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Canada and Russia renew their long-standing rivalry in a heavyweight Olympic quarter-final ice hockey battle on Wednesday as Lindsey Vonn looks to overcome her alpine jinx in the giant slalom.

After seeing Alex Ovechkin flatten Czech legend Jaromir Jagr in a preliminary round game, Canada's Sidney Crosby expects his rivalry with the Russian star to get physical in a Wednesday quarter-final.

Slovakia's Bartecko has concussion after 'unfair' hit, likely won't play in quarterfinals. Slovakia forward Lubos Bartecko has a concussion and is likely out of the Olympic hockey quarterfinals after being leveled by a shoulder hit from Norway defenseman Ole Kristian Tollefsen during Slovakia's 4-3 victory on Tuesday night.

After seeing Alex Ovechkin flatten Czech legend Jaromir Jagr in a preliminary round game, Canada's Sidney Crosby expects his rivalry with the Russian star to get physical in a Wednesday quarter-final.

Ex-Pistons CEO Wilson joins Ilitch organization, tasked with figuring out Red Wings arena plan. Tom Wilson, who for more than three decades oversaw a sports and entertainment empire that included the Detroit Pistons, on Tuesday was given the job of helping figure out plans for where the Red Wings will play.

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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.

When it comes to the mystery of an elaborate paint design on Russian hockey superstar Alex Ovechkin's skate blades, all you get from the National Hockey League scoring leader is the silence of the lamb.

The Palace guard stands down: Detroit Pistons president, CEO and point man Tom Wilson resigns. Tom Wilson, who for more than three decades has been the face of one of the nation's most successful sports and entertainment enterprises, resigned as president and CEO of the Detroit Pistons and Palace Sports & Entertainment on Wednesday.

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - In careers marked by dazzling acts of one-upmanship, the Vancouver Olympics could provide the ultimate stage for Canada's Sidney Crosby and Russia's Alexander Ovechkin, the greatest hockey players of their generation.

SAINT PAUL, Minnesota (Reuters) - The Minnesota Wild got the best of Olympic goaltender Roberto Luongo for a second straight meeting by pouring on five goals in a 6-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday.

Senators use 3-goal third period to rally for 4-3 win over Islanders. Alex Kovalev, Jason Spezza and Mike Fisher scored in a 6:59 span of the third period to propel the Ottawa Senators to a 4-3 comeback victory over the New York Islanders on Sunday.

Just over a week ago, when things were at their bleakest for the free-falling Bruins, general manager Peter Chiarelli preached patience instead of a quick-fix, high-priced solution. The message in Chiarelli's lack of roster movement was clear: It was up to the current group to solve its problems. Message received. ``I've said it all year,'' said Patrice Bergeron, one of six Bruins participating in the Olympics. ``I feel confident with the guys in this dressing room. It's just a matter of clicking together. I think we've been doing that. It's about momentum. It's also about working your way through it - working hard and making those bounces go your way.'' While Bergeron and the five other Olympians (Tim Thomas, David Krejci, Marco Sturm, Zdeno Chara, and Miroslav Satan) dig for gold in Vancouver, the rest of the Bruins will pause until Feb. 24, when they will reconvene at Ristuccia Arena to prepare for the stretch run. After Saturday night's 3-2 shootout win over Florida, coach Claude J

Erik Christensen has 2 goals and an assist; Rangers beat Lightning 5-2. Erik Christensen scored two goals and added an assist to lead the New York Rangers to a 5-2 win over the Tampa Lightning on Sunday.

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Toews scores lone shootout goal, Blackhawks beat Thrashers 5-4. Jonathan Toews scored the lone shootout goal to give the Chicago Blackhawks their third straight victory, 5-4 over the Atlanta Thrashers on Saturday night.

Perron gets lone shootout goal, Blues beat slumping Capitals 4-3. The Washington Capitals' 14-game winning streak is a distant memory headed into the Olympic break.

Recchi scores in 8th round of shootout to lift Bruins over Panthers, 3-2. Even at 42 years old, Mark Recchi showed that he still has a new trick or two up his sleeve.

Whitney scored 2 power-play goals in a minute, Hurricanes beat Devils 5-2. Ray Whitney scored two power-play goals in a minute in the second period, rookie goalie Justin Peters won his second game in two outings and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Saturday night.

Bruins3Panthers2 Boston won shootout, 3-2 SUNRISE, Fla. - As the Bruins scattered last night at the BankAtlantic Center - six are off to Vancouver, some are headed to warmer vacation spots, others are returning to offseason homes - there were smiles and handshakes and congratulations all around. In a six-day span, the Bruins had turned a season that appeared ticketed to Lottery Land into a season that might see some playoff hockey yet. The Bruins, stuck in 12th place just a week ago, will enter the Olympic break in seventh place in the Eastern Conference. No wonder they were feeling good about themselves. ``Definitely a great week for us,'' said Tuukka Rask after last night's 3-2 shootout win, the Bruins' fourth straight victory, over the Panthers. ``That's what you want after a 10-game losing streak. We wanted to get back on track and get some wins. We had to really battle through it. I think everybody was really tired today. But we really pushed it to the limits and got the win. So i