Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara has signed a one-year contract extension the team announced Saturday.
The deal has a base salary of $2 million with $1.75 million in performance incentives the team said.
The deal keeps the 42-year-old Slovak native with the team through next season.
Currently playing in his 21st season, Chara ranks sixth in franchise history in games played (948)
Chara was drafted in the third round by the Islanders in 1997 and signed with Boston as a free agent in 2006 after playing with the Senators.
Chara won the Norris Trophy as the league’s top defenseman for the 2008-09 season and has been in six All-Star games.
He has 199 career goals with 440 assist and won a Stanley Cup with Boston in 2011.
Also, Bruins forward Sean Kuraly, who sustained a fracture in his right hand during Thursday’s game against the Devils, underwent surgery to repair the fracture, is expected to be out four weeks.