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[Dark Knight]

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

Philadelphia at Boston
Pittsburgh at NYR
TBL at Washington
STL at NYI
Dallas at Florida
Colorado at Chicago
Minnesota at Edmonton
Phoenix at Vancouver

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TSN's Ice Chips:

Updates for Thursday, March 1, 2007

Across Canada:

The Latest on the Senators Projected Lines vs. Atlanta
Bryan Murray will keep the same lineup for Friday's game in Atlanta. Which means Oleg Saprykin will play on the fourth line and Patrick Eaves stays out of the lineup. Also, Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza and Dany Heatley will stay together for at least the next game and possibly longer. - TSN

Forwards
Heatley - Spezza - Alfredsson
Schaefer - Fisher - Neil
Vermette - Comrie - Kelly
Schubert - McAmmond - Saprykin
Extras - McGrattan, Eaves
Defence
Redden - Meszaros
Volchenkov - Phillips
Corvo - Preissing
Goaltender
Emery


The Latest on the Canucks Projected Lines vs. Coyotes
Scratches: Santala, Fitzpatrick. Pyatt will play tonight after missing the St. Louis game with blurred vision following an elbow to the head. Henrik Sedin missed the morning skate. He and his wife had their first child last night, Walter. Henrik will play tonight. - TSN Forwards
D.Sedin-H.Sedin-Pyatt
Linden-Morrison-Cooke
Naslund-Smolinski-Bulis
Cowan-Green-Burrows
Defence
Bieksa-Mitchell
Ohlund-Sopel
Salo-Krajicek
Starting Goaltender
Luongo


The Latest on the Oilers Projected Lines vs. Wild
Toby Petersen, Brad Winchester and Mathieu Roy are expected to be scratches. - TSN Forwards
Sykora - Horcoff - Hemsky
Thoresen - Nedved - Pisani
Jacque - Pouliot - Lupul
Torres - Reasoner - Stortini
Defence
Smith - Hejda
Staios - Smid
Greene - Syvret
Goaltender
Roloson








Around The League:

The Latest from Anaheim
Todd Marchant isn't making much progress with his strained stomach muscle and it appears that the center will be out for at least another week. - Los Angeles Times

The Latest from Buffalo
Chris Drury, who suffered a concussion last Thursday against Ottawa, will miss at least two more games, coach Lindy Ruff said Wednesday. Drury rode a stationary bike Wednesday in HSBC Arena and is expected to skate on his own Thursday. Ruff ruled him out for Friday's home game against Montreal and Saturday's visit to Toronto. Daniel Briere, who was flattened by the flu just prior to Tuesday's 6-1 victory in Toronto, skipped practice Wednesday. Ruff said Briere was feeling better, but there was no guarantee the center would be ready by Friday. - Buffalo News

The Latest from Carolina
D Anton Babchuk, who was sent down to Albany of the American Hockey League in early February, is scheduled to play the next four games with the Hurricanes' minor league affiliate but probably will be recalled to join the NHL team next week, Carolina GM Jim Rutherford said Wednesday. Several teams inquired about Babchuk's availability before the trade deadline, but no one was willing to match the Hurricanes' asking price of a second-round draft pick. - Raleigh News & Observer

The Latest from Chicago
: Coach Denis Savard expects Martin Havlat back in the lineup tonight. Havlat missed the game Tuesday with flulike symptoms. Rookie D Cam Barker will be back in the lineup after missing three games with a bruised ankle. Nikolai Khabibulin will start his second consecutive game in goal tonight, and Patrick Lalime will be between the pipes Friday in Detroit. - Chicago Sun Times

The Latest from Colorado
Peter Budaj will start in goal for the Avalanche. - Rocky Mountain News

The Latest from Columbus
D Bryan Berard is expected to join the club in Dallas, but it's unclear if he'll play Friday. C Alexander Svitov (upper body) and left winger Fredrik Modin (bruised, infected foot) did not practice but could play Friday. C Zenon Konopka was recalled from Syracuse of the AHL in case Svitov can't play. D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (hyperextended elbow) could be back in the lineup Saturday in Phoenix, but a more likely guess is he'll return Wednesday when the Jackets play host to Los Angeles. - The Columbus Dispatch

The Latest from Dallas
Mike Smith will get the start in goal tonight. Marty Turco is expected to go Friday at home against Columbus. - Dallas Morning News

The Latest from Detroit
The Wings hope forward Mikael Samuelsson, out since Jan. 20 with a broken right foot, will receive clearance today, which should peg his return in the one- to two-week range. - Detroit Free Press

The Latest from Florida
The Panthers called up center Rob Globke to take Gary Roberts' spot on the roster. Globke has seen limited action in eight games with the Panthers this season. Martin said Welch, a former Penguin, will report to the Rochester Americans of the AHL after he has recovered from a concussion. - Miami Herald

The Latest from Los Angeles
- C Anze Kopitar was held out of practice Wednesday with what Coach Marc Crawford said was a "strained upper body muscle." Crawford also said that Kopitar was doubtful for tonight's game against the Ducks. - LA Times

The Latest from Minnesota
Niklas Backstrom left Wednesday night's game against Calgary with an undisclosed lower body injury. Other than Josh Harding, who came in to replace Backstrom, the only other goalie currently signed to an NHL contract in the organization is Miroslav Kopriva, 23, a sixth-round pick in 2003, who is 6-4-1 with a 3.51 goals-against average and .890 save percentage with AHL Houston. - Minneapolis Star Tribune

The Latest from New York Islanders
Ted Nolan says Ryan Smyth will play with Jason Blake and Randy Robitaille tonight. Smyth will also be on the first PP unit. Once Alexei Yashin returns from injury, Smyth and Blake will form a line with the Islanders captain.- TSN

The Latest from Philadelphia
G Antero Niittymaki said his torn left hip labrum hasn't been giving him a problem. But he said if the club decides to shut him down and get a pending surgery out of the way early, he'd go along with it. - Delaware County Times

The Latest from Phoenix
Wayne Gretzky said C Niko Kapanen, whom Phoenix claimed off waivers Tuesday, would play tonight. D Brendan Bell and LW Daniel Carcillo, acquired via trades, might play, too.... Gretzky plans to alternate Curtis Joseph and Mikael Tellqvist in goal over the final five-plus weeks of the season. - Arizona Republic

The Latest from Pittsburgh
Gary Roberts is playing on the top line with Sidney Crosby and Mark Recchi. - TSN

Coach Michel Therrien said Marc-Andre Fleury will start in goal tonight against the Rangers, but he didn't name a goaltender for Friday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes. - Pittsburgh Tribuen-Review

The Latest from San Jose
D Craig Rivet, acquired Sunday from Montreal, has snipped through the immigration red tape and was scheduled to arrive in San Jose on Wednesday night. He is expected to practice today and could suit up for his Sharks debut Friday in Anaheim. With captain Patrick Marleau (upper body) and alternate Scott Hannan (leg) out of the lineup, Mike Grier and Kyle McLaren were given an "A" to wear. - San Jose Mercury News

The Latest from Washington
wing Eric Fehr, who has missed three games with a back injury, did not practice. Right wing Chris Clark (sprained shoulder) skated on his own and is progressing. Goaltender Olie Kolzig (sprained knee) skated separate from his teammates in full gear, but said the joint still felt "loose." - Washington Post

[Dark Knight]

So far every single game tonight's going to OT

Philadelphia 4 - Boston 3 (OT)
Pittsburgh 4 - NYR 3 (SO)
TBL 5- Washington 4 (SO)
STL 3 - NYI 2 (OT)
Dallas 1 - Florida 2 (OT)

Edited by Dark Knight, 01 March 2007 - 07:01 PM.

[Jennifer1515]

And in the Tampa game Shane O'Brien got his first point in Tampa and his first set of pims as well

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PITKANEN, J. (10:39 in 1st), UMBERGER, R. (PPG, 04:53 in 2nd), RICHARDS, M. (SHG, 11:33 in 2nd), UPSHALL, S. (04:50 in OT)
MOWERS, M. (04:10 in 1st), MOWERS, M. (08:09 in 1st), CHARA, Z. (PPG, 12:36 in 2nd)


Zdeno Chara #33 of the Boston Bruins is congratulated by Marc Savard #91 after Chara scored in the second period against the Philadelphia Flyers on March 1, 2007 at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
(Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)


Derian Hatcher #2 of the Philadelphia Flyers and Zdeno Chara #33 of the Boston Bruins get in a shoving match on March 1, 2007 at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Boston Bruins 4-3 in overtime.
(Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)


Simon Gagne #12 of the Philadelphia Flyers tries to get away from Zdeno Chara #33 of the Boston Bruins on March 1, 2007 at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Boston Bruins 4-3 in overtime.
(Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)


Philadelphia Flyers right wing Scottie Upshall (9) sails through the air as he scores the game-winning goal off Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas in the final seconds in overtime in an NHL hockey game in Boston, Thursday, March 1, 2007. The Flyers won 4-3.
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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STAAL, J. (SHG, 01:16 in 3rd), ARMSTRONG, C. (SHG, 03:45 in 3rd), GONCHAR, S. (PPG, 14:00 in 3rd), Determining Goal: S. CROSBY (Attempt #3/#6 - Team/Overall)
JAGR, J. (17:36 in 2nd), NYLANDER, M. (18:45 in 2nd), BETTS, B. (PPG, 04:43 in 3rd)


New York Rangers' goalie Henrik Lundqvist, right, defends the net during the first period of the NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Thursday, March 1, 2007, at Madison Square Garden in New York.
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)


New York Rangers' Jed Ortmeyer (41) jumps over teammate Fedor Tuytin (51) while battling for the puck against Pittsburgh Penguins' Gary Roberts (10) and Erik Christensen (16) during the second period of the NHL hockey game Thursday, March 1, 2007, at Madison Square Garden in New York.
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)


New York Rangers' golie Henrik Lundqvist, second from right,of Sweden, Michal Rozsival (3) and Marek Malik (8) defend the net against Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) and Gary Roberts (10), right, during the third period of the NHL hockey game Thursday, March 1, 2007, at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Penguins defeated the Rangers, 4-3.
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)


Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins skates with the puck in front of Karel Rachunek #23 of the New York Rangers on March 1, 2007 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
(Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)

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Whoa! It took 20 shooters to end this one ...

PROSPAL, V. (02:17 in 2nd), FEDOTENKO, R. (19:32 in 2nd), LECAVALIER, V. (SHG, 12:44 in 3rd), ST. LOUIS, M. (16:42 in 3rd), Determining Goal: N. TARNASKY (Attempt #10/#20 - Team/Overall)
MORRISONN, S. (11:35 in 1st), OVECHKIN, A. (10:11 in 2nd), PETTINGER, M. (14:04 in 2nd), SEMIN, A. (PPG, 19:49 in 3rd)


Shane O'Brien #55 of the Tampa Bay Lightning takes a shot against Matt Bradley #10 of the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center March 1, 2007 in Washington, DC.
(Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)


Tampa Bay Lightning's Martin St. Louis, left, celebrates his goal as Washington Capitals goalie Brent Johnson, right, looks on during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, March 1, 2007, in Washington. The Lightning won 5-4 in a shootout.
(AP Photo/Nick Wass)


Matt Pettinger #18 of the Washington Capitals shots and scores the Capitals third during a NHL hockey game against Johan Holmqvist #40 of the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Verizon Center March 1, 2007 in Washington, DC.
(Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)


Nick Tarnasky #74 of the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrates a shoot out game winning shot during a NHL hockey game against Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center March 1, 2007 in Washington, DC.
(Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

[DropThePuck]

MCCLEMENT, J. (17:29 in 3rd), CAJANEK, P. (18:07 in 3rd), STEMPNIAK, L. (PPG, 00:25 in OT)
SILLINGER, M. (PPG, 10:16 in 1st), BERGERON, M. (00:40 in 2nd)


New York Islanders Ryan Smyth, top, celebrates teammate Marc-Andre Bergeron's goal in front of St. Louis Blues goalie Curtis Sanford during the second period of their hockey game, Thursday, March 1, 2007 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y.
(AP Photo/Ed Betz)


St. Louis Blues' Petr Cajanek, right, celebrates after scoring as New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro (39)and Mike Sillinger, top,look away during the third period of their hockey game, Thursday, March 1, 2007, at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y. The Blues defeated the Islanders, 3-2, in overtime.
(AP Photo/Ed Betz)


Arron Asham #45 of the New York Islanders is sandwiched between Brad Boyes #38 and Jeff Woywitka #29 of the St Louis Blues during their game on March 1, 2007 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
(Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)


Goaltender Rick DiPietro #39 of the New York Islanders and teammate Trent Hunter #7 defend against David Backes #42 of the St. Louis Blues in NHL action on March 1, 2007 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York
(Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

[DropThePuck]

SYDOR, D. (08:59 in 3rd)
STUMPEL, J. (PPG, 05:38 in 2nd), JOKINEN, O. (PPG, 02:11 in OT)


Florida Panthers defenseman Steve Montador, right, slams Dallas Stars center Joel Lundqvist of Sweden against the boards during the first period of NHL hockey Thursday, March 1, 2007, in Sunrise, Fla.
(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)


Dallas Stars goalie Mike Smith, right, deflects a shot by Florida Panthers left wing Rostislav Olesz of the Czech Republic, during the second period of NHL hockey action, Thursday, March 1, 2007 in Sunrise, Fla.
(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)


Dallas Stars defenseman Trevor Daley, left, slams Florida Panthers right wing Juraj Kolnik of the Czech Republic into the boards during the third period of NHL hockey Thursday, March 1, 2007 in Sunrise, Fla.
(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)


Goaltender Ed Belfour #20 of the Florida Panthers makes a save on a shot attempt by Ladislav Nagy #17 of the Dallas Stars in the third period at Bank Atlantic Center on March 1, 2007 in Sunrise, Florida. The Panthers defeated the Stars 2-1 in overtime.
(Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images)

[DropThePuck]

6 - RICHARDSON, B. (07:43 in 1st), MCLEAN, B. (10:44 in 1st), ARNASON, T. (12:24 in 3rd), KLEE, K. (18:08 in 3rd), RYCROFT, M. (18:43 in 3rd), FINGER, J. (19:43 in 3rd)
1 - RUUTU, T. (01:11 in 1st)


Goalie Peter Budaj #31 of the Colorado Avalanche keeps the puck in front of him as he tends goal against the Chicago Blackhawks March 1, 2007 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
(Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)


Danny Richmond #44 ® of the Chicago Blackhawks and Mark Rycroft #20 of the Colorado Avalanche fight during the first period of their game on March 1, 2007 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
(Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)


Brad Richardson #12 of the Colorado Avalanche falls on the puck in front of goalie Nikolai Khabibulin #39 of the Chicago Blackhawks during the first period of their game on March 1, 2007 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Richardson was credited with a goal on the play when the video goal judge (Ben Hecht) ruled the puck crossed the goal line, the goal was awarded after play had already started back up when originally no goal had been awarded.
(Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)


Goalie Nikolai Khabibulin #39 of the Chicago Blackhawks gestures towards the officials after Brad Richardson #12 of the Colorado Avalanche was awarded a goal on a video replay in the first period of their game on March 1, 2007 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Richardson was credited with a goal when the video goal judge (Ben Hecht) ruled the puck had crossed the goal line, the goal was awarded after play had already started back up when originally no goal had been awarded.
(Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

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5 - DEMITRA, P. (11:23 in 1st), GABORIK, M. (PPG, 16:13 in 1st), RADIVOJEVIC, B. (05:30 in 2nd), GABORIK, M. (13:21 in 3rd), DEMITRA, P. (PPG, 16:11 in 3rd)
0


Minnesota Wild's Pavol Demitra, left, scores on Edmonton Oilers' Dwayne Roloson during the first period of NHL hockey action, at Edmonton's Rexall Place, Canada, on Thursday, March 1, 2007.
(AP Photo/John Ulan,CP)


Edmonton Oilers' Ales Hemsky flies over top of Minnesota Wild goalie Josh Harding during the first period of NHL hockey action, at Edmonton's Rexall Place, Canada, on Thursday, March 1, 2007.
(CP PHOTO/John Ulan)


Edmonton Oilers' Raffi Torres, left, and Steve Staios, right, rough up Minnesota Wild's Derek Boogaard during the first period of NHL hockey action, at Edmonton's Rexall Place, Canada, on Thursday, March 1, 2007.
(AP Photo/John Ulan,CP)


Minnesota Wild's Branko Radivojevic, right, slips the puck behind Edmonton Oilers' Dwanye Roloson to score during the second period of NHL hockey action, at Edmonton's Rexall Place, Canada, on Thursday, March 1, 2007.
(AP Photo/John Ulan,CP)

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3 - PHX: THOMAS, W. (PPG, 10:52 in 1st), THOMAS, W. (PPG, 09:00 in 2nd), DOAN, S. (02:54 in 3rd)
4 - VAN: SEDIN, D. (PPG, 05:04 in 1st), COWAN, J. (SHG, 07:54 in 2nd), SEDIN, D. (PPG, 05:46 in 3rd), NASLUND, M. (15:46 in 3rd)


Head coach Wayne Gretzky of the Phoenix Coyotes looks on after a Vancouver Canuck goal during their game at General Motors Place on March 1, 2007 in Vancouver, Canada. Vancouver defeated Phoenix 4-3.
(Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)


Phoenix Coyotes' Yanick Lehoux (29) celebrates after teammate Bill Thomas scored against Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Lunogo, right, during the first period of NHL action in Vancouver, Canada, Thursday, March 1, 2007.
(AP Photo/Richard Lam,CP)


Jeff Cowan #21 of the Vancouver Canucks and Josh Gratton #24 of the Phoenix Coyotes are surrounded by teammates as they mix it up prior to a fight during their game at General Motors Place on March 1, 2007 in Vancouver, Canada.
(Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)


Bryan Smolinski #21 of the Vancouver Canucks and Curtis Joseph #31 of the Phoenix Coyotes look for the rebound during their game at General Motors Place on March 1, 2007 in Vancouver, Canada. Vancouver defeated Phoenix 4-3.
(Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)

[Duckette]

The refs were trying to give the game to Washington