New York Rangers forward Brandon Prust was suspended one game for elbowing New Jersey Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov in the head during Saturday's Eastern Conference final Game 3.

Shane Doan scored two goals, Mike Smith recorded his third career postseason shutout with a virtuoso 36-save performance and the Phoenix Coyotes staved off elimination by blanking the Los Angeles Kings.

Russia captured the gold medal at the 2012 World Championship on Sunday with a 6-2 victory over underdog Slovakia.

The Czech Republic captured the bronze medal at the 2012 World Championship on Sunday with a 3-2 victory over host Finland.

Henrik Lundqvist posted his third shutout of the playoffs thanks to 36 saves as he helped the New York Rangers take a 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday.

Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux had surgery on both wrists and is expected to need six weeks to recover.

The Colorado Avalanche signed veteran forward Milan Hejduk to a one-year contract on Friday.

The Los Angeles Kings are one win away from the Stanley Cup Finals.

Tom Renney will not return as head coach of the Edmonton Oilers, the team announced Thursday.

Back in February, when the Los Angeles Kings hardly resembled the juggernaut that so far has breezed its way through the Western Conference portion of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the club was desperate to find improvement.