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NHL: Second-round playoff results

5/25/2013 2:40:04 AM

Results on Friday from the second round of the National Hockey League playoffs (all series best-of-seven):

Eastern Conference

at Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh 6 Ottawa 2

(Pittsburgh win series 4-1)

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NHL: Torres banned for rest of rd 2 for hit on Stoll

5/17/2013 1:29:38 AM

San Jose forward Raffi Torres was suspended Thursday for the remainder of the Sharks' second-round NHL playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings for a hit to the head of Kings forward Jarret Stoll.

Torres made the illegal hit in the second period of the Kings' 2-0 victory in game one of the teams' Western Conference second-round series on Tuesday.

He did not leave his feet, but he hit Stoll, who was leaning over, in the head.

Torres, who was assessed a minor penalty for charging on the play, is no stranger to being suspended. He received a 25-game ban, which was later reduced to 21, during last year's Western Conference quarter-finals for a devastating hit on Chicago's Marian Hossa.

The Kings hosted San Jose in game two on Thursday.

After the hit, Stoll missed the rest of the game and did not practise on Wednesday.

Kings coach Darryl Sutter described Stoll's status as day-to-day, but hinted his availability for the rest of the series might be in doubt.

"The series (schedule) is, you play seven games in, what, (15) days?" Sutter said. "It makes it tough."

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Sochi successfully hosts IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship

5/2/2013 11:30:00 AM

The 10-day tournament featured two groups of five teams, with matches being played at the Bolshoi Ice Dome and the Shayba Arena, both of which will host ice hockey matches during the Sochi 2014 Winter Games.

The Canadian team triumphed over the United States in the gold-medal match, winning 3-2 in front of more than 6,000 fans at the Bolshoi Ice Dome.

Laurent Dauphin had given Canada the lead during the first period, before Connor Clifton and Mike McCarron struck back to put the USA 2-1 in front midway through the second period. Madison Bowey then levelled the match before team-mate Frédérik Gauthier secured gold for the Canadians.

“Just indescribable, a great feeling. I don't know what to say. Amazing,” said Gauthier after the match. “One of the best feelings in the world.”

Throughout the tournament, players had been praising the facilities in Sochi, which have been built especially for next year’s Winter Games.

“The arena is excellent, the conditions are outstanding,” said Russian forward Ruzal Galeyev. “The ice is good, the dressing rooms are comfortable.”

“It’s a very good arena, very nice, with good ice – everything is good,” added Swedish forward Andre Burakowski. “I think that Russia has done a very good job!”

The players also paid tribute to the support they received in both the Bolshoi Ice Dome and the Shayba Arena.

“The rink feels good and the atmosphere is great,” said Finalnd’s Kasperi Kapanen. “I guess you can say that it feels like the Olympic spirit is here.”

“We’ve been welcomed really nicely here,” added Canada’s Nicholas Baptiste. “It’s going to be a great Winter Games here, it will bring much for the city, and I am sure everyone will be excited.”

Rene Fasel, IOC member and President of the International Ice Hockey Federation, also praised Sochi’s facilities following the tournament.

“We have two very good arenas,” he said. “I like especially the small one; it is a typical hockey arena. For sure, the big arena, the Bolshoi, is a typical multi-purpose arena. It’s very nice, very convenient, big, with a lot of space and very good dressing rooms.”

NHL: Stanley Cup playoff results - collated

5/1/2013 5:12:03 AM

Scores on Tuesday from the first round of the National Hockey League Stanley Cup playoffs (All series best-of-seven):

Western Conference

at Chicago

Chicago 2 Minnesota 1 (overtime)

(Chicago leads series 1-0)

at St. Louis

St. Louis 2 Los Angeles 1 (overtime)

(St. Louis leads series 1-0)

at Anaheim

Anaheim 3 Detroit 1

(Anaheim leads series 1-0)

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NHL: Results and standings

4/8/2013 7:59:51 AM

National Hockey League results and standings after Sunday's games:

Buffalo 3, New Jersey 2 (SO)

Washington 4, Tampa Bay 2

Florida 2, Ottawa 1

Columbus 0, Minnesota 3

Anaheim 4, Los Angeles 3 (SO)

Chicago 5, Nashville 3

San Jose 4, Dallas 5 (SO)

Detroit 0, St. Louis 1

Standings (w l ot gf ga pts)

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

1. Pittsburgh 29 10 0 127 95 58

2. NY Rangers 19 15 4 93 90 42

3. NY Islanders 19 16 4 113 119 42

4. New Jersey 15 14 10 92 106 40

5. Philadelphia 17 18 3 106 118 37

Northeast Division

1. Montreal 25 8 5 120 91 55

2. Boston 24 9 4 102 79 52

3. Toronto 21 13 4 117 106 46

4. Ottawa 19 13 6 94 85 44

5. Buffalo 16 17 6 105 118 38

Southeast Division

1. Washington 20 17 2 117 110 42

2. Winnipeg 19 19 2 98 120 40

3. Carolina 16 19 2 97 115 34

4. Tampa Bay 16 20 2 121 114 34

5. Florida 13 20 6 96 132 32

Western Conference

Central Division

1. Chicago 29 5 4 128 83 62

2. St. Louis 21 14 2 106 98 44

3. Detroit 19 15 5 99 101 43

4. Columbus 16 16 7 91 104 39

5. Nashville 15 17 8 96 109 38

Northwest Division

1. Vancouver 21 11 6 103 95 48

2. Minnesota 22 14 2 103 97 46

3. Edmonton 16 15 7 100 106 39

4. Calgary 13 20 4 99 133 30

5. Colorado 12 21 5 89 121 29

Pacific Division

1. Anaheim 26 8 5 121 98 57

2. Los Angeles 22 13 4 114 96 48

3. San Jose 20 11 7 98 94 47

4. Phoenix 17 15 6 105 104 40

5. Dallas 18 17 3 104 117 39

Note: Overtime losses (OT) worth 1 pt and not included in loss column (L)

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Ice Hockey: NHL results and standings

4/7/2013 8:09:26 AM

National Hockey League results and standings after Saturday's games:

Florida 3, Washington 4

Vancouver 5, Calgary 2

Montréal 2, Boston 1

New Jersey 1, Toronto 2

NY Islanders 4, Tampa Bay 2

Carolina 1, NY Rangers 4

Phoenix 4, Colorado 0

Winnipeg 4, Philadelphia 1

Nashville 0, Chicago 1

Los Angeles 4, Edmonton 1

Standings (w l ot gf ga pts)

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

1. Pittsburgh 29 10 0 127 95 58

2. NY Rangers 19 15 4 93 90 42

3. NY Islanders 19 16 4 113 119 42

4. New Jersey 15 14 9 90 103 39

5. Philadelphia 17 18 3 106 118 37

Norhteast Division

1. Montréal 25 8 5 120 91 55

2. Boston 24 9 4 102 79 52

3. Toronto 21 13 4 117 106 46

4. Ottawa 19 12 6 93 83 44

5. Buffalo 15 17 6 102 116 36

Southeast Division

1. Washington 19 17 2 113 108 40

2. Winnipeg 19 19 2 98 120 40

3. Carolina 16 19 2 97 115 34

4. Tampa Bay 16 19 2 119 110 34

5. Florida 12 20 6 94 131 30

Western Conference

Central Division

1. Chicago 28 5 4 123 80 60

2. Detroit 19 14 5 99 100 43

3. St. Louis 20 14 2 105 98 42

4. Columbus 16 15 7 91 101 39

5. Nashville 15 16 8 93 104 38

Northwest Division

1. Vancouver 21 11 6 103 95 48

2. Minnesota 21 14 2 100 97 44

3. Edmonton 16 15 7 100 106 39

4. Calgary 13 20 4 99 133 30

5. Colorado 12 21 5 89 121 29

Pacific Division

1. Anaheim 25 8 5 117 95 55

2. Los Angeles 22 13 3 111 92 47

3. San Jose 20 11 6 94 89 46

4. Phoenix 17 15 6 105 104 40

5. Dallas 17 17 3 99 113 37

Note: Overtime losses (OT) worth 1 pt and not included in loss column (L)

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