Team Canada set the stage for an explosive end to the Vancouver Games, taming the Slovakian giantkillers 3-2 to reach the Olympic men?s ice hockey final and a showdown with the United States, according to an Associated Press report on Friday night.

The Canadians ended 50 years of Olympic hockey frustration against the Russians, surging into the Olympic semifinals with a 7-3 romp over the world champions Wednesday, as reported by the Associated Press

Team USA stunned Canada 5-3 on Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals of an already mixed-up tournament, according to an Associated Press report. Brian Rafalski scored two goals, Ryan Miller held off a flurry of shots and the Americans quieted a pro-Canada crowd that came to cheer its dream team, only to see it upstaged by a bunch of unproven kids.

Penguins and Team Canada star Sidney Crosby said he was unhurt and headed to Vancouver for the Olympics despite wincing in pain shortly after he took slap shot in Pittsburgh?s 4-3 loss to Nashville on Sunday. according to an Associated Press report. ?I will be there,? Crosby said after the loss to the Predators. Team Canada was scheduled to practice Monday and open against Norway on Tuesday. ?I?m on the flight tonight,? he said.

What a Super Sunday it was for the Capitals, who got a hat trick from Alex Ovechkin and made up a three-goal deficit to beat Sidney Crosby and the Penguins 5-4 in overtime for their 14th straight win, as reported by the Associated Press.

Physical on the ice and chatty in the dressing room between periods, Dion Phaneuf helped lead the Maple Leafs to a 3-0 win over the Devils on Tuesday night. Toronto snapped a six-game losing streak in Phaneuf?s debut.

Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau finds it hard to believe his club has won a club-record 11 straight games. Bruins coach Claude Julien feels the same about his team?s eight-game losing streak. In what loomed as a mismatch between the highest and lowest-scoring teams in the NHL, the Capitals finally took their first lead in the third period and beat the Bruins 4-1 on Tuesday night, as reported by the Associated Press.