WASHINGTON -- Gio Gonzalez agreed to a US$42-million, five-year contract with the Washington Nationals on Sunday, just three weeks after the left-hander was acquired from the Oakland Athletics. The deal includes options for two more years. It was the largest guaranteed contract for a pitcher eligible for arbitration for the first time. The 26-year-old Gonzalez went 16-12 last season -- a career high for wins -- with a 3.12 ERA in 32 starts and was selected to his first all-star game. He has reached 200 innings the past two seasons. "Gios ample talents are well known and chronicled," Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said through a team spokesman. "Todays extension was about comfort for both parties. From our end, the two option years and team control were imperative to the extended commitment. "Now both Gio and our fans can shift their focus and excitement to his debut in DC knowing that their relationship wont be ending in the short term." 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Edmonton last played on Friday and was handed a 3-0 loss by the Red Wings. The setback came just one night after the Bruins dealt the Oilers a 6-3 loss at TD Garden. The Oilers have lost two in a row on three occasions this year, but havent dropped three straight since ending the 2010-11 campaign on a 0-2-1 skid. The Oilers ran into a hot goaltender on Friday, as Jimmy Howard stopped 24 shots to record his third shutout of the season for Detroit. Nikolai Khabibulin, meanwhile, suffered his first regulation loss of the year after yielding goals to Drew Miller, Valtteri Filppula and Niklas Kronwall. "It seems like we were a little bit out of sync," said Khabibulin. "We were maybe a half step behind." Khabibulin is 7-1-2 with a 1.18 goals-against average and .957 save percentage this year. The former Blackhawks goaltender is 14-8-0 with a tie in 25 career tests against Chicago. 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