Before people had a chance to sit down Ostravar Arena, the Canadians unleashed an offensive attack on Finland. It led to a semifinal win and a date against Russia in the gold medal game on Sunday.
Tuukka Rask stopped 26 shots for his second shutout this season as Boston sought revenge on the defending NHL champion St. Louis Blues in a 3-0 win on Saturday.
There was no torch. There was no physical passing of anything. But as Nicholle Anderson and Lauren Boyle chatted, as they talked through bits of their stories, their journeys, the years of medications and tests and scans and scares, it was evident that they shared something.
The deficit looked insurmountable. The final buzzer loomed large. The last chapter in this Maple Leafs season was written. Then Auston Matthews and the rest of Toronto's Big Four authored a new ending.
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid has reached the 100 point plateau in just 53 games with four assists against the Vancouver Canucks. The 24-year-old became the ninth player in NHL history -- and the first in his own lifetime -- to reach the century-point mark in 53 games or less, according to NHL statisticians.
Three goals in a span of 1:12 helped Team Orr complete a thrilling comeback to win the 24th Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game by a score of 5-4 in Red Deer.
McDonagh steals the puck from Borowiecki to disrupt a 3-on-1 break on the empty net, then notches an assist on the game tying goal with 27 seconds left in the 3rd
You can't describe the Colorado Avalanche as anything more than a success story this season. In his year end press conference GM Joe Sakic said the team planned to be more aggressive in free agency if the right players become available, so who could those be?