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[Dark Knight]

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

Toronto at Ottawa
Calgary at Vancouver

[DucksFan2035]

damn,no US city team playing tonight. interesting

[DropThePuck]

TSN's Ice Chips

The Ducks have had to deal with a cap related situation after Jean-Sebastien Giguere (personal) left the team, he is to return on Sunday against Carolina. The team needed to to make some player moves in order to allow them to recall goaltender David Leneveu. - LA Times

Brian Sutherby (groin) has not resumed skating after suffering an injury against the Capitals last week. - LA Daily News

Bruins sent defenceman Matt Lashoff to Providence of the AHL. - Media Release

Scott Walker (lower body injury) left Wednesday's game against the Flyers in the first period. - Raleigh News and Observer

Nikolai Khabibulin and Aaron Johnson left the Blackhawks' defeat on Wednesday with injuries. They are expected to be evaluated on Thursday. - Chicago Tribune

Adam Burish was scratched against San Jose after he "took a hit" during Tuesday's skate according to head coach Joel Quenneville. Dustin Byfuglien (upper-body) sat out on Wednesday, his third game in a row. - Chicago Tribune

Brent Sopel returned on Wednesday to face the Sharks after missing three-games. - Daily Herald Times

Forward Darcy Tucker has been placed on injured reserve with a knee injury suffered in Monday's game in Anaheim. He's expected to miss four weeks. - Media Release

Forward Derek Dorsett was placed on Injured Reserve on Wednesday. Defenceman Kris Russell was recalled from the Syracuse Crunch. - Press Release

Kirill Starkov cleared waivers on Thursday. - TSN

Following their game against the Canadiens on Wednesday the Wings sent Darren Helm to Grand Rapids of the AHL and recalled Darren McCarty. - Detroit Free Press

General manager and executive vice president Ken Holland said Tomas Holmstrom saw a back specialist on Tuesday and the injury is not too extensive. The forward is feeling better but will not return until some point in December. - Detroit Free Press

Richard Zednik (elbow) will miss a few weeks but according to head coach Pete DeBoer the veteran will not need surgery. - Miami Herald

Kurtis Foster (broken left femur) asked coach Jacques Lemaire for permission to take part in the Wild's morning skate on Wednesday. "Usually guys that are injured don't stay with us because they're not ready to come back, but he said it would make him feel good and I said, 'Absolutely,'" explained Lemaire. "I felt good, so I said, 'Why not try and play it by ear and see if I could do every drill with the team?' It was really nice to be out there," said Foster. - Star Tribune

General manager Doug Risebrough is not saying much on the Niklas Backstrom situation. The goaltender can become a free agent July 1. When asked if the two sides had spoken? "I'm not commenting," said Risebrough. Are they trying to sign him to a contract extension? "I'm not commenting." Don Baizley, the goaltender's agent, said he had not heard from the team. - Pioneer Press

Alex Tanguay (neck) and Josh Gorges (bruises) did not take part in practice on Thursday. Tanguay is questionable for Friday's game in Washington.
In net Jaroslav Halak will face Jose Theodore. Theodore will be playing his old team for the first time since October 21, 2006 when the Avs visited Montreal. The Canadiens won 8-5 on that occasion. - TSN

John Madden (bruised ankle) did not play in south Florida on Wednesday for the game against the Panthers. General manager Lou Lamoriello said Madden skated on Tuesday morning. "John Madden, if he had to, would play," Lamoriello explained. - Star Ledger

Michal Rozsival acknowledged he still isn't at the top of his game due to the effects of surgery (torn labrum) in the summer. "I feel I need to get back to work," said Rozsival, who has put himself through extra skating of late. "Even if the hip feels better, it's still not strong enough. You have to work on it every day on the ice or off." - Rockland Journal News

Alex Auld will get the start in net Thursday when the Senators host the Maple Leafs. Forward Mike Fisher will make his return to the Sens lineup after missing the past two games with a knee injury. Forward Dean McAmmond who missed the Wednesday's practice with the flu will likely be ready to face Toronto.

The team put Luke Richardson on waivers Thursday. - TSN

Danny Briere (groin) had an extra-long skating session on Wednesday. - Philadelphia Inquirer

Braydon Coburn gives the credit for the team's penalty-kill success to Marty Biron. "Your best penalty killer is your goalie," Coburn said Tuesday. "He's done a good job of stopping runs and making sure if they do have the puck, we've got a good chance of getting it out of the zone right away. Ask any good penalty-killer - the goalie is your best asset back there." - Philadelphia Inquirer

Randy Jones (hip surgery) and Ryan Parent (shoulder surgery) practiced with the Flyers on Tuesday. They pair are getting closer to returning and Jones hopes to play before Christmas, while the club hopes Parent will be back play December 26 against the Blackhawks. - Philadelphia Daily News

Centre Olli Jokinen left Wednesday's game with a shoulder injury and did not return. - TSN

Head coach Michel Therrien would not say if he plans to start Dany Sabourin in all of the Penguins upcoming games (three games in four days), "we'll take it one game at a time," he said. - Post Gazette

The team recalled forward Steve Downie and defenceman Matt Smaby from Norfolk (AHL) on Thursday. - Media Release

The team put Andrew Hutchinson and Jason Ward on re-entry waivers on Thursday. - TSN

Kevin Bieksa will play against the Flames on Thursday, well ahead of schedule. It was thought he would miss 3-4 weeks with a broken foot, he's back after just two. The doctor says he can't make it any worse.
Ryan Johnson will miss 3-5 weeks with a broken index finger and foot. He injured the finger in the last game, his foot had been bothering him since the third game of the year against Washington, he had an x-ray on the foot just in case when he went in to have his finger checked and the extent of the foot injury was discovered.
Steve Bernier is day-to-day with a bruised shoulder and has not skated for the past two days.
Alex Bolduc will make his NHL debut on Thursday and will skate on the fourth line with Mike Brown and Darcy Hordichuk.
Mason Raymond gets moved up to play with Kyle Wellwood and Taylor Pyatt. He was projected as a top-six guy at the start of the season but has struggled as of late and found himself on the fourth line in recent games. - TSN

The Capitals announced that both Mike Green and Alexander Semin will be out for another week. - TSN

[Barmy Army]

We're tempted to stay up to watch the Leafs game Though I'm not sure how long I'll last before I'll keel over and need sleep. Until that moment, lets go leafs

[DropThePuck]

4 - Cammalleri, M. (PPG, 08:11 in 1st), Cammalleri, M. (17:01 in 2nd), Cammalleri, M. (01:18 in 3rd), Glencross, C. (13:29 in 3rd)
3 - Hordichuk, D. (05:33 in 1st), Sedin, D. (11:41 in 1st), Raymond, M. (11:18 in 3rd)


Vancouver Canucks goalie Curtis Sanford, left, watches as Calgary Flames' Todd Bertuzzi crashes into the net during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)


Vancouver Canucks' Henrik Sedin, left, of Sweden, fights for control of the puck with Calgary Flames' Robyn Regehr, back right, and Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff, of Finland, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008, in Vancouver, British Columbia.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)


Calgary Flames Matthew Lombardi, right, trips over referee Don VanMassenhoven during third period NHL hockey action against the Vancouver Canucks at GM Place in Vancouver, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008.
(AP Photo/THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)


Fans in Vancouver watch as Calgary Flames Curtis Glencross celebrates his game winning goal against the Vancouver Canucks during third period NHL hockey action at GM Place, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008.
(AP Photo/THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)

[DropThePuck]

1 - Kulemin, N. (04:53 in 1st)
2 - Fisher, M. (03:54 in 1st), Spezza, J. (00:00 in SO)


Ottawa Senators' Daniel Alfredsson, left, of Sweden, gets clipped by the stick of Toronto Maple Leafs' Vesa Toskala, of Finland, during third period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)


Ottawa Senators' Jason Spezza, left, pushes Toronto Maple Leafs' Niklas Hagman, of Finland, to the ice during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)


Ottawa Senators' Alex Auld, right, stops a shootout shot from Toronto Maple Leafs' Lee Stempniak during an NHL hockey game in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)


Ottawa Senators' Jarkko Ruutu, top, of Finland, slams into Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Vesa Toskala, of Finland, during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)

[DropThePuck]

Ottawa Senators' Nick Foligno, right, is hit to the ice by Toronto Maple Leafs' Luke Schenn during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008, in Ottawa.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)


Toronto Maple Leafs' Vesa Toskala, of Finland, makes a save against the Ottawa Senators during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)


Toronto Maple Leafs' Nikolai Kulemin, left, of Russia, celebrates his first-period goal with teammate Mikhail Grabovski, of Germany, against the Ottawa Senators in an NHL hockey game in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)


Ottawa Senators' Daniel Alfredsson, center, of Sweden, celebrates his shootout goal with teammates Dany Heatley, left, of Germany, and Jason Spezza against the Toronto Leafs in an NHL hockey game in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)