Sports Briefing | Hockey: U.S. Continues Strong Start at World Championship

The United States men earned their second win in two games by edging Norway.

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Rangers 3, Capitals 2: Rangers Get Just Enough to Beat the Capitals

First-period goals from Chris Kreider and Dan Boyle, and the usual sturdy play in goal by Henrik Lundqvist, allowed the Rangers to tie their second-round playoff series.

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Jonas Hiller, a Goalie for the Flames, Faces a Familiar Challenge

Hiller left the Anaheim Ducks in the off-season to join Calgary, and he now finds himself facing Anaheim in the second round and in another messy goaltending situation.

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Sports Briefing | Hockey: Canada Defeats Latvia at World Hockey Championships

Canada showed its attacking power with a 6-1 victory over Latvia in the first game of the world hockey championship.

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Joel Ward’s Rare Feat for the Capitals

When Ward scored to beat the Rangers on Thursday, it was the third time a winning goal had been scored in the final two seconds of an N.H.L. playoff game.

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Rangers Try to Match Toughness of Capitals

Washington’s hard-hitting style, which carried over from its first-round series against the Islanders, left the Rangers looking to regroup from a Game 1 loss.

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Sports Briefing | Hockey: Lightning Take Game 1 Over Canadiens

Nikita Kucherov scored at 2 minutes 6 seconds of the second overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 victory over the Canadiens in Montreal in Game 1.

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