The Blackhawks used a dominant final two periods to beat the Red Wings 4-1 on Wednesday night, shutting down Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg and Johan Franzen. Detroit will need more from them in Game 2 on Saturday afternoon (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 1 p.m. ET) more »
Sweden blanked Finland 3-0 in semifinal action Saturday at the world hockey championship and will play either Switzerland or the United States in Sunday's gold-medal game. more »
Sidney Crosby had his second career playoff hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. more »
While some may disagree with the six-game suspension handed San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres for an illegal check against Jarret Stoll of the Los Angeles Kings, Don Cherry says Torres is a marked man and "does stupid things" to upset the NHL. more »
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James Neal
Pittsburgh Penguins
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