QUEBEC CITY (AP) - Rick Nash scored the go-ahead goal to put Canada in the title game of the world hockey championships with a 5-4 win over Sweden on Friday night. Read More

QUEBEC CITY (AP) -Rick Nash scored the go-ahead goal to put Canada in the title game of the world hockey championships with a 5-4 win over Sweden on Friday night. Read More

QUEBEC CITY (AP) -Evgeny Nabokov made 23 saves for his second straight shutout, and Sergei Fedorov scored the opening goal to help Russia beat Finland 4-0 on Friday for a spot in the world hockey final. Read More

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -Last summer, Predators general manager David Poile had to strip several key players off his team to save money on salary. This year the team has new ownership committed to keeping Nashville's young talent from leaving. Read More

PITTSBURGH (AP) -The Pittsburgh Penguins got back into a game that looked hopelessly lost by replacing the more physical Jarkko Ruutu with the faster Max Talbot at center Jordan Staal's line. Read More

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -The Carolina Hurricanes know their coach will be back next season. They're still waiting to find out whether two of their aging defensemen will join him. Read More

PITTSBURGH (AP) -Evgeni Malkin could have talked with friends, enjoyed a dinner out, played video games or watched television. Whatever he did Friday, it wasn't at the hockey rink. Read More

DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Red Wings sound as if the Western Conference finals have lasted long enough. Read More

VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) -Kimmo Timonen's return from injury suddenly seems much closer than that of Philadelphia Flyers defense partner Braydon Coburn. Read More

QUEBEC CITY (AP) -Sergei Fedorov scored the opening goal and Russia never looked back in advancing to the final at the hockey world championship with a 4-0 win over Finland. Read More

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) -Jacques Martin has reached an agreement to remain with the Florida Panthers as general manager through the 2011-12 season, the team said Friday. Read More

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May 17-18 - IIHF world hockey championship, Quebec City and Halifax, Nova Scotia. Read More

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Not only did the Philadelphia Flyers stay alive Thursday night, they got good news on the status of injured defensemen Kimmo Timonen and Braydon Coburn. Read More

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -A fast start by the Philadelphia Flyers gave way to a very nervous ending. Read More

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins' road to the Stanley Cup finals along the Pennsylvania Turnpike took an unexpected detour. Read More

QUEBEC CITY (AP) -Cammie Granato, Geraldine Heaney and Angela James made women's hockey history Thursday. Read More

DETROIT (AP) -Marty Turco has quite an opportunity in front of him. Read More

VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) -Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Braydon Coburn was ruled out Thursday for a second straight game after his swollen left eye didn't show enough improvement. Read More

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A little more than two years ago, coach Michel Therrien - 11 games into his tenure behind the Pittsburgh Penguins bench - ripped his club for its evident indifference to defense. Read More

DETROIT (AP) -NHL playoff goal-scoring leader Johan Franzen will miss his fourth straight game when the Red Wings face Dallas in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Saturday. Read More

DALLAS (AP) - Detroit's goal with a guy barely in the crease, if at all, didn't count. Dallas' goal with a guy clearly in the crease did count. Apparently, that's what it takes to slow the mighty Red Wings. Loui Ericksson's goal about 12 minutes... Read More

QUEBEC CITY (AP) -Switzerland put two pucks into its own net in the opening minutes, helping Russia to an easy 6-0 victory in the world hockey quarterfinals Wednesday night. Read More

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) -Sami Lepisto's goal at 3:59 of overtime led Finland to a 3-2 victory over the United States on Wednesday night in the world hockey quarterfinals. Read More

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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) -Derek Roy scored three goals and added an assist to help defending champion Canada rout Norway 8-2 on Wednesday in the world hockey quarterfinals. Read More

BOSTON (AP) -Chuck Kobasew has a new three-year contract, a nearly healed leg and an optimistic outlook for the Boston Bruins next season. Read More

QUEBEC CITY (AP) -Mattias Weinhandl scored 3:15 into overtime Wednesday, giving Sweden a 3-2 victory over the Czech Republic and a berth in the semifinals at the World Hockey Championships. Read More