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[Dark Knight]

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

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
Calgary at Chicago

[DropThePuck]

TSN's Ice Chips

After winning only six of 20 faceoffs during the series, Ducks centre Petteri Nokelainen was a healthy scratch for Game 4 against the Sharks. He was replaced in the lineup by Ryan Carter. - LA Times

Defenceman Andrew Ference, who is out with a lower-body injury is expected to be ready to return to the lineup when the Bruins' next series begins. - Boston Globe

Forwards Daymond Langkow, Craig Conroy and Rene Bourque all took the ice for Flames practice on Friday, however all remain questionable for Saturday’s game against the Blackhawks.
Conroy and Bourque both skated on a line with Andre Roy who will not play in Game 5 due to a suspension. Langkow skated with protection on his injured right hand. - TSN

Projected Lines vs. Blackhawks

Forwards:
Bertuzzi - Langkow - Nystrom
Cammalleri - Jokinen - Iginla
Glencross - Lundmark - Moss
Greentree - Peters - Boyd

Defence:
Vandermeer - Phaneuf
Pardy - Aucoin
Leopold - Sarich

Goaltender:
Kiprusoff

Coach Paul Maurice remains hopeful that forward Sergei Samsonov, who sat out Game 5 against the Devils with a lower body injury, can return for Game 6 on Sunday. - News Observer

Blackhawks’ Dustin Byfuglien was not on the ice for practice Friday. Head coach Joel Quenville said he was “fine.” Troy Brouwer took his spot on the third line. - TSN

Projected Lines vs. Flames

Forwards:
Sharp - Toews - Kane
Ladd - Bolland - Havlat
Brouwer - Pahlsson - Versteeg
Eager - Fraser - Burrish

Defence:
Keith - Seabrook
Campbell - Hjarmarsson
Barker - Walker

Devils forward Jamie Langenbrunner remains day-to-day with a lower body injury, however head coach Brent Sutter has not ruled out a return to the lineup for his captain at some point during the Devils' series with the Hurricanes..- Star-Ledger

About 14 Rangers took part in the team's optional skate on Saturday, including Sean Avery. Coach John Tortorella was not on the ice. - TSN

Sean Avery is not sure if he'll be in the lineup when the Rangers play the Captials in Game 6 after being a healthy scratch in Game 5. Avery took the blame for his benching after taking two late penalties in Game 4. "I totally stand behind what Torts did," Avery told the Post. "I made a mistake. I took two bad penalties. I put the game in jeopardy. It wasn't something I did intentionally, but that's no excuse. I did it." - New York Post

Jeff Carter, who netted 46 goals in the regular season, has just one goal on a series-high 26 shots, entering Game 6 today. - Philadelphia Inquirer

Penguins’ forward Petr Sykora was replaced in the lineup by forward Miroslav Satan in Game 5 Thursday. Sykora is suffering from the effects of a shoulder injury. It was Satan’s first game with the Penguins since March 3rd when he was waived and sent to the minors for salary cap purposes. - Philadelphia Daily News

Forward Taylor Pyatt skated on his own and then joined the Canucks’ practice for 20 minutes. He remains on bereavement leave following the death of his fiancé. Defenceman Willie Mitchell was given an extra day off while Sami Salo did not practice but will likely be back on the ice Monday. - TSN

[DucksFan2035]

flyers up 2-0. they need to find there own goal song

[KARIYA]

omg Pittsburgh have scored four unanswered goals, so they are up 4-3 now! I hope the Flyers will come back and force a game 7!

[DropThePuck]

Whoa! What a comeback for the Pens! Bylsma must've found the power switch ...

5 - Fedotenko, R. (04:35 in 2nd), Eaton, M. (06:32 in 2nd), Crosby, S. (16:59 in 2nd), Gonchar, S. (02:19 in 3rd), Crosby, S. (EN, 19:32 in 3rd)
3 - Knuble, M. (17:48 in 1st), Lupul, J. (18:39 in 1st), Briere, D. (PPG, 04:06 in 2nd)

Wow! Now that's a nice sea of orange!


Dan Carcillo #13 of the Philadelphia Flyers is tripped up by Hal Gill #2 of the Pittsburgh Penguins during Game Six of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Round of the 2009 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Wachovia Center on April 25, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)


Marc-Andre Fleury #29 of the Pittsburgh Penguins surrenders the second goal against the Philadelphia Flyers during Game Six of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Round of the 2009 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Wachovia Center on April 25, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)


Philadelphia Flyers Daniel Briere scores a goal past Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury in the second period of a first-round NHL hockey playoff game Saturday, April 25, 2009, in Philadelphia.
(AP)


Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby, celebrates his goal as Philadelphia Flyers goalie Martin Biron, looks at the puck in the second period of a first-round NHL hockey playoff game on Saturday, April 25, 2009, in Philadelphia.
(AP)

[Bits]

Whoa! What a comeback for the Pens! Bylsma must've found the power switch ...

I think the credit for turning the switch goes to Talbot. He sure knows how to get that team going. Amazing!

[DropThePuck]

1 - Boyd, D. (02:45 in 2nd)
5 - Seabrook, B. (PPG, 09:19 in 1st), Sharp, P. (10:49 in 1st), Versteeg, K. (11:08 in 1st), Ladd, A. (06:14 in 2nd), Barker, C. (14:56 in 2nd)


Chicago Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews, right, battles for the puck against Calgary Flames' Olli Jokinen during the second period of Game 5 of a first-round NHL Western Conference quarterfinal hockey series Saturday, April 25, 2009, in Chicago.
(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)


Calgary Flames' goalie Miikka Kiprusoff, right, of Finland, deflects a shot by Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Kane (88) and Jonathan Toews (partially obscured) as Calgary Flames' Craig Conroy (24) and Adam Pardy, upper left, defend during the first period of Game 5 of an NHL first-round NHL Western Conference quarterfinal hockey series, Saturday, April 25, 2009, in Chicago.
(AP Photo/Skip Stewart)


Chicago Blackhawks' Dustin Byfuglien, left, reacts as the puck gets by Calgary Flames' goalie Miikka Kiprusoff, second from left, of Finland, for the third Blackhawks goal during the first period of Game 5 of an NHL first-round NHL Western Conference quarterfinal hockey series Saturday, April 25, 2009, in Chicago. Calgary Flames' Olli Jokinen (21), also of Finland, and Cory Sarich, right, look on.
(AP Photo/Skip Stewart)


Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Sharp (10) celebrates with teammates after scoring his goal during the first period of game 5 of a first-round NHL Western Conference quarterfinal hockey game against the Calgary Flames, Saturday, April 25, 2009 in Chicago.
(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)