NHL

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.

Russia and Slovakia will play in the gold medal game on Sunday at the 2012 World Championship.

The New Jersey Devils earned a split of the first two games of the Eastern Conference finals in New York City and will try to take their first lead of the series when they host the top-seeded Rangers in today's Game 3 battle at Prudential Center.

Evgeni Malkin recorded a hat trick to lift Russia over Finland, 6-2, and into the gold medal game at the 2012 World Championship.

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.

Jesse Joensuu scored his second goal with nine seconds remaining in the third period to lift Finland to a 3-2 victory over the United States in the quarterfinals of the 2012 World Championship.