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[Dark Knight]

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

Ottawa at Columbus
Edmonton at Chicago
Florida at NYR

[GLOVESAVE35]

Three NHL games on a Sunday?!?

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Updated Sunday, December 10

Ottawa Senators: Daniel Alfredsson (strained hip muscle) remains day-to-day. He traveled with the club for today's game in Columbus and skated this morning, but he won't be in tonight's lineup... Martin Gerber gets the start in goal for Ottawa. - TSN

Atlanta Thrashers: C Jim Slater was back in the starting lineup after missing four games with a sore foot. - Augusta Chronicle

Chicago Blackhawks: Radim Vrbata was scratched with an injured left wrist. He suffered the injury late in Thursday's 2-1 loss to Phoenix. After making the trip Friday, he flew back to Chicago on Saturday to have the wrist examined. - Chicago Tribune

"Flu-like symptoms" kept Nikolai Khabibulin from starting in goal for the Hawks on Saturday. - Daily Herald Times

Florida Panthers: Todd Bertuzzi, who hasn't played since Oct. 18 because of a back injury, could miss another two months, Panthers coach Jacques Martin said Saturday. Forward Juraj Kolnik did not make the two-game trip to New York because of a pulled groin. Kolnik has been out since Nov. 20. - Miami Herald

New York Islanders: Centre Alexei Yashin, who has missed the past six games with a knee injury, participated in the morning skate and may be ready to return when New York plays Friday at Pittsburgh. - Palm Beach Post

Los Angeles Kings: Brent Sopel skated early Saturday morning and felt good enough to stay on the ice when his teammates. He is still recovering from a broken ankle and wrist but is making steady progress. Oleg Tverdovsky (groin muscle) also skated with the rest of the team Saturday morning. Goalie Mathieu Garon (groin muscle) is still listed as day to day but is probably closer to week to week. - Orange County Register

Minnesota Wild: Pavol Demitra, who missed eight games because of a concussion, returned to the lineup Saturday. Gaborik (groin) and Kurtis Foster (broken larynx) skated before Saturday's morning skate. Neither is going on this week's three-game trip. C Wes Walz (hip) has started to skate, but it hasn't been decided if he'll go on the trip.- Star Tribune

Nashville Predators: David Legwand took part in Saturday's morning skate, but didn't participate in the contest against the Sharks. He's suffering from what the Predators are now calling an arm injury, although the team's game notes still refer to it as a hand injury. He hopes to be playing again in the coming week. - Tennessean

New Jersey Devils: Cam Janssen was placed on the long-term injury list and Dan LaCouture was recalled from Lowell (AHL) as a spare forward. - Star Ledger

Philadelphia Flyers: Joni Pitkanen missed the game with a muscle strain in his abdomen. Sami Kapanen missed the game with back spasms, although a team source Friday said it was a hip flexor injury. The Flyers recalled Lars Jonsson and Stefan Ruzicka from the Phantoms Saturday to replace Pitkanen and Kapanen. - Delaware County Times

Phoenix Coyotes: Curtis Joseph was struck in the right ear by a teammate's shot during Saturday's morning skate. Joseph was checked out by the medical staff and given the OK to dress for the game and fly with the team to San Jose today. He is slated to start vs. the Sharks on Monday. - Arizona Republic

Pittsburgh Penguins: Left winger Nils Ekman woke up feeling ill yesterday morning and did not play against the Thrashers last night. - Tribune Review

Tampa Bay Lightning: Marc Denis once again is free to travel to his native Canada. Denis had been unable to play games in Canada because his 10-year "P1" work visa, the standard visa issued to athletes, artists and entertainers, had expired. - Tampa Tribune

Washington Capitals: Matt Bradley was a medical scratch last night with what was believed to be a hand injury. He was involved in a fight Friday night against Anaheim's Travis Moen. It is not thought he will be out long-term. Also sidelined are defenseman Jamie Heward (facial laceration), who is shooting to come back tomorrow against Pittsburgh and right wing Richard Zednik (groin). - Washington Times

[PortBeach13]

Fedorov will get #1 star tonight!

[DropThePuck]

Minnesota Wild: Kurtis Foster (broken larynx) ...

So he can't talk?? How does a "broken larynx" heal??

New Jersey Devils: Cam Janssen was placed on the long-term injury list ...

Washington Capitals: Matt Bradley was a medical scratch last night with what was believed to be a hand injury. He was involved in a fight Friday night against Anaheim's Travis Moen. It is not thought he will be out long-term.

The Ducks have left behind some reminders of their toughness.

[PortBeach13]

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Rick Nash scored twice for the BJ's. Start of 2nd period...

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Edited by PortBeach13, 10 December 2006 - 04:08 PM.

[PortBeach13]

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Pascal Leclaire left with an undisclosed injury. Fredrick Norrena replaced him...

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[DropThePuck]

At the end of the 2nd:

1 - EDM: STOLL, J. (04:34 in 2nd)
2 - CHI: RUUTU, T. (08:26 in 1st), SMOLINSKI, B. (13:10 in 1st)


Edmonton Oilers' Shawn Horcoff, left, watches his shot bounce off the pad of Chicago Blackhawks goalie Nikolai Khabibulin, of Russia, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006 in Chicago.
(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)


Chicago Blackhawks' Tuomo Ruutu, of Finland, is congratulated by teammates after scoring during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006, in Chicago.
(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)


Chicago Blackhawks' Martin St. Pierre, left, and Edmonton Oilers' Brad Winchester get tangled up along the boards during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006, in Chicago.
(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

[DropThePuck]

Final:

2 - OTT: SCHUBERT, C. (PPG, 06:43 in 3rd), FISHER, M. (11:52 in 3rd)
6 - CBJ: NASH, R. (PPG, 05:57 in 1st), NASH, R. (PPG, 18:46 in 1st), FRITSCHE, D. (PPG, 02:53 in 2nd), HAINSEY, R. (PPG, 07:17 in 2nd), FRITSCHE, D. (PPG, 11:22 in 2nd), MALHOTRA, M. (12:54 in 3rd)



Ottawa Senators left wing Patrick Eaves (44) takes the puck through the Columbus Blue Jackets defense during the first period of their NHL game in Columbus, Ohio December 10, 2006.
(REUTERS/Matt Sullivan)


Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Jody Shelley (45) hits Ottawa Senators right wing Brian McGrattan (16) during the first period of their NHL game in Columbus, Ohio December 10, 2006.
(REUTERS/Matt Sullivan)


Columbus Blue Jackets' Manny Malhotra (27) handles the puck in front of Ottawa Senators' Peter Schaefer (27) in the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006, in Columbus, Ohio.
(AP Photo/ Terry Gilliam)


Columbus Blue Jackets defenders Aaron Johnson (L) and Anders Eriksson ® fight for the puck with Ottawa Senators left wing Dany Heatley (15) during the second period of their NHL game in Columbus, Ohio December 10, 2006.
(REUTERS/Matt Sullivan)

[DropThePuck]

A quarter of the way into the 3rd ...

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Florida Panthers defenseman Joel Kwiatkowski, center, lunges for the puck as New York Rangers' Matt Cullen, right, and Adam Hall (18) and Petr Prucha, left, try to clear clear it in the first period of their NHL game in New York, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006.
(AP Photo/Jeff Zelevansky)


Fedor Tyutin #51 of the New York Rangers battles Ville Peltonen #18 of the Florida Panthers during their game on December 10, 2006 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
(Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)


Kevin Weekes #80 of the New York Rangers makes a save as Stephen Weiss #9 of the Florida Panthers looks on during their game on December 10, 2006 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
(Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)


Ryan Hollweg #44 of the New York Rangers is dumped by Rob Globke #51 of the Florida Panthers during their game on December 10, 2006 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
(Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

[ahtikullervo]

scored 1 back - 1:2 now...

[GLOVESAVE35]

Final scores:

Ottawa 2 Columbus 6 F

Edmonton 1 Chicago 4 F

Florida 1 NY Rangers 2 F

[GLOVESAVE35]

Fedorov will get #1 star tonight!

Sorry, Feds didn't make it tonight. But two of his teammates, Nash and Fritsche, did. Link

Good to see you back in NHL GNT, BTW. Heh, three acronyms in a row. Is that some kind of record?

[DropThePuck]

Good to see you back in NHL GNT, BTW. Heh, three acronyms in a row. Is that some kind of record?

FWIW, DK's NHL GNT's A1.

[lvsprt]

It appears that Hitchcock might be righting the sinking ship that was the Blue Jackets. Good for Chicago getting the win over Edmonton. Do they still have the injuries they had recently?

[DropThePuck]

It appears that Hitchcock might be righting the sinking ship that was the Blue Jackets. Good for Chicago getting the win over Edmonton. Do they still have the injuries they had recently?

According to TSN's injury list for Chicago:

Forward Radim Vrbata (12/10, wrist) is day-to-day. Defenseman Adrian Aucoin (12/9, groin) is day-to-day. Forward Rene Bourque (11/13, neck) is expected to be sidelined until mid December. Forward Michal Handzus (11/18, knee) is expected to be sidelined until mid-March. Goalie Patrick Lalime (11/23, back surgery) is expected to be sidelined until early December.

[GLOVESAVE35]

Good to see you back in NHL GNT, BTW. Heh, three acronyms in a row. Is that some kind of record?

FWIW, DK's NHL GNT's A1.

Dang, you got me beat.