East Finals living up to hype after two games (Yahoo! Sports)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) The Eastern Conference Finals between the New Jersey Devils and rival New York Rangers are turning out to be exactly what everyone thought.
Finland beats US 3-2 at hockey worlds (Yahoo! Sports)
HELSINKI (AP) Finnish forward Jesse Joensuu’s winning goal with nine seconds left lifted Finland past the United States 3-2 Thursday for a place in the semifinals of the hockey world championships in Helsinki.
Slovakia ousts Canada 4-3 at ice hockey worlds (Yahoo! Sports)
HELSINKI (AP) San Jose Sharks’ Michal Handzus gave Slovakia the winning goal in a 4-3 victory over Canada in the quarterfinals of the ice hockey world championships in Helsinki on Thursday.
Blackhawks agree to terms with F Flick (Yahoo! Sports)
CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks and forward Rob Flick have agreed to terms on a three-year contract.
US beats Switzerland 5-2 at ice hockey worlds (Yahoo! Sports)
HELSINKI (AP) The Anaheim Ducks’ Bobby Ryan scored the first goal for the United States in the second period, helping it to a 5-2 victory over Switzerland at the ice hockey world championships in Helsinki on Tuesday.
Devils rally past Rangers, 3-2, tie series, 1-1 (Yahoo! Sports)
NEW YORK (AP) The New Jersey Devils quickly changed the game plan: instead of letting the New York Rangers block their shots, they decided to deflect some themselves.
Kings bring dominant playoff run back home (Yahoo! Sports)
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Kings have maintained their discipline and cool during a dominant playoff run that has them two wins away from the team’s first Stanley Cup finals appearance since 1993 with Wayne Gretzky.
Phoenix’s Hanzal suspended 1 game for playoff hit (Yahoo! Sports)
NEW YORK (AP) Phoenix Coyotes forward Martin Hanzal has been suspended one game for a hit on Los Angeles Kings forward Dustin Brown.
Agreement reached on Seattle arena plan (Yahoo! Sports)
SEATTLE (AP) Attempts to build a nearly $500 million arena that could bring the NBA back to Seattle took another step forward on Wednesday.
Kings top Coyotes 4-0 to go up 2-0 in series (Yahoo! Sports)
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Los Angeles Kings knew the Coyotes would come with everything they had.