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

Chicago at Calgary
Boston at Montreal
Washington at NYR

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TSN's Ice Chips

Defenceman Andrew Ference skated on his own before practice yesterday. He will not play tonight. Despite being out for the year following surgery on his left knee, Marco Sturm is travelling with the Bruins and continuing his rehab. While the team practiced yesterday, Sturm went through off-ice work with physical therapist Scott Waugh. Every healthy player practiced for the Bruins yesterday. - Boston Globe

Projected Lines vs. Canadiens

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

Defence:
Chara - Ward
Montador - Wideman
Stuart - Hindy

Goaltender:
Thomas
Fernandez

Scratches:
Bitz

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

The Hurricanes made one lineup change, reinserting defenceman Dennis Seidenberg for Frantisek Kaberle. Kaberle played the previous two games while Seidenberg sat. - Bergen Record

Winger Martin Havlat and defenceman Duncan Keith were given the day off from Tuesday's practice to rest, and both are scheduled to play Wednesday. - Chicago Tribune

Patrick Kane will play Wednesday night after sitting out Monday with the flu. At practice, centre Dave Bolland worked with the first power-play unit at the right point as he did for much of Game 3. - Daily Herald Times

Center Derick Brassard is getting close to returning. GM Scott Howson said Brassard, who hasn't played since suffering a dislocated right shoulder Dec. 19, has been cleared by doctors to participate in full-contact drills. Brassard must receive final clearance to play, though, before returning. - Columbus Dispatch

The chances of defenceman Andreas Lilja returning this season are becoming less likely with each passing day. Lilja has experienced ongoing headaches since suffering a concussion Feb. 28 and has not skated since. Still, head coach Mike Babcock says he has not accepted the fact that Lilja will not be back. - Detroit News

The team did not do line rushes during the morning skate on Wednesday. Alex Tanguay did not skate. He was on the ice during the pre-game warmup but didn't play in Game 4. During the morning skate, Mathieu Schneider stayed on the ice for roughly five minutes before shutting it down to get treatment. He did not play Game 4. Patrice Brisebois is also not ready to play in Game 4 because of a lower-body injury. - TSN

Projected Lines vs. Bruins

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

Defence:
Hamrlik - Komisarek
Gorges - Dandenault
Weber - O'Byrne

Goaltender:
Price
Halak

Scratches:
Brisebois, S. Kostitsyn

Backup goalie Kevin Weekes, who was expected to be back 2-3 weeks after injuring his left knee on April 3, is still unable to skate and is now out indefinitely. "He can't skate," GM Lou Lamoriello said. "He's on his way to New Jersey, but he's out indefinitely." - Star-Ledger

Forward Jamie Langenbrunner remained in New Jersey nursing a lower-body injury he suffered in Game 2. There was no word from the Devils on his status for Game 5, but it appears unlikely he will play. - Bergen Record

The Devils lost defenseman Bryce Salvador to a left-knee sprain the second. - New York Post

Chris Drury will play tonight for Game 4, according to head coach John Tortorella. - TSN

Centre Torrey Mitchell was in the lineup on Tuesday for his first NHL game since breaking his leg in two places during a training-camp scrimmage. Mitchell was initially supposed to return in January after suffering that original injury Sept. 21, but he reinjured the leg while on a conditioning assignment in Worcester. To make room on Tuesday, the Sharks scratched 43-year-old forward Claude Lemieux. - San Francisco Examiner

Roberto Luongo was hurt on a disallowed goal late in the 2nd period of Tuesday's game. Following the contest, he called it a cramp in his quad. He got about 35 minutes of treatment following Tuesday's victory before talking to reporters. - TSN

Defenceman Sami Salo has a lower body injury and is listed as day-to-day. Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault was asked if Salo would have played in a Game 7 and the answer was no. - TSN

Injured forward Mats Sundin skated during the Canucks optional skate on Tuesday, but did not play Tuesday night. - TSN

Goaltender Simeon Varlamov, like many of his teammates, opted not to practice on Tuesday. - Washington Post

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4 - Ryder, M. (17:27 in 1st), Krejci, D. (19:25 in 1st), Kessel, P. (11:58 in 2nd), Ryder, M. (12:43 in 2nd)
1 - Kostitsyn, A. (00:39 in 1st)


Montreal Canadiens Michael Komisarek, left, fights with Boston Bruins Milan Lucic during the second period of Game 4 of the NHL playoff hockey series on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 in Montreal.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)


Boston Bruins' Phil Kessel scores on Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price during the second period of Game 4 of the NHL playoff hockey series on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 in Montreal.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)


Montreal Canadiens' Mathieu Dandenault jumps to screen Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas during the first period of Game 4 of the NHL playoff hockey series on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 in Montreal.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)


Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price, right, shakes hands with Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas the Bruins won 4-1 in Game 4 of the NHL Eastern Conference quarterfinal playoff hockey series in Montreal on Wednesday, April 22, 2009.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)

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1 - Ovechkin, A. (02:13 in 3rd)
2 - Mara, P. (13:55 in 1st), Drury, C. (02:23 in 2nd)


New York Rangers' Brandon Dubinsky, left, collides with Washington Capitals' Brooks Laich in the first period during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at Madison Square Garden in New York.
(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)


New York Rangers' Chris Drury, right, shoots and scores against Washington Capitals goaltender Simeon Varlamov in the second period during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at Madison Square Garden in New York.
(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)


New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist blocks a shot in the second period against the Washington Capitals during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at Madison Square Garden in New York.
(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)


New York Rangers' Marc Staal, right, looks to pass the puck off against Washington Capitals' Viktor Kozlov in the third period during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at Madison Square Garden in New York.
(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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4 - Kane, P. (04:40 in 1st), Versteeg, K. (PPG, 12:13 in 2nd), Barker, C. (16:44 in 2nd), Pahlsson, S. (PPG, 19:27 in 2nd)
6 - Iginla, J. (PPG, 05:47 in 1st), Jokinen, O. (00:50 in 2nd), Aucoin, A. (08:10 in 2nd), Jokinen, O. (09:16 in 2nd), Nystrom, E. (13:04 in 3rd), Iginla, J. (EN, 19:49 in 3rd)


Chicago Blackhawks' Martin Havlat, right, from Czech Republic, pressures Calgary Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff, from Finland, during the second period of an NHL hockey playoff game in Calgary, Alberta, Wednesday, April 22, 2009.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh)


Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Kane, left, is hooked by Calgary Flames' Craig Conroy but no penalty was called during the first period of an NHL hockey playoff game in Calgary, Alberta, Wednesday, April 22, 2009.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Larry MacDougal)


Chicago Blackhawks' defenseman Brent Seabrook, right, slams Calgary Flames' Warren Peters into the boards during the first period of an NHL hockey playoff game in Calgary, Alberta, Wednesday, April 22, 2009.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh)


Chicago Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville, center, looks to the scoreboard with players Dustin Byfuglien, left, and Adam Burish after the Calgary Flames scored their game-winning goal during the third period of an NHL hockey playoff game in Calgary, Alberta, Wednesday, April 22, 2009. The Calgary Flames beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-4, tying the series at 2-2.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh)