10 Copyright (c) 2012 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Anaheim Ducks. http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/ana http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12iv27v69/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/devils-advance-cup-finals-win-030016251--nhl.html NEWARK, N.J. (AP) The memory of missing the playoffs for first time since 1996 and the ghost of an 18-year-old wound were wiped out with a sweep of rookie Adam Henrique's stick. Fri, 25 May 2012 21:53:50 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,34e4cd30-ef49-3943-83d5-f92f21668c7e-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13faahtqh/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/los-angeles-kings-does-rest-become-rust-stanley-203150221.html It's late May. You've played three rounds of hockey. The bumps and bruises are there, but you're playing for the Stanley Cup, man. The three teams left in the race for the Cup are all feeling the effects of playing an extra month and a half of hockey. And while the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers will be playing their 18th and 20th games of the playoffs (respectively) tonight, the Los Angeles Kings have breezed their way through three rounds with a meager 14. The Rangers played that many through the opening two rounds and according to STATS, LLC., no Cup-winning team has ever played more than 18 games to get to the Final. By eliminating the Vancouver Canucks in five games and the St. Louis Blues in four, the Kings are used to having time off between series. With eight days between Game 5 against the Phoenix Coyotes and Game 1 of the Final, is that too much rest for the Kings? Fri, 25 May 2012 13:31:50 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,db9d2c2b-0002-3b8b-8e33-5be492ea9017-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13g5pg4dv/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/dominik-hasek-wants-nhl-return-tortorella-game-6-195836583.html Fri, 25 May 2012 12:58:36 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,5d1aaeed-9239-366c-8019-50e2ee6045ed-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=131fem5am/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/forget-guarantees-rangers-richards-lundqvist-161500466--nhl.html Who cares about empty promises. The only thing that should matter in Manhattan is whether Brad Richards and Henrik Lundqvist can make a difference when it counts Fri, 25 May 2012 09:15:00 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,8b3ae82d-1a01-356c-a405-83c56757149a-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13f7ck0cj/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/dodger-stadium-winter-classic-10-worst-nhl-fans-200054795.html Thu, 24 May 2012 13:00:54 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,a06890b8-3a0a-33d1-88ec-ca5bb8a4e61d-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13ghatpgi/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/dustin-penner-jeff-carter-mike-richards-edit-nhl-160040865.html Why are the Los Angeles Kings in the 2012 Stanley Cup Final? Because the two drunk, locker room cancers helped set up a lazy fat-ass for the game-winning goal. At least that's how it would have been framed about eight months ago, when the narratives about Mike Richards, Jeff Carter and Dustin Penner had defined them as players. The first two were banished from the Philadelphia Flyers, ostensibly for cap relief in the pursuit of a No. 1 goaltender (or, failing that, Ilya Bryzgalov) but mostly for a culture change in the dressing room. Penner, meanwhile, was (a) a waste of salary compared to production and (b) out of shape and (c) lazy to the point where his general manager suggested he might be better off playing for the El Cid Lounge in a men's softball league . In overtime of Game 5 in the Western Conference Final on Tuesday night, Richards won the faceoff near the defensive zone. Slava Voynov moved it up the boards, and Penner kept the puck alive in the attacking zone on the forecheck, sending a nifty backhand pass to a streaking Carter. He fired the puck off of Phoenix Coyotes goalie Mike Smith with Richards causing chaos on front of the net, helping to clear the slot for Penner to fire home the rebound over Smith's glove. With that, the Kings were headed to the Cup Final. This trio was maligned and decried for the better part of 2011-12. Yet it was this Dry Island of Misfit Toys that has the Kings four wins away from the first Stanley Cup. Wed, 23 May 2012 09:00:40 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,9548b43c-638b-379c-8bd1-bf21f888380c-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13go3ba7c/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/devils-try-even-series-rangers-watch-sandley-cup-223035070.html Mon, 21 May 2012 15:30:35 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,395e3ae2-a34b-361c-99ad-5f7933aa1f5f-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13r087mun/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/learned-embarrassing-la-sports-media-moments-while-covering-135822855.html Mon, 21 May 2012 06:58:22 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,f879fe6a-83b0-3bf8-9dad-82774f5c572e-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13m6b17nc/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/top-five-individual-postseason-performances-jersey-devils-history-184800547--nhl.html The New Jersey Devils have won the Stanley Cup three times in their history (1995, 2000 and 2003). Furthermore, they have been to the postseason 21 times in their team history (22 in franchise history). Needless to say, they have had plenty of good postseason performers along the way. So, without any further ado, here are the top five postseason performances in Devils history. Fri, 18 May 2012 11:48:00 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,681cf4bc-73a7-3ed4-a476-5a3698533f34-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12fr3897q/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/ice-hockey-canada-u-sweden-214556491--nhl.html STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Jesse Joensuu scored a late winner as Finland dumped the United States out of the world ice hockey championships at the quarter-final stage. Thu, 17 May 2012 14:45:56 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,fca2f2f1-a4a2-309c-a00b-ac397958ca0f-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12mih1ahf/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/finns-russia-slovaks-upset-canada-190002318--nhl.html Holders Finland advanced to the semi-finals of the world ice hockey championships with a last-gasp winner against the United States on Thursday, but Olympic champions Canada were shocked by Slovakia. Thu, 17 May 2012 14:23:16 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,9a2a75b1-43e2-3b6d-a808-fbeb6c4da478-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=129jissrq/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/finland-beats-us-3-2-185228425--nhl.html HELSINKI (AP) Finnish forward Jesse Joensuu's winning goal with nine seconds left lifted Finland past the United States 3-2 Thursday for a place in the semifinals of the hockey world championships in Helsinki. Thu, 17 May 2012 11:52:28 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,593f7dbe-5d1e-395a-a1fc-1a42493f6e5e-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12hpn2047/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/anaheims-ryan-helps-u-defeat-164016812--nhl.html The Anaheim Ducks' Bobby Ryan scored the first of four unanswered goals to help the United States to a 5-2 victory over Switzerland at the ice hockey world championships in Helsinki on Tuesday. Wed, 16 May 2012 09:40:16 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,e4fee77b-9373-3d15-b01c-926b084afe89-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12dd8js0a/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/us-beats-switzerland-5-2-212351455--nhl.html HELSINKI (AP) The Anaheim Ducks' Bobby Ryan scored the first goal for the United States in the second period, helping it to a 5-2 victory over Switzerland at the ice hockey world championships in Helsinki on Tuesday. Tue, 15 May 2012 14:23:51 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,d1ab939b-b90e-339b-b433-7ce17f611f57-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13d8t9j7d/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/york-rangers-vs-los-angeles-kings-stanley-cup-161209541.html Tue, 15 May 2012 09:12:09 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,18114b76-ebc5-31ea-93d0-c19104bf5747-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12q9qqvio/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/dale-hunter-coach-washington-capitals-165009698--nhl.html ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) For quite some time, Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee tried to persuade former player Dale Hunter to return to the team as its coach. This season, McPhee finally got his man - just not for very long. Mon, 14 May 2012 16:52:42 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,461ce172-83a5-310f-ae9b-a75d14a18856-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12bvv1tgh/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/devils-rangers-preview-235407005--nhl.html GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) It's been 18 years since Stephane Matteau forever etched his name into hockey history with a wraparound goal that launched the New York Rangers-New Jersey Devils rivalry well beyond just a common border war. Mon, 14 May 2012 10:03:51 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,fb8e83c4-c8d2-342a-93a3-ae0b39e78be8-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=132163kk1/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/learned-washington-capitals-season-122810056.html Mon, 14 May 2012 05:28:10 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,b64b3f05-215d-3e7b-bb33-a5e2f2745783-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12lkjuqdf/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/rangers-devils-renew-rivalry-cup-234145869--nhl.html GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) It's been 18 years since Stephane Matteau forever etched his name into hockey history with a wraparound goal that launched the New York Rangers-New Jersey Devils rivalry well beyond just a common border war. Sun, 13 May 2012 16:53:19 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,397db1d6-bdaf-32c3-b018-1e2244cef9af-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12v3vuush/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/americans-blank-finland-quarter-final-spot-210811477--nhl.html The United States secured their place in the world ice hockey championship's last eight with a confident 5-0 win over reigning world champions and the event's co-hosts Finland here on Sunday. Sun, 13 May 2012 14:08:11 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,1483eeee-0387-31ee-9328-c3e40532339a-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12n5dk0tj/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/familiar-ending-capitals-cant-past-191955981--nhl.html WASHINGTON (AP) All those changes didn't get the Washington Capitals any further in the playoffs. Sun, 13 May 2012 12:25:11 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,c270d7ef-dc69-3de8-9a17-97e629d4c839-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=1287mvsrq/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/us-tops-finland-5-0-163354592--nhl.html HELSINKI (AP) Max Pacioretty of the Montreal Canadiens opened the scoring and the United States rolled to a 5-0 victory over defending champion Finland at the ice hockey world championships on Sunday. Sun, 13 May 2012 09:33:54 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,482baa5e-6691-3287-8bcb-2aa18599beef-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12us2elpd/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/canada-rout-kazakhstan-confirm-group-lead-204150221--nhl.html Vacouver Olympic champions Canada maintained their world ice hockey championship preliminary group lead with an 8-0 thrashing of former Soviet republic Kazakhstan here on Saturday. Sat, 12 May 2012 13:41:50 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,54d90c55-716d-3a33-9829-1025af3cecbe-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12c0q5hg7/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/us-beats-kazakhstan-3-2-202518445--nhl.html HELSINKI (AP) Justin Faulk of the Carolina Hurricanes scored four minutes into overtime for his second goal of the game Friday, sending the United States to a 3-2 victory over Kazakhstan at hockey's world championships. Fri, 11 May 2012 13:25:18 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,ef281b0c-8119-3a65-9205-e673e10560e7-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12sgk8i72/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/ducks-coach-boudreau-contract-extension-010235798--nhl.html (Reuters) - The Anaheim Ducks signed coach Bruce Boudreau to a two-year contract extension on Thursday, ensuring he will stay with the National Hockey League team through the 2014-15 season. Thu, 10 May 2012 18:02:35 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,52ef4233-e6c1-3433-a8e4-68e7efd73ba2-l:1 Fri, 25 May 2012 21:53:50 PDT