NHL Stanley Cup conference quarterfinals: Ottawa - Pittsburgh 1:2, series 1:1, Philadelphia - New Jersey 3:5, series 1:1, Nashville - Chicago 4:1, series 1:0, Detroit - Phoenix 7:4, series 1:1, Colorado - San Jose 5:6 1st OT, series 1:1

Exhibition results: Switzerland - Sweden 0:4 (0:1, 0:2, 0:1). Goals: 17. Pettersson, 24. Nylander, 40. Viklund, 42. Andersson. Germany - Norway 3:0 (0:0, 3:0, 0:0). Goals: 23. Wolf, 25. Rankel, 27. Gawlik. Austria - France 3:3 (1:1, 2:0, 0:2). Goals: 2. Hager, 36. Setzinger, 38. T. Raffl - 11. Gras, 42. Mille, 51. Da Costa.
KHL play off final result - 2nd game: Balashikha - Kazan 1:4, series 0:2.
German DEL play off semifinal result - 4th game: Augsburg - Wolfsburg 3:2, final series score 3:1. Final matchup: Augsburg - Hannover.

Another Czech player has declined national team invitation for the world championships. Forward Josef Vasicek of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl has excused himself due to back problems according to the national team coach Vladimir Ruzicka. They player was scheduled to join the team on Tuesday in Prague.

Under 18 World Championships in Minsk, Belarus - Group A: USA - Canada 5:0 (3:0, 1:0, 1:0). Goals: 6. Zucker, 7. Rust, 18. Zucker, 38. Watson, 47. Rust.
Group B: Russia - Finland 4:5 (1:1, 0:2, 3:2). Goals: 8. Galimov, 51. Kuznetsov, 53. Namestnikov, 60. Barbashov - 2. Hakanpää, 23. Pulkkinen, 27. Pulkkinen, 54. Mäkinen, 58. Asten.

Exhibition hockey: Czech Republic - Slovakia 6:2 (3:1, 2:1, 1:0). Goals: 11. Caslava, 15. Kaspar, 19. M. Ruzicka, 31. Kurka, 38. Kaspar, 45. Klepis - 16. Zaborsky 27. Zaborsky.

Under 18 World Championships in Belarus - Group B: Czech Republic - Latvia 5:4 (1:0, 2:1, 2:3). Goals: 16. Holik, 23. Holik, 33. Holik, 42. Sekac, 55. Hantak - 26. Pelss, 46. Dilevka, 53. Dilevka, 58. Straupe.
Group A: Switzerland - Sweden 2:10 (0:2, 1:4, 1:4). Goals: 23. Lammer, 45. Martschini - 11. Vestin, 14. J. Larsson, 24. Friberg, 30. Vestin, 31. Rensfeldt, 36. Rask, 45. J. Larsson, 49. Thorell, 54. Thorell, 55. Snall.

Boston Bruins assistant coach Craig Ramsay was hospitalized on Thursday in Buffalo. This happened about an hour before the start of the game against the Sabres when Ramsay felt sudden nausea. According to the head coach Claude Julien, Ramsay felt better and there is a good chance that he will rejoin the team on Friday or Saturday.

New Slovak national team coach Glen Hanlon will not have more players available to him for the World Championships in Germany. Forwards Jozef Stümpel from Astana Barys, Branko Radivojevic and Martin Cibak of Spartak Moscow have declined invites. Questionable are also defenceman Ivan Baranka(Spartak Moscow) and especially the top scorer of the KHL regular season Marcel Hossa of Dynamo Riga.

German team Straubing Tigers have finished this regular season in 13th place in the DEL, did not make the play offs, however team management has expressed their confidence in their current coaching duo Jürgen Rumrich and Jason Dunham. Both coaches signed a contract extension for one more season.

WHL play offs second round series results: Calgary - Medicine Hat 4:2, Brandon - Saskatoon 4:2, Tri-City - Kelowna 4:1, Vancouver - Portland 4:2.
OHL play offs second round series results: Barrie - Brampton 4:0, Ottawa - Mississauga 3:4, Windsor - Plymouth 4:0, London - Kitchener 3:4.

German forward Jochen Hecht will be out for at least 2-3 weeks after having a surgery on his broken finger. Theoretically he could rejoin his team Buffalo Sabres if they manage to make it all the way to the Stanley Cup final, however it is highly unlikely that he will play again this season. The 32-year old center resumed practice however further examination revealed that his finger required a surgery. Before his injury Hecht didn't miss a single game of the regular season netting 21 goals and 42 points in 79 games.

Swedish goaltender Jonas Gustavsson signed a new two-year $2.7 million contract with Toronto Maple Leafs. In 42 games this season he recorded 16 wins, and goals against average 2.87 and save percentage .902.

Nashville Predators signed two players, whom they drafted in 2009, on Thursday. The newest members of the team are a defenceman Charles-Olivier Roussel, and forward Gabriel Bourque. Roussel will join the farm team in Milwaukee, Bourque is with Moncton Wildcats in the QMJHL play off semifinals.