What It Means:

Staal opened the scoring at the 3:52 mark of the third period, and he assisted on Kris Versteeg's goal just less than six minutes later. Jeff Skinner added the game-winner in overtime.

The 31-year-old Staal has nine goals and 28 points in 44 games this season. We project him to tally 10 more goals and 16 more assists over the final 39 games. Staal's possession metrics are at career-best levels, with both his Corsi For Percentage (57.8) and his Relative Corsi For Percentage at Even Strength (7.7) are new highs.