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[Dark Knight]

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

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh
Calgary at STL
TBL at Nashville
Columbus at Minnesota
Washington at Colorado
LAK at Edmonton

[M T]

I'll be at the Caps / Avs game tonight

[DropThePuck]

I'll be at the Caps / Avs game tonight

Have fun!!

TSN's Ice Chips

Joffrey Lupul did not practice and was scheduled to undergo an MRI exam for numbness in his leg, head coach Randy Carlyle said. Lupul had said he was hopeful to return to the lineup Wednesday against Vancouver, but Carlyle said the winger didn't feel much better and that the "muscle's not firing." - Orange County Register

Head coach John Anderson has confirmed D Mark Popovic has a broken foot and will miss 3-4 weeks. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

D Dennis Wideman missed the third period on Monday with an undisclosed injury. He had a standout shift on a Philadelphia 5-on-3 in the first during which he blocked a handful of shots and passes, one of which appeared to sting him a bit. Coach Claude Julien said Wideman will be re-evaluated Tuesday. - Boston Herald

C Craig Conroy got back into the lineup on Sunday after missing two games with a sprained wrist. His return pushed Brandon Prust to the sidelines. D Adam Pardy, now out with a wrist injury for three games, didn't make the trip. - Calgary Herald

The team placed G Michael Leighton on re-entry waivers Sunday and reassigned forwards Patrick Dwyer and Jiri Tlusty to the Albany (AHL). - News Observer

Defenceman Aaron Ward was placed on waivers Monday. - TSN

F Sergei Samsonov, who missed two games with a lower-body injury, is expected to return this week. - News Observer

Patrick Kane has a black eye after being hit on Sunday against Tampa Bay. He is expected to play on Wednesday against St. Louis. - Sun-Times

Wingers Milan Hejduk and Marek Svatos missed Colorado's 3-2 victory over Calgary on Sunday. Colorado coach Joe Sacco said both were considered "day to day" — Hejduk with a knee injury and Svatos with a groin problem. - Denver Post

F Derek Dorsett had surgery Monday on his broken left hand and is expected to miss four weeks. - Columbus Dispatch

D Mark Fistric (stomach parasite) returned to practice Monday and appears ready to play Wednesday against Carolina. - Dallas Morning News

D Jonathan Ericsson left late in the first period Monday after suffering an injured left knee when he was hit by Phoenix's Shane Doan. Ericsson will have further tests Tuesday, but general manager Ken Holland said, "He's out a minimum of two weeks." - Detroit Free Press

D Denis Grebeshkov will return to the lineup Tuesday against Los Angeles. The 26-year-old hasn’t played since Nov. 11 in Buffalo after he suffered a knee injury. - Edmonton Journal

The Panthers got two of their injured players back Monday as F Dominic Moore returned to the lineup and D Jordan Leopold declared himself fit to play. - Miami Herald

C Jarret Stoll left midway through the third period on Monday with a groin injury, but head coach Terry Murray wasn't sure how serious it was. RW Wayne Simmonds had surgery earlier in the day to clean up cartilage damage in his left knee, but there is no timeline for his return. - L.A. Daily News

RW Jordin Tootoo has a broken bone in his right foot and is expected to miss three to four weeks. He suffered the injury on Saturday when he was hit by a Shea Weber slapshot. Wade Belak is available to take his place Tuesday against Columbus. - Tennessean

Rick DiPietro will skip Tuesday's rehab start for Bridgeport after leaving Friday's appearance with leg stiffness. GM Garth Snow said DiPietro, who hasn't played since January due to multiple knee surgeries, is being sent for "an additional opinion" after being examined by team doctors and an undisclosed specialist. - New York Daily News

nyr: Brandon Dubinsky returned from a hand injury on Monday and played more than 24 minutes against Atlanta. To make room on the roster, the Rangers reassigned P.A. Parenteau to Hartford (AHL). - New York Post

RW Chris Neil, out since his left knee was injured in a game Nov. 26, has been skating on his own and there's a chance that he could be back in the lineup before Christmas, head coach Cory Clouston said. - Ottawa Citizen

GM Bryan Murray confirmed Monday that defenceman Erik Karlsson would be sticking with the Senators and would not be released to join Team Sweden at the World Junior Hockey championship. - TSN

phi: D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen returned to action on Monday, but he did not last long. Tollefsen, who had not played since Nov. 7, suffered a sprained knee in the second period and did not return. Tollefsen will be sidelined for at least three more weeks, general manager Paul Holmgren said. The Flyers said they would call up Danny Syvret from the AHL's Phantoms. - Philadelphia Inquirer

Head coach Ron Wilson expects Jonas Gustavsson (minor heart surgery) back in the lineup at practice Tuesday and very likely in one of the Leafs' back-to-back games this weekend (Friday in Buffalo, Saturday at home against Boston). - Toronto Star

Luke Schenn was a healthy scratch for the second game in a row on Monday against Ottawa. - TSN

The team has recalled D Karl Alzner and C Kyle Wilson from Hershey (AHL) on Monday and assigned C Mathieu Perreault to Hershey. - Team Release

[marinelzen]

I'm watching the Flyers Pens game on tv right now. 3 consecutive fights @ 6min into the 1st period. Very entertaining hockey.

[Dark Knight]

I'm watching the Flyers Pens game on tv right now. 3 consecutive fights @ 6min into the 1st period. Very entertaining hockey.

Unless you have Directv

[marinelzen]

Unless you have Directv

It's on Versus here in Socal with Dish Network.

[DropThePuck]

1 - Carcillo, D. (PPG, 11:46 in 1st)
6 - Crosby, S. (PPG, 03:30 in 1st), Guerin, B. (06:09 in 1st), Staal, J. (SHG, 14:51 in 1st), Staal, J. (19:45 in 2nd), Fedotenko, R. (12:17 in 3rd), Malkin, E. (SHG, 18:39 in 3rd)


Pittsburgh Penguins' Bill Guerin celebrates his goal against the Philadelphia Flyers during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)


Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) scores past Philadelphia Flyers goalie Brian Boucher (33) as Penguins' Matt Cooke (24) begins to celebrate during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)


Philadelphia Flyers coach Peter Laviolette stands behind'players Mike Richards, left, and Scott Hartnell during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)


Pittsburgh Penguins' Jordan Staal (11) is hit by the puck in front of Philadelphia Flyers goalie Brian Boucher (33) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

[DropThePuck]

3 - Bourque, R. (09:16 in 1st), Langkow, D. (PPG, 02:13 in 2nd), Boyd, D. (10:25 in 2nd)
4 - Backes, D. (03:56 in 1st), McDonald, A. (18:51 in 1st), Steen, A. (PPG, 17:23 in 2nd), Oshie, T. (15:02 in 3rd)


Hall of Famer, and former St. Louis Blues Brett Hull, right, speaks to the fans after being presented with a painting by Ron Sutter, representing the Calgary Flames during a pregame ceremony for Brett Hull Hall of Fame Night before an NHL hockey game between the Calgary Flames and the St. Louis Blues, on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009 in St. Louis.
(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)


Hall of Famer and former St. Louis Blues Brett Hull, center, poses for a photo with his hand picked dream team during a pregame ceremony for Brett Hull Hall of Fame Night before an NHL hockey game between the Calgary Flames and the St. Louis Blues, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009 in St. Louis.
(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)


St. Louis Blues' Cam Janssen (55), left, and Calgary Flames' Brandon Prust (33) fight in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009 in St. Louis.
(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)


St. Louis Blues' Keith Tkachuk (7) tries to get the loose puck past Calgary Flames goalie Curtis McElhinney (1) in the third period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009 in St. Louis.
(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)

[DropThePuck]

4 - Stamkos, S. (11:35 in 1st), Lecavalier, V. (PPG, 16:30 in 1st), Foster, K. (PPG, 01:52 in 3rd), Lecavalier, V. (12:20 in 3rd)
7 - Smithson, J. (06:53 in 1st), Legwand, D. (01:12 in 2nd), Jones, R. (02:57 in 2nd), Hornqvist, P. (12:22 in 2nd), Dumont, J. (12:50 in 2nd), Hamhuis, D. (16:09 in 2nd), Erat, M. (13:47 in 3rd)


Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Mike Smith blocks a shot in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009 in Nashville, Tenn.
(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

[DropThePuck]

1 - Nash, R. (03:41 in 2nd)
2 - Latendresse, G. (08:08 in 2nd), Zidlicky, M. (19:21 in 3rd)


Minnesota Wild goalie Nicklas Backstrom, right, of Finland, deflects a shot under Columbus Blue Jackets center Derick Brassard (16) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in St. Paul, Minn., Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009.
(AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

[DropThePuck]

Oooooph! So sorry about the lopsided score MT!
At least the Avs weren't shut out.

6 - Fleischmann, T. (01:56 in 1st), Knuble, M. (17:03 in 1st), Steckel, D. (04:02 in 2nd), Fleischmann, T. (10:33 in 2nd), Bradley, M. (13:22 in 2nd), Backstrom, N. (PPG, 17:24 in 3rd)
1 - Galiardi, T. (PPG, 11:21 in 3rd)


Colorado Avalanche right winger Darcy Tucker tries to pull Washington Capitals defenseman John Erskine's stick out of the separation between the panes of glass after Erskine was checked into the boards by Avalanche left winger David Koci in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Denver on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009.
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)


Washington Capitals left winger Alex Overchkin, left, of Russia, gets tangled up while pursuing the puck with Colorado Avalanche defenseman John-Michael Liles in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Denver on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009.
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)


Colorado Avalanche goalie Craig Anderson dives on the ice but fails to stop a shot for a goal off the stick of Washington Capitals left winger David Steckel in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Denver on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009.
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)


Washington Capitals goalie Jose Theodore, right, stops a shot of the stick of Colorado Avalanche right winger Chris Stewart in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Denver on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009.
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

[DropThePuck]

3 - Richardson, B. (05:29 in 1st), Brown, D. (03:44 in 2nd), O'Donnell, S. (15:27 in 3rd)
2 - Souray, S. (12:17 in 2nd), Potulny, R. (03:43 in 3rd)


Los Angeles Kings' Matt Greene, right, sweeps the puck out from behind teammate and goalie Jonathan Quick during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers in Edmonton on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press,John Ulan)

[Sarge]

Koci should get at least 20 games for that hit on Green.

[DropThePuck]

David Koci of the Colorado Avalanche has been fined for his hit on Washington Capitals defenceman Mike Green, while Ottawa Senators winger Jarkko Ruutu has been fined for his hit on Buffalo Sabres' Patrick Kaleta.

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