Sporting Digest: Ice Hockey

Cardiff Devils, the Sekonda Superleague play-off champions, have lost their star defenceman Martin Lindman to the German Elite League side Krefeld, a move which has almost doubled the Swede's salary.

NHL STANLEY CUP Play-offs: Eastern Conference: Pittsburgh 4 New Jersey 2 (Pittsburgh lead best-of-seven series 2-1); Buffalo 3 Ottawa 0 (Buffalo lead series 3-0). Western Conference: Phoenix 5 St Louis 4 (Phoenix lead series 2-1); Detroit 4 Anaheim 2 (Detroit lead series 3-0); Dallas 3 Edmonton 2 (Dallas lead series 3-0).