2019 NHL free-agency grades: Analysis of every big signing

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Minnesota Wild center Eric Staal was released from the hospital after leaving Game 5 agains the St. Louis Blues due to a head-first crash into the boards, according to the team. During a 4-on-4 situation in the second period, Staal sent a breakaway shot at the net before tripping on Blues goalie Jake Allen’s skate after initial contact with defenseman Carl Gunnarsson knocked him off balance. Staal slid hard and horizontally into the boards.

Gerard Gallant and Paul Maurice do not know each other well despite having their NHL coaching careers overlap for several years. The men behind the benches for the Vegas Golden Knights and Winnipeg Jets, though, both have led their teams into the Western Conference final after following long, winding

The Alexander Ovechkin vs. Sidney Crosby debate is a never-ending hockey conversation, but in Brandon Dubinsky’s eyes it’s really not even close.