Ribeiro's return.

The Nashville Predators will skate playmaking center Mike Ribeiro in Game 5 versus the San Jose Sharks on Saturday after consecutive scratches - and wins - on home ice in Games 3 and 4.

He contributed just a single assist in Nashville's first nine postseason starts this spring, and saw the opposition carry a strong majority of the run of play while he was on the ice.

Ribeiro's expected to slot in a third-line role with Calle Jarnkrok and Viktor Arvidsson while Mike Fisher continues to center James Neal and Colin Wilson.

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Darryl Sutter's not convinced.

The two-time Stanley Cup champion head coach, whose deal with the Los Angeles Kings is set to expire this summer, remains "still undecided" about his future with the club, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

Friedman reported Saturday that Sutter's priority is to win another Stanley Cup, and would prefer to see what happens in free agency, and what the Kings' salary cap and prospect situation looks like before committing to another deal.

Per Friedman, Sutter says that his affinity for Los Angeles "has weight," but the prospect of a third championship is a "big factor."

Kings general manager Dean Lombardi said Friday that an offer for Sutter is on the table.

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After the Florida Panthers won their second division title in team history, a number of executives are reportedly in line for significant promotions.

Current executive vice president and general manager Dale Tallon is expected to move into a "president of hockey ops-style position," according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

Associate general manager Tom Rowe will take over GM duties, while Eric Joyce - who is responsible for the team's advanced analytics department - will be named assistant general manager.

George Richards of The Miami Herald added that Tallon, who has served as general manager since 2010, will "continue doing what he does," but with more input from Rowe and Joyce.

Though Rowe hasn't officially been named the general manager, it appears he isn't wasting any time making a larger imprint on the club.

#FlaPanthers Tom Rowe already making some changes within hockey ops; was told he let their equipment managers go on Thursday.

— George Richards (@GeorgeRichards) May 8, 2016

The Panthers are expected to announce their new management structure when Tallon returns from the World Championship in Russia, according to Richards, who adds that current VP of legal and business affairs Steve Werier will also be named an assistant GM.

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Bruce Boudreau's off the board; now it's the Calgary Flames' turn to make a move.

TSN's Darren Dreger reported shortly after news broke that Boudreau would be the next coach of the Minnesota Wild that Calgary is expected to "zero in" on their coaching search Monday - or a week after firing Bob Hartley.

Dreger notes that Randy Carlyle, the ex-Toronto Maple Leafs boss who of course has connections to Brian Burke, will receive an interview. Elsewhere, former Dallas Stars bench boss and current Vancouver Canucks assistant Glen Gulutzan is a "dark horse" said to be in consideration for an interview, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported on Hockey Night in Canada's "Headlines" segment.

Friedman notes that Gulutzan and Flames GM Brad Treliving both played their junior hockey with Brandon, but the two men did not play on the same Wheat Kings teams.

Speaking for Treliving, Burke told Sportsnet 590 The Fan in Toronto this week that the Flames envision a "black and blue" team, and presumably covet a coach capable of organizing such a roster.

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The Minnesota Wild have found their coach.

Former Anaheim Ducks bench boss Bruce Boudreau has finalized a deal to become the new head coach of the Minnesota Wild, the team announced.

Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reports the 61-year-old's contract will be for four years and worth just under $3 million per season.

He made $1.5 million last season with the Ducks.

Boudreau replaces interim head coach John Torchetti, who led the Wild to a surprising playoff berth with a great late-season run after Mike Yeo was fired in February.

After guiding the Ducks to a Pacific Division title despite a disastrous start to the season, Boudreau was relieved of his duties after losing in a Game 7 for the fourth consecutive year.

Though his postseason struggles are well documented, Boudreau's regular-season success with the Ducks - and previously with the Washington Capitals - has ensured he's never had to wait long when he's found himself out of work.

Bruce Boudreau has been unemployed a grand total of 10 days between his last two coaching jobs. 8 division titles in 9 years will do that.

— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) May 8, 2016

The Wild beat out the Ottawa Senators for the former Jack Adams winner's services. Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun reports the Senators were unwilling to offer Boudreau a long-term deal.

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Visions of 2009.

The Capitals, Penguins, and their power plays were shot from a cannon in Game 5, setting the tone for a contest that resembles the high-scoring, superstar-driven postseason wars the clubs waged previously.

Though it was officially the Capitals' first recorded shot, Alex Ovechkin's goal scored eight seconds into the team's first opportunity on the man advantage was a culminating moment for the home side, which immediately tilted the ice on goaltender Matt Murray.

The Ovechkin one-timer is just absurd. #StanleyCuphttps://t.co/D8yIERSjxv

— #StanleyCup Playoffs (@NHL) May 7, 2016

With Ovechkin's leaner, and because they're winners of their last five playoff home games where the captain has scored, the Capitals appeared off and running in an elimination game.

But after Nicklas Backstrom took an interference penalty, Chris Kunitz cleaned up the Capitals' crease, scoring the Penguins' first power-play goal of the series just three minutes later.

Chris Kunitz on the front door step brings it home #PITvsWSH #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/4qthv5MtP7

— Hockey Night Punjabi (@HkyNightPunjabi) May 7, 2016

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It's prom night for Brock Boeser.

The University of North Dakota freshman star is taking homecoming queen Baylee Bjorge - a 19-year-old student born with Down syndrome - to Grand Forks Central's prom.

So awesome @BBoeser16 @BjorgeBaylee pic.twitter.com/xBNyg0GIFD

— Katie Marcotte (@k8marcotte) May 7, 2016

Bjorge originally reached out Boeser, but the date wasn't without the Vancouver Canucks first-round prospect's courtship.

According to the Grand Forks Herald, Bjorge's mother shut down her daughter's social media accounts after she had sent an invitation Boeser, but also before the North Dakota star had a chance to respond.

This prompted Boeser to track down the family's contact information, and ask if Baylee was still interested in having her favorite player accompany her to prom.

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NYQUIST #FTW!!! 🏇🏇🏇 pic.twitter.com/zmyiiB9YBQ

— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) May 7, 2016

After losing out in the first round of the NHL playoffs, the Detroit Red Wings got a win of sorts on Saturday as the 142nd Kentucky Derby was won by Nyquist - a horse named after forward Gustav Nyquist.

The team wasted no time celebrating the victory on Twitter, eventually tweeting this "Goose" tweet to the official Kentucky Derby account.

.@KentuckyDerby Party time! #KyDerby #Nyquist 🏇🐙🏇 pic.twitter.com/RZd217lXtT

— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) May 7, 2016

The odds-on favorite heading into the race, Nyquist's incredible speed reminded rookie Dylan Larkin of another Red Wings forward - Andreas Athanasiou.

Did the #13 horse look like @GNyquist or @AndreasA86. Ill let you guys decide 😉. #AA #Nyquist

— Dylan Larkin (@Dylanlarkin39) May 7, 2016

Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay Lightning - who eliminated the Red Wings in five games - gave a lighthearted congratulations as they still remain in the postseason.

@DetroitRedWings we'll let you guys have this one. congrats! ⚡️🐙

— #GoBolts (@TBLightning) May 7, 2016

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TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Lightning are one victory away from reaching the Eastern Conference finals for the second straight year, and they know it won't be easy to close out their second-round playoff series against the New York Islanders. ...

If the Dallas Stars believed they held an advantage in blasting Shania Twain's greatest hits in the room, then they failed to appropriately pre-scout Ken Hitchcock's sound system.

The St. Louis Blues coach, in a decidedly chipper mood after his club's 4-1 in Game 5, told reporters that he too has drawn inspiration from the country queen.

"Really inspired," he chuckled. "So we're even."

With all things Shania apparently equal, the Blues, now up 3-2 in the series, can advance to the Western Conference Final for the first time in Hitchcock's five-year tenure with a win Monday at Scottrade Center.

Or in other words, the Blues can only go up, up, up from here.

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