NHL Pacific Division
Swiss top Belarus in hockey shootout, face US next
Feb 23, 2010 19:38 EST
Switzerland advances to quarters against US with shootout win over Belarus in Olympic hockey. Don't be fooled by Switzerland's struggle against Belarus. The Swiss are ready for another shot at the top-ranked Americans.
US NHL stars won't take Swiss lightly
Feb 23, 2010 19:12 EST
An intense US Olympic hockey workout Tuesday indicated criticism from general manager Brian Burke was taken to heart and the unbeaten Americans will not take quarter-final opponent Switzerland lightly.
Soul-searching ice hockey team vows to bounce back
Feb 23, 2010 06:55 EST
Canada's players were doing some soul searching Monday, one day after their stunning preliminary round loss to the USA, but insisted they are not ready to throw in the Olympic Games towel just yet.
Soul-searching ice hockey team vow to bounce back
Feb 23, 2010 05:51 EST
Canada's players were doing some soul searching Monday, one day after their stunning preliminary round loss to the USA, but insisted they are not ready to throw in the Olympic Games towel just yet.
Soul-searching Canada vow to bounce back
Feb 23, 2010 03:48 EST
Canada's players were doing some soul searching Monday, one day after their stunning preliminary round loss to the USA, but insisted they are not ready to throw in the Olympic Games towel just yet.
Underdog Germans bar Canada-Russia path
Feb 23, 2010 00:11 EST
With the worst scoring attack at the Winter Olympics and trouble staying out of the penalty box, winless Germany will need a "Miracle on Ice" Tuesday to deny Canada a quarter-final spot opposite Russia.
Miller frustrates Canada aces in US win
Feb 22, 2010 10:14 EST
American goaltender Ryan Miller's eyes jolted wide open when he was asked about his saves to deny Canada in the final frantic three minutes of a 5-3 US victory Sunday over the Winter Olympic hosts.
USA-Canada hockey: No way to treat a neighbor
Feb 22, 2010 00:44 EST
Thunderous hits, sublime plays: For a night, NHL teammates forget paychecks and play for pride. That was no way to treat friends.
Malkin scores 2, Russia reaches hockey quarters
Feb 21, 2010 17:46 EST
Russia beats Czech Republic 4-2 behind Malkin's 2 goals to reach Olympic hockey quarters. Evgeni Malkin scored twice and Russia bounced back from a shootout loss to Slovakia, beating the Czech Republic 4-2 Sunday to reach the Olympic hockey quarterfinals.
Canada looking forward to grudge match with US
Feb 21, 2010 03:28 EST
They may be NHL teammates during the regular season sharing plane rides and going to group dinners, but when it comes to the Olympics there is no love lost between rivals Canada and the USA.
Canada looking forward to grudge match with US
Feb 21, 2010 02:21 EST
They may be NHL teammates during the regular season sharing plane rides and going to group dinners, but when it comes to the Olympics there is no love lost between rivals Canada and the USA.
U.S. and Canada adopt contrasting approaches
Feb 21, 2010 01:15 EST
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - While the United States are preparing for their ice hockey showdown against Canada with the precision of a military exercise, the Games hosts were viewing the grudge match as being purely about local bragging rights.
Sleepy Russia needed Slovakia wake-up call, says Bryzgalov
Feb 19, 2010 16:18 EST
Russia goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov said the shock defeat to Slovakia for the second consecutive Olympics was the drastic wake-up call the joint gold-medal favorites needed.
Crosby saves Canada from repeat loss to Swiss
Feb 19, 2010 03:56 EST
Sid saves it in a shootout as Canada avoids 2nd successive Olympic loss to Swiss, wins 3-2. While Martin Brodeur made the four stops that counted, Sidney Crosby made the save of the day.
Crosby saves Canada in shootout win over Swiss
Feb 19, 2010 00:08 EST
Great escape: Crosby keeps all of Canada calm with shootout goal against Switzerland. Sidney Crosby, not left at home this time, single-handedly prevented a coast-to-coast Canadian panic attack.
Crosby is shootout star as Canada survives Swiss scare
Feb 19, 2010 00:03 EST
Sidney Crosby made the most of his second shootout chance, scoring the game winner as Canada narrowly avoided losing to Switzerland for the second-straight Olympics.
Crosby scores shootout winner as Canada survives scare
Feb 18, 2010 22:47 EST
Sidney Crosby scored the winner in a shootout as hosts Canada survived a scare by beating Switzerland 3-2 in the preliminary round of the Olympic hockey tournament on Thursday.
Selanne equals Olympics points record with assist
Feb 17, 2010 15:33 EST
Finland's Teemu Selanne matches Olympic points mark; Ducks' star assists against Belarus. Finland forward Teemu Selanne has matched an Olympics record with his 36th career point.
Ovechkin scores 2 to help Russia beat Latvia 8-2
Feb 17, 2010 03:32 EST
Alex Ovechkin scores 2 goals to help Russia rout Latvia 8-2 in its Vancouver Games opener. Alex Ovechkin leaned over the boards from the bench, looking like he desperately wanted to get on the ice when Russia had power plays.
US tops Swiss in men's hockey opener
Feb 16, 2010 19:14 EST
Young US team coasts to 3-1 win over Switzerland in men's Olympic hockey opener. The U.S. kids were all right.