Ilya Bryzgalov had plenty of time this season to babble on about
bears, the universe, the woods, and other arcane bits of
knowledge.

Jack Johnson scored his second goal of the game 1:47 into
overtime to lift the United States to a 5-4 win over Canada on
Saturday at the hockey world championships.

Vancouver’s business community will be watching the Canucks set
off on their Stanley Cup run with the same enthusiasm as most fans,
while ensuring they’re ready in case those fans ignore the team’s
marketing campaign aimed at averting a riot like the one that
befell the city following a Game 7 loss to Boston in last year’s
Stanley Cup finals.

Marc-Andre Fleury made 35 saves to tie the Pittsburgh franchise
record for wins and the Penguins clinched home-ice advantage in the
first round of the playoffs with a 5-2 victory over the New York
Rangers on Thursday night.

Steven Stamkos scored twice to reach 50 goals this season, and
the Tampa Bay Lightning jumped out to a big early lead and beat the
Boston Bruins 6-1 on Tuesday night.

Marian Gaborik scored the Rangers’ third power-play goal in the
dying seconds of overtime, and New York snapped its season-worst,
three-game regulation losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the New
York Islanders on Sunday night.

James Neal had a goal and two assists, and the Pittsburgh
Penguins beat Boston 5-2 on Sunday for their ninth straight
victory.

Steve Sullivan scored the tying goal in the third period, and
James Neal and Evgeni Malkin connected in the first two rounds of a
shootout to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to their eighth straight
victory, 2-1 over the Florida Panthers on Friday night.

Buffalo Sabres captain Jason Pominville didn’t know how to
react, because he wasn’t initially sure whether his one-timer from
the left circle 56 seconds into overtime actually went in.

San Jose Sharks head coach Todd McLellan has left his team’s
game at Minnesota after being hit in the head with a stick on the
bench.

The Ottawa Senators moved quickly to add insurance with their
top goaltender out of the lineup.

Wojtek Wolski was a member of the New York Rangers when he woke
up on Saturday morning. By the end of the day, he was a hero for
the Florida Panthers.

Dustin Jeffrey scored a go-ahead goal 37 seconds into the third
period, Matt Cooke had two goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat
the Philadelphia Flyers 6-4 on Saturday.

On an afternoon when another New York team was on the minds of
many fans at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers did their best to
emulate the Giants by physically wearing down Philadelphia
Flyers.

Kurtis Foster scored a pair of power-play goals, and the New
Jersey Devils held on for a 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia
Flyers on Saturday afternoon.

Shawn Matthias scored with 3:19 left to help the Florida Panthers beat Carolina 3-1 on Tuesday night and spoil Kirk Muller’s debut as the Hurricanes’ coach.

John Mitchell and Brad Richards scored 90 seconds apart in New
York’s four-goal second period, and the Rangers held on to beat the
Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Tuesday night for their third
consecutive win.

Penguins’ four goals in first 10 minutes too much for Senators.

Stephen Weiss scored with 3:30 left in the third period and the
Florida Panthers beat Pittsburgh 3-2 on Saturday night, capturing
their first win against the Penguins in their last six games.

Down two goals in the opening period, the New Jersey Devils
didn’t give up. Instead, they waited for their opportunities,
exploited spotty defense and used their patented trap to make
things miserable for the Washington Capitals.

The St. Louis Blues have changed coaches after a disappointing
6-7 start, firing Davis Payne and hiring Ken Hitchcock to a
contract through next season.

The Tampa Bay Lightning earned a rare road win while handing the
Florida Panthers another shootout loss.

P.A. Parenteau’s goal with 1:46 remaining broke a tie and led
the New York Islanders to a 5-3 win over the Washington Capitals on
Saturday night.

Jeff Halpern and Troy Brouwer scored 1:09 apart in the second
period, and the Washington Capitals pulled away to beat the
Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 on Friday night.

Ilya Bryzgalov made 29 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers scored
three times in the first period to chase All-Star goalie Ryan
Miller in a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday
night.

The Ottawa Senators had to deliver a second knockout blow just
before the bell to finish off the Florida Panthers.

Thomas Vanek scored two goals, and Ryan Miller made 22 saves for
his first shutout of the season in the Buffalo Sabres’ 3-0 victory
over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.