Nazem Kadri signs contract extension with Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Nazem Kadri to a one-year contract extension on Sunday.

The 24-year-old Kadri finished fourth among Maple Leaf players in scoring last season with 39 points (18 goals, 21 assists) in 73 regular season games.

The London, Ont., native has appeared in 250 career NHL games — all with Toronto — and has 152 points (64 goals, 88 assists).

Kadri was originally drafted by the Maple Leafs in the first round (seventh overall) of the 2009 NHL draft.