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[Dark Knight]

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

Nashville at Detroit
Boston at Montreal

[GLOVESAVE35]

Go Nashville!!!

[DropThePuck]

TSN's Ice Chips:

The Ducks ran different lines in practice Friday, as Doug Weight centered Chris Kunitz and Teemu Selanne, and Ryan Carter moved off of the second line and was centering Brad May and Todd Marchant. Weight, 37, was a healthy scratch in Game 1, but if the Ducks follow the same practice lines, it appears Brian Sutherby would be a scratch in Game 2. - Dallas Morning News

Forward Corey Perry participated in practice as he continues to rehabilitate from a severed tendon in his right quadriceps. He reported no pain afterward. - LA Daily News

Marc Savard, on the third line in the 4-1 Game 1 loss after making his return from a back injury, was bumped to the second line, where he centered Milan Lucic and Glen Murray. P.J. Axelsson, who skated on the second line with Lucic and Glen Metropolit to close out the regular season, was promoted to the first line alongside Marco Sturm and David Krejci. Metropolit, more than two months into a goal-scoring drought, centered the third line between Peter Schaefer and Phil Kessel. The fourth line of Jeremy Reich, Petteri Nokelainen, and Shawn Thornton, which had one of the best scoring chances of the night in the first period by crashing the net, remained the same, with Vladimir Sobotka cycling in for some shifts at center. - Boston Globe

The Avalanche were shorthanded up front after David Jones went out with a left foot injury in the second period of Game 2 on Friday. Andrew Brunette did some double-shifting at right wing the rest of the way. Colorado came into the postseason minus defenseman Brett Clark (shoulder surgery), plus wingers Marek Svatos (knee surgery) and Scott Parker (ankle). - Denver Post

Coach Dave Tippett said the Stars have to continue to monitor defenceman Sergei Zubov's progress (sports hernia) yet not let it become a distraction. "Don't get me wrong, we'd love to have Zubie back. But he's not part of the equation right now, so we have to concentrate on the task at hand," - Dallas Morning News

After watching Darren McCarty play his first game back with the Red Wings, head coach Mike Babcock didn't think McCarty would be of help come playoff time. "I didn't think he could ever play. I never told him that, but just by watching," Babcock said. But McCarty (seven shifts, 4:58 ice time) has worked hard in the weight room, on and off the ice, and Thursday was in the lineup. "He has good hockey sense, and we're optimistic he can help us. He knows how to play," Babcock said.
Chris Chelios tied Patrick Roy for most playoff games played, 247, by playing Thursday against the Predators. - Detroit News

Minnesota lost right wing Branko Radivojevic early in the first period of Friday's game when he landed awkwardly on his leg and back after being checked by Paul Stastny. Radivojevic returned to play four shifts in the second and 10 in the third before limping off the ice favoring his right leg late in regulation after slamming into the end boards.- Rocky Mountain News

Saku Koivu's latest exam Wednesday did not reveal any setbacks. Head coach Guy Carbonneau says the captain's recovery is going fine and normal, but still needs time to heal.
Francis Bouillon skated Saturday despite being told to take 3-4 complete days' rest. According to Carbonneau, Bouillon was really sore, but felt better today and took to the ice for 10-15 minutes. He also said that if it was Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals both would try to play. - TSN

Nashville forward David Legwand, bothered by a deep bone bruise in his left foot, is doubtful for Game 2. "It's been better every day, and I've been on the ice for longer every day," Legwand said. "It's a matter of comfort level of being in the skate boot for a long time." If Legwand can't go, Nashville may call up former Red Wing Josh Langfeld - Detroit Free Press

Forward Scott Nichol broke his left thumb in Thursday's Game 1 loss to the Red Wings and will miss the remainder of the playoff series, leaving the Predators without one of their top penalty-killing forwards and top face-off winner. - Tennessean

Devils' Zach Parise had to go to the dentist after the game after having his two front teeth knocked out by a crosscheck from Rangers defenseman Christian Backman in the second period. Backman received a high-sticking double minor, but Rangers coach Brent Sutter said he though Backman deserved a cross-checking major. - Bergen Record

The Rangers dressed the same lineup as in Game 1, meaning defensemen Marek Malik and Jason Strudwick, plus winger Petr Prucha, were the scratches. Colton Orr (broken toe) was out as well. - Newark Star-Ledger

Patrick Thoresen was hit with a shot in the testicles during a crucial third period power-play goal from Mike Green. Thoresen was being evaluated for surgery last night. "There's a good chance they may have to remove one [testicle]," general manager Paul Holmgren said. - Philadelphia Inquirer

It appears that Derian Hatcher's rehab has not gone as well as the Flyers had hoped, and the veteran defenseman will not play in Game 2 Sunday. Hatcher, who is in Washington with the team, will keep practicing, but his target date has been moved to Game 3 next Tuesday --- and even that is a 50-50 chance. - Delaware County Times

Defenseman Mark Eaton, who had his right knee reconstructed several months ago, went through his first on-ice workout yesterday, putting in a session with conditioning coach Mike Kadar before the Penguins' game-day skate at Mellon Arena. Eaton hasn't ruled out trying to play again this season if the Penguins' playoff run lasts long enough, but has a lot of work-both to recover from his surgery and to upgrade his conditioning-to do before a comeback moves beyond the theoretical stage. - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Sharks coach Ron Wilson has long argued against a more relaxed standard of officiating in the postseason."The playoffs are an extension of the regular season, and we play by the same rules," Wilson said. "There's not a red rulebook for the playoffs and a white one for the regular season." - San Francisco Examiner

Defenseman Shaone Morrisonn and center David Steckel returned from injury for last night's playoff opener against the Philadelphia Flyers. But the injury news wasn't all positive. Jeff Schultz, another defenseman and a key contributor on the penalty kill, missed Game 1 with an undisclosed injury and his return for tomorrow's matinee remained uncertain. - Washington Post

[hillbillywingsfan]

Go Nashville!!!

not going to happen glovesave sorry. hehehe

[GLOVESAVE35]

not going to happen glovesave sorry. hehehe

Never say never.

[Still MIGHTY]

HAHAHAHA @ Hasek

He felt a Nashville stick tug on his leg so he just immediately sprints to the bench thinking that it was a penalty on Nashville, but the ref didnt call a penalty on the Preds player. They called Hasek for diving
It was an empty net for a good 6 seconds

2 quick goals for Nashville!!
one on the aforementioned power play, now a funny bounce and a breakaway

2 - 2 17:30 left in the 2nd

[GLOVESAVE35]

Hlavac misses an EN!

[Still MIGHTY]

Nashville is just ALL OVER the Wings in this 2nd period

Two straight posts... Hasek had no clue where those shots were

Detroit is taking a timeout to settle his guys down

[GLOVESAVE35]

A bad bounce off of Zanon beats Ellis. 3-2 Dead Things.

[Still MIGHTY]

wowwwwwwwww....

Draper is passing the puck cross-ice and it hits a Pred skate and just slides by the goalie
2 - 3

[Dark Knight]

Detroit has got to be the luckiest team in the NHL... even though they have the most classless player in the NHL in Chelios.

[DropThePuck]

2 - Radulov, A. (PPG, 02:19 in 2nd), Tootoo, J. (02:30 in 2nd)
4 - McCarty, D. (02:26 in 1st), Lidstrom, N. (PPG, 00:39 in 2nd), Draper, K. (05:00 in 2nd), Holmstrom, T. (10:03 in 3rd)

The Detroit Red Wings took advantage of all their breaks.

Kris Draper's tiebreaking goal went off an opponent, Nick Lidstrom scored when one of his teammates could've been called for a penalty and Detroit beat the Nashville Predators 4-2 Saturday to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round series.
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The Red Wings didn't have a fan in every seat during their two home games, but did draw much larger crowds than they had last postseason when several rows in some sections were empty.

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Nashville Predators defenseman Marek Zidlicky (3) of the Czech Republic falls on goalie Dan Ellis (39) during the first period of Game 2 of the Western Conference quarterfinal hockey playoffs against the Detroit Red Wings in Detroit, Saturday, April 12, 2008.
(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)


Detroit Red Wings' Darren McCarty (25) scores on Nashville Predators goalie Dan Ellis as Jerred Smithson (25) defends in the first period of Game 2 of the NHL Western Conference quarterfinal hockey playoffs in Detroit Saturday, April 12, 2008.
(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)


Detroit Red Wings defensman Niklas Kronwall, of Sweden, left, and Nashville Predators center Jason Arnott collide in the first period of Game 2 of the NHL Western Conference quarterfinal hockey playoffs in Detroit Saturday, April 12, 2008.
(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)


Martin Erat #10 of the Nashville Predators tries to control the puck against Johan Franzen #93 and Nickls Lidstrom #5 of the Detroit Red Wings during game two of the 2008 NHL Western Conference Quarterfinals on April 12, 2008 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
(Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

[DucksSnip]

anyone else hear what either zanon or tootoo said to hasek on the "mic'd up"? it was soooooooo freaking great, i had to rewind it a few times to hear what was said but this is what was said as the 2nd goal was scored and the preds were celebrateing the goal right behind hasek:"haha hasek you OLD F'IN CHEATER"...then as they were skateing by him the were all taunting him by saying "five-hole dommie five-hole"

[GLOVESAVE35]

[DropThePuck]

2 - Schaefer, P. (03:58 in 3rd), Krejci, D. (PPG, 09:34 in 3rd)
3 - Hamrlik, R. (18:30 in 1st), Kostitsyn, S. (01:50 in 2nd), Kovalev, A. (PPG, 02:30 in 1st OT)

"We're a team that hasn't hidden behind anything this year and we're not going to start now," Bruins coach Claude Julien said. "We'll take the responsibility for our penalties and we'll move on. I guess the only thing that bothers me is the fact that (Reich) took a stick in the face but because we decide not to embellish, it doesn't pay off. I guess you have to embellish to get a call."

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Montreal Canadiens' Patrice Brisebois is checked into the boards by Boston Bruins' Marco Sturm, from Germany, during first period of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal hockey playoffs in Montreal, Saturday, April 12, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)


Montreal Canadiens' Michael Komisarek is checked into the boards by Boston Bruins' Glen Metropolit during second period of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal hockey playoffs in Montreal, Saturday, April 12, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)


Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas watches the puck sail into the net on a goal by Montreal Canadiens' Alex Kovalev, from Russia, as defenceman Zdeno Chara, from Slovakia, looks on during first period overtime of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal hockey playoffs in Montreal, Saturday, April 12, 2008. The Canadiens beat the Bruins 3-2 to take a 2-0 lead in the best of seven series.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)


Tim Thomas #30 of the Boston Bruins makes a save on Alex Kovalev #27 of the Montreal Canadiens while Andrew Ference #21 of the Boston Bruins defends during game two of the 2008 NHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on April 12, 2008 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.
(Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images)