Though the men’s Olympic ice hockey tournament in Sochi has yet to crown its gold medal winner, back in New Jersey, it was back to work. The Devils returned to the ice Wednesday for their first practice since the start of the Olympic break. Fol......
SOCHI -- Czech Republic captain Tomas Plekanec was asked after his team's 5-3 qualifying round win against rival Slovakia on Tuesday how it matched up with the United States, its next opponent in the quarterfinals Wednesday. Plekanec started t......
SOCHI -- This time the margin was just too fine for Switzerland. The Swiss had played 180 minutes of one-goal hockey just to make the knockout stage of the 2014 Sochi Olympics men's hockey tournament, but its luck ran out in the qualification p......
SOCHI -- A strong start for the Czech Republic proved decisive Tuesday against rival Slovakia, but a trip to the quarterfinals in the 2014 Sochi Olympics wasn't without some nervy moments near the end. Roman Cervenka scored a pair of goals to h......
SLOVAKIA vs. CZECH REPUBLIC When: Tuesday, Noon ET (NBCSN, CBC) Where: Shayba Arena What's at stake: A veteran Czech Republic team with high hopes entering the 2014 Sochi Olympics suddenly finds itself as the seventh seed in the qualifica......
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s final practice before the qualification round, and his coach insisted the superstar forward is not injured. ''He's OK,'' Russian hockey coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov said Monday. ''Just a rest.'' Kovalchuk missed the final minutes of the second period in Sunday's win over Slovakia after appearing to hurt his right ankle. Bilyaletdinov said, ''he's OK,'...
re going to take a closer look at the four games and the countries playing in them. Remember, Sweden, USA, Canada and Finland all have byes this round. As a special treat, we will be using the Putin Upset Trajectory Identification Notification model (or P.U.T.I.N model) to determine the likelihood of an upset happening between one of the pairing. Analysis of special P.U.T.I.N photographs will indicate...
With the preliminary round in Sochi complete, the Olympic tournament continues Tuesday with four qualification playoff games. The Czech Republic, featuring Devils' Olympians Jaromir Jagr, Patrik Elias and Marek Zidlicky, will face Slovakia. Dev......
s goal at 2:32 of overtime gave Canada a 2-1 win against Finland on Sunday and a bye into the quarterfinals at the 2014 Sochi Olympics men...
SWITZERLAND vs. CZECH REPUBLIC When: Saturday, Noon ET (NBCSN) Where: Bolshoy Ice Dome What's at stake: With Sweden already owning a win against each team, Switzerland and the Czech Republic are playing for second place in Group C. The Cz......
SOCHI -- The next goal Jonas Hiller gives up in the 2014 Sochi Olympics will be his first. Switzerland continued its impressive display of defense and goaltending Saturday, knocking off the Czech Republic 1-0 and wrapping up second place in Gro......
t a household name in the United States on Friday, he certainly became one on Saturday morning when his four goals in the shootout helped beat Russia 3-2 in a dramatic second game for both teams at the Olympics. The game was tight throughout regulation and overtime, and in the shootout, thanks to IIHF rules, Oshie was able to have six shootout attempts versus Sergei Bobrovsky. The American hockey world...
s efforts to inject a youthful vibe into the Winter Games it is the ice hockey old-timers who are having their day on the Sochi rinks. Finland's Teemu Selanne, the 43-year-old elder statesman of international hockey, may be competing in a record-equalling sixth Olympics but the man known as the Finnish Flash is not in Sochi for a retirement party. Neither are his fellow greybeards, 42-year-old Czech...
Sweden beat Switzerland, 1-0, on Friday in Sochi as the Swedes move to 2-0 in Group C and put themselves in a great position to move into the quarterfinals. GOLD STAR: Henrik Lundqvist was forced into making 13 saves in the first period as Sweden got stormed by Switzerland right out of the starting gate, and King Henrik was up to the task. BLACK EYE: Though one could give it to the officials that seemed...
After seeing his Capitals teammates score first for their countries on Thursday morning, perhaps Martin Erat took note. He notched the Czech Republic's first goal on Friday in a 4-2 win over Latvia. The Czechs are now 1-1 in Group C Olympic action....
SOCHI -- Switzerland's impenetrable wall was felled by a feather. After the Swiss went more than 112 minutes without allowing a goal in the 2014 Sochi Olympics, Detroit Red Wings forward Daniel Alfredsson scored with 7:21 remaining in the thir......
SOCHI -- The Czech Republic knew it needed to make something happen Friday in order to get its campaign at the 2014 Sochi Olympics back on track. Another slow start, like the one that led to a 4-2 loss to Sweden in the opening game of Group C p......
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s having back problems in Sochi. Can he play through it or is Sweden about to lose another big piece? [ Freep ] • The Swedes and the Swiss would appreciate it if you stopped confusing their countries, please and thank you. [ USA Today ] • How Phoenix Coyotes hockey helped a fan cope with his wife...