Eric Staal, now 40, was asked how he spends his time in retirement. He smiled. “Lots of Saturdays in a row,” he said, sounding the common retirement refrain.

Eric Staal was a playoff opponent in 2023, an interested observer in 2024, an honoree in 2025. It’s a clean break now. Recognizing him like this bridges that gap and closes the circle.

Eric Staal scored twice, the Pacific-leading Oilers didn't score at all and the Wild won two straight win for the first time this season.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Eric Staal is a veteran of 1,365 regular-season games and Saturday night in Las Vegas will play his 100th career playoff game when the 2006 Stanley Cup champ takes part in the ...

SAN JOSE – More than five years ago, Eric Staal’s thunderous hit on his brother, Marc, in Raleigh, N.C., was so violent and damaging to Marc’s career that it stuck as an indelible… ...

Red-hot MN Wild center Eric Staal was named the NHL's First Star of the Month for February on Thursday. In other news, the sky is blue, water is wet, and taxes are due in about a month and a half.

On a crisp fall evening outside his home in Minnesota, Eric Staal was sitting alone Wednesday when he received a call from Wild general manager Bill Guerin. Staal, a 35-year-old center entering ...

Eric Staal had not scored in nine games, and he carried the burden as if it were devouring his soul. The blank stares, self-flagellation and vows by the 15-year veteran to trust his instincts ...

Eric Staal has a team-leading 16 goals at the All-Star break plus 25 assists to rank in the top 20 in the NHL in scoring.