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[Dark Knight]

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

NYR at Washington
Carolina at NJD

[DropThePuck]

TSN's Ice Chips

Bruins captain Zdeno Chara missed practice on Monday due to 'personal reasons'. - Boston Globe

Coach Paul Maurice said that winger Sergei Samsonov who played in Game 6 after missing Game 5 with a lower-body injury got through Game 6 alright. The coach doesn't expect to make any lineup changes for tonight's Game 7. It should be noted that the Hurricanes franchise has never won a Game 7 on the road, going 0-for-3. - News Observer

With Henrik Zetterberg missing practice on Monday because of the flu, Kris Draper centered a line Dan Cleary and Johan Franzen. Draper, who missed the entire series against the Blue Jackets with an upper-body injury expects to return when the Red Wings open their series against the Ducks later this week. - Detroit Free Press

With home ice advantage tonight, the Devils get the last line change, meaning they will likely look to put the line of Jay Pandolfo, John Madden and Brendan Shanahan, along with the defensive unit of Colin White and Mike Mottau on the ice against Eric Staal's line. - Star-Ledger

According to coach John Tortorella, for the Rangers to have a chance, goaltender Henrik Lundqvist must improve after being pulled in the second period in the last two games after allowing nine goals. The Rangers have never won a Game 7 on the road in franchise history. - Newsday

Forward Blair Betts is out indefinitely after suffering a broken orbital bone as a result of the elbow to the head from Capitals forward Donald Brashear in Game 6. The team has not decided if Artem Anisimov will take his spot in the lineup for Game 7. Anisimov was recalled from the AHL on Monday. - TSN

Taylor Pyatt took part in the full practice on Monday, his first since coming back to the team. Head coach Alain Vigneault watched him in the gym before practice and told him he was practicing. Willie Mitchell received an extra maintenance day and will practice Tuesday. The Canucks have had three of the last five days off. It was a fairly physical practice Monday by design with some scrimmaging. There was some chipiness between Ryan Kesler and Kevin Bieksa. Both players joked about it after. Ian clark will be in town in the next couple of days to work with Luongo. - TSN

Capitals captain Chris Clark who has not played since late January because of wrist surgery will likely replace the suspended Donald Brashear in the lineup. - Washington Post

[M T]

GO CAPS!

[sugarmama]

Bruins captain Zdeno Chara missed practice on Monday due to 'personal reasons'. - Boston Globe

Like those personal reasons that happen right around the same time a teammate (Monty) is telling the national press (NHL Live) that your wife's water broke? Just going out on a limb here.....

[DropThePuck]

1 - Antropov, N. (05:35 in 1st)
2 - Semin, A. (15:34 in 1st), Fedorov, S. (15:01 in 3rd)


New York Rangers right wing Nik Antropov (80), from Kazakhstan, tries to get the puck past Washington Capitals goalie Simeon Varlamov (40) during the first period in Game 7 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series Tuesday, April 28, 2009, in Washington.
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)


Washington Capitals left wing Alexander Semin (28), of Russia, celebrates his goal on New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, from Sweden, with teammate Mike Green (52) during the first period of Game 7 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series in Washington, Tuesday, April 28, 2009.
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)


Alexander Semin #28 of the Washington Capitals skates the puck around Michal Rozsival #33 of the New York Rangers during Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 28, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC.
(Photo by Len Redkoles/Getty Images)


Boyd Gordon #15 of the Washington Capitals battles for the puck with Aaron Voros #34 of the New York Rangers during Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 28, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC.
(Photo by Len Redkoles/Getty Images)

[QuacksMeUp]

Wow! That was an incredible last minute between the Devils and Canes!

Congratulations Carolina!!

[DropThePuck]

Wow is right QMU!

4 - Ruutu, T. (01:02 in 1st), Whitney, R. (03:42 in 2nd), Jokinen, J. (18:40 in 3rd), Staal, E. (19:28 in 3rd)
3 - Langenbrunner, J. (02:31 in 1st), Pandolfo, J. (13:27 in 1st), Rolston, B. (PPG, 08:47 in 2nd)


Jay Pandolfo #20 of of the New Jersey Devils leaps into the air to avoid a shot fired by Joe Corvo #77 of the Carolina Hurricanes at Prudential Center on April 28, 2009 in Newark, New Jersey.
(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


New Jersey Devils' Dainius Zubrus, of Lithuania, falls over Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Cam Ward, left, during the second period of an NHL first-round hockey playoff game Tuesday, April 28, 2009, in Newark, N.J.
(AP)


Tim Gleason #6 of the Carolina Hurricanes absorbs a shove from Zach Parise #9 of the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on April 28, 2009 in Newark, New Jersey.
(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


Ray Whitney #13 of the Carolina Hurricanes is bumped by goaltender Martin Brodeur #30 of the New Jersey Devils while skating by the crease at Prudential Center on April 28, 2009 in Newark, New Jersey.
(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

[Dark Knight]

Someone remind me again why Lundqvist is known as King Henri ?

[DropThePuck]

Someone remind me again why Lundqvist is known as King Henri ?

Hmmmmm, he has royal moments like LA's team goalies??

[THE Mighty Duck Man 84]

What a finish to the Canes/Devils game. If you didn't see the highlights, you have to watch them. Myself and fellow zookeepers have been getting group tickets to the Canes games and the arena is insane. The more I cheer for the Canes, the closer the Ducks can get to me!

[QuacksMeUp]

Someone remind me again why Lundqvist is known as King Henri ?

He aspires to the crown in LA?

[ladiesandgentlemen]

What a finish to the Canes/Devils game. If you didn't see the highlights, you have to watch them. Myself and fellow zookeepers have been getting group tickets to the Canes games and the arena is insane. The more I cheer for the Canes, the closer the Ducks can get to me!

No kidding...

Talk about the wheels coming off in a New Jersey minute. Eighty-one seconds away from advancing to the next round, and within 49 seconds you are facing elimination with only 32 seconds left.

To think that the Canes could ring up Marty Brodeur not once, but twice, with 81 seconds left in the game is mind-boggling.

[DropThePuck]

To think that the Canes could ring up Marty Brodeur not once, but twice, with 81 seconds left in the game is mind-boggling.

And even so to the player who extended his team's playoffs run!

Everyone in attendance -- Staal included -- was shocked that his wrister found its way past the same goalie who had stopped all 44 shots he faced in Game 5.

"A little bit … I'm not going to lie," Staal said when asked if he was surprised that his shot went in. "He's a pretty good goaltender. I got a lot of shots on him in this series and he's made some big saves. Sometimes in those instant-reaction moments, you're not even thinking. It's pretty sweet."

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[DucksFan2035]

and why didnt VS go immediatly to the broadcast? that pissed me off. i was yelling at them to stfu and show the game!

[QuacksMeUp]

No kidding...

Talk about the wheels coming off in a New Jersey minute. Eighty-one seconds away from advancing to the next round, and within 49 seconds you are facing elimination with only 32 seconds left.

To think that the Canes could ring up Marty Brodeur not once, but twice, with 81 seconds left in the game is mind-boggling.

I wonder if Marty misses the trap?