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[Dark Knight]

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

Montreal at Boston
Minnesota at Colorado
Philadelphia at Washington

[GLOVESAVE35]

Go Minnesota (if only to extend the series) and Washington!!

[GLOVESAVE35]

2-1 Washington after two. Ex-Duck Fedorov scored one of the Washington goals.

[GLOVESAVE35]

Alex Semin scores a PP goal and Washington is ahead 3-1 with about 5 mins to go.

Hatcher scores and now it's 3-2 Caps.

[GLOVESAVE35]

Caps win!! Caps win!!

[432j]

Caps win!! Caps win!!

let's hope there's a trend of staving off elimination (Ducks last night, Caps today) that continues into tomorrow. &

[Duck304]

Bruins force game seven. This year's playoffs are a heck of a lot more competitive.

[Dark Knight]

Montreal at Boston has gone nuts!!! It was 2-2 until 10:04 of the 3rd. Then...

Montreal scored at 10:04 to make it 3-2...

Boston scored at 12:13 to make it 3-3...

Boston scored at 15:45 to make it 4-3...

Montreal scored at 15:56 to make it 4-4...

Boston scored at 17:23 to make it 5-4. They win the game and force game 7

[Dark Knight]

FINAL SCORES:

Montreal at Boston 4-5
Philadelphia at Washington 2-3

Minnesota at Colorado is underway, Colorado leads 1-0 with a SHG...

[DropThePuck]

TSN's Ice Chips:

The Ducks assigned rookie winger Bobby Ryan to AHL affiliate Portland. - Orange County Register

Aaron Ward will, once again, be a game-time decision for the Bruins. Patrice Bergeron is not expected to dress. - Boston Globe

Defenceman Philippe Boucher will miss the remainder of the series with the Anaheim Ducks after sufferring a strained hip in Game 3. He will be re-evaluted in a week. - Dallas Morning News

Nick Schultz was back in the Wild lineup in Game 6 against Colorado, he had an emergency appendectomy less than two weeks ago.

Defenceman Mark Streit is day-to-day with a hip injury that he suffered in the second period of Game 4. If Streit can play, he will likely take the 4th line RW spot. If he doesn't, then Dandenault or Ryder will play. - TSN

After missing Game 5 with a mysterious illness, coach Barry Trotz wasn't sure if it was the flu or food poisoning, forward Jason Arnott is "hopeful" for Game 6. - Detroit Free Press

Devils forward John Madden: "Of all the playoff series I've been in and all the early exits, this one hurts the most, for sure. I'm at a loss for words." - Newark Star Ledger

Coach John Stevens said Jaroslav Modry will go back to the Czech Republic sometime next week to attend funeral services for his dead father. Games 6 and 7 are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, so there’s the possibility he might miss one or both of those games. - phillyblurbs.com

Centre Jim Dowd won 12 of 15 faceoffs in Game 4 against the Capitals and has won 69% of his faceoffs this series.

Sharks defenseman Kyle McLaren struggled to get off the ice in his first shift of the second period Thursday night in Game 5 at HP Pavilion. He did not return after that. Sharks coach Ron Wilson would only say that McLaren is suffering from a "lower-body injury." - Mercury News

[GLOVESAVE35]

Smyth scores and it's 2-1 Avs.

[DropThePuck]

Prospal, V. (PPG, 12:35 in 2nd), Hatcher, D. (15:17 in 3rd)
Backstrom, N. (PPG, 07:31 in 1st), Fedorov, S. (01:25 in 2nd), Semin, A. (PPG, 14:33 in 3rd)

"There's a big difference from the first three games to the last two," said first-round coach Bruce Boudreau, who, like many of his players, is getting his first taste of the NHL postseason. "I guess this is why they say playoff experience is so important. I never would've thought about it on this scale, never being here."

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Washington Capitals' Steve Eminger (44) sends Philadelphia Flyers' Jim Dowd (34) airborne during the first period of an NHL playoff hockey game Saturday, April 19, 2008, in Washington.
(AP Photo/Nick Wass)


Washington Capitals goalie Cristobal Huet (38), of France, stops a shot by Philadelphia Flyers' Jeff Carter (17) during the third period of an NHL playoff hockey game Saturday, April 19, 2008, in Washington. Capitals' Mike Green (52) defends at left. The Capitals won 3-2.
(AP Photo/Nick Wass)


Philadelphia Flyers' Daniel Briere (48) misses the net on a shot against Washington Capitals' goalie Cristobal Huet (38) of France during the first period of a NHL playoff hockey game, Saturday, April 19, 2008, in Washington. The Capitals won 3-2.
(AP Photo/Nick Wass)


Vikto Kozlov #25 of the Washington Capitals takes a shot on goal against Martin Biron #43, Braydon Coburn #5 and Jeff Carter #17 of the Philadelphia Flyers during game five of the 2008 NHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on April 19, 2008 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC.
(Photo by Len Redkoles/Getty Images)

[DropThePuck]

Higgins, C. (09:44 in 1st), Plekanec, T. (07:43 in 2nd), Bouillon, F. (10:04 in 3rd), Higgins, C. (15:56 in 3rd)
Kessel, P. (01:54 in 2nd), Sobotka, V. (03:13 in 3rd), Lucic, M. (12:13 in 3rd), Kessel, P. (15:45 in 3rd), Sturm, M. (17:23 in 3rd)

The Canadiens were inspired before the game by the return of captain Saku Koivu from a broken foot that cost him three weeks, and his impact was immediate with two assists.

With the game tied 2-2 in the third, the Canadiens took their third lead of the game 3-2 at 10:04 when Bouillon's soft wrister from the point was tipped past Thomas by Bruins defenceman Shane Hnidy, but the Bruins answered right back just over two minutes later.

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Carey Price #31 of the Montreal Canadiens watches as a shot by Phil Kessel of the Boston Bruins heads into the net during game six of the 2008 NHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on April 19, 2008 at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Tomas Plekanec #14 of the Montreal Canadiens gets one past Tim Thomas #30 of the Boston Bruins in the second period during game six of the 2008 NHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on April 19, 2008 at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.The Bruins defeated the Canadiens 5-4.
(Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)


Phil Kessel #81 of the Boston Bruins takes a shot and score a goal in the second period as Patrice Brisebois #71 of the Montreal Canadiens defends during game six of the 2008 NHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on April 19, 2008 at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Bruins defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-4.
(Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)


Saku Koivu #11 of the Montreal Canadiens tries to get around Dennis Wideman #6 of the Boston Bruins during game six of the 2008 NHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on April 19, 2008 at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Bruins defeated the Canadiens 5-4.
(Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

[DropThePuck]

1 - Voros, A. (00:36 in 2nd)
2 - Guite, B. (SHG, 08:02 in 1st), Smyth, R. (12:20 in 2nd)

"Life goes on," Gaborik said. "We just got to take positives from this. ... I wish I would have made the difference. But it was very tight out there. They did a great job defensively. We tried to find a way every game out there.

"Either it was tight or it was Theodore."

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Stephane Veilleux #19 of the Minnesota Wild wraps up David Jones #54 of the Colorado Avalanche as the officials seperate them during the first period of Game Six of the 2008 NHL Western Conference Quarterfinals on April 19, 2008 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.
(Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)


Milan Hejduk #23 of the Colorado Avalanche tries to get off a shot on goaltender Niklas Backstrom #32 of the Minnesota Wild as Nick Schultz #55 helps defend during the first period of Game Six of the 2008 NHL Western Conference Quarterfinals on April 19, 2008 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.
(Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)


Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom, left, deflects a shot off the stick of Colorado Avalanche center Paul Stastny, top right, as Wild defenseman Keith Carney blocks Stastny in the third period of the Avalanche's 2-1 victory in Game 6 of the teams' NHL first-round playoff series in Denver on Saturday, April 19, 2008. The Avalanche won the series 4 games to 2 to advance to the second-round of action.
(AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)


Colorado Avalanche goalie Jose Theodore (60) consoles a dejected Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom, of Finland, after the Avalanche beat the Wild 2-1 during Game 6 of the teams' NHL first-round playoff series in Denver, Saturday, April 19, 2008. The Avalanche beat the Wild 2-1 to win the series and advance to the second round.
(AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

[oatesfan]

Montreal at Boston has gone nuts!!! It was 2-2 until 10:04 of the 3rd. Then...

Montreal scored at 10:04 to make it 3-2...

Boston scored at 12:13 to make it 3-3...

Boston scored at 15:45 to make it 4-3...

Montreal scored at 15:56 to make it 4-4...

Boston scored at 17:23 to make it 5-4. They win the game and force game 7

DK.... This game was crazy!! We needed this win and its about time the Bruins fans were louder than the Habs fans.. Especially in OUR building!!! That was ticking me off big time.. It was a good game. One more guys..Come on!!!!

My hubby and I went to a Baby B's (Providence) game on Friday night and it was a goal tenders duel all night until 3 minutes left when the Bruins scored to take a 1-0 lead then Manchester pulled the goalie and we got an empty netter!!! It was sweet.