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VANCOUVER, B.C. – Given the chance, Dave Bolland wasn’t going to make a mistake.Bolland scored a power-play goal with just over five minutes left in the third period as the Chicago Blackhawks used a 4-2 victory Saturday night to push the Vancouver Canucks to the brink of elimination in their Western Conference semifinal

VANCOUVER — Dave Bolland scored a power-play goal with just over five minutes left in the third period as the Chicago Blackhawks used a 4-2 victory Saturday night to push the Vancouver Canucks to the brink of elimination in their Western Conference semifinal

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Defenceman Sami Salo returned to the Vancouver Canucks’ lineup for Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinal series against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday

WASHINGTON – The Pittsburgh Penguins overcame a third-period deficit, survived Alex Ovechkin’s tying goal late in regulation, then won on Evgeni Malkin’s score 3:28 into overtime Saturday night for a 4-3 victory in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals

According to a report from Canadian Sports Network TSN, Penguins defenseman Sergei Gonchar will be out the next several weeks, perhaps the rest of the playoffs, with a knee injury

BOSTON – Less than 12 hours after returning home in the dead of night, the Bruins were on the ice Saturday, skating hard and searching for the style that made them the Eastern Conference’s top seed

WASHINGTON – Yanni is singing a song of empathy for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals.The pop singer issued a statement Saturday reflecting his role in the scheduling of the teams’ playoff series

DETROIT – Really, it’s not about the money.Some people cringe when athletes say that.When Marian Hossa did, no one could question it.Hossa signed a one-year deal with the Detroit Red Wings last summer, turning down a longer contract to stay in Pittsburgh and a more lucrative one to play for Edmonton

DETROIT – Detroit Red Wings G-M Ken Holland says forward Tomas Kopecky might need surgery after fighting in the Western Conference semifinals

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins called up rookie defenceman Alex Goligoski on Saturday from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL.The move comes after an injury to veteran Sergei Gonchar

MONTREAL – Guy Lafleur may lose the Order of Quebec after being found guilty of giving contradictory evidence at his son’s 2007 bail hearing

BERN, Switzerland – Luke Schenn came to the IIHF World Hockey Championship to gain some experience but this wasn’t quite what he was hoping for

BERN, Switzerland – For a few moments Saturday, it was tough to tell who was preparing to defend the IIHF World Hockey Championship.The Canadians were more than willing to talk about last year’s overtime loss in the gold medal final while the Russians seemed intent on forgetting their country’s big victory in Quebec City

Capitals 3 at Penguins 5First Period1. Washington, Backstrom 2 (Semin) 0:362. Pittsburgh, Gonchar 2, 3:55 (pp)3. Pittsburgh, Guerin 3 (Crosby, Kunitz) 10:474

IIHF Men’s World Championship At Bern, SwitzerlandChampionship Round Semifinals Canada 3 Sweden 1Russia 3 U.S. 2AHL PlayoffsSecond RoundDivision Finals(Best-of-7)Atlantic DivisionWorcester 5 Providence 3(Providence leads series 2-1)East DivisionWilkes-Barre/Scranton 6 Hershey 3(Series tied 2-2)ECHL PlayoffsThird Round Conference Finals Both series begin on Saturday

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueST. LOUIS BLUES-Signed Kevin McDonald to a contract extension and named him assistant general manager in addition to his director of professional scouting duties

RALEIGH, N.C. – Eric Staal scored two goals to break the club career playoff scoring record, and the Carolina Hurricanes pushed the top-seeded Boston Bruins to the brink of elimination, pulling away late for a 4-1 victory Friday night

PONTIAC, Mich. – Detroit Red Wings defenceman Chris Chelios owes more than US$78,000 in back taxes on his $2.9 million home in suburban Detroit

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins finally discovered a few holes in rookie goalie Simeon Varlamov’s game, and his glove, and are now in a familiar position in the playoffs against Washington