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Pens GM Shero not afraid of risky moves (AP)
If Ray Shero has displayed nothing else during his nearly two-year run as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ general manager, it’s that he is not afraid to make a potentially risky move. After succeeding Hall of Famer Craig Patrick in May 2006, Shero was very tempted to make a very young Penguins team better in a hurry by dealing the No.

Pens advance to East finals with Game 5 win

Rangers’ Avery: ‘I thought I was done’
Rangers agitator Sean Avery was humbled by his time in intensive care last week. “I thought I was done,” he told Larry Brooks.

Flyers relish role as underdogs vs. Pens (AP)
First, Philadelphia was compared to those old Broad Street Bullies. Now, the Flyers are fighting the idea they can’t beat the Penguins. “We like a little bit of adversity,” said center Danny Briere. “It makes us play well.” The Flyers have some again as the underdogs in the Eastern Conference finals against Pittsburgh.

Nabokov to join Russia for worlds (AP)
Evgeni Nabokov just can’t get enough hockey — not even after one of the busiest seasons for a goalie in NHL history. Nabokov will join the Russian team at the world hockey championships this weekend after his San Jose Sharks were eliminated from the playoffs. Nabokov played in a team-record 77 games during the NHL regular season, leading the league with 46 wins and finishing second with nearly…

Canada beats US on late goal by Heatley (AP)
Dany Heatley scored the winning goal with 46.8 seconds remaining to lift Canada to a 5-4 victory Tuesday over the United States at the world hockey championships. It was Heatley’s second goal of the game in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Brent Burns, Jonathan Toews and Derek Roy also scored for the Canadians (3-0), and Cam Ward stopped 29 shots.

Jagr says he has no plans to retire (AP)
Once the New York Rangers figure out if captain Jaromir Jagr is in their plans, they will either regroup or reload. Jagr will be a key figure in the coming weeks as the Rangers head into an uncertain future following a disappointing second-round exit from the Stanley Cup playoffs. After a shopping spree last summer in which New York landed prized free-agent centers Scott Gomez and Chris Drury, the…

Inside Hockey: Penguins-Flyers preview
It’s the battle for Pennsylvania as the surprising Flyers meet the growing-up-fast Penguins. Inside Hockey picks a winner.

Avery released from hospital after five days
Rangers forward Sean Avery was released from the hospital Sunday morning, five days after suffering a season-ending spleen injury in a playoff game. Avery was in intensive care at St. Vincent’s Medical Center from the time he was admitted Tuesday night, shortly after New York’s Game 3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, until Saturday because of a lacerated spleen, Rangers spokesman John Rosasco said.