Kings make Doughty, Kovalchuk signings official
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The Los Angeles Kings made the contracts of defenseman Drew Doughty and forward Ilya Kovalchuk official Sunday.
Doughty will make $88 million on an eight-year extension, while Kovalchuk will earn $18.75 million over his three-year pact.
The 28-year-old Doughty is coming off his 10th season, in which he posted career highs in assists (50) and points (60). The 2008 second overall pick has one year left on his current eight-year, $56-million contract before the extension kicks in.
As for Kovalchuk, the 35-year-old has spent the last five years playing for SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL. He last appeared in the NHL in 2012-13 with the New Jersey Devils and put up 11 goals and 31 points in 37 games.