Day 26 of the Stanley Cup playoffs marked the end of the road for the St. Louis Blues, a milestone for the Devils' Martin Brodeur, and a nasty hit by the Flyers' Claude Giroux.

Goaltenders Ilya Bryzgalov of the Philadelphia Flyers and Jaroslav Halak of the St. Louis Blues as well as left-winger Ilya Kovalchuk of the New Jersey Devils were named the NHL's three stars of the week Monday.

The New York Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays shared the letdown of a late rally that just didn't pan out, Ryder Hesjedal continues his quest at the Giro D'Italia, plus more in your top five stories from Tuesday.

A plethora of home runs greeted the Toronto Blue Jays in the team's first interleague game, the New Jersey Devils are preparing for their Game 3 clash against the New York Rangers by keeping their lines intact, and CBCSports.ca has some fun with John Tortorella and his mime act.