After breezing into the semifinals undefeated, the Penguins’ Casey DeSmith and the United States team lost, 4-3, in overtime to Germany on Saturday at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships in Finland, and then yesterday they lost again, 4-3, to Latvia in the bronze medal game.
The Pens’ P.O. Joseph and his Canadian teammates won the gold medal on Sunday with a 5-2 win over Germany.
In the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Dallas Stars look to force a seventh game in their Western Conference Finals matchup with Vegas. The Golden Knights took the first three games of the series, but the Stars rebounded with wins in games four and five, playing without their captain, Jamie Benn, who was suspended two games for a dirty cross check in game three. Benn returns tonight in game six in Dallas. The Eastern Conference champion Florida Panthers await the winners of the series.
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