Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh signed a three-year, $12.3 million contract extension Thursday.

McDonagh, 36, has six points (three goals, three assists) in 15 games this season while playing in the final campaign of a seven-year, $47.25 million contract. He currently is on injured reserve.

McDonagh is one season removed from leading the NHL with a plus-43 rating.

"Mac is one of a kind," Lightning coach Jon Cooper said Thursday. "If guys like Ryan McDonagh can't get in the Hall of Fame, I'm not sure why we would have a Hall of Fame. That's basically what I think."

A two-time Stanley Cup champion with Tampa Bay in 2020 and 2021, McDonagh has totaled 426 points (83 goals, 343 assists) while averaging 22:32 of ice time in 1,025 career games with the New York Rangers, Lightnin

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