Nikolai Zherdev News

Jesse Joensuu scored his second goal with nine seconds remaining in the third period to lift Finland to a 3-2 victory over the United States in the quarterfinals of the 2012 World Championship.

Michal Handzus scored a power-play goal late in the third period to lift Slovakia to a 4-3 victory over Canada in the opening quarterfinal game of the 2012 World Championship.

Russia scored a nervy 2-0 win over Germany in the hockey world championships in Stockholm on Tuesday, with goals from Nikolai Zherdev and Alexei Tereshchenko handing the Russians their third-straight victory of the tournament.

Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Rick Nash watches a faceoff in the third period of the Blue Jackets' 3-2 overtime loss to the New York Rangers on Feb.