National Hockey

NEWARK, N.J. — The Devils have re-signed Stefan Noesen and four other forwards who spent most of last season with New Jersey's top minor-league franchise in Albany, New York.

Mika Zibanejad knew from the moment the New York Rangers traded Derek Stepan that his role would be more substantial. Now he has the contract to match. The Rangers avoided arbitration Tuesday and signed Zibanejad to a $26.

NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils have re-signed restricted free agent defenceman Mirco Mueller, forward Joseph Blandisi and goaltender Scott Wedgewood.

MONTREAL — Defenceman Mark Streit is returning to the Montreal Canadiens to a one-year contract. The Canadiens did not release the value of the deal, but multiple reports claim it's worth US$700,000.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed goaltender Robin Lehner to a $4 million, one-year contract. The team announced the deal Tuesday. Lehner was a restricted free agent.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks re-signed centre Reid Boucher to a one-year, one-way contract on Monday. The deal is worth $687,500. Boucher, 23, scored five goals and two assists in 27 games last season for the Canucks.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sabres winger Kyle Okposo said he is fully healthy after a concussion led to sleeping trouble, significant weight loss and a trip to intensive care last March.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Johnny Oduya to a one-year, US$1-million contract. The contract has games played, time-on-ice and playoff bonuses that could add up to another $1,250,000 to the one million guarantee.

Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Brian Dumoulin has turned his steady play for the Stanley Cup champions into a new contract.

NASHVILLE — The Nashville Predators have signed forward Austin Watson to a three-year $3.3 million deal keeping him under contract through 2019-20. The Predators announced the deal Monday. Watson will earn $1 million this season, $1.