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[Dark Knight]

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

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh

[DropThePuck]

TSN's Ice Chips:

Jere Lehtinen suffered a leg injury in Game 2 on Saturday night and might be out of the lineup for a short period of time. At present he is listed as questionable for Monday's contest. Mike Ribeiro received a match penalty for slashing Detroit goalie Chris Osgood in the chest at the end of regulation on Saturday night. The penalty will automatically be reviewed by the league and could result in a suspension. So the Stars could be without their leading scorer in the regular season and the playoffs in Ribeiro, as well as their top line winger in Lehtinen. - Dallas Morning News
Stu Barnes (concussion-like symptoms) did not dress for Game 2 on Saturday night. The Stars' forward remains day-to-day. - TSN

Detroit's leading playoff goal scorer, Johan Franzen, was scratched with concussion-like symptoms minutes before Game 2 on Saturday. According to a team news release, Franzen had been experiencing headaches since early in the Western Conference semifinals against Colorado. The Detroit medical staff has suggested he not play until further tests can be done Monday in Detroit. - Detroit Free Press

Forward Steve Downie will be back in the lineup today for the Flyers. A healthy scratches in Game 1 versus the Penguins, Downie will be replacing Patrick Thoresen. - TSN

Projected Lines:
Forwards
Prospal - Briere - Hartnell
Lupul - Richards - Umberger
Upshall - Carter - Knuble
Downie - Dowd - Kapanen
Defence
Coburn - Hatcher
Jones - Smith
Kukkonen - Modry
Goaltender
Biron

Penguins centre Maxime Talbot (broken foot) will play in Game 2 today after missing the previous three. Talbot skated on Saturday for the first time since suffering the injury in Game 3 of the second round against the Rangers. Adam Hall is expected to come out of the lineup in place of Talbot. - TSN

Projected Lines:
Forwards
Dupuis - Crosby - Hossa
Malone - Malkin - Sykora
Ruutu - Staal - Kennedy
Roberts - Talbot - Laraque
Defence
Orpik - Gonchar
Gill - Scuderi
Letang - Whitney
Goaltender
Fleury

[Duck304]

Go Philly Flyers

[QuacksMeUp]

That was a great game! Good hockey start to finish. Too bad that the Flyers lost another defenseman. Hope he's okay and can come back into the game on Tuesday. Biron is pretty edgy for a goalie!

[OrangeDucky]

That was an enjoyable game. I'm rooting for Flyers, but I like Penguins as well, so whichever team moves on I'll be happy. I'm going to root for Flyers for the time being, though

[Dark Knight]

Philadelphia doesn't seem to have the same energy they displayed against Montreal though. They may have used it all up. I guess we'll see Tuesday night

[OrangeDucky]

Philadelphia doesn't seem to have the same energy they displayed against Montreal though. They may have used it all up. I guess we'll see Tuesday night

I hope they did not burn all that great energy up! That would be disappointing, not only to watch but in the end the results will be disappointing.

I think the Penguins do have what it takes to go on though, so if they win it can honestly be said that they are deserving of it.
I am interested to see what two teams are going to be left to face one another....I hope Detroit kicks Dallas clear out.

[DropThePuck]

2 - Carter, J. (PPG, 05:46 in 2nd), Richards, M. (SHG, 19:36 in 2nd)
4 - Crosby, S. (PPG, 10:48 in 1st), Hossa, M. (PPG, 13:43 in 2nd), Talbot, M. (08:51 in 3rd), Staal, J. (19:31 in 3rd)

"I'd like to see some consistency (in the officiating)," Stevens said. "We've got a couple of stars on our team, too. Derian Hatcher's been around the league for a long time and he knows how to defend. I can't be mad at Hatch."

<NHL.com recap>



Pittsburgh Penguins fans Georgia Ligus, left, and Sherry Fisher, both of Pennsville, N.J., wear penguin hats as they sit outside the Mellon Arena awaiting the outdoor big-screen telecast of Game 2 of the NHL Eastern Conference hockey finals between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers in Pittsburgh, Sunday, May 11, 2008.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)


Braydon Coburn #5 of the Philadelphia Flyers skates off the ice holding a towel after getting a puck in the face during the first period of game two of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Mellon Arena on May 11, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


Tyler Kennedy #48 of the Pittsburgh Penguins fights with Scottie Upshall #9 of the Philadelphia Flyers during the first period of game two of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Mellon Arena on May 11, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
(Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)


Goaltender Martin Biron #43 of the Philadelphia Flyers puts his glove over the puck on a goal that was later dis-allowed as teammate Derian Hatcher #2 defends Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins during the first period of game two of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Mellon Arena on May 11, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


The Pittsburgh Penguins celebrate after teammate Maxime Talbot #25 scores the game-winning goal at 8:51 in the third period during game two of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Mellon Arena on May 11, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Penguins won the game 5-2 and lead the series 2-0.

(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)