Report: Andrei Kostitsyn in preliminary talks for NHL return on 1-year deal

Former Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators forward Andrei Kostitsyn is reportedly looking into making an NHL return.

The winger is in preliminary talks on a one-year contract, Sportsnet's Chris Johnston reports.

Kostitsyn registered 31 points in 37 regular-season games for HC Sochi of the KHL, adding an assist in four playoff contests.

He spent the last four seasons in Russia, playing three years for Traktor Chelyabinsk before landing in Sochi.

The 30-year-old former first-round pick posted 222 points in 398 regular-season games with Montreal and Nashville.