Wednesday’s NHL Playoff Capsules

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Danny Briere scored on a rebound with 3:38 left to lift Philadelphia to a 4-2 victory over Montreal on Wednesday night and a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Flyers, the worst team in the NHL last season, can...

Turco puts accent on excellence in playoffs

Marty Turco could lead the Stars into the third round for the first time since becoming the starting goalie in 2002-03. Turco highlights Before last season, ther...

Babcock, Boudreau, Carbonneau named finalists for Jack Adams award

TORONTO - Bruce Boudreau was named a finalist for the Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year Wednesday after leading the Washington Capitals to a remarkable turnaround. Mike Babcock of the Detroit Red Wings and Guy Carbonneau of the Montr...

Fasel unopposed for re-election as prez of international hockey federation

ZURICH, Switzerland - Rene Fasel is unopposed for re-election as president of the International Ice Hockey Federation after his only challenger withdrew from the race. The IIHF said that federation vice-president Kalervo Kummola of Finland w...

Barnes out for Stars’ Game 4

DALLAS (AP) -Dallas Stars center Stu Barnes missed Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinal series against San Jose on Wednesday night, a day after he took a hard hit to the head. Stars coach Dave Tippett said only that Barnes was "feeling the...

Three teams on the brink after Tuesday’s collapses

The Detroit Red Wings moved closer to the conference final round last night with a 4-3 win over Colorado. Zetterberg's winning goal A few thoughts while EMTs try...

End 2nd Period: Flyers 1, Canadiens 0

The Canadiens trail the Flyers after two periods of Game 4 thanks to a power play goal by Philly center R.J. Umberger. The Habs have outshot Philadelphia 28-17, but have struggled to slip the puck past Martin Biron.

Hungary’s title was 70 years in the making

Team Hungary forward Balazs Ladanyi paced his team with seven assists and nine points at the 2008 Division I World Championships. Hungary has been a member of the...

Canadians, Americans battle it out in Group B

The Columbus Blue Jackets captain, Rick Nash, will be one of the many NHL stars on the Team Canada's roster. In Europe, the IIHF World Championships...

Selanne looking to add a gold to his collection at world championship

HALIFAX - Now that he's got that Stanley Cup ring out of the way, there's only one major piece of hardware missing from Teemu Selanne's collection - a gold medal. The veteran forward hopes to take care of that at the upcoming IIHF World Hock...

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