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Hawks' Scotty Bowman receives Order of Canada

Sat, 26 May 2012 05:09:00 GMT

NHL.com reports: Hall of Famer Scotty Bowman was awarded the Order of Canada, the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a Canadian other than the Queen's Order of Merit, on Friday.

Devils win in OT to advance to Stanley Cup finals

Sports Xchange — Sat, 26 May 2012 04:34:00 GMT

NEWARK, N.J. -- A year ago, the New Jersey Devils failed to make the NHL playoffs for the first time in 14 years. It was a down time for the proud and storied franchise, one that had captured three Stanley Cup championships since 1995.

Kings say Coyotes incited fans to throw debris

By Helene Elliott and Lisa Dillman — Sat, 26 May 2012 04:10:00 GMT

General Manager Dean Lombardi says the Phoenix players' actions led to the crowd throwing things at the Los Angeles Kings players and Coach Darryl Sutter.

Kings General Manager Dean Lombardi blamed members of the Phoenix Coyotes for inciting fans at Jobing.com Arena to hurl debris at players and Coach Darryl Sutter on Tuesday after the Kings won the Western Conference title.

Rosenbloom: The more Kings play, the worse Hawks look

Steve Rosenbloom — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:54:00 GMT

Steve Rosenbloom: I watched the Kings beat the Coyotes to advance to the Stanley Cup final. And if you're a Blackhawks fan, you didn't want to see it because you'd see the future and it's ugly and painful.

Devils beat Rangers to take 3-2 series lead

SportsDirect Inc. — Thu, 24 May 2012 02:51:00 GMT

Ryan Carter's game winner late in the third period lifted the Devils past the Rangers 5-3 and gave New Jersey a a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.

Kings defeat Coyotes in overtime, advance to Stanley Cup finals

By Chris Foster — Wed, 23 May 2012 04:48:00 GMT

Dustin Penner scores the winning goal in overtime as the Kings defeat the Phoenix Coyotes, 4-3, in Game 5 and advance to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 1993.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Dustin Penner sent the Kings into the Stanley Cup finals and sent Phoenix fans into a tizzy.

Devils rout Rangers 4-1, even series 2-2

Tue, 22 May 2012 03:10:00 GMT

NEWARK, N.J. -- Trailing two games to one, the New Jersey Devils needed to play with a sense of urgency in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference final series with the New York Rangers on Monday night.

Coyotes win 2-0 to avoid sweep vs. Kings

SportsDirect Inc. — Sun, 20 May 2012 23:46:00 GMT

Shane Doan scored twice and Mike Smith turned aside 36 shots as the Coyotes won 2-0 to avoid the sweep by the Kings in their Western Conference finals series.

Hockey worlds: Russia wins gold; Hawks' Frolik gets bronze

Reuters — Sun, 20 May 2012 21:12:00 GMT

STOCKHOLM -- Alexander Syomin scored twice and Yevgeni Malkin netted another as Russia romped to a 6-2 victory over Slovakia in the final of the world ice hockey championship in Helsinki on Sunday.

Rangers win to grab 2-1 series lead on Devils

The Sports Xchange — Sat, 19 May 2012 20:52:00 GMT

NEWARK, N.J. -- The New Jersey Devils outplayed the New York Rangers in every aspect of the game in Game 3 of their fiercely intense Eastern Conference final series Saturday afternoon. The Devils owned more of the open ice, had more shots on goal and dominated the physical play.

Rookie King has been a surprising scorer for Kings

By Lisa Dillman — Sat, 19 May 2012 03:48:00 GMT

King, a 22-year-old left winger, has more goals (four) than the Coyotes (three) have in the Western Conference finals. In 12 playoff games, King has five goals.

Kings left wing Dwight King could have given the expected answer when he was talking about previous influences in his life, namely if any of those folks reminded him of Coach Darryl Sutter.

Coyotes' coach changes his tune on diving

By Chris Foster — Sat, 19 May 2012 00:45:00 GMT

Dave Tippett says his comments on 'embellishment' weren't directed toward Game 3.

Phoenix Coyotes Coach Dave Tippett appeared to take a dive on his diving charge.

Kings go up 3-0 in West

Reuters — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:29:00 GMT

1 win away from second trip to Stanley Cup finals

The giant-killing Kings extended their magical playoff run, moving to just one win from their first Stanley Cup finals appearance since 1993 with a 2-1 victory over the Coyotes on Thursday.

Oilers won't bring back Renney

Reuters — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:42:00 GMT

The struggling Edmonton Oilers will not renew head coach Tom Renney's contract after two losing seasons, the team said on Thursday.

Finland downs U.S. in World Hockey quarters

The Sports Network — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:05:00 GMT

HELSINKI, Finland -- Jesse Joensuu scored his second goal with nine seconds remaining in the third period to lift Finland to a 3-2 victory over the United States in the quarterfinals of the 2012 World Championship.

Coyotes' Hanzal to sit out game for hit on Kings' Brown

By Lisa Dillman — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:20:00 GMT

NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan suspends Hanzal from play in Game 3 of playoff series for 'recklessly' driving Brown into the boards in Tuesday night's game.

The combination of Martin Hanzal's first offense in terms of NHL law and order and Dustin Brown's (apparent) lack of injury led league disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan on Wednesday to suspend Hanzal one game.

Devils win Game 2 to even series with Rangers

Sports Xchange — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:05:00 GMT

NEW YORK -- When the Eastern Conference finals began Monday night, the New Jersey Devils played even with the New York Rangers over the first two periods, only for a goal early in the third period to make the difference for the Broadway Blueshirts.

Coyotes might have lost more than Game 2

Helene Elliott — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:36:00 GMT

Will Phoenix be hit by suspensions after frustration-driven fouls in the Kings' 4-0 victory?

GLENDALE, Ariz. — As the sun and the Phoenix Coyotes sank slowly in the West, the key question after the Kings' 4-0 conference finals victory Tuesday was whether the NHL, which has operated the Coyotes franchise for three years, will suspend one or more of its players for the frustration-driven fouls they committed.

Haugh: Trading Kane would be irresponsible

David Haugh's In the Wake of the News — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:13:00 GMT

Hawks must get immature forward to straighten out act for good of career and team

Trading Patrick Kane would represent one irresponsible act intended to clean up another and just make everything messier.

Rangers down Devils for 1-0 lead

The Sports Xchange — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:50:00 GMT

NEW YORK -- As the New York Rangers prepared to host the New Jersey Devils on Monday night at Madison Square Garden, the team made a special effort to remind the Devils -- and the fans -- what happened the last time the two teams battled for a trip to the Stanley Cup finals in 1994.

Hunter won't return as Capitals' coach

The Sports Network — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:05:00 GMT

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Dale Hunter will not return as head coach of the Washington Capitals next season.

Hornung warns Kane: 'Got to be careful'

By Fred Mitchell — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:55:00 GMT

Patrick Kane certainly is not the first high-profile young pro athlete to stretch the limits of team rules and acceptable conduct away from the field.

Picture this: Hawks motivated to move Kane

Steve Rosenbloom — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:35:00 GMT

Steve Rosenbloom: The Blackhawks have said nothing about Patrick Kane's latest photo spread. Kane is getting the kind of defense off the ice that he provides on it. That says to me that the Hawks believe their problem child is guilty. It also indicates they could try to trade him.

Kings take Game 1 vs. Coyotes

Sports Network — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:25:00 GMT

Dwight King scored twice as the Kings struck first in the Western Conference final against the Coyotes in a 4-2 win.

Eastern Conference finals matchup: Rangers vs. Devils

By Helene Elliott, Tribune Newspapers — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:47:00 GMT

Season series: Rangers 3-2-1.