Fabbri’s playoff beard; Pavelski the ‘nail eater’ (Puck Headlines)

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• A Mother’s Day gift from Sam Bennett. [Sam Bennett on Instagram]

• St. Louis Blues rookie forward Robby Fabbri is still trying to get used to his playoff beard. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]

• The Blues muted the Dallas Stars’ love of Shania Twain over the weekend. [New York Times]

• St. Louis forward Steve Ott returned to the lineup this playoff after a bout with colitis and suffering a torn hamstring. [ESPN]

• Jamie Benn will try to show his worth as Stars’ captain and franchise winger in Game 6 with his team facing elimination. [Dallas Morning News]

• San Jose Sharks forward Logan Couture hoped he’d get a breakaway on Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne in Game 5. He did and scored a goal. [CSN Bay Area]

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• The Predators are facing another elimination game at home in Game 6. Last time Nashville was in this situation they beat the Anaheim Ducks. [Nashville Predators]

• Teams down 3-2 often don’t come back to win the series. [Nashville Post]

• Bruce Boudreau was hired by the Minnesota Wild last Saturday after a crazy week. [Star Tribune]

• Boudreau’s deployment of defensemen should help optimize the group’s ability with the Wild. [Hockey Wilderness]

• A look at the top candidates to coach the Calgary Flames. Last week, Calgary fired coach Bob Hartley and it was believed Boudreau was their top choice. [Flames Nation]

• This era of the New York Islanders is over and “no one has any idea what’s coming next, when the ownership group of Jonathan Ledecky and Scott Malkin takes charge in July — a transfer of power that apparently will allow the current administration to run the entry draft and oversee the opening of the free-agent market.” Will the Islanders become a cap team or will they continue to be a budget group? [New York Post]

• The Tampa Bay Lightning are used to overcoming obstacles. Tampa just moved on to their second straight Eastern Conference Final. They’ve played this postseason without captain Steven Stamkos and defenseman Anton Stralman. [Lightning Shout]

• What would an expansion draft mean for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Who stays and who goes? [Columbus Dispatch]

• Sudden death overtime yields more scoring chances than regulation time. [Sportsnet]

• Vancouver Canucks prospect and UND forward Brock Boeser accompanied Baylee Bjorge, who was born with Down syndrome, for Grand Forks Central’s prom. [Grand Forks Herald]

• Forward prospect Patrik Laine is trying to close the gap on No. 1 prospect Auston Matthews before the 2016 NHL Draft. [National Post]

• On former BC defenseman Kaliya Johnson. The Connecticut Whale of the NWHL just signed Johnson. [Color of Hockey]

• Average miles skated by players in the Predators/Sharks triple-OT Game 4. For example, Nashville defenseman Roman Josi skated 6.6 miles. [Vocativ]

• Handicapping the WHL Final between the Brandon Wheat Kings and Seattle Thunderbirds. [Buzzing the Net]

• Did Irish immigrants to Canada help invent hockey?: “Even if the Irish are not completely responsible for the origin of hockey, there’s no denying the impact the Irish have had on the game as we know it today.” [Irish Central]

• Finally, Niagara IceDogs defenseman Vince Dunn was not happy after a goal.