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Blackhawks 2 at Red Wings 3 (OT)First Period1. Chicago, Toews 5 (Havlat, Barker) 12:49 (pp)2. Detroit, Rafalski 2 (Lidstrom, Datsyuk) 16:43 (pp)Penalties – Chicago bench (too many men; served by Versteeg) 7:14, Samuelsson Det (cross-checking) 10:33, Stuart Det (tripping) 11:34, Holmstrom Det (goaltender interference) 13:41, Toews Chi (tripping) 15:26

DETROIT – Mikael Samuelsson scored 5:14 into overtime, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night and a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals

PITTSBURGH – The Carolina Hurricanes are never one and done.Lose the first game of a playoff series? No big deal to the Hurricanes, who usually play their best when challenged

PHOENIX – A bankruptcy hearing that could determine the fate of the Phoenix Coyotes is underway.But there won’t be a decision Tuesday, according to Judge Redfield T

RIMOUSKI, Que. – Count ex-teammate Warren Rychel as one who thinks Patrick Roy would make an excellent NHL coach.Rychel, now general manager and co-owner of the OHL’s Windsor Spitfires, said Tuesday that Roy’s fiery nature and will to win could help make the Colorado Avalanche a league power again

According to a report in the Toronto Sun a condition in Chicago Bulls and White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf’s bid to buy the Phoenix Coyotes is that coach Wayne Gretzky leaves the team

Results Monday:Memorial CupCanadian Major Junior Hockey Championship At Rimouski, Que.Round Robin Kelowna 6 Drummondville 4AHL PlayoffsConference Finals(Best-of-7)Western Conference Manitoba 4 Houston 3(Manitoba leads series 3-0) ECHL PlayoffsNo Games Scheduled

Scoring summary from Monday’s NHL playoff game:Hurricanes 2 at Penguins 3First Period1. Pittsburgh, Satan 1 (Cooke, Gill) 9:172. Pittsburgh, Malkin 7 (Boucher) 10:41Penalties – E

PITTSBURGH – Philippe Boucher and Miroslav Satan were missing when the Pittsburgh Penguins made the late-season surge that carried them from 10th place in the Eastern Conference to a third consecutive trip to the playoffs

PHOENIX – The immediate future of the Phoenix Coyotes should become a little clearer on Tuesday.That’s when Judge Redfield Baum will preside over an afternoon bankruptcy hearing and determine who controls the Coyotes

BOSTON – Zdeno Chara slung the big black equipment bag over his back and walked down the hall outside the Bruins locker room and into an off-season of healing

DETROIT – Patrick Kane glanced at the scoresheet and noticed he was one of three Chicago Blackhawks held without a shot by the Detroit Red Wings after Game 1 of the Western Conference finals

PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia Flyers centre Danny Briere will have corrective eye surgery Tuesday.General manager Paul Holmgren says Briere will have a procedure called photorefractive keratectomy

BOSTON – Bruins high scorers Phil Kessel and David Krejci face surgeries that could keep them from playing early next season.The 21-year-old Kessel, who led Boston with 36 goals, will have surgery for a torn rotator cuff and labrum in his shoulder

DENVER – Former Avalanche star Patrick Roy could be Colorado’s next coach.The Hall of Fame goaltender has been offered Tony Granato’s job as head coach, according to the Denver Post and ESPN

Scoring summary from Sunday’s NHL playoff game:Blackhawks 2 at Red Wings 5First Period1. Chicago, Burish 3, 5:252. Detroit, Cleary 4, 8:23Penalties – Seabrook Chi (hooking) 13:12, Keith Chi, Holmstrom Det (roughing) 14:00

Results Sunday:Memorial CupCanadian Major Junior Hockey Championship At Rimouski, Que.Round Robin Rimouski 5 Windsor 4AHL PlayoffsConference Finals(Best-of-7)Eastern Conference Hershey 2 Providence 1(Series tied 1-1)ECHL PlayoffsNo Games Scheduled

DETROIT – Dan Cleary scored twice against the team that drafted him, leading the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Sunday

PITTSBURGH – There’s no shortage of interesting subplots as the Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes prepare to square off in the Eastern Conference final Monday

CANONSBURG, Pa. – Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Sergei Gonchar has returned to practice and hopes to play in the Eastern Conference finals opener Monday