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

Ottawa at NJD
Toronto at Buffalo
Carolina at Florida
TBL at STL
Boston at Chicago
Washington at Vancouver

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TSN's Ice Chips

With defencemen Mark Stuart and Dennis Wideman sidelined either Andy Wozniewski or Adam McQuiad will likely make their Bruins debut Friday after being recalled from Providence of the AHL. - Boston Globe

Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta (head/neck) is out for tonight's contest against the Maple Leafs and remains day-to-day. He left Wednesday's game against the Senators with a suspected concussion after he was hit from behind by Sens' Jarkko Ruutu. Centre Paul Gaustad (knee) returns to the lineup after missing 10 games. - TSN

Blackhawks defenceman Cam Barker left Wednesday's game with a lower-body injury however head coach Joel Quenneville does not believe it is a serious injury and Barker may suit up Friday against the Bruins. - Chicago Tribune

Avs' forward Milan Hejduk returned to practice Thursday after missing two games with a right knee injury. He stated that he will be in the lineup Saturday against Columbus. - Denver Post

Stars defenseman Trevor Daley left in the second period of Wednesday's game against the Hurricanes with an apparent shoulder injury. He is doubtful to face the Thrashers on Thursday. - Dallas Morning News

The Detroit Red Wings injury woes continue as leading scorer Henrik Zetterberg left in the first period of Thursday night's game against the Lightning after being drilled by a clean open ice hit by Mattias Ohlund. He appeared to suffer a shoulder injury however it is not known how long he will be sidelined. - Detroit Free Press

Kings defenceman Randy Jones was held out of Thursday's game against the Flames due to headaches and a stiff neck he suffered in a collision Tuesday with Edmonton's Dustin Penner. - L.A. Times

Winger Brian Gionta (broken left foot) skated by himself Friday morning and will travel with the team. Defenceman Roman Hamrlik (knee) didn't skate but will also travel with the club. To make room, Tom Pyatt and Yanick Weber were send down to the Hamilton Bulldogs. Twenty-two players will travel with the team, including Andrei Markov (left ankle tendon surgery), who will reportedly play Saturday against the New York Islanders. - TSN

Devils head coach split up long-time tandem Zach Parise and Travis Zajac at practice Thursday. Parise skated with Rob Niedermayer and Vladimir Zharkov. Zajac was placed on a line with Brian Rolston and Jamie Langenbrunner.- Star Ledger

The Senators will be without forward Nick Foligno for a couple of weeks as he will undergo a knee scope.
Both goaltender Pascal Leclaire and forward Chris Neil were on the ice as Senators practice today. Both are still targeting December 23rd to make their return to the Sens lineup. - TSN

Simon Gagne hoped to be in the lineup Thursday against the Penguins however he did not get clearance by team doctors and missed his 24th straight game. He is hoping to return Saturday against the Rangers. - Comcast Sports.net

Forward Jeff Halpern took a puck to the face on Thursday that required about 12 stitches, but he is expected to be fine - Tampa Tribune

Luke Schenn will return to the Maple Leafs lineup Friday against the Buffalo Sabres. Goaltender Jonas Gustavsson will serve as backup and may get the start Saturday against the Bruins. The Leafs have recalled Victor Stalberg and assigned goaltender Joey MacDonald to the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League. - TSN

Aaron Rome returns to the lineup for the first time since coming back from a conditioning stint. He will take Mathieu Schneider’s spot on the blueline. Kyle Wellwood is also back in the lineup for Darcy Hordichuk. - TSN

The Caps hope to have Semyon Varlamov back in the lineup Saturday after facing shots at practice on Thursday. He has been sidelined with a groin muscle strain since December 7th. - Washington Post

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2 - Picard, A. (00:39 in 2nd), Ruutu, J. (06:06 in 2nd)
4 Langenbrunner, J. (PPG, 11:53 in 1st), Rolston, B. (01:53 in 2nd), Pandolfo, J. (18:22 in 2nd), Salvador, B. (09:52 in 3rd)


Daniel Alfredsson #11 (L) and Mike Fisher #12 of the Ottawa Senators are stopped by Martin Brodeur #30 of the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on December 18, 2009 in Newark, New Jersey. By playing in this game, Brodeur set the record for most regular season games played by a goaltender in NHL history.
(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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2 - Stalberg, V. (03:06 in 1st), Stempniak, L. (19:40 in 3rd)
:BUF: 5 - Roy, D. (01:32 in 2nd), Lydman, T. (07:02 in 2nd), Grier, M. (09:14 in 2nd), Ellis, M. (12:48 in 2nd), Vanek, T. (11:09 in 3rd)


Nikolai Kulemin #41 of the Toronto Maple Leafs gets caught between Andrej Sekera #44 and Ryan Miller #30 of the Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena on December 18, 2009 in Buffalo, New York.
(Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)


Lee Stempniak #12 of the the Toronto Maple Leafs looks to make a play next to Ryan Miller #30 of the Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena on December 18, 2009 in Buffalo, New York.
(Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)


Niklas Hagman #9 of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Andrej Sekera #44 of the Buffalo Sabres fall to the ice at HSBC Arena on December 18, 2009 in Buffalo, New York.
(Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)


Viktor Stalberg #45 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates his goal in the first period with teammate Francois Beauchemin #22 against the Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena on December 18, 2009 in Buffalo, New York.
(Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

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3 - Dwyer, P. (05:27 in 2nd), Walker, S. (08:19 in 3rd), Staal, E. (10:21 in 3rd)
6 Leopold, J. (06:29 in 2nd), McCabe, B. (09:25 in 2nd), Ballard, K. (11:05 in 2nd), Olesz, R. (04:10 in 3rd), Dvorak, R. (04:47 in 3rd), Moore, D. (SHG, 07:57 in 3rd)


The puck gets past Carolina Hurricanes goalie Manny Legace (34) on a goal scored by Florida Panthers center Dominic Moore, right, in the third period during an NHL hockey game in Sunrise, Fla., Friday, Dec. 18, 2009.
(AP)

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6 - St Louis, M. (10:37 in 1st), Stamkos, S. (00:36 in 2nd), Foster, K. (06:24 in 2nd), Halpern, J. (04:12 in 3rd), Halpern, J. (11:15 in 3rd), Stamkos, S. (EN, 19:02 in 3rd)
3 - Winchester, B. (PPG, 10:04 in 1st), Oshie, T. (03:58 in 3rd), Tkachuk, K. (PPG, 09:03 in 3rd)


St. Louis Blues' T.J. Oshie, center, tries to control a puck as Tampa Bay Lightning's Steven Stamkos, left, and Ryan Malone, right, defend during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Dec. 18, 2009, in St. Louis.
(AP)

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4 - Krejci, D. (09:22 in 1st), Paille, D. (16:32 in 2nd), Boychuk, J. (06:01 in 3rd), Krejci, D. (17:17 in 3rd)
5 - Versteeg, K. (01:55 in 2nd), Sharp, P. (08:22 in 2nd), Toews, J. (19:33 in 2nd), Ladd, A. (07:41 in 3rd), Toews, J. (00:00 in SO)


Boston Bruins left wing Steve Begin, left, watches his shot on-goal get deflected by Chicago Blackhawks goalie Antti Niemi during the first period of their NHL Hockey game Friday, Dec. 18, 2009, in Chicago.
(AP)

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2 - Semin, A. (08:47 in 1st), Clark, C. (18:06 in 1st)
3 - Kesler, R. (06:39 in 1st), Raymond, M. (17:39 in 2nd), Raymond, M. (PPG, 13:56 in 3rd)


Vancouver Canucks' Roberto Luongo reacts after being hit in the mask by a slapshot during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Friday, Dec. 18, 2009.
(AP)