Pittsburgh Penguins hockey players, from left, Pascal Dupuis, captain Sidney Crosby, Ben Lovejoy and Tyler Kennedy will be getting ready for game shape in the next week or two. (Keith Srakocic/Associated Press)
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 »
Down 2-0, the Ottawa Senators need to find a way to push themselves back in their series against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and they hope it starts when they return home on Sunday, writes Tim Wharnsby. more »
Sidney Crosby propelled the Pittsburgh Penguins, and Don Cherry weighed in on the Raffi Torres suspension. All of that and more in Friday's Stanley Cup Stories. 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 »
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 »
Pittsburgh Penguins hockey players, from left, Pascal Dupuis, captain Sidney Crosby, Ben Lovejoy and Tyler Kennedy will be getting ready for game shape in the next week or two. (Keith Srakocic/Associated Press)
