in goals-against average (2.33), save percentage (.925), and shutouts (five) during the 2018-19 season.

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