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The United States, Canada, Russia and Switzerland clinched quarterfinal berths at the hockey world championships Sunday.

Russia got two late goals to beat the United States 5-3 in a hard fought game, while Canada scored four unanswered goals en route to a 7-1 rout of Norway on Tuesday at the ice hockey world championships.

The United States rallied from an early 2-0 deficit to beat Austria 5-3 in its opening game at the ice hockey world championship Saturday.

With one week remaining in the regular season and the New Jersey Devils on the brink of elimination from playoff contention, star winger Ilya Kovalchuk will return to the lineup Saturday against the Florida Panthers.

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Ilya Kovalchuk capped New Jersey's three-goal first period with his NHL-leading fourth short-handed goal, and the Devils beat the mistake-prone Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Wednesday night.

Re-claiming his old No. 12, Alexei Ponikarovsky was back in a Devils jersey and practicing with his former teammates during the team's morning skate in Newark Friday. The 32-year-old winger is set to play Friday when the Devils host the Philadelphia ...

Martin Brodeur made 24 saves for his 120th NHL shutout, Ilya Kovalchuk scored on a short-handed penalty shot and the New Jersey Devils won their home opener.

Flyers All-Star Claude Giroux received the wakeup call he waited to hear for 113 days.

Mike Smith is still the leader for the Conn Smythe Trophy, but Los Angeles' Jonathan Quick has jumped up to the No. 2 spot. Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist ranks No. 4 and could continue to move up if New York continues to win.

Story | Conversation | May 13, 2012

Lou Lamoriello was in a talkative mood Friday morning, the phone line burning with his passion for the game, but mostly his passion for his New Jersey Devils. While the conversation began with thoughts on his team showing the experts wrong by reac...

WHAT IT MEANS: The New Jersey Devils advanced to the NHL's version of the Final Four. And, rather stunningly, they did so with relative ease. Ilya Kovalchuk had a power-play goal and an assist, Martin Brodeur made 27 saves, and the Devils mov...

Bryce Salvador, David Clarkson and Ilya Kovalchuk scored goals to lift New Jersey to a 3-1 Game 5 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night, sending the Devils into the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2003.

NEWARK, N.J. -- Doctors and trainers worked their magic to get Ilya Kovalchuk back to the ice. Then the 29-year-old sniper worked his magic on it. Kovalchuk, who had to sit out Game 2 because of a back injury, capped off a brilliant one-goal,...

Devils 4, Flyers 3, OT

New Jersey Devils right winger Ilya Kovalchuk returned to the lineup Thursday.