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

Toronto at Boston
Ottawa at Philadelphia
Pittsburgh at Montreal
Columbus at Nashville
Atlanta at Vancouver
Phoenix at LAK

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TSN's Ice Chips

Left wing Kyle Calder, who suffered an eye injury at practice on Oct. 28, was cleared for full contact during practice on Monday and could be available this weekend. - Orange County Register

Dennis Wideman (upper-body injury) expects to play Thursday against the Maple Leafs. Head coach Claude Julien would not tip his hand about a starting goaltender as both Tim Thomas and Tuukka Rask left the ice after the morning skate at the same time. - TSN

Derek Morris (unknown injury) has missed two straight practices, but is expected to play on Thursday. - Boston Globe

The Flames had a light turnout on Thursday as Jarome Iginla, Craig Conroy Eric Nystrom and Cory Sairch (lower-body) did not skate. Head coach Brent Sutter said Iginla was simply given a day off and all of the players who missed the skate are expected to play on Friday against Minnesota. Adam Pardy left practice early. - TSN

Duncan Keith has been making the most of his time on the power-play. Keith entered Wednesday's game tied for the team lead in assists (18) and he is fourth in scoring by NHL defencemen. - Chicago Sun Times

Craig Anderson is expected to return to practice on Thursday. - Denver Post

The Jackets sent winger Pascal Pelletier to the Blues for defenceman Brendan Bell and centre Tomas Kana. - TSN

Karlis Skrastins (finger injury) practiced Wednesday and is expected to be ready for Friday's game with San Jose. - Dallas Morning News

Dan Cleary (separated shoulder) is expected to be out four weeks. - NHL Network

Brad Stuart is getting high praise from head coach Mike Babcock. "He's been excellent," Babcock said. "He's a physical presence for us, he can fill in on the power play, he can move the puck. ... He's been our best D-man night in and night out this year." - Detroit Free Press

Ville Koistinen cleared re-entry waivers on Wednesday. - TSN

Jonathan Quick is expected to start in goal against the Coyotes on Thursday. - LA Times

Andrew Ebbett (concussion) will be out for an indefinite amount of time. "He'll be out until he's symptom free," said general manager Chuck Fletcher. - Pioneer Press

Jaroslav Spacek says he will play against the Penguins on Thursday. Carey Price will make the start in goal. - TSN

The Canadiens have assigned Benoit Pouliot to the Hamilton Bulldogs for conditioning purposes. - Media Release

Brandon Dubinsky skated Wednesday morning with a white (non-contact) jersey. It was the first time he has skated with the team since he suffered a broken right hand on Nov. 7 in Calgary. There has been no real timetable set out for his return, but it could be within a week to 10 days. - Bergen Record

Brian Elliott will get the start against the Flyers on Thursday. Ryan Keller will be a healthy scratch and Alexander Picard (upper-body injury) will not play. Defenceman Anton Volchenkov was not on the ice Wednesday, however it was just for a maintenance day. The rugged blueliner will be in the lineup against the Flyers. - TSN

Forward Chris Neil skated on his own on Wednesday for the first time since suffering a knee injury on November 25th. Head coach Cory Clouston believes he is still a couple weeks away from returning.
Goaltender Pascal Leclaire wore his mask and practiced for the second straight day. Clouston expects him to miss another 10 to 14 days. - TSN

Ray Emery (abdominal surgery) is expected to miss about six weeks, if not longer. - Delaware County Times

Alex Goligoski will return to the ice for the Penguins on Thursday in Montreal after missing the last four games and 10 of last 11 with an undisclosed injury. There has been no word on who he will replace in the line-up. - TSN

Ryan Malone (lower-body) and Steven Stamkos (upper-body) left Wednesday's game against Edmonton with injuries and are both day-to-day. The team believes there is a chance one or both of the players could play on Friday as neither injury is reportedly serious or significant. - TSN

The team did not hold a morning skate on Thursday in advance of their game against the Bruins. - TSN

Defenceman Alex Edler is scheduled for an MRI on Thursday on what is suspected to be a shoulder injury. He will not be in the lineup tonight against the Thrashers. Mathieu Schneider will take his place on the blueline. - TSN

Mike Knuble (broken finger) has missed the past 11 games. If cleared by the team doctor on Thursday, he could make his return against the Hurricanes Friday. - Washington Post

Wednesday's loss to the Buffalo Sabres was the first game the Caps have not led at any point this season. It was the third time they've trailed after the first period. - Buffalo News

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2 - Grabovski, M. (00:18 in 3rd), Kulemin, N. (04:09 in 3rd)
5 - Stuart, M. (08:01 in 1st), Morris, D. (PPG, 00:35 in 2nd), Krejci, D. (11:10 in 2nd), Recchi, M. (PPG, 17:23 in 3rd), Recchi, M. (EN, 19:48 in 3rd)


Boston Bruins fans cheer after an empty-net goal by Bruins right wing Mark Recchi as Toronto Maple Leafs fans wear paper bags on their heads during the final minute of the third period of a NHL hockey game in Boston, Thursday Dec. 10, 2009.
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)


Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, right, of Finland dives to try to make a save on a shot by Toronto Maple Leafs' Matt Stajan, left, during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Boston, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009.
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)


Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Mike Komisarek, top, drops Boston Bruins right wing Blake Wheeler to the ice during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Boston, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009.
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)


Boston Bruins' David Krejci, of the Czech Republic ,pokes the puck past Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Vesa Toskala, of Finland, for a goal during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Boston, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009.
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Boston Bruins defenseman Mark Stuart, top, fights Toronto Maple Leafs' Jamal Mayers in the second period of their NHL hockey game in Boston, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009.
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)


Boston Bruins left wing Shawn Thorton, left, lands on his bench while battling Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Mike Komisarek for the puck during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Boston, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009.
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)


Boston Bruins left wing Daniel Pallie, right, celebrates a goal by teammate Mark Stuart off Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Vesa Toskala, left, of Finland, during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Boston, Thursday Dec. 10, 2009.
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)


Boston Bruins defenseman Johnny Boychuk, left, checks Toronto Maple Leafs center Phil Kessel, who played for the Bruins since 2006, during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Boston, Thursday Dec. 10, 2009.
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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2 - Foligno, N. (11:31 in 3rd), Winchester, J. (EN, 19:10 in 3rd)
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Ottawa Senators' Jason Spezza (19) has his shot stopped by and Philadelphia Flyers goalie Brian Boucher, right, in the first period of an NHL hockey game on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, in Philadelphia.
(AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr)

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3 - Gonchar, S. (06:38 in 1st), Cooke, M. (17:45 in 2nd), Dupuis, P. (13:21 in 3rd)
2 - D'Agostini, M. (10:48 in 2nd), Hamrlik, R. (PPG, 13:38 in 2nd)


Montreal Canadiens' Travis Moen, right, slides in on Pittsburgh Penguins' goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Montreal, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes)

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3 - Russell, K. (02:58 in 2nd), Torres, R. (PPG, 11:20 in 2nd), Nash, R. (04:18 in 3rd)
4 - Scatchard, D. (11:03 in 1st), Erat, M. (04:44 in 2nd), Arnott, J. (19:32 in 2nd), Sullivan, S. (00:00 in SO)


Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Jakub Voracek, right, of the Czech Republic, falls as he shoots against Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne (35), of Finland, in the second period of an NHL hockey game on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, in Nashville, Tenn. Behind Vorzcek is Predators defenseman Francis Bouillon (51).
(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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2 - Antropov, N. (PPG, 08:37 in 1st), Armstrong, C. (14:25 in 2nd)
4 - Sedin, D. (03:09 in 1st), Sedin, D. (18:38 in 1st), Sedin, D. (01:39 in 2nd), Raymond, M. (04:51 in 2nd)


Atlanta Thrashers' Colby Armstrong, left, scores as Vancouver Canucks' Henrik Sedin, of Sweden, stumbles after goalie Roberto Luongo got caught out of position during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)

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2 - Upshall, S. (16:55 in 1st), Vrbata, R. (PPG, 03:12 in 3rd)
3 - Moller, O. (04:11 in 1st), Johnson, J. (13:37 in 1st), Williams, J. (00:00 in SO)


Phoenix Coyotes center Robert Lang of the Czech Republic scores on Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick during an overtime shootout in their NHL hockey game, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, in Los Angeles.
(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)