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[Dark Knight]

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

TBL at Boston
NYI at Toronto
Florida at Ottawa
Buffalo at Pittsburgh
Nashville at STL

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TSN's Ice Chips

Forward Brad Larsen will consider hip surgery to resolve the abdominal strain that has kept him out of the lineup all season. Larsen was acquired from the Atlanta Thrashers for Mathieu Schneider during training camp. - LA Times

Marco Sturm (whiplash) may not be able to play in tonight's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, which could lead the Bruins to call up Vladimir Sobotka. - Boston Globe

Defenceman Frank Kaberle (lower body) was a scratch for Carolina Sunday, as were forward Scott Walker (leg) and goalie Cam Ward (groin). Ward was also placed on the IR. - Raleigh News Observer

Adam Foote skated Sunday, but the Avalanche aren't sure when he will be ready to play again. He has missed eight games because of back and knee injuries since getting hit from behind by Los Angeles' John Zeiler on Nov. 22. - Rocky Mountain News

Dan Cleary started Saturday's game with Jiri Hudler and Valtteri Filppula, but finished it with Marian Hossa and Pavel Datsyuk. "We needed to get something going," coach Mike Babcock said, "so I put Cleary there and I thought he did a good job." But Cleary will likely continue to be on the third line, because the Tomas Holmstrom-Datsyuk-Hossa line has been the Wings' best line all season, and the second line has Henrik Zetterberg with Johan Franzen and Mikael Samuelsson. - Detroit Free Press

Richard Zednik (elbow), Rostislav Olesz (groin) and Cory Stillman (concussion) could return to action on their four-game trip through Canada, but David Booth (shoulder) and Nathan Horton (ankle laceration) aren't expected back for a while. Craig Anderson will get his sixth consecutive start in goal for the Panthers on Monday in Ottawa. - Miami Herald

Centre Krys Kolanos was demoted to the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League today. - The Sports Network

Jaroslav Halak is expected to be in goal on Tuesday against the Calgary Flames. - TSN

Goaltender Pekka Rinne, who is riding a shutout streak of 103 minutes, 38 seconds, will get the start against the St. Louis Blues tonight. - Tennessean

Wade Redden was out Sunday night after injuring his leg in Thursday's loss to Montreal. He is day-to-day and could return in time for Wednesday's game in Atlanta. In Redden's place, Corey Potter made his NHL debut, going minus-1 in 15:49. - Rockland Journal News

Dean McAmmond (chest/throat infection) skated but won't play tonight. The Senators will be wearing their new black third jersey and they are 4-0 when wearing them. Alex Auld will start in goal tonight. - TSN

Defenceman Randy Jones, who has yet to play this season after undergoing hip surgery, appears ready to return against the New York Islanders on Tuesday. - Philadelphia Inquirer

Goaltender Mikael Tellqvist is hurt with a lower body injury. He can play in an absolute emergency but the team doesn't want to risk his health. - Phoenix Coyotes

Vesa Toskala will get the start against the New York Islanders tonight. Head coach Ron Wilson said that rookie blueliner Luke Schenn will likely miss about two weeks with a leg injury after being hit by Alex Ovechkin on Saturday. He is scheduled to have an MRI today. Niklas Hagman is day-to-day, suffering from a headache. Defenceman Mike Van Ryn is expected to be back Friday against the Sabres or Tuesday against the Devils. Jeremy Williams, the Marlies' leading scorer, and defenceman Jaime Sifers have been called up and will be in the Leafs' lineup against the Islanders tonight. Sifers will be paired with Ian White. - TSN

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3 - Hall, A. (13:06 in 2nd), Lecavalier, V. (09:27 in 3rd), Szczechura, P. (19:42 in 3rd)
5 - Lucic, M. (PPG, 06:44 in 1st), Kessel, P. (09:29 in 1st), Ryder, M. (10:46 in 1st), Chara, Z. (PPG, 18:43 in 2nd), Axelsson, P. (19:50 in 3rd)


Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Mike Smith, right, drops his stick to the ice to make a save on a shot by Boston Bruins right wing Phil Kessel in the first period of their NHL hockey game in Boston, Monday Dec. 8, 2008.
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)


Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Steve Downie drops Boston Bruins left wing Blake Wheeler to the ice during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Boston, Monday, Dec. 8, 2008.
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)


Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Mike Smith tries to keep the puck away from Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron (37) during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Boston, Monday Dec. 8, 2008.
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)


Boston Bruins center David Krejci of the Czech Republic (46) checks Tampa Bay Lightning Andrej Meszaro of Slovakia into the Bruins bench during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Boston, Monday Dec. 8, 2008.
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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2 - Guerin, B. (04:12 in 1st), Sillinger, M. (PPG, 16:07 in 2nd)
4 - Kulemin, N. (04:00 in 1st), White, I. (PPG, 12:56 in 2nd), Blake, J. (18:21 in 2nd), Williams, J. (08:21 in 3rd)


New York Islanders's Nate Thompson (right) fights with Toronto Maple Leafs' Ryan Hollweg during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 8, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Chris Young)


Toronto Maple Leafs' Nikolai Kulemin of Russia, right, celebrates with Matt Satjan after scoring a goal as New York Islanders' goaltender Joey MacDonald (left) looks back to his net during first period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Monday Dec. 8, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Chris Young)


New York Islanders Bill Guerin (left) celebrates scoring a goal as he skates past Toronto Maple Leafs' Anton Stralman (right) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 8, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Chris Young)


Toronto Maple Leafs' Jason Blake (right) slips the puck past New York Islanders' goaltender Joey MacDonald (left) to score a goal during second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 8, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Chris Young)

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New York Islanders' Sean Bergenheim, center, has his shot saved by Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Vesa Toskala, left, as defenceman Jeff Finger, right, closes in during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 8 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Chris Young)


Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Vesa Toskala, left, is congratulated by wing Nik Antropov after defeating the New York Islanders 4-2 in an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 8, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)


Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Pavel Kubina, center, battles for the puck with New York Islanders' Andy Hibert during first period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 8, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Chris Young)


Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Vesa Toskala of Finland, left, saves a shot as New York Islanders center Mike Sillinger, right, looks on, during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 8, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Chris Young)

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4 - Boynton, N. (11:26 in 1st), Repik, M. (03:52 in 2nd), Bouwmeester, J. (PPG, 09:58 in 2nd), Weiss, S. (04:50 in OT)
3 - Kelly, C. (07:31 in 1st), Heatley, D. (02:32 in 2nd), Spezza, J. (08:20 in 2nd)


Ottawa Senators' Anton Volchenkov (24), of Russia, gets caught up on the stick of Florida Panthers' Tanner Glass during the first period in an NHL hockey game at the Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Canada on Monday Dec. 8, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)


Florida Panthers' Brett McLean, left, puts Ottawa Senators' Jarkko Ruutu into the boards during the second period in an NHL hockey game at the Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Canada on Monday Dec. 8, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)


Florida Panthers' Craig Anderson, top, keeps his eyes on a shot as he makes a save from Ottawa Senators' Mike Fisher during the third period in an NHL hockey game at the Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Canada on Monday Dec. 8, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)


Ottawa Senators' Alex Auld, looks back at the pucks at Florida Panthers' Stephen Weiss' winning overtime goal during overtime in an NHL hockey game at the Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Canada on Monday Dec. 8, 2008.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)

[Duckbill]

I watched the Sabres/Pens game on VS, Versus HD no longer shares time with the golf channel so all their games should be offered in HD also now.

Anyways, the Pens seemed to have control of the game at 3-2, and then they failed to convert on a two minute long 5 on 3 powerplay which destroyed their momentum and gvae Buffalo life. Buffalo scored not too long afterwards to tie and then went ahead ion the third despite the referees calling penalties on the Sabres for daring to exhale near Sidney Crosby, Crosbaby also had a scrum late in the game when he was throwing jabs from behind the ref as the ref intervenes between him and another player. Look i'm glad the league has phenoms like Crosby and Ovechkin but calling penalties just for getting within a meter of them and letting them get away with cheap bulls**t is NOT beneficial to the game.

I watched the Sabres/Pens game on VS, Versus HD no longer shares time with the golf channel so all their games should be offered in HD also now.

Anyways, the Pens seemed to have control of the game at 3-2, and then they failed to convert on a two minute long 5 on 3 powerplay which destroyed their momentum and gvae Buffalo life. Buffalo scored not too long afterwards to tie and then went ahead ion the third despite the referees calling penalties on the Sabres for daring to exhale near Sidney Crosby, Crosbaby also had a scrum late in the game when he was throwing jabs from behind the ref as the ref intervenes between him and another player. Look i'm glad the league has phenoms like Crosby and Ovechkin but calling penalties just for getting within a meter of them and letting them get away with cheap bulls**t is NOT beneficial to the game.

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4 - Roy, D. (11:07 in 1st), Kotalik, A. (06:40 in 2nd), Paille, D. (14:49 in 2nd), Vanek, T. (06:13 in 3rd)
3 - Fedotenko, R. (09:37 in 1st), Fedotenko, R. (15:15 in 1st), Letang, K. (PPG, 01:31 in 2nd)


Pittsburgh Penguins' Petr Sykora, top, of the Czech Republic collides with Buffalo Sabres' Thomas Vanek (26) of Austria in the first period of a NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh Monday, Dec. 8, 2008.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)


Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby, right, leaps over a sprawling Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller in the second period of a NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh Monday, Dec. 8, 2008.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)


Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller makes a stick save in the third period of a NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh Monday, Dec. 8, 2008.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)


Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin (71) of Russia checks Buffalo Sabres' Andrej Sekera of Slovakia, in the second period of a NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh Monday, Dec. 8, 2008.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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3 - Pihlstrom, A. (PPG, 09:57 in 1st), Klein, K. (06:32 in 2nd), Dumont, J. (16:57 in 2nd)
6 - Crombeen, B. (19:19 in 1st), Steen, A. (PPG, 14:56 in 2nd), Berglund, P. (PPG, 16:22 in 2nd), Crombeen, B. (16:17 in 3rd), Boyes, B. (17:02 in 3rd), Crombeen, B. (19:30 in 3rd)


Nashville Predators' Jordin Tootoo, right, looks to pass around St. Louis Blues' Barret Jackman (5) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, in St. Louis.
(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)


St. Louis Blues' Cam Janssen, left, fights with Nashville Predators' Wade Belak during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, in St. Louis.
(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)


St. Louis Blues' B.J. Crombeen, right, watches a loose puck as Nashville Predators' Vernon Fiddler defends during the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, in St. Louis.
(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)


St. Louis Blues' Keith Tkachuk (7) slips up as Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne, of Finland, looks for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, in St. Louis.
(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)