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[Dark Knight]

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

Detroit at Chicago

[duckfan78]

I think the NBC guys just said no Lidstrom in the pre-game skate.

[Always Mighty]

He's not in, and it doesn't matter. Chicago is done. Looks like a rematch of last years Cup Finals.

[Dutch Duck]

Even without Datsuyk and Lidstrom the Red Wings dominate this game. It's ALL Red Wings. Boring!

5-1 Red Wings after two.

[jiggsawpuzzle35rules]

What a shame we didn't play the wings in this round. No Datsyuk and Lidstrom would have given us a guaranteed win.

[hillbillywingsfan]

way to stay classy in this one chicago. you killed yourself.

[DropThePuck]

TSN's Ice Chips

Despite being down 3-0 in their series against the Penguins, the Hurricanes aren't ready to give up. "We're not quitting," Tim Gleason told the News Observer. "This isn’t going to be a four-game series." - News Observer

Martin Havlat is in the Blackhawks' line-up for today's game, as is Chris Chelios. - TSN

Nikolai Khabibulin will not play in Game 4 today, after suffering a lower-body injury at some point during Game 3 on Friday. - TSN

Nicklas Lidstrom, Kris Draper and Pavel Datsyuk are scratches for today's game against Chicago. Lidstrom is out with a 'lower body injury' but it's not considered long-term. The injury apparently happened in Game 3. - TSN

Evgeni Malkin has been on fire against the Hurricanes, scoring six goals in the three games of the series. - TSN

[DropThePuck]

6 - Hossa, M. (SHG, 08:41 in 1st), Franzen, J. (19:39 in 1st), Filppula, V. (PPG, 01:13 in 2nd), Hossa, M. (04:05 in 2nd), Zetterberg, H. (PPG, 07:42 in 2nd), Zetterberg, H. (PPG, 12:47 in 3rd)
1 - Toews, J. (PPG, 03:53 in 2nd)

Huet, who replaced the injured Nikolai Khabibulin at the start of the third period in Game 3, looked more like the goalie who recently had more than a month off. The 33-year-old was pulled early in the second period in Game 4 after Hossa scored his second goal of the game to give Detroit a 4-1 lead. Touted prospect Corey Crawford replaced Huet, but Zetterberg made it 5-1 less than four minutes later.
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"I think we witnessed probably the worst call in the history of sports today," Quenneville said. "They ruined a good hockey game and they absolutely destroyed what was going on on the ice. Our guys were battling and competing. We'll find a way to fight through it, but it was that call … I've never seen anything like it."
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Even Ty Conklin contributed, as the Wings' backup goalie played the third period to give Chris Osgood (18 saves) an opportunity to recover from dehydration. Such a rout was somewhat remarkable given the fact that Datsyuk and Lidstrom were forced to watch.

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Samuel Pahlsson #26 of the Chicago Blackhawks looks on dejected against the Detroit Red Wings during Game Four of the Western Conference Championship Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 24, 2009 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
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Jiri Hudler #26 of the Detroit Red Wings slides on the ice into goalie Corey Crawford #50 of the Chicago Blackhawks during Game Four of the Western Conference Championship Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 24, 2009 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
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Ben Eager #55 of the Chicago Blackhawks is ejected from the game after he was called for a ten minute misconduct in the second period against the Detroit Red Wings during Game Four of the Western Conference Championship Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 24, 2009 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
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Goalie Cristobal Huet #38 of the Chicago Blackhawks checks Darren Helm #43 of the Detroit Red Wings during Game Four of the Western Conference Championship Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 24, 2009 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
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Officals attempt to seperate players as Martin Havlat #24 of the Chicago Blackhawks fights with Johan Franzen #93 of the Detroit Red Wings during Game Four of the Western Conference Championship Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 24, 2009 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
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Linesman Brad Lazarowich #86 attempts to seperate Dustin Byfuglien #33 of the Chicago Blackhawks and Tomas Holmstrom #96 of the Detroit Red Wings as they mix it up in front of the bench during the first period of Game Four of the Western Conference Championship Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 24, 2009 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
(Photo by Jim Prisching/Getty Images)

[Thind06]

Damn Chicago played really bad they never came back from a 3-1 series before.....

[DropThePuck]

The NHL has fined Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville $10,000 for harsh criticism of officiating in his team's loss to Detroit in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals.
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"I think we witnessed probably the worst call in the history of sports there," Quenneville said after the game. "Nothing play.

"They scored, it's 3-0. They ruined a good hockey game and absolutely destroyed what was going on the ice. ... Never seen anything like it."

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