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Canadiens sign goaltender Charlie Lindgren to 3-year extension

The Montreal Canadiens have signed goaltender Charlie Lindgren to a three-year contract extension.

24-year-old joined Habs as a free agent in 2015

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Charlie Lindgren has played in eight NHL games this season with a .924 save percentage. (Francois Lacasse/Getty Images)

The Montreal Canadiens have signed goaltender Charlie Lindgren to a three-year contract extension.

The American native has played in eight NHL games with Montreal this season with a .924 save percentage.

The 24-year-old goalie has spent most of the season at the AHL Laval Rocket, where he's played 28 games.

Lindgren originally joined the Canadiens as a free agent in 2015.