Semi-finals: Canada 5-4 Sweden; Russia 4-0 Finland
The Philadelphia Flyers score three first-period goals in a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins, the win keeping the home team alive in their Eastern Conference finals.
Dallas 3-1 Detroit (Detroit lead best-of-seven series 3-1)
Quarter-finals: Canada 8-2 Norway; Russia 6-0 Switzerland; Sweden 3-2 Czech Republic; Finland 3-2 USA
Pittsburgh 2 0 2 4 - Philadelphia 1 0 0 1 (Pittsburgh leads best-of-seven series 3-0).
San Jose Sharks coach Ron Wilson pays the price for his team's playoff failure as he is sacked. Wilson, who has been in charge of the Sharks since 2002, had an excellent regular season record but was unable to lead the team to Stanley Cup success.