NEWARK, N.J. — Paul Stastny collected the puck near the blue line, made a quick shoulder shimmy and whipped a low shot past goaltender Malcolm Subban during a breakaway drill at the end of practice Thursday.
The Golden Knights center looks to be fully recovered from the lower-body injury that has sidelined him for more than two months.
But if Stastny can’t break into the lineup Friday against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center, he’ll understand why.
“Everyone’s playing well right now, right?” Stastny said. “When you’re winning, different lines are stepping up on different nights.