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[Dark Knight]

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

Detroit at Nashville
Pittsburgh at Ottawa
Minnesota at Colorado

[GLOVESAVE35]

Go Nashville and Minnesota!!!

[Still MIGHTY]

GO
GO
GO

[DropThePuck]

TSN's Ice Chips:

Ducks' forward Corey Perry skated Saturday prior to Game 2 of the Ducks' series with the Stars, however he still was having issues with swelling around the tendon's in his injured quadriceps. He will not likely be healthy enough to return in the first round. - LA Times

Peter Forsberg and Ian Laperriere did not practice on Sunday but head coach Joel Quenneville said everybody who played Game 2 is likely to play Monday, and that includes rookie David Jones. - Denver Post

Forward Mark Parrish (concussion) did not make the trip to Colorado and will not play in Games 3 and 4. Defenceman Nick Schultz (appendectomy) skated with the team Sunday but is not ready to play. Forward Branko Radivojevic (right leg) did not practice Sunday and was seen wearing a brace on his knee. The Wild gave conflicting information on his status for Game 3, with coach Jacques Lemaire saying he would not play and general manager Doug Risebrough saying it's still possible he might. - Denver Post

Centre David Legwand (foot) did not skate during the team's optional practice Sunday and his status remains in question for Monday's game against Detroit. - Tennessean

First line centre Jason Spezza did not take the morning skate Sunday after reportedly jamming his leg in Friday's Game 2 loss to the Penguins. The Sens called up Alex Nikulin from Binghamton of the AHL to take his place in the lineup if Spezza can't play in game 3. - TSN

Left winger Ryan Malone (illness) didn't practice on Sunday, but coach Michel Therrien said his lineup "should be" the same on Monday as it was in Game 2. Jeff Taffe skated in Malone's spot with center Evgeni Malkin and right winger Petr Sykora during Sunday's workout. - Pittsburgh Tribune Review

Sharks defenseman Christian Ehrhoff took part in a full practice Saturday for the first time since suffering a lower body injury against Los Angeles on April 1 and hopes to be in the lineup for Game 3 Sunday. - Mercury News

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

[GLOVESAVE35]

3-1 Pens early in the 3rd.

2-2 Detroit/Nashville in the 2nd. Go Nash!!

[Dark Knight]

Nashville scores two goals in 9 secs... comes back from being down 3-2 to winning 5-3...

[GLOVESAVE35]

If Nashville can do it...so can the Ducks!!

[Duck304]

Late-game choke by Detroit once again!

[GLOVESAVE35]

Minnesota ties it 1-1 in the 3rd.

[GLOVESAVE35]

Rolston scores to give Minnesota a 2-1 lead.

[Still MIGHTY]

Sakic ties it up!

[GLOVESAVE35]

Another OT game?

[adamrice23]

This Avs game is great.. fun to watch

[Still MIGHTY]

Another OT game?

Yes
3 for 3 so far

[adamrice23]

Over time... Wild with a PP

[GLOVESAVE35]

Bouchard scores to win it 3-2 for Minnesota.

[DropThePuck]

3 - Draper, K. (08:56 in 1st), Hudler, J. (PPG, 09:12 in 2nd), Datsyuk, P. (00:40 in 3rd)
5 - Radulov, A. (12:53 in 2nd), Legwand, D. (15:01 in 2nd), Suter, R. (16:03 in 3rd), Arnott, J. (16:12 in 3rd), Erat, M. (19:39 in 3rd)

"To go down 0-3 would have been a huge hole that not many teams have come out of," Nashville center David Legwand said. Now, I feel like we have taken the momentum from them."

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Fans enter the Sommet Center to watch the Detroit Red Wings and the Nashville Predators during game three of the 2008 NHL Western Conference Quarterfinals on April 14, 2008 at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
(Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)


The Nashville Predators against the Detroit Red Wings during game three of the 2008 NHL Western Conference Quarterfinals on April 14, 2008 at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
(Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)


Nashville Predators center Jason Arnott (19) celebrates by jumping against the glass after scoring the goal-ahead goal against Detroit Red Wings goalie Dominik Hasek (39) iduring the third period in Game 3 of the NHL hockey first-round playoff series in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, April 14, 2008. The Predators added an empty-net goal and won 5-3.
(AP Photo/The Tennessean, Sanford Myers)


It's not often you catch Getty Images leaving a caption mistake without a retraction posted later ... altho' it could still be coming ...

[DropThePuck]

4 - Talbot, M. (05:39 in 2nd), Crosby, S. (00:12 in 3rd), Staal, J. (01:30 in 3rd), Hossa, M. (PPG, 08:55 in 3rd)
1 - Foligno, N. (01:11 in 2nd)

"We really tried to remind ourselves of what happened last game," Crosby said. "We let a three-goal lead slip away and, especially here on the road, we wanted to make sure that we managed it well and kept playing the same way."

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The Fans cheer on as the Ottawa Senators get set to face the Pittsburgh Penguins during game three of the 2008 NHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on April 14, 2008 at Scotia Bank Place in Kanata, Ontario, Canada.
(Photo by Dave Sandford/Getty Images)


Ottawa Senators' Daniel Alfredsson, of Sweden, practices prior to playing the Pittsburgh Penguins in NHL Stanley Cup first round hockey playoff action at the Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Canada on Monday, April 14, 2008. It remains questionable if Alfredsson is going to play.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)


Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby jumps over Ottawa Senators' Anton Volchenkov, of Russia, during the second period of game three of NHL Stanley Cup first round hockey playoff action at the Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Canada on Monday, April 14, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)


Nick Foligno #71 of the Ottawa Senators is crushed by Hal Gill #2 and Jordan Staal #11 both of the Pittsburgh Penguins while Marc-Andre Fleury #29 of the Pittsburgh Penguins looks on during game three of the 2008 NHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on April 14, 2008 at Scotia Bank Place in Kanata, Ontario, Canada.
(Photo by Dave Sandford/Getty Images)

[DropThePuck]

3 - Koivu, M. (07:13 in 3rd), Rolston, B. (SHG, 11:32 in 3rd), Bouchard, P. (11:58 in 1st OT)
2 - Brunette, A. (15:19 in 1st), Sakic, J. (14:56 in 3rd)

It was the third straight overtime game in this first-round series, with the Wild winning two of them.

Going back to 2003, the teams have played five straight overtime games in the playoffs, all of which ended in 3-2 scores.

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Sean Hill #6 of the Minnesota Wild is penalized for roughing and Peter Forsberg #21 of the Colorado Avalanche is penalized for holding as they get tangled up on the ice during the second period of game three of the 2008 NHL Western Conference Quarterfinals on April 14, 2008 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.
(Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)


Aaron Voros #34 of the Minnesota Wild is penalized for goaltender interference as he gets tangle up with Jose Theodore #60 of the Colorado Avalanche during the second period of game three of the 2008 NHL Western Conference Quarterfinals on April 14, 2008 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)


Goaltender Jose Theodore #60 get some defensive help from Jeff Finger #6 of the Colorado Avalanche as Aaron Voros #34 of the Minnesota Wild get tries to redirect the puck during game three of the 2008 NHL Western Conference Quarterfinals on April 14, 2008 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.
(Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)


Andrew Brunette #15 the Colorado Avalanche crashes into the crease as goaltender Niklas Backstrom #32 of the Minnesota Wild is unable to stop the equalizing goal by Joe Sakic of the Avalanche in the third period during game three of the 2008 NHL Western Conference Quarterfinals on April 14, 2008 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.
(Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)