The Carolina Hurrcianes announced on Saturday that Eric Staal will not need surgery after suffering a third-degree sprain of his MCL at the world hockey championships on Thursday in Sweden. more »
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 »