Ice hockey news: May 18, 2008

May 19, 2008 

An overtime goal by Ilya Kovalchuk on Sunday earned Russia's hockey team its first IIHF world championship gold in 15 years. The game in Quebec City ended with the team's 5-4 victory over Canada before three minutes of overtime had elapsed. 
The Pittsburgh Penguins shut out the Philadelphia Flyers in the fifth game of the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday. The Penguins scored 6-0 on home ice to enter the Stanley Cup finals. 
The Western Conference champion is still to be confirmed as the Detroit Red Wings leads the Dallas Stars three games to two. Detroit won its first three games straight, when Dallas began its attempt to make a comeback that only two teams in NHL History have enjoyed - the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1942 and the New York Islanders in 1975.
Ice hockey news : May 18 , 2008 May 19 , 2008 An overtime goal by Ilya Kovalchuk on Sunday earned Russia 's hockey team its first IIHF world championship gold in 15 years . The game in Quebec City ended with the team 's 5 - 4 victory over Canada before three minutes of overtime had elapsed . The Pittsburgh Penguins shut out the Philadelphia Flyers in the fifth game of the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday . The Penguins scored 6 - 0 on home ice to enter the Stanley Cup finals . The Western Conference champion is still to be confirmed as the Detroit Red Wings leads the Dallas Stars three games to two . Detroit won its first three games straight , when Dallas began its attempt to make a comeback that only two teams in NHL History have enjoyed - the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1942 and the New York Islanders in 1975 .
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