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[Dark Knight]

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

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh

Philadelphia's Timonen is out for the playoffs with an injury.

[Still MIGHTY]

GO
Loooooooooooooooooooops

[UltraDavid]

Come on Penguins! Both teams are rivals with my Caps, but I'm picking the Pens to root for just because they're more interesting to watch. And they didn't luck their way past the Caps this playoff season.

[DropThePuck]

TSN's Ice Chips:

The Stars' Stu Barnes missed his fourth consecutive game with concussion-like symptoms, but he said he might be ready for Game 2. He will probably participate in a full practice Friday, but said he needs to feel very good before he returns to play. "You just have to be sure of yourself," he said. "This is an important time." Phillilpe Boucher (hip) skated for the first time Monday since the injury and is expected to return to the lineup at some point in the conference finals. - Dallas Morning News

Kirk Maltby took Darren McCarty's spot in the lineup in Game 1. Chris Chelios returned to the lineup after missing the last game against Colorado with a lower-body injury. Valtteri Filppula also returned to the lineup. - Detroit News

Kimmo Timonen was diagnosed with a blood clot in his left ankle today. He will be out for the remainder of the playoffs. The diagnosis was made at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Timonen said. - Philadelphia Inquirer

Forward Max Talbot skated Thursday prior to the Penguins' practice at Mellon Arena but did not join teammates for the session. Talbot is not expected to play Friday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final. - Tribune Review

[DropThePuck]

2 - Richards, M. (08:30 in 1st), Richards, M. (12:50 in 1st)
4 - Sykora, P. (06:19 in 1st), Crosby, S. (14:11 in 1st), Malkin, E. (19:53 in 1st), Malkin, E. (SHG, 04:50 in 2nd)

Malkin missed his initial short-handed attempt before being leveled behind the net by Richards. Malkin got up and began skating toward the Penguins' zone. Before he got there, Marian Hossa knocked the puck loose from Danny Briere, allowing Gonchar to sail it back down the ice to Malkin for a slap shot between the hash marks that flew past Martin Biron before he could react.
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"It was really a last-second decision," Malkin said through an interpreter. "I just decided to shoot that puck as hard as I can. I didn't think about it, where to shoot, and to make any moves. Just as hard as I can."

<NHL.com recap>



Pittsburgh Penguins fan T.J. Pompeo arrives in costume to see the Penguins play against the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 1 of the NHL hockey Eastern Conference finals, Friday, May 9, 2008, in Pittsburgh.
(AP Photo/Bill Sikes)


The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers face off to start game one of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Mellon Arena on May 9, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
(Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)


Sidney Crosby #68 of the Pittsburgh Penguins waits for the puck to drop during a face off in the second period against the Philadelphia Flyers in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Mellon Arena on May 9, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Penguins won the game 4-2 and lead the series 1-0.
(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


Mike Richards #18 of the Philadelphia Flyers discusses a no-goal call with referee Paul Devorski #10 during the first period against the Pittsburgh Penguins in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Mellon Arena on May 9, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The goal ended up counting in the first period.
(Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)


Mike Richards #18 of the Philadelphia Flyers watches as goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury #29 of the Pittsburgh Penguins can't stop the puck for a goal during the first period of game one of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Mellon Arena on May 9, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
(Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)


Ryan Whitney #19 of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Mike Knuble #22 of the Philadelphia Flyers fight during the third period of game one of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Mellon Arena on May 9, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Penguins won the game 4-2 and lead the series 1-0.
(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)