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Kings’ Jarret Stoll is OK after seizure

Kings center Jarret Stoll suffered a seizure at his Hermosa Beach home on Wednesday.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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Kings center Jarret Stoll was rushed to a hospital early Wednesday, having suffered a seizure at his Hermosa Beach home, Kings General Manager Dean Lombardi said.

Lombardi said that tests were run on Stoll and that it was expected he would be released later in the day. He said Stoll was taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance, and Lombardi visited him there Wednesday morning.

“Everything is OK. They’ve run some tests and they still had another one to run,” Lombardi told The Times. “The bottom line is that he’s fine. Now the issue is what caused it.

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“There are a myriad of things that can cause them.”

Stoll, 31, suffered a concussion on a hit from San Jose Sharks winger Raffi Torres in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinal playoff series. He sat out the rest of that series but returned for the first game of the conference finals against Chicago.

That was not the first concussion Stoll suffered. He also suffered one in the 2006-07 season while playing for the Edmonton Oilers.

—Lisa Dillman

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Alex Ovechkin is an NHL first-team All-Star for the sixth time, but his first as a right wing.

The Washington Capitals star is the second player to make the team at multiple positions, joining Hockey Hall of Fame member Mark Messier, a four-time selection — twice at left wing and twice at center.

Ovechkin, a five-time choice at left wing, had 32 goals in 48 games — including 23 in the final 23 — and earned his third Hart Trophy as most valuable player.

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Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby, a second-time selection to the first team, is the only other player in this year’s class to have made it before.

The first-timers include Pittsburgh left wing Chris Kunitz, defensemen P.K. Subban of Montreal and Ryan Suter of Minnesota, and Columbus goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, the Vezina Trophy winner. Voting is done by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Assn. at the end of the regular season.

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The Chicago Blackhawks re-signed defenseman Nick Leddy to a two-year deal.

Leddy played in every game this season for Chicago, helping the Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup. He had six goals and 12 assists in the regular season, and then had two assists in 23 playoff games.

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Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli said he is confident the team will re-sign goalie Tuukka Rask.

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Chiarelli told reporters on a conference call that he thinks it will happen by Friday, when Rask can become a restricted free agent. Even if they don’t meet the deadline, the GM says he still thinks he can complete a deal.

Rask gave up only two goals a game this season.

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