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

Washington at Pittsburgh
Boston at Carolina

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TSN's Ice Chips

The Bruins will be without Andrew Ference (lower body) in Game 4. He left Game 3 in the 2nd period and is expected to be replaced by Shane Hnidy. Blake Wheeler will play. - TSN

The Hurricanes' speed has been the major factor in their two straight wins to take the series lead. - TSN

Forwards Ville Leino, Justin Abdelkader and Aaron Downey, defenceman Jakub Kindl and goalie Jimmy Howard have been called up from minor-league affiliate Grand Rapids. - Detroit News

There are not expected to be any line-up changes for the Penguins in Game 4. - TSN

Projected Lines - Game 4 vs. Capitals

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

Defence:
Orpik - Gonchar
Gill - Scuderi
Eaton - Letang

Goaltender:
Fleury
Garon

Possible Scratches:
Sykora, Godard
and Boucher

Jay Beagle was brought up from Hershey and he will skate on the fourth line in Game 4. - TSN

Projected Lines - Game 4 vs. Penguins

Forwards:
Ovechkin - Fedorov - Kozlov
Fleischmann - Backstrom - Semin
Laich - Steckel - Bradley
Beagle - Gordon - Clark

Defence:
Morrisonn - Green
Poti - Jurcina
Erskine/Sloan - Pothier

Goaltender:
Varlamov
Theodore

Out:
Schultz, Brashear, Fehr
and Nylander
and Boucher

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3 - Backstrom, N. (00:36 in 1st), Clark, C. (15:08 in 2nd), Jurcina, M. (SHG, 06:23 in 3rd)
5 - Gonchar, S. (PPG, 03:55 in 1st), Guerin, B. (10:47 in 1st), Fedotenko, R. (15:25 in 1st), Crosby, S. (04:16 in 3rd), Talbot, M. (14:46 in 3rd)


Pittsburgh Penguins' Sergei Gonchar (55) of Russia celebrates with teammate Chris Kunitz after scoring a first period goal against the Washington Capitals in Game 4 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff series, in Pittsburgh Friday, May 8, 2009.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)


Pittsburgh Penguins' Hal Gill, left, tangles with Washington Capitals' Sergei Fedorov of Russia, right, in front of Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury during the first period of Game 4 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff game, in Pittsburgh Friday, May 8, 2009.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)


Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby tries to get a shot past Washington Capitals goalie Simeon Varlamov of Russia in the first period of Game 4 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff game, in Pittsburgh on Friday, May 8, 2009. Crosby's rebound was put in by teammate Bill Guerin for a goal.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)


Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, right, stops a shot by Washington Capitals' Alexander Semin, of Russia, during the first period of Game 4 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff game in Pittsburgh, Friday, May 8, 2009.
(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

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1 - Savard, M. (PPG, 02:37 in 2nd)
4 - Staal, E. (PPG, 04:54 in 1st), Jokinen, J. (PPG, 02:52 in 3rd), Samsonov, S. (14:31 in 3rd), Staal, E. (15:41 in 3rd)


Marc Savard #91 of the Boston Bruins argues with Jussi Jokinen #33 of the Carolina Hurricanes during Game Four of the Eastern Conference Semifinal Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs at RBC Center on May 8, 2009 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
(Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)


Zdeno Chara #33 of the Boston Bruins dives after a puck against Chad LaRose #59 of the Carolina Hurricanes during Game Four of the Eastern Conference Semifinal Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs at RBC Center on May 8, 2009 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
(Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)


David Krejci #46 of the Boston Bruins is hit by Joe Corvo #77 of the Carolina Hurricanes during Game Four of the Eastern Conference Semifinal Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs at RBC Center on May 8, 2009 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
(Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)


Eric Staal #12 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates after scoring a goal against the Boston Bruins during Game Four of the Eastern Conference Semifinal Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs at RBC Center on May 8, 2009 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
(Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)