Sven Andrighetto

Montreal Canadiens

The Canadiens signed him to his three-year, entry-level contract on 15 July 2013, detailed to a two-way deal, worth $625,000 if Andrighetto played in the NHL and $70,000 if he played in the AHL. The contract also included a $75,000 signing bonus.^[1]

Andrighetto reported to the Hamilton Bulldogs for the 2013–14 season, his rookie campaign in the AHL. He garnered 44 points (17 goals and 27 assists) in 64 games played and added 40 penalty minutes with a -4 plus-minus rating.

Unable to make the Canadiens out of training camp and preseason, Andrighetto returned to the Bulldogs for the 2014–15 season. He contributed a goal and two assists in a game on 2 December 2014 against the Adirondack Flames at the Glens Falls Civic Center.^[2] Recalled by the Canadiens in December, he made his NHL debut in a 4-1 loss to the Dallas Stars on 6 December, recording his first goal with assists from fellow European forwards Tomas Plekanec and Jiri Sekac.^[3] He registered a point in his first three games to become the first Hab to do so since Pierre Mondou in 1978.

Andrighetto was assigned to begin the 2015–16 season with the Canadiens' new AHL affiliate, the St. John's IceCaps. He was recalled to Montreal for the remainder of the season after producing 23 points in 26 games on November 20, 2015. He enjoyed the most productive period in his career, with 7 goals and 17 points in 40 games.

Andrighetto had a slow start at training camp before the 2016–17 season, and was re-assigned to the IceCaps. Scoring at more than a point-per-game pace in the AHL, Andrighetto earned another recall to Montreal.

Colorado Avalanche

Struggling to secure a defined role in the team, and having contributed only 8 points in 27 games, Andrighetto was dealt by the Canadiens at the trade deadline on March 1, 2017 to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Andreas Martinsen.^[4] He was the first Swiss skater to appear for the franchise when he made his debut at the Pepsi Center in a 3-0 shutout defeat to the St. Louis Blues on March 5, 2017.^[5] Andrighetto recorded his first point in his second game with the Avalanche when he contributed an assist toward their 3-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.^[6] On March 11, 2017, he notched his first goal for the Avalanche in a 4-2 defeat to the Ottawa Senators.^[7] Given an extended opportunity in a scoring role on a line with Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen, Andrighetto blossomed to lead the Avalanche in scoring through the month of March and finish the season with 16 points in 19 games.

Protected in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft, Andrighetto agreed to a two-year, $2.8 million contract extension with Colorado on June 28, 2017.^[8] After his first training camp with the Avalanche, Andrighetto began the 2017–18 season on Colorado's top two scoring lines, collecting his first goal and assist in the third game of the season in a 4-0 victory against the Boston Bruins on October 9, 2017.^[9] After collecting 12 points in his first 16 games, Andrighetto slowed offensively before suffering a leg injury against the New York Islanders on December 31, 2017. In missing 28 games, Andrighetto returned to the lineup on March 8, 2018 against the Columbus Blue Jackets.^[10] Playing in a reduced role, he appeared in a further 8 games before suffering a re-occurrence of his lingering leg injury missing three games. In his first game back, Andrighetto collected two goals in a 5-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on March 30, 2018.^[11] Helping the Avalanche reach the playoffs for the first time in four years, Andrighetto finished with 8 goals and 22 points in 50 games. He made his post-season debut in a first-round series against the Nashville Predators. He scored his first playoff goal, starving off elimination for the Avalanche in a 2-1 road victory in Game 5 on April 21, 2018.^[12] He finished with 1 points in 6 games.