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[Dark Knight]

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

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
Detroit at Columbus
NJD at Carolina
Vancouver at STL

[M T]

I'm hoping Columbus and The Blues get a win tonight.

[QuacksMeUp]

Hello Columbus! Welcome to the Big Show, and have a great first game in the playoffs. Hope to see you here again for many years to come.

Go Blues!

[DropThePuck]

Kuni had a questionable hit on Sunday??

TSN's Ice Chips

Defenceman Francois Beauchemin and forward Todd Marchant both missed practice on Monday to be with their wives, who both delivered babies. - LA Times

Defenceman Andrew Ference, who has been out since April 4 with a lower body injury skated with the team on Monday, but he's not expected to be ready for Game 4 on Wednesday night. - Boston Globe

Forward Wayne Primeau and defenceman Mark Giordano skated very early Tuesday. These players took part in the team's optional skate: Glencross, Conroy, Nystrom, Sutter, Peters, Roy, Bertuzzi, Greentree, Van Der Gulik, Boyd, Lundmark, Negrin, Warrener, Pardy, Eriksson, Vandermeer, Pelech, McElhinney, Keatley and Irving. Rene Bourque did not skate and wasn't available to the media. The team says he's injured. - TSN

Defenseman Dennis Seidenberg, who has not been in the lineup for the last two games could make his return to the lineup on Tuesday night against the Devils for Game 4. He lead the team with 160 blocked shots during the regular season. - News Observer

Wings center Kris Draper (upper body) continues to practice and participate in warm-ups, but isn't expected to play tonight. Dan Cleary, who didn't practice on Monday is available for Game 3. - Detroit News

The team held an optional skate, and Alex Tanguay and Mathieu Schneider did not participate. For the fifth straight day, Robert Lang and Andrei Markov skated before the rest of the team, staying out for 50 minutes. Markov was favouring his right knee.- TSN

Captain Jamie Langenbrunner did not make the trip to Carolina with the Devils and will not play in Game 4. He was injured (lower body) in the second period of Game 2. - Bergen Record

Defenceman Michal Rozsival suffered an apparent broken nose during Monday night's game after being checked by Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin in the first period. He still managed to play 23 minutes in the losing effort. - New York Daily News

Entering Game 4, the Flyers star players, Jeff Carter and Mike Richards have combined for only three points, while the Penguins' duo of Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby have combined for 12 points. - Philadelphia Inquirer

Forward Chris Kunitz has escaped discipline from the league for his hit on Flyers defenceman Kimmo Timonen in Game 3 on Sunday. - Philadelphia Inquirer

Forward Paul Kariya confirmed he's not playing tonight because he was not cleared by doctors, but says if there is a Game 5, that he expects to play. - St. Louis Post Dispatch

Injured forward Mats Sundin skated during the Canucks optional skate on Tuesday, but will not be in the lineup Tuesday night. - TSN

Coach Bruce Boudreau said Chris Clark, who is suffering from a wrist injury, remains seven to 10 days away from returning. Defenceman Jeff Schultz remains day-to-day. - Washington Times

[Kenny]

And today, he gave a beautiful pass to Crosby, for their first goal of the night. The Pens are the team I root for in the east. I hope they beat those goal song stealing Flyers.

[TecKaHoLiC]

CAROLINA SCORE WITH .02 SEC LEFT TO WIN>>AMAZING!!!!!!!!1

[Barmy Army]

Wow, I've just caught the end of a clip on the TV with Brodeur going mental whacking his stick on the boards after a goal in the dying seconds of the game to give the Hurricanes the win.

The final score in that game was 3 - 4

Way to go Canes

[TecKaHoLiC]

You mean Canes

[Barmy Army]

You mean Canes

Aye, I've just woken up and still have sleep cobwebs in my noggin Consider that tweaked

[hillbillywingsfan]

4-1 wings

[Itlan]

VAN v STL goes to OT 2-2.

[Barmy Army]

The Canucks game has now gone to overtime.

Hurry up people, I want our game on the TV.

[Barmy Army]

Finally the Canucks/Blues game is done.

3-2 Canucks in OT with 24 seconds left

Woo-hooo now the Ducks game will be on shortly

[play puck]

Man Marty Brodure didnt look so happy after that late goal by the 'Canes

[ducksfan95]

Man Marty Brodure didnt look so happy after that late goal by the 'Canes

No he did not

[DropThePuck]

3 - Crosby, S. (03:19 in 2nd), Kennedy, T. (07:41 in 2nd), Talbot, M. (EN, 19:08 in 3rd)
1 - Carcillo, D. (11:44 in 3rd)


Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, right, blocks the shot of Philadelphia Flyers' Mike Knuble, left, in the third period of Game 4 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff game Tuesday, April 21, 2009, in Philadelphia.
(AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)

[DropThePuck]

Holmstrom, T. (01:07 in 1st), Cleary, D. (19:14 in 1st), Zetterberg, H. (13:55 in 2nd), Zetterberg, H. (EN, 19:29 in 3rd)
Umberger, R. (PPG, 16:07 in 3rd)


Detroit Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood (30) and teammate Brian Rafalski (28) stop the puck in front of Columbus Blue Jackets' Rick Nash during the first period of a first-round NHL hockey playoff game Tuesday, April 21, 2009, in Columbus, Ohio.
(AP Photo/Paul Vernon)


Columbus Blue Jackets' Kristian Huselius (20), of Sweden, and Detroit Red Wings' Brian Rafalski fight for the puck during the first period of a first-round NHL hockey playoff game Tuesday, April 21, 2009, in Columbus, Ohio.
(AP Photo/Paul Vernon)


Detroit Red Wings' Tomas Holmstrom, of Sweden, left, reacts after scoring a goal on Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Steve Mason during the first period of a first-round NHL hockey playoff game Tuesday, April 21, 2009, in Columbus, Ohio.
(AP Photo/Paul Vernon)


Detroit Red Wings' Henrik Zetterberg, of Sweden, left, and teammate Dan Cleary celebrate Zetterberg's empty net goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets during the third period of a first-round NHL hockey playoff game Tuesday, April 21, 2009, in Columbus, Ohio.
(AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

[DropThePuck]

3 - Gionta, B. (19:32 in 2nd), Shanahan, B. (04:21 in 3rd), Clarkson, D. (08:46 in 3rd)
4 - Staal, E. (07:44 in 1st), Bayda, R. (08:47 in 1st), Larose, C. (06:30 in 2nd), Jokinen, J. (19:59 in 3rd)


Carolina Hurricanes' Tuomo Ruutu (15), of Finland, and New Jersey Devils' Travis Zajac (19) vie for the puck during the first period of an NHL first-round hockey playoff game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, April 21, 2009.
(AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)


Carolina Hurricanes' Chad LaRose (59) works the puck in front of New Jersey Devils' Mike Mottau as goalie New Jersey Devils' Martin Brodeur (30) and Carolina Hurricanes' Ray Whitney (13) look on during the second period of an NHL first-round hockey playoff game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, April 21, 2009. The Hurricanes won 4-3 to tie the series at two games each.
(AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)


Carolina Hurricanes' Cam Ward (30) turns away the shot of New Jersey Devils' David Clarkson (23) with Hurricanes' Dennis Seidenberg (4) and Niclas Wallin (7) nearby during the third period of an NHL first-round hockey playoff game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, April 21, 2009.
(AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)


Carolina Hurricanes' Jussi Jokinen (36), of Finland, reacts after getting the puck past New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur (30) with .2 seconds left in an NHL first-round hockey playoff game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, April 21, 2009.
(AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

[DropThePuck]

3 - Wellwood, K. (05:20 in 1st), Burrows, A. (09:23 in 2nd), Burrows, A. (19:41 in 1st OT)
2 - Boyes, B. (13:30 in 2nd), Perron, D. (16:54 in 2nd)


Vancouver Canucks' Steve Bernier (18) keeps his eye on the puck as St. Louis Blues goalie Chris Mason stops the puck during the first period in Game 4 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Tuesday, April 21, 2009, in St. Louis.
(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)


St. Louis Blues' Jeff Woywitka, right, tries to control the puck as Vancouver Canucks' Pavol Demitra, of Slovakia, looks on during the first period in Game 4 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Tuesday, April 21, 2009, in St. Louis.
(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)


St. Louis Blues' T.J. Oshie (74) collides with teammate Keith Tkachuk, top right, as Vancouver Canucks' Jannik Hansen, of Denmark, skates away during the first period in Game 4 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Tuesday, April 21, 2009, in St. Louis.
(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)


Vancouver Canucks' Kevin Bieksa (3) tries to control the puck while falling to the ice as St. Louis Blues' David Backes looks on during the second period in Game 4 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Tuesday, April 21, 2009, in St. Louis.
(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

[hillbillywingsfan]

stu's hit on hamburger

Mike Commodore Humiliates himself

[QuacksMeUp]

Martin Brodeur got mad and broke a stick! Hell must be getting a bit nippy.