The Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 on Thursday to take a 3-1 lead in their NHL Eastern Conference semifinal series and put the team that dominated the regular season on the brink of a premature elimination.

Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart midway through the second period and Pavel Datsyuk restored a two-goal lead in the third to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the second-round series.

Damien Brunner and Brendan Smith scored in the second period as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 Saturday in Game 2 to even their Western Conference semifinal series.

Switzerland added the United States to its list of upsets at the ice hockey world championship, and is now just one more win away from its first gold medal.

Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby scored his second career playoff hat trick to give the Penguins a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Friday and a 2-0 lead in the NHL Eastern Conference semifinals.

The Los Angeles Kings scored two last-gasp goals in the space of just 22 seconds to stun the San Jose Sharks and snatch a 4-3 win on Thursday, taking a 2-0 lead in their NHL Western Conference semifinal series.

Chicago's Johnny Oduya and Marcus Kruger scored in the third period as the Blackhawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 in the opener of their NHL second-round playoff series Wednesday.

Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist and Tomas Vokoun recorded his third straight win since replacing Marc-Andre Fleury as Pittsburgh beat Ottawa 4-1 in the opener of their second-round series.

The New York Rangers will play the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference semifinals after the teams won the seventh games of their first round playoff series Monday.

Pittsburgh's Brooks Orpik scored the overtime winner as the Penguins overcame three one-goal deficits to beat the New York Islanders 4-3 on Saturday, clinching the series 4-2 and moving into the next round of NHL playoffs.