Per Stephen Whyno, the Caps have re-signed forward Mathieu Perreault to a two-year deal (worth a little more than $1m per year an average of $1.05m per year).

The 24-year-old set career highs in goals, assists, points, game-winning goals, power play goals and shots on goal, and led the team with a shooting percentage of 26.7%. He became a restricted free agent on July 1 and was eligible for arbitration, but that obviously won't be happening now.

Read up on Perreault's 2011-12 season in our Rink Wrap here, and expect more details on his new deal to follow.

Update (1:33 PM) The team's release: