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

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh
Carolina at NJD
STL at Vancouver

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TSN's Ice Chips

Practice Lines

Forwards:
Axelsson - Savard - Kessel
Recchi - Bergeron - Kobasew
Lucic - Krejci - Ryder
Wheeler - Yelle - Thornton

Defence:
Chara - Ward
Hunwick - Wideman
Stuart - Montador

Goaltender:
Thomas
Fernandez

Spares:
Hnidy, Bitz, Ference

Captain Rod Brind’Amour did not skate yesterday. He was hit by a shot in Game 1, but head coach Paul Maurice indicated he'll play tonight. - New York Post

After scoring the game winner on Thursday night, forward Martin Havlat did not skate in practice Friday. - TSN

Centre Derick Brassard will have his surgically repaired right shoulder re-examined next week at the Cleveland Clinic. - Columbus Post-Dispatch

With Dan Cleary cleared to play in Game 1 last night, Ville Leino was returned to Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League. - Detroit News

Defenceman Andrei Markov (knee) skated Thursday and Friday but will not play in Game 2 Saturday.- TSN

Practice Lines

Forwards:
Laraque - Koivu - Kovalev
A. Kostitsyn - Plekanec - D'Agostini
Latendresse - Lapierre - Kostopoulos
Higgins - Metropolit - Tanguay

Defence:
Hamrlik - Komisarek
Schneider - Brisebois
Gorges - Dandenault

Goaltender:
Price
Halak

Spares:
S. Kostitsyn, Stewart, O'Byrne, Weber

Head coach Brent Sutter said he will make no lineup changes for Game 2. Defenceman Johnny Oduya did not practice yesterday, sitting out for 'maintenance,' but he expects to play. - Newark Star Ledger

Centre Chris Drury skated for the third straight day yesterday in hopes of returning to the lineup for Game 2, which head coach John Tortorella said on Wednesday that he expected. - New York Daily News

Winger Daniel Carcillo (suspension) will sit out Game 2 tonight in Pittsburgh and will be replaced by Luca Sbisa, a defenceman who has played a few games at forward this season. According to head coach John Stevens, defenceman Kimmo Timonen (charley horse) will play tonight.- Philadelphia Inquirer

Projected Lines vs. Philadelphia

Forwards:
Kunitz - Crosby - Guerin
Fedotenko - Malkin - Sykora
Cooke - Staal - Kennedy
Dupuis - Talbot - Adams

Defence:
Orpik - Gonchar
Gill - Scuderi
Eaton - Letang

Goaltender:
Fleury

Forward Paul Kariya (hip surgery) is rehabbing in Vail, Colorado and could be cleared to return sometime within the week. - Belleville News Democrat

Mattias Ohlund and Pavol Demitra did not practice yesterday. Ohlund had a "mild" case of the flu, and Demitra blocked a shot off the leg and had a maintenance day. - TSN

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FINAL SCORES:

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh 2-3 (OT)
Carolina at NJD 2-1 (OT)

Sundin has a huge mouse under his left eye. Anybody know what happened there?

[ladiesandgentlemen]

Sundin has a huge mouse under his left eye. Anybody know what happened there?

He probably herniated his cornea from trying to read all the zeroes on his paychecks.

The mofo...

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Hartnell, S. (PPG, 13:26 in 1st), Powe, D. (02:09 in 3rd)
Guerin, B. (16:38 in 2nd), Malkin, E. (PPG, 16:23 in 3rd), Guerin, B. (PPG, 18:29 in 1st OT)


Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Rob Scuderi (4) collides with Philadelphia Flyers' Darroll Powe (36) in an overtime period of a first-round NHL hockey playoff game in Pittsburgh on Friday, April 17, 2009. The Penguins won 3-2 in overtime, to take a 2-0 lead in the series.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)


Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury makes a save in overtime against the Philadelphia Flyers in a first-round NHL hockey playoff game in Pittsburgh on Friday, April 17, 2009.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)


Pittsburgh Penguins' Bill Guerin (13) celebrates after scoring in overtime past Philadelphia Flyers goalie Martin Biron, second from right, and defensemen Braydon Coburn (5) and Kimmo Timonen (44), of Finland, in a first-round NHL hockey playoff game in Pittsburgh on Friday, April 17, 2009. The Penguins won 3-2 to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)


Pittsburgh Penguins' Bill Guerin, rear left, celebrates with teammate Chris Kunitz (14), Evgeni Malkin (71), of Russia, and Sergei Gonchar (55), of Russia, after scoring in overtime to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in a first-round NHL hockey playoff game in Pittsburgh on Friday, April 17, 2009.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Staal, E. (PPG, 19:35 in 1st), Gleason, T. (02:40 in 1st OT)
Parise, Z. (PPG, 10:44 in 1st)


Carolina Hurricanes' Eric Staal shoots the puck past New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur (30) for a goal during the first period of an NHL first-round hockey playoff game on Friday, April 17, 2009 in Newark, N.J.
(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)


New Jersey Devils' Brian Rolston, left, and Carolina Hurricanes' Joe Corvo attempt to control the puck during the second period of an NHL first-round hockey playoff game Friday, April 17, 2009 in Newark, N.J.
(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)


New Jersey Devils Zach Parise, right, puts the puck past Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Cam Ward, left, and Joni Pitkanen for a goal during the first period of an NHL first-round hockey playoff game Friday, April 17, 2009 in Newark, N.J.
(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)


New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur, left, and Niclas Havelid, of Sweden, look on as Carolina Hurricanes' Eric Staal celebrates a goal by teammate Tim Gleason to win the game 2-1 during the overtime period of an NHL first-round hockey playoff game Friday, April 17, 2009 in Newark, N.J.
(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

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0
3 - Sundin, M. (18:04 in 2nd), Burrows, A. (09:46 in 3rd), Sedin, H. (EN, 18:36 in 3rd)

On a St. Louis power play with just over nine minutes to play, Brad Boyes threw a puck on goal that Andy McDonald got his stick on. Luongo got his left pad down in the nick of time, but he couldn't control the rebound as it popped out to David Backes. But Backes' one-timer from just outside the goalmouth was just another brick in Luongo's wall.

Luongo had 16 saves through 40 minutes and made another 14 in the third period. None was bigger than another power play stop on McDonald, this time from point-blank range.

The Vancouver netminder was clearly in the zone, his happy place if you will, and that's when Luongo is at his best.

"You definitely feel like you see the puck more, and sometimes you don't see it and it hits you," Luongo said. "When things are going like that you just try to take advantage as much as you can."

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St. Louis Blues' Brad Winchester, left, and Vancouver Canucks' Alexander Edler, of Sweden, collide during the first period of game 2 of an NHL first-round hockey playoff game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Friday, April 17, 2009.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)


St. Louis Blues' B.J. Crombeen, top, gets behind Vancouver Canucks' Roberto Luongo, left, and Mattias Ohlund, right, of Sweden, during the first period of game 2 of an NHL first-round hockey playoff game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Friday, April 17, 2009.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)


Vancouver Canucks' Alex Burrows, left, is tripped by St. Louis Blues' B.J. Crombeen (26) as he challenges Blues' Alexander Steen (20) for the puck during the first period of game 2 of an NHL first-round hockey playoff game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Friday, April 17, 2009.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)


St. Louis Blues' Chris Mason allows a goal by Vancouver Canucks' Mats Sundin, not pictured, during the second period of game 2 of an NHL first-round hockey playoff game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Friday, April 17, 2009.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)