The Penguins signed defenseman Alex Goligoski to a three-year contract today.

The deal is worth a total of $5.5 million, and carries an annual salary-cap hit of $1,833,333.

Goligoski was scheduled to become a restricted free agent July 1.

He had six goals and 14 assists in 45 games with the Penguins this season, and two goals and 16 assists in 26 games with their farm team in Wilkes-Barre.