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 NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 4-1 in a spiteful encounter on Monday to tie the NHL Eastern Conference final series at 2-2 as escalating tension between the cross-river rivals boiled over.
 Zach Parise scored twice in the third period and Martin Brodeur stopped 27 of 28 shots as New Jersey defeated New York 4-1 in game four of their Eastern Conference series.
 The Phoenix Coyotes weren't about to go quietly into the night as long as captain Shane Doan had a say in the matter.
 NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Rangers forward Brandon Prust was suspended for one game by the NHL on Sunday for elbowing New Jersey Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov. The incident occurred in Saturday's Game Three of the Eastern Conference final between the bitter rivals, won 3-0 by the Rangers. Volchenkov fell heavily to the ice but was not injured and continued playing. Prust was not penalized at the time but was ordered to a hearing with the NHL's department of player safety, which took a dim view of the hit. ...
 John Tortorella stood out again at a playoff news conference. Only this time it was because of his feistiness toward the New Jersey Devils and not for his brevity and contentiousness with the media.
Shane Doan scored twice and Mike Smith posted this third shutout of the post-season as the Phoenix Coyotes staved off elimination from the Stanley Cup playoffs by beating Los Angeles 2-0 on Sunday.
 Russia battled from a goal down to win the world championship on Sunday, beating 2002 champions Slovakia 6-2 in the final.
 Czech Republic grabbed bronze at the world ice hockey championship on Sunday with a tight 3-2 win over the last year's champions Finland.
 New York goaltender Henrik Lundqvist made 36 saves and the Rangers blanked the New Jersey Devils 3-0 on Saturday to take the lead in their National Hockey League playoff series.
 Slovakia grabbed their ticket into the world ice hockey championship's title-decider with a tight 3-1 semi-final win over former compatriots Czech Republic here on Saturday.
 Finland, Russia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia are preparing to do battle for a place in the ice hockey world championship final, guaranteeing the title for a European nation after the USA and Canada crashed out.
 (Reuters) - Veteran forward, team captain and three-time All-Star Milan Hejduk has signed a one-year contract to stay with the Colorado Avalanche through the 2012-13 season, the National Hockey League (NHL) team said on Friday. The softly spoken 36-year-old Czech Republic native, who helped Colorado win the Stanley Cup in 2001, has played for the club for the last 13 years. A triple Olympian, Hejduk recorded 11 straight 20-goal seasons in Colorado from 1999-00 to 2010-11, and is just nine games short of becoming the first player in the franchise to appear in 1,000 games. ...
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The giant-killing Los Angeles 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 Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday.
 Los Angeles left wing Dwight King scored 1:47 into the third period, giving the Kings a 2-1 National Hockey League victory over Phoenix to put them on the brink of the Stanley Cup Final.
 Tom Renney's coaching contract will not be renewed by the Edmonton Oilers, the National Hockey League club announced, ending his two seasons of guiding the team.
 Tom Renney is out as coach of the Edmonton Oilers.
 Finalnd's players gather around their goalkeeper before the quarter-final ice hockey game of the IIHF International Ice Hockey World Championship in Helsinki. Team Finland defeated Team USA 3-2.
(Reuters) - The struggling Edmonton Oilers will not renew head coach Tom Renney's contract after two losing seasons, the National Hockey League (NHL) team said on Thursday.
The Edmonton Oilers are searching for a new coach after deciding to let Tom Renney go following two losing seasons.
 STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Jesse Joensuu scored a late winner as Finland dumped the United States out of the world ice hockey championships at the quarter-final stage.
 Holders Finland advanced to the semi-finals of the world ice hockey championships with a last-gasp winner against the United States on Thursday, but Olympic champions Canada were shocked by Slovakia.
(Reuters) - The New York Rangers refuse to spend time thinking about missed opportunities after failing, for the third time, to capitalize on series-opening victories in this year's Stanley Cup playoffs.
 NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New Jersey Devils overcame a mid-game slump to defeat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Wednesday and level their best-of-seven Eastern Conference final 1-1.
 New Jersey's David Clarkson scored two minutes and 31 seconds into the third period to give the Devils a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers to level their National Hockey League playoff series.
 The Los Angeles Kings have maintained their discipline and cool during a dominant playoff run that has them two wins away from the team's first Stanley Cup finals appearance since 1993 with Wayne Gretzky.
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