Hockey : NHL 2007/2008

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Philadel. 14.5 : Braydon Coburn missed Tuesday's Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals, two days after taking a puck in the face. Coburn's left eye was swollen shut after a deflected puck hit him early in the Flyers' 4-2 loss at Pittsburgh on Sunday. There was no structural damage to his face, but the blow opened a cut that required over 50 stitches to close. Philadelphia also lost top defenseman Kimmo Timonen on the eve of the series against the Penguins because of a blood clot on his ankle.

Pittsbur. 13.5 : Forward Gary Roberts sat out Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday because he was sick. Roberts came to the arena Tuesday when the Penguins held their morning skate, but didn't take part. Adam Hall, who didn't play in Pittsburgh's Game 2 victory over Philadelphia, went back into the Penguins lineup.

Dallas 13.5 : Right wing Jere Lehtinen was scratched from the lineup because of a leg injury in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals on Monday. Lehtinen started Saturday's game against the Detroit Red Wings, but didn't finish. Meanwhile, the Red Wings were without right wing Johan Franzen for the second consecutive game with concussion-like symptoms. Franzen has had recurring headaches since early in the previous series against Colorado.

Detroit 11.5 : Johan Franzen was scratched from the lineup for Game 2 of the Western Conference finals against the Dallas Stars because of concussion-like symptoms. The Detroit Red Wings said the forward will not play until he has more tests and an evaluation is completed. The player known as Mule is scheduled for tests Monday in Detroit and will miss that night's Game 3 in Dallas. Franzen has 15 points in 11 playoff games, tying Jaromir Jagr of the already-eliminated New York Rangers.

Dallas 11.5 : Forward Jere Lehtinen was sent off the ice because of a leg injury in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. Lehtinen started Saturday's game against the Detroit Red Wings, but didn't finish. He played 6-plus minutes in the first period and just 9 seconds in the second. Lehtinen has four goals and four assists in the playoffs and had 37 points in 48 regular-season games.

Colorado 10.5 : Colorado Avalanche and coach Joel Quenneville mutually decided to end their relationship Friday, a week after Colorado was swept out of the playoffs by the Detroit Red Wings. Quenneville was 131-92-23 in three seasons with Colorado, but just 2-2 in playoff series after inheriting a team that was on the slide after a decade of dominance in the NHL. Avalanche executive vice president and general manager Francois Giguere doesn't have a timeline for when he'll hire a new coach, but he does have one requirement - an up-tempo philosophy. He wants the Avalanche to play with more speed.

Philadel. 9.5 : Kimmo Timonen will likely miss the Eastern Conference finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins because of a blood clot in his left ankle. The All-Star defenseman was hit by a shot by Montreal's Andrei Markov late in Game 4 of Philadelphia's second-round victory over the Canadiens. Timonen is the Flyers' top defenseman and played a crucial role in shutting down Washington's Alex Ovechkin for most of the seven-game, first-round series.

NY Ran. 5.5 : Forward Sean Avery was released from the hospital Sunday, five days after suffering a season-ending spleen injury in a playoff game. The 28-year-old winger is believed to have been injured during Tuesday's 5-3 Game 3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Avery left the hospital just hours before the Rangers took the ice in Pittsburgh to try to extend their season without him, but New York lost 3-2 in overtime, eliminating them in five games of the best-of-seven series.

Detroit 2.5 : The Colorado Avalanche were without center Peter Forsberg and forward Ryan Smyth in Game 4 at Colorado on Thursday. Forsberg, who's dealing with a balky ankle and a strained groin, missed the first two games of the series before returning for Game 3, when he committed a costly penalty. Smyth missed Game 3 with a foot injury. Also sidelined for the Avalanche are leading scorer Paul Stastny and forward Wojtek Wolski. Meanwhile, Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios was a scratch from Thursday's game because of a lower body injury.

NY Ran. 1.5 : Forward Sean Avery remained in an intensive care unit Thursday, two days after his spleen was lacerated during a playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 28-year-old was unconscious and not breathing when he was taken to a hospital hours after the New York Rangers lost a playoff game to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He is expected to be hospitalized at least a few days after his injury ended his season. Avery did not need surgery, and the Rangers said he is expected to make a full recovery.

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