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Staal scored a goal Thursday in a 3-1 series-clinching win over the Capitals in Game 5.

It was Staal's first goal this postseason. He won a board battle against Jakob Chychrun and fed the puck to Jordan Martinook, who quickly passed it back to Staal for a wrist shot from the right circle. The pivot has a point in each of his last two games after being held off the scoresheet for the first eight games this postseason. Staal isn't a fantasy asset at this point in his career, but his Stanley Cup playoff experience and his Cup ring from 2008-09 (Penguins) makes him invaluable as the Canes look forward to the next round.

Jarvis had a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win over the Capitals on Thursday. The Hurricanes eliminated the Capitals with the victory.

Jarvis' goal went into an empty net to seal the series. He has 10 points, including six on the power play, and 26 shots in 10 games this postseason. And he's currently on a four-game, five-point scoring streak (two goals, three assists). Jarvis is tied with Sebastian Aho for the team lead in playoff scoring after finishing second to him in the regular season.

Jankowski (undisclosed) is unavailable for Game 5 against the Capitals on Thursday, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.

It will be Jankowski's fourth straight game on the shelf. He has an assist, two hits and three blocks across three playoff appearances this year. Jankowski might serve in a bottom-six capacity once he's ready to return, but it's also possible he'll shift to being a healthy scratch.

Draisaitl logged an assist, five shots on goal and two blocked shots in Wednesday's 1-0 overtime win over the Golden Knights in Game 5.

Draisaitl spent most of the game centering his own line after playing alongside Connor McDavid for the majority of the first four games of the second round. The switch paid off, as Draisaitl set up Kasperi Kapanen 7:19 into overtime for the game-winning and series-clinching goal. Draisaitl is up to 16 points, 33 shots on net, 12 hits, nine blocked shots and a plus-8 rating over 11 playoff contests. He's been held off the scoresheet just twice this postseason.

Rodrigues (undisclosed) has been ruled out for Wednesday's Game 5 in Toronto, Terry Koshan of The Toronto Sun reports.

Rodrigues sustained an undisclosed injury in the third period of Sunday's Game 4, but he participated in Tuesday's practice session. However, he was with the fifth line during Wednesday's morning skate and will officially be unavailable for at least one game. Jesper Boqvist will draw into the lineup for Game 5, while it's unclear whether Rodrigues will be able to suit up in Friday's Game 6.

Duchene notched a power-play assist in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Jets in Game 4.

Duchene had the secondary helper on Mikael Granlund's hat-trick-clinching tally in the third period. The 34-year-old Duchene has earned two assists over four games in the second round. He's at five helpers this postseason, all of which have come on the power play. The center has added 14 shots on net, nine hits, nine blocked shots and a minus-8 rating over 11 playoff contests.

Granlund scored three times, including twice on the power play, and added six hits in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Jets in Game 4.

Granlund had his second multi-point effort in a row, scoring once in each period to lead the Stars' offense in Game 4. The 33-year-old has been on the top line lately, and he's earned five of his seven points this postseason over the last two contests. He's added 15 shots on net, 20 hits, 10 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating over 11 playoff outings.

Abols signed a one-year, $800,000 contract extension with the Flyers on Tuesday, per PuckPedia.

Abols had 29 points in 46 AHL games with Lehigh Valley, as well as five points in 22 NHL contests. The 29-year-old is a bit of a late bloomer, as he got his first look in the NHL in 2024-25, but he did enough to impress the team. Abols' deal is a one-way contract, and while that's not a guarantee he'll be an NHL regular, it sets him up well to be a bottom-six option in 2025-26.

Rodrigues (undisclosed) participated in Tuesday's practice, but it remains unclear if he will play in Wednesday's Game 5 matchup against Toronto, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.

Rodrigues logged 12:32 of ice time before leaving Sunday's 2-0 win over Maple Leafs in Game 4. He has produced three assists, 16 shots on goal and 19 hits in nine appearances this postseason. If Rodrigues is out for Game 5, Mackie Samoskevich or Jesper Boqvist could be in the lineup against Toronto on Wednesday.

Henrique scored two goals in the 3-0 win over the Golden Knights in Game 4 on Monday.

Henrique found the back of the net for the first time in the series and stepped up when the team needed him the most, scoring the first two goals in what ended up being a low-scoring affair. Henrique has three goals and one assist in 10 postseason appearances while also adding 21 shots, 30 hits and 14 blocked shots.