Apr 14, 2026; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Blues center Oskar Sundqvist (70) congratulates goaltender Jordan Binnington (50) after defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Connor Hamilton-Imagn Images The St. Louis Blues brought back forward Oskar Sundqvist, who was an unrestricted free agent, on a one-year, two-way contract on Friday.
Sundqvist signed a deal worth $850,000 at the NHL level and $300,000 at the American Hockey League level.
He recorded 17 points (five goals, 12 assists), a minus-18 rating, 26 penalty minutes, 26 blocks and 69 hits in 52 games with the Blues last season.
Sundqvist, 32, has 181 career points (67 goals, 114 assists), a minus-40 rating, 231 penalty minutes, 288 blocks and 651 hits in 545 regular-season games with the Pittsburgh Penguins (2015-17), Blues (2017-22, 2023-present), Detroit Red Wings (2022-23) and Minnesota Wild (2023).
A native of Sweden, Sundqvist also has 13 points (six goals, seven assists), a plus-4 rating, 16 penalty minutes, 18 blocks and 126 hits in 44 playoff games, winning Stanley Cup championships with Pittsburgh in 2016 and St. Louis (its first) in 2019.
The Penguins selected him in the third round of the 2012 NHL Draft.
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