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2012 Stanley Cup playoffs: Best and worst moments of the playoffs so far

Well, it's been a wild ride, hasn't it? Our experts take a look at all the best and worst moments of the playoffs, so far.

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Rangers go up 2-1 as Lundqvist stymies Devils

Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 36 shots, and Dan Girardi, Chris Kreider and Ryan Callahan scored third-period goals to lead the New York Rangers to a 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday.

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Source: Rangers' Prust faces hearing for elbow

Rangers winger Brandon Prust has a hearing with the NHL on Sunday following his second-period elbow to the back of Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov's head Saturday, a source told ESPNNewYork.com's Katie Strang.

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Giroux headlines five Flyers needing surgery

All-Star forward Claude Giroux headlines a list of five Philadelphia Flyers who needed offseason surgery.

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Russia, Slovakia in men's world hockey final

Russia and Slovakia will meet in the world hockey championship final Sunday for the first time since the Slovaks won their only title a decade ago against the Russians.

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Kings on verge of sweep after Game 3 victory

Dwight King scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Jonathan Quick made 18 saves, and the Los Angeles Kings rolled to the brink of their first Stanley Cup final in 19 years with a 2-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday night.

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Staples Center bracing for NHL/NBA marathon

Game 4 between the Clippers and Spurs, scheduled for Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Staples Center, would be moved to Monday if the hockey game between the Kings and Coyotes delays the start of the NBA game too much.

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Hejduk, 36, signs one-year deal with Avalanche

The Colorado Avalanche have re-signed captain Milan Hejduk to a one-year contract.

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Oilers, coach Renney part ways after 2 seasons

The Edmonton Oilers announced Thursday that the team will not renew the contract of coach Tom Renney, ending his two-season tenure.

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Finns stun U.S. at hockey worlds with 9 sec. left

Finnish forward Jesse Joensuu's winning goal with nine seconds left lifted Finland past the United States 3-2 Thursday for a place in the semifinals of the hockey world championships in Helsinki.

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World hockey adds members: Jamaica, Qatar

The International Ice Hockey Federation has added Qatar and Jamaica as its 71st and 72nd member nations.

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Coyotes' Hanzal banned 1 game for Brown hit

The NHL has suspended Phoenix Coyotes center Martin Hanzal for one game for his boarding penalty on Los Angeles Kings captain Dustin Brown in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night.

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Rangers' Gaborik benched for most of third

New York Rangers sniper Marian Gaborik was stapled to the bench for the majority of the third period in New York's 3-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday, presumably as punishment for a gaffe on New Jersey's game-tying goal.

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Stars' Lehtonen out 2-3 weeks with knee injury

Dallas Stars goaltender Kari Lehtonen suffered a minor knee injury at the world hockey championships and will be sidelined two to three weeks, according to Stars goaltending coach Mike Valley.

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Capitals coach Hunter won't return for 2012-13

Dale Hunter, the former Washington Capitals captain who took over after the team fired coach Bruce Boudreau in November, won't return for next season, the Washington Times has reported, citing general manager George McPhee.

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Agent: Capitals' Semin headed to free agency

Barring a complete change of heart, forward Alexander Semin won't be back in Washington next season. According to Semin's agent Mark Gandler, the skilled forward has no intentions of signing a contract extension with the Capitals.