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[Dark Knight]

Please post your thoughts, pictures and comments on tonight's games in this thread.

Toronto at Montreal
TBL at Ottawa
Boston at Carolina
SJS a Detroit
NJD at Philadelphia
NYI at Pittsburgh
Atlanta at Florida
Columbus at Edmonton
Chicago at Nashville
Minnesota at Dallas
Buffalo at Washington
Colorado at Vancouver

[GLOVESAVE35]

Updated Saturday, December 2

Montreal Canadiens:
Projected lineup vs. Toronto :

Forwards:
Ryder - Koivu - Latendresse
Samsonov - Kovalev - Plekanec
Perezhogin - Bonk - Johnson
Murray - Begin - Downey

Defence:
Souray - Rivet
Markov - Komisarek
Bouillon - Dandenault

Goal: Huet

Toronto Maple Leafs:
Projected lineup vs. Montreal :

Forwards:
Ponikarovsky - Sundin - Antropov
Tucker - Wellwood - Steen
Kilger - Stajan - O'Neill
Battaglia - Peca - Pohl

Defence:
Kaberle - McCabe
Gill - White
Belak - Kubina

Goal: Raycroft

Colorado Avalanche: - Defenceman Jordan Leopold will make his season debut tonight against Vancouver. He has missed the start of the season recovering from a sports hernia. - Rocky Mountain News

Phoenix Coyotes: Forward Mike Comrie, who has missed the last 11 games with a fractured foot is skating with the team and should be back "in a week or so." - Arizona Republic

Detroit Red Wings: - Goalie Chris Osgood could return as early as next week from the left wrist injury he's been bothered with the last three weeks. - Detroit News

Los Angeles Kings: Forward Dustin Brown is expected to play Saturday against Anaheim. He missed Thursday's game with the flu. - Los Angeles Times

Chicago Blackhawks: - Winger Martin Havlat is going through full practices with the Hawks and could rejoin the team as soon as Tuesday. - Chicago Sun Times

Atlanta Thrashers: Forward Jim Slater will not be in the lineup against the Panthers Saturday due to a foot injury. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Florida Panthers - Centre Stephen Weiss, who has a bruised arm and defenseman Mike Van Ryn, who injured his leg blocking a slap shot against Ottawa will both play tonight. - Miami Herald

[MtyDuxGrl]

Wow, Fridge scores a goal. 1-0 Flyers. Is this his first game back?

[wildcat48]

Todd Fedoruk scored his first goal in his first game back from injury.....


EDIT: You beat me by a minute.....

[Dark Knight]

Fedoruk added an assist on the Philly second goal. He's wearing a full mesh cage. Good for Fridge

[psg]

Washington up 3 to nil over Buffalo early in the first.

Oooh.

[Aeryn]

Flyers with some serious SH pressure...

[Aeryn]

Alexander the Great

Game Misconduct for boarding either way, he took out Briere without even trying

[jojo983]

Alexander the Great

Game Misconduct for boarding either way, he took out Briere without even trying

I have been reading about this on HF boards and they are not impressed with his hit. They think he will be suspended.

[Aeryn]

Dallas announcers just called us the "NHL's poorest shootout team in history"

And, apparently, the Ducks didn't get the memo that everything was supposed to go to OT today.

[GLOVESAVE35]

Final scores:

Boston 2 Carolina 5 F

San Jose 3 Detroit 2 F

Toronto 3 Montreal 4 F (SO)

Tampa Bay 2 Ottawa 5 F

Atlanta 3 Florida 1 F

New Jersey 4 Philadelphia 3 F (SO)

NY Islanders 5 Pittsburgh 3 F

Minnesota 3 Dallas 4 F (SO)

Columbus 4 Edmonton 0 F

Chicago 4 Nashville 3 F (OT)

Buffalo 4 Washington 7 F

[Dark Knight]

Dallas announcers just called us the "NHL's poorest shootout team in history"

The Dallas announcers are the most arrogant bastards in the league.

[wildcat48]

Dallas announcers just called us the "NHL's poorest shootout team in history"

The Dallas announcers are the most arrogant bastards in the league.

Well Everything "is" bigger in Texas.........

[GLOVESAVE35]

Last one:

Colorado 1 Vancouver 2 F

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Colorado Avalanche Ian Laperriere (right) connects with a punch on the nose of Vancouver Canucks Rick Rypien during a first period fight in NHL action in Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, December 2, 2006.
(AP PHOTO/CP,Richard Lam)


Rick Rypien #15 of the Vancouver Canucks sports fresh stitches in his nose as a result of his fight with Ian Laperriere of the Colorado Avalanche during their game at General Motors Place on December 2, 2006 in Vancouver, Canada. Vancouver defeated Colorado 2-1.
(Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)

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Columbus Blue Jackets' Gilbert Brule, top, celebrates in the net after scoring on Dwayne Roloson, right, during the second period of NHL hockey action at Edmonton's Rexall Place in Canada on Saturday, December 2, 2006.
(AP Photo/John Ulan,CP)

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Tampa Bay Lightning forward Ryan Craig (34) pushes over Ottawa Senators forward Chris Neil after the whistle during third period NHL action on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006, in Ottawa, Canada. The Senators defeated the Lightning, 5-2.
(AP Photo/Nathan Denette,CP)

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Boston Bruins' Andrew Alberts (41) trades punches with Carolina Hurricanes' Anton Babchuk (48), of Ukraine, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006, in Raleigh, N.C.
(AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)


Boston Bruins' Marco Sturm (16) has his shot blocked by Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward (30) with Hurricanes Niclas Wallin (7), of Sweden, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006, in Raleigh, N.C.
(AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

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Vesa Toskala #35 of the San Jose Sharks is blocked by Tomas Holmstrom #96 of the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena December 2, 2006 in Detroit, Michigan.
(Photo by Dave Sandford/Getty Images)

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New Jersey Devils left wing Jay Pandolfo, left, skates back to celebrate the tying goal by defenseman Brad Lukowich, not pictured, while Philadelphia Flyers goalie Antero Nittymaki (30), of Finland, is sprawled on the ice during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006, in Philadelphia. The Devils won 4-3 in a shootout.
(AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)

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New York Islanders' Chris Simon, left, and Pittsburgh Penguins' Ronald Petrovicky exchange punches during a fight in the second period of the hockey game in Pittsburgh,Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006. The Islanders won, 5-3.
(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

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Florida Panthers center Chris Gratton (77) fights for the puck with Atlanta Thrashers center Bobby Holik (16) of the Czech Republic, during the second period of a hockey game in Sunrise, Fla., Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006.
(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Nashville Predators right wing Jordin Tootoo (22) grabs Chicago Blackhawks defensman Brent Seabrook by the neck during a fight in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006.
(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)


Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook, left, fights with Nashville Predators defenseman Dan Hamhuis (2) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006.
(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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NHL official Mick McGeough, right, steers clear of the action as Minnesota Wild's Mikko Koivu, left, of Finland, and Mark Parrish, second from right, are knocked to the ice after a collision with Dallas Stars' Eric Lindros (88) in the third period of a hockey game in Dallas, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006. The Stars won, 4-3. The Stars Vojtech Polak, of Czech Republic, is at front right.
(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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Washington Capitals' Bryan Muir (47) fights with Buffalo Sabres' Adam Mair (22) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006, in Washington.
(AP Photo/Nick Wass)