Max Talbot pushes Penguins past Flyers for 2-0 series lead
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Max Talbot, a sometimes overlooked fourth-line forward on a team renowned for its stars, scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins took a two-game lead in the Eastern Conference finals by beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 Sunday night....
Red Wings beat Stars 2-1 for 2-0 lead in conference finals
DETROIT (AP) -- The Detroit Red Wings kept rolling without their hottest player. Darren Helm and Henrik Zetterberg scored first-period goals to help make up for the loss of Johan Franzen and Detroit held on for a 2-1 win Saturday night over the Dallas Stars and a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals....
Wings' Franzen to miss Game 3 with concussion-like symptoms
DETROIT (AP) -- Johan Franzen was scratched from the Detroit Red Wings' lineup for Game 2 of the Western Conference finals and will miss Game 3 because of concussion-like symptoms....
Lemaire says he'll return for 8th season coaching Wild
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Jacques Lemaire has 11 Stanley Cup championship rings, 500 victories as a coach and is widely considered one of the best coaches in the NHL....
Avalanche, coach Joel Quenneville go separate ways
DENVER (AP) -- The Colorado Avalanche want to play a faster, more attacking brand of hockey, similar to the style that brought them two Stanley Cup titles. Now, they're looking for a coach who fits that description....
Blake, Chelios, Pisani finalists for Masterton Trophy
NEW YORK (AP) -- Left wing Jason Blake of the Toronto Maple Leafs, defenseman Chris Chelios of the Detroit Red Wings and right wing Fernando Pisani of the Edmonton Oilers were selected Friday as finalists for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy....
Flyers D Timonen likely out of East finals with blood clot
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Flyers All-Star defenseman Kimmo Timonen will likely miss the Eastern Conference finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins because of a blood clot in his left ankle....
Paul Maurice fired after failing to get Leafs into playoffs
TORONTO (AP) -- Paul Maurice was fired as coach of the Maple Leafs on Wednesday after Toronto failed to make the playoffs during his two years. The dismissal was the first big move in what is expected to be an active offseason for the team....
Stars beat Sharks in 4 OTs to clinch series
DALLAS (AP) -- The Dallas Stars have finally made it back to the Western Conference finals. It took the eighth longest game in NHL history to do it. Brenden Morrow scored a power play goal 9:03 into the fourth overtime as the Stars eliminated the pesky San Jose Sharks 2-1 in a game that ended early Monday morning - the longest game in the NHL playoffs this season, and the longest in San Jose history....
