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[Dark Knight]

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

NJD at NYI
Carolina at Washington
Florida at Atlanta
Buffalo at Toronto
Montreal at Ottawa
Nashville at STL
Calgary at Edmonton
Colorado at Vancouver
LAK at SJS

[Still MIGHTY]

Go , , , , , , , and (I hate even more than I can ever hate the Kings now)

NHL.com's Updated Playoff Scenarios

[UltraDavid]

Big big biiiig night for the Capitals. If they beat Carolina they'll be tied for the division lead, tied 4-4 in the series even, although Carolina has an extra win so they'll still be on top. From then on the Caps basically just have to hope that they win one more game against Tampa and Florida than the Canes win against Tampa and Florida. They can also hope that one of Boston, Philly, or Ottawa just starts to suck, but that's less likely. One thing is for sure, if they lose tonight they have no chance at the division and almost no chance at making the playoffs at all, and if they go to overtime they might as well kiss their hopes goodbye as well. If they're tied with Carolina in the final minutes of the third period, I look for Boudreau to pull his goaltender.

Edit: Pregame Caps show just pointed out that the Caps are 24-11-3 since the mid-point of the season, 12-4-0 in their last 16, 8-1 in their last 9. This is a very good team now, If they get the third seed, I like them against whoever the 6th seed is and I like them as the dark horse in the East.

[UltraDavid]

Caps win, 4-1! Great game, they dominated nearly the whole thing. Here's to hoping they win one more than Carolina over the next 2, and that Ottawa, Boston, and Philly suck from here on out. Ottawa's doing it for us right now. The way this team is playing, it would be such a shame if they missed the playoffs, cause they could cause some real trouble.

[Dark Knight]

Ottawa imploding. They might still miss the playoffs, wouldn't that be something?

[lvsprt]

Ottawa imploding. They might still miss the playoffs, wouldn't that be something?

Ahhh that's just toooooooooooooooooo bad.

[Captain Quack]

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!

Oilers finally out!

Lose the last one Oilers, and if we get lucky we can get pick #9!

[Still MIGHTY]

YEAHHHHHHHHH CAPS!!!

YEAHHHHHHHHH FLAMES!!!

and woww... where has Ottawa gone?

[sugarmama]

Adam Foote just took a puck to the head. Looks like he's bleeding a lot. I hope he's OK.

1st post here shame to waste it on non-Ducks but it just happened- hope to get to know y'all!

[DropThePuck]

2 - Elias, P. (PPG, 05:42 in 2nd), Parise, Z. (00:29 in OT)
1 - Vasicek, J. (19:08 in 1st)


Joey MacDonald #35 of the New York Islanders looks on against the New Jersey Devils on April 1, 2008 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
(Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)


New Jersey Devils' Zach Parise, left, is checked by New York Islanders' Radek Martinek (24) during the first period of an NHL hockey game at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Tuesday, April 1, 2008. The Devils defeated the Islanders 2-1 in overtime.
(AP Photo/Ed Betz)

[DropThePuck]

1 - Walker, S. (02:38 in 2nd)
4 - Cooke, M. (15:00 in 1st), Laich, B. (PPG, 19:01 in 1st), Semin, A. (PPG, 14:28 in 2nd), Ovechkin, A. (16:24 in 3rd)


Washington Capitals' Alexander Semin (28) of Russia scores a goal as Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward (30), Glen Wesley (2) and Bret Hedican (6) look on during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, April 1, 2008, in Washington.
(AP Photo/Nick Wass)


Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin (8) of Russia celebrates after scoring his goal with goalie Cristobal Huet (38) of France against the Carolina Hurricanes during the third period of a NHL hockey game, Tuesday, April 1, 2008, in Washington. The Capitals won 4-1.
(AP Photo/Nick Wass)

[DropThePuck]

3 - Jokinen, O. (PPG, 04:10 in 1st), Bouwmeester, J. (01:02 in 3rd), Booth, D. (01:19 in 3rd)
2 - Lavallee-Smotherman, J. (13:09 in 2nd), Recchi, M. (16:48 in 3rd)

LaVallee-Smotherman?? That must make for some creative work on the back of his jersey.


Florida Panthers defenseman Steve Montador (7) tries to maintain control of the puck after getting tripped up as forward Atlanta Thrashers Jim Slater (23) defends during the period of a hockey game Tuesday April 1, 2008, in Atlanta.
(AP Photo/John Amis)


Florida Panthers defenseman Jay Bouwmeester (4) falls on top of Atlanta Thrashers forward Chris Thorburn while going for the puck during the third period of a hockey game Tuesday April 1, 2008, in Atlanta. Florida won 3-2 with Bouwmeester scoring one of the goals.
(AP Photo/John Amis)

[DropThePuck]

4 - Bochenski, B. (06:06 in 2nd), Tootoo, J. (01:53 in 3rd), Fiddler, V. (13:28 in 3rd), Peverley, R. (01:43 in OT)
3 - McDonald, A. (01:40 in 1st), Mayers, J. (04:50 in 1st), Perron, D. (06:46 in 1st)


Nashville Predators' Brandon Bochenski sprays St. Louis Blues goaltender Manny Legace with ice in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, April 1, 2008 in St. Louis. Legace left the game after the first period.
(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)


Nashville Predators' Martin Erat, of the Czech Republic, tries to slow down St. Louis Blues' Cam Janssen in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, April 1, 2008 in St. Louis.
(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)


Nashville Predators' Jan Hlavac, of the Czech Republic, tries to stop St. Louis Blues' D.J. King from getting off the wraparound shot in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, April 1, 2008 in St. Louis.
(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)


St. Louis Blues goaltender Hannu Toivonen, of Finland, sits on the ice after giving up the winning goal in overtime to the Nashville Predators in an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, April 1, 2008 in St. Louis. The Predators overcame a 0-3 deficit to beat the Blues 4-3 in overtime.
(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)

[DropThePuck]

3 - Kovalev, A. (PPG, 09:24 in 1st), Dandenault, M. (05:28 in 2nd), Kostitsyn, A. (PPG, 11:22 in 3rd)
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Ottawa Senators' Jason Spezza, right, fights with Montreal Canadiens' Andrei Markov, of Russia, during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 1, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)


Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price, left, makes a save with the help of teammate Roman Hamrlik, right, of the Czech Republic, as Ottawa Senators' Martin Lapointe fights for the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 1, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)

[DropThePuck]

3 - Aucoin, A. (PPG, 14:12 in 1st), Tanguay, A. (19:57 in 2nd), Nolan, O. (16:16 in 3rd)
2 - Glencross, C. (10:22 in 1st), Glencross, C. (13:17 in 3rd)

Wow, Glencross has been hot for the oil. Too bad it was all for naught ... well almost all for naught. They did manage to climb in the standings.


Calgary Flames' Jerome Iginla, left, trips next to Edmonton Oilers goalie Dwayne Roloson during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, April 1, 2008, in Edmonton, Alberta.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, John Ulan)


Calgary Flames' Robyn Regehr, rear, of Brazil, gets checked by Edmonton Oilers' Dustin Penner during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, April 1, 2008, in Edmonton, Alberta.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, John Ulan)

[Still MIGHTY]

LaVallee-Smotherman?? That must make for some creative work on the back of his jersey.

Eh... not exactly...

(Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

When I saw your post I was kind of excited to see his jersey. Sadly disappointed however...
Sorry

Also on the Thrashers site, they refer to him as just LaVallee. His full name and the name listed in the NHL Players pages is LaVallee-Smotherman.
I suppose they shortened it for the jersey and other official purposes

[UltraDavid]

I think we need to start talking about Ovechkin having the best season by a left winger in NHL history. He's tied Robitaille's record for most goals by a LW in a season with 63 and still has two chances to break it, against defensively horrible Tampa Bay and less-than stellar Florida. Robitaille set his record in 1992-93, when the top dozen scorers all had more than 100 points, 3 players had more than 63 goals, and Selanne and Mogilny both got 76. Ovechkin is setting his in a season where only 2 players (probably) will end up with more than 100 points and the closest goal scorer is 10 goals behind him and the 4th best goal scorer (which is what Robitaille was in 92-93) has 16 (!) fewer goals. Although the Caps' offense is firing on all cylinders right now, for the first half of the season Ovie was essentially playing by himself, and yet he'll still end up as the NHL goals and points leader. Today's game is much more defensive and goaltenders are much larger and better than they were in 92-93, and yet Ovechkin has still tied the all-time LW goals record. Incredible. It would be criminal if he didn't dominate MVP voting.

[DropThePuck]

4 - Liles, J. (PPG, 09:13 in 2nd), Hejduk, M. (13:57 in 2nd), Wolski, W. (14:32 in 2nd), Forsberg, P. (04:53 in 3rd)
2 - Mitchell, W. (08:24 in 1st), Kesler, R. (PPG, 05:50 in 2nd)


Vancouver Canucks' Byron Ritchie celebrates a goal shot by team mate Willie Mitchell, past Colorado Avalanche goaltender Jose Theodore, left, during first period NHL hockey action in Vancouver, Tuesday, April 1, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jonathan Hayward)


Colorado Avalanche Wojtek Wolski (8), of Poland, sends a shot past Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo, left, as Canucks Kevin Bieksa (3) and Alex Burrows (14) look on during second period NHL hockey action at GM Place in Vancouver, Tuesday, April 1, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)


Vancouver Canucks Ryan Kesler, left, sends his shot past Colorado Avalanche goaltender Jose Theodore during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, Tuesday, April 1, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)


Colorado Avalanche Adam Foote (#52) is helped by medical personal after receiving a gash to his face during third period NHL hockey action against the Vancouver Canucks at GM Place in Vancouver, Tuesday, April 1, 2008. The Avalanche went on to win the game 4-2.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)

[DropThePuck]

When I saw your post I was kind of excited to see his jersey. Sadly disappointed however...
Sorry

Ah well ... that would've made for some interesting sleeves!

2 - O'Sullivan, P. (SHG, 00:57 in 2nd), Ivanans, R. (06:56 in 2nd)
5 - Grier, M. (19:49 in 1st), Marleau, P. (PPG, 02:03 in 2nd), Michalek, M. (14:06 in 2nd), Brown, C. (16:30 in 3rd), Campbell, B. (PPG, 18:59 in 3rd)


San Jose Sharks left wing Jody Shelley (45) fights with Los Angeles Kings left wing Raitis Ivanans (41), of Latvia, in the first period of their NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, April 1, 2008.
(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)


San Jose Sharks center Tomas Plihal (39) is unable to score past Los Angeles Kings goalie Erik Ersberg (31) in the first period of their NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, April 1, 2008.
(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)


Los Angeles Kings goalie Erik Ersberg (31) reaches up for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, April 1, 2008.
(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)


San Jose Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov (20), of Kazakhstan, pushes Los Angeles Kings defenseman Rob Blake (4) in the second period of their NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, April 1, 2008.
(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

[DropThePuck]

4 - Roy, D. (04:22 in 2nd), Bernier, S. (09:18 in 3rd), Vanek, T. (PPG, 14:39 in 3rd), Afinogenov, M. (00:00 in SO)
3 - Tucker, D. (00:31 in 1st), Kaberle, T. (PPG, 19:03 in 1st), Steen, A. (12:03 in 3rd)


Ryan Miller #30 and Mike Weber #34 both of the Buffalo Sabres keep an eye on Jason Blake #55 of the Toronto Maple Leafs as he windes up for a shot during their NHL game at the Air Canada Centre April 1, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images)


Toronto Maple Leafs' John Pohl (21) collides with Buffalo Sabres' Patrick Kaleta along the boards during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Tuesday, April 1, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld)


Derek Roy #9 of the Buffalo Sabres battles for position with Alex Steen #10 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during their NHL game at the Air Canada Centre April 1, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images)


Steve Bernier #56 of the Buffalo Sabres carries the puck as Staffan Kronwall #44 of the Toronto Maple Leafs defends during their NHL game at the Air Canada Centre April 1, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images)

[DropThePuck]

Darcy Tucker #16 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates his goal against the Buffalo Sabres is seen with teammate Jason Blake #55 during their NHL game at the Air Canada Centre April 1, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images)


Buffalo Sabres' Nolan Pratt, right, tries to clear Toronto Maple Leafs' Dominic Moore from in front of the net as he tries to knock a loose puck into the net past Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Tuesday April 1, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld)


Alex Steen #10 of the Toronto Maple Leafs battles for the puck with Ales Kotalik #12 of the Buffalo Sabres during their NHL game at the Air Canada Centre April 1, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images)


Buffalo Sabres' Mike Weber sends Toronto Maple Leafs' Alex Steen into the boards during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Tuesday, April 1, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld)

[DropThePuck]

Boyd Devereaux #22 of the Toronto Maple Leafs carries the puck as Adam Mair #22 of the Buffalo Sabres backchecks during their NHL game at the Air Canada Centre April 1, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images)


Boyd Devereaux #22 of the Toronto Maple Leafs battles for the puck with Patrick Kaleta #36 of the Buffalo Sabres during their NHL game at the Air Canada Centre April 1, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images)


Jason Blake #55 of the Toronto Maple Leafs is checked by Toni Lydman #5 of the Buffalo Sabres during their NHL game at the Air Canada Centre April 1, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images)


Toronto Maple Leafs' Darcy Tucker leaves the ice following the Maple Leafs' 4-3 loss in a shootout to the Buffalo Sabres in an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Tuesday, April 1, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld)

[DropThePuck]

Toronto Maple Leafs' Mark Bell tries to clear Buffalo Sabres' Steve Bernier from in front of the net as he tips the puck past Maple Leafs goaltender Andrew Raycroft to tie the score 3-3 in third period NHL hockey action in Toronto,Tuesday April 1, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Adrian Wyld)


Ales Kotalik #12 of the Buffalo Sabres scores a goal in the shootout on Andrew Raycroft #1 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during their NHL game at the Air Canada Centre April 1, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images)


Steve Bernier #56 of the Buffalo Sabres scores a goal on Andrew Raycroft #1 of the Toronto Maple Leafs as he is checked by Mark Bell #9 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during their NHL game at the Air Canada Centre April 1, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images)


Maxim Afinogenov #61 of the Buffalo Sabres scores the winning goal in the shootout on Andrew Raycroft #1 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during their NHL game at the Air Canada Centre April 1, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images)

[DropThePuck]

Ryan Miller #30 of the Buffalo Sabres makes a save in the shootout on Alex Steen #10 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during their NHL game at the Air Canada Centre April 1, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images)


Ryan Miller #30 of the Buffalo Sabres makes a save in the shootout on Jeremy Williams #48 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during their NHL game at the Air Canada Centre April 1, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images)


Ryan Miller #30 of the Buffalo Sabres makes a save in the shootout on Pavel Kubina #31 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during their NHL game at the Air Canada Centre April 1, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images)


Ryan Miller #30 of the Buffalo Sabres makes a save in the shootout on John Pohl #21 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during their NHL game at the Air Canada Centre April 1, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images)

[DropThePuck]

Ryan Miller #30 of the Buffalo Sabres makes a save in the shootout on Jiri Tlusty #11 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during their NHL game at the Air Canada Centre April 1, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images)


Derek Roy #9 of the Buffalo Sabres carries the puck as Anton Stralman #36 of the Toronto Maple Leafs defends during their NHL game at the Air Canada Centre April 1, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images)


Patrick Kaleta #36 of the Buffalo Sabres gets a shot off as he falls while Andrew Raycroft #1 of the Toronto Maple Leafs positions himself to make a save and Kris Newbury #54 of the Toronto Maple Leafs looks on during their NHL game at the Air Canada Centre April 1, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images)


Drew Stafford #21 of the Buffalo Sabres battles for the puck between Alex Steen #10 and Anton Stralman #36 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during their NHL game at the Air Canada Centre April 1, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images)