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• (6) Philadelphia Flyers (0-1) at (2) Pittsburgh Penguins (1-0), 7:30 p.m.
  The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals tonight, when they host the rival Philadelphia Flyers in Game 2 at Mellon Arena.

• Red Wings beat Stars 2-1 for 2-0 lead in conference finals
  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.

• Latvia, Switzerland victorious at Worlds
  Herberts Vasiljevs tallied the go- ahead goal late in the first period, as Latvia cruised to a 4-1 win over Norway at the 2008 World Hockey Championships.

• Wings' Franzen to miss Game 3 with concussion-like symptoms
  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.

• Recap: Detroit vs. Dallas
  Chris Osgood needed to make just 17 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings to a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals at Joe Louis Arena.

• Red Wings' Franzen out for Game 2
  Detroit Red Wings forward Johan Franzen was scratched from the lineup for Game 2's 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference finals because of concussion-like symptoms.

• Wild coach Lemaire returning in 2008-09
  St. Paul, MN (Sports Network) - Jacques Lemaire announced Saturday that he will return next season as head coach of the Minnesota Wild, which will be his eighth with the club.

• Lemaire says he'll return for 8th season coaching Wild
  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.

• Malkin's changeup gets Penguins off to fast start vs. Flyers
  For all the skill he possesses at age 21, all the goals he's scored, all he's done to put the Pittsburgh Penguins three victories away from the Stanley Cup finals, Evgeni Malkin has a weakness. Give him a breakaway, and one of the NHL's best players becomes just another player.

• (5) Dallas Stars (0-1) at (1) Detroit Red Wings (1-0), 7:30 p.m.
  The top-seeded Detroit Red Wings will try to take a two games to none lead in the Western Conference finals tonight, when they welcome the Dallas Stars for Game 2 at Joe Louis Arena.

• National Hockey League Playoff Game Capsules
  Chris Osgood needed to make just 17 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings to a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals at Joe Louis Arena. Darren Helm and Henrik Zetterberg each scored a goal for the Red Wings, who have won eight straight games and now hold a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Detroit was without forward Johan Franzen, the leading goal-scorer of the playoffs with 12, who was scratched from the lineup because of concussion-like symptoms. Stephane Robidas scored the lone goal while Marty Turco stopped 32 shots in the loss for the Stars. The series moves to Dallas for the next two contests, with Game 3 set for Monday night.

• Recap: Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia
  Evgeni Malkin scored twice and added an assist, as Pittsburgh doubled up Philadelphia, 4-2, in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals from Mellon Arena.

• Czechs eliminate Belarus from Worlds
  In the second shootout of the tournament, Radim Vrbata and Ales Kotalik netted goals as the Czech Republic edged Belarus, 3-2 at the 2008 World Hockey Championships.

• Malkin's 2 goals lead flyin' Penguins past Flyers 4-2
  Evgeni Malkin scored two dazzling goals 5 minutes apart to give Pittsburgh a two-goal lead, after Sidney Crosby tied it, and the Penguins rode their two big stars to a 4-2 victory over cross-state rival Philadelphia in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday night.

• Avalanche, coach Joel Quenneville go separate ways
  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.

• Kolzig confirms he won't play again for Capitals
  When Olie Kolzig removed his nameplate from the Washington Capitals' locker room after their last playoff game, then skipped a mandatory meeting the next morning, everyone figured his time with the team was over.

• Stars snag free agent forward Brunnstrom
  The Dallas Stars inked free agent forward Fabian Brunnstrom to a two-year entry-level contract on Friday.

• Quenneville will not return as Avs coach
  The Colorado Avalanche announced Friday that Joel Quenneville will not return as head coach for the 2008-09 season.

• Blake, Chelios, Pisani finalists for Masterton Trophy
  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.

• Kolzig not returning to Caps
  Washington Capitals goaltender Olaf Kolzig has said that he will not be returning to the team he has spent his entire NHL career with, according to a report on Friday.

• Blake, Chelios and Pisani finalists for Masterton
  Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Jason Blake, defenseman Chris Chelios of the Detroit Red Wings and right wing Fernando Pisani of the Edmonton Oilers are the finalists for the 2008 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.

• (6) Philadelphia Flyers (0-0) at (2) Pittsburgh Penguins (0-0), 7:30 p.m.
  A pair of cross-state rivals will begin the Eastern Conference finals tonight, as the second-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins host the sixth-seeded Philadelphia Flyers in Game 1 of the best-of-seven series at Mellon Arena.

• Red Wings roll past Stars 4-1 in West finals opener
  Johan Franzen, Brian Rafalski and Tomas Holmstrom scored power-play goals for the Detroit Red Wings, who built a big lead in the second period and coasted to a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday night.

• National Hockey League Playoff Game Capsules
  Tomas Holmstrom posted a goal and an assist, as the Detroit Red Wings downed the Dallas Stars, 4-1, in Game 1 of their Western Conference finals series from Joe Louis Arena. Brian Rafalski, Johan Franzen and Valtteri Filppula also scored for the top-seeded Red Wings, who will host Game 2 on Saturday night. Nicklas Lidstrom and Niklas Kronwall both had two assists, while Chris Osgood ran his playoff record to 7-0 by stopping 20- of-21 shots. Brenden Morrow lit the lamp for the fifth-seeded Stars, while Marty Turco was victimized for four goals on 31 shots.

• Recap: Detroit vs. Dallas
  Tomas Holmstrom posted a goal and an assist, as the Detroit Red Wings downed the Dallas Stars, 4-1, in Game 1 of their Western Conference finals series from Joe Louis Arena.