Kraken, Borgen avoid arbitration with 2-year pact

The Seattle Kraken and defenseman Will Borgen agreed to a new contract before his arbitration hearing, coming to terms on a two-year deal with an average annual value of $2.7 million, the club announced Friday.

Borgen was a pending restricted free agent. He would've had a hearing later this summer.

The 26-year-old collected three goals and 17 assists while playing all 82 games for the Kraken this past season. He added a goal and two assists in 14 playoff contests. Borgen also racked up 203 hits during the 2022-23 regular season, ranking 25th in the NHL and second only to Adam Larsson's 222 among Seattle skaters.

Borgen played the last two campaigns with the Kraken after spending his first two with the Buffalo Sabres, who drafted him 92nd overall in 2015. He debuted in 2018-19, then spent the entire 2019-20 season with the AHL's Rochester Americans before returning to the NHL the following campaign.