EDMONTON - Nail Yakupov has signed a two-year contract extension with the Edmonton Oilers.
Terms were not immediately available.
The 21-year-old Russian winger has come under fire for not producing as much as expected early in his NHL career.
The No. 1 pick in the 2012 draft has 42 goals and 46 assists for 88 points in 192 games.
Yakupov had a league-worst minus-35 rating this season, but that was partly a product of being on a team near the bottom of the standings.
The Oilers went 24-44-14 for 62 points as part of a season that included the firing of head coach Dallas Eakins, who was replaced by Todd Nelson.
