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

Atlanta at NJD
Carolina at Washington
Detroit at Columbus
Montreal at Ottawa
Boston at TBL
Calgary at Edmonton
Minnesota at LAK
Phoenix at SJS

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TSN's Ice Chips

Forward Ryan Getzlaf suffered a laceration on his right leg in Saturday night’s game when he accidentally cut himself with his skate blade. Getzlaf did not practice Sunday and was seen walking with a bandage around his knee. Head coach Randy Carlyle said it was possible that Getzlaf could play Tuesday against Minnesota, but he was taking precaution. - Orange County Register

The Ducks put forward Kyle Calder on waivers. - TSN

Rookie Evander Kane missed Sunday’s practice after injuring his shoulder in Saturday’s loss to Tampa Bay. Head coach John Anderson said Kane is “day-to-day” after being examined by doctors. Kane was scheduled to make the next leg of the team’s road trip, which continues Monday in New Jersey. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Bruins left wing Milan Lucic, out since Nov. 25 with a high ankle sprain, is skating and hopes to play as early as the Jan. 1 Winter Classic at Fenway Park, if not soon after. - Boston Globe/Herald

Winger Kris Versteeg missed his second consecutive game with the flu. Bryan Bickell replaced him in the lineup. - Chicago Tribune

Forward James Neal missed practice Sunday with the flu and Stephane Robidas was left dizzy briefly when he was hit in the head with a puck. Goalie Marty Turco (flu) and LW Brenden Morrow (flu) practiced after missing Saturday’s game. Defencemen Trevor Daley (shoulder) and Mark Fistric (concussion) also practiced. Daley has missed five games and Fistric four, and both are on injured reserve. - Dallas Morning News

Rostislav Olesz missed his first game of the season Sunday as expected. Olesz missed Saturday’s practice with the flu. Shawn Matthias was recalled from the team’s AHL affiliate to take Olesz’s spot. Winger Nick Tarnasky made his season debut Sunday. Tarnasky had been out since experiencing complications from a broken orbital bone suffered in a preseason fight with Ottawa’s Chris Neil on Sept. 15. - Miami Herald

Forward Justin Williams, who broke his leg on Saturday, is scheduled to see team doctors today and might need surgery, head coach Terry Murray said. Winger Teddy Purcell, a healthy scratch Saturday, practiced in Williams’ spot on the top line and is likely to play there today. Center Jarret Stoll (groin) and defenseman Randy Jones (headaches) did not skate Sunday and aren’t expected to play tonight. - L.A. Times

Jacques Martin said that right-winger Brian Gionta and defenceman Roman Hamrlik will return to the lineup on this trip and could play as early as today. - Montreal Gazette

The Preds put centre Dave Scatchard on waivers. - TSN

David Clarkson said he is ready to return to the lineup after missing a month with a broken leg. Head coach Jacques Lemaire wasn’t ready to say anything definitively, but Clarkson is going on the assumption he’ll be back in the lineup today when the Devils try to re-start their winning ways against the visiting Thrashers. - Star Ledger

Forward Vinny Prospal is set to have his knee scoped and will miss anywhere from 10 days to three weeks of action. - NY Post

Nick Foligno (knee) continues to skate with the team and is expected to be back in the lineup by end of the week. - TSN

The Senators practiced on Monday with the same lineup as they had against Buffalo on the 26th. ... Pascal Leclaire will get the start in goal against the Canadiens this evening. ... Defenceman Erik Karlsson is a healthy scratch for tonight's contest. - TSN

Forward Daniel Winnik, who left the game on Saturday night with his right arm in a sling, was placed on injured reserve and is week-to-week, but the Coyotes did not specify his injury. Centre Kevin Porter and left winger Jeff Hoggan were recalled from San Antonio of the AHL. Porter has played in two games for the Coyotes this season, and this is Hoggan’s first call-up this season. - Arizona Republic

Defenceman Mark Eaton has missed three games due to a knee injury. Eaton was gassed after the Penguins’ morning skate yesterday. He’s hoping the extra work he did will pay off with a return to the lineup soon. The Penguins are expected to resume talks with Gonchar's agent, JP Barry, early this week. Gonchar can become an unrestricted free agent July 1, though he is open to signing an extension during the season. The club and Barry were close on neither term nor salary during early season discussions. - Tribune Review

Winger Paul Kariya left Sunday’s game in the second period after getting an elbow in the head from the Sabres' Patrick Kaleta. Kariya went to the locker room and the Blues announced later that he had an upper-body injury. The Blues will have an update on Kariya’s status today. - St. Louis Post Dispatch

Head coach Alain Vigneault said Ryan Johnson would have a CT scan on his foot on Monday. The team has no plans to call up another forward for now as they have 12 healthy forwards. - TSN

The Canucks recalled centre Alexandre Bolduc from the Manitoba Moose of the AHL on Monday. Bolduc, 24, has appeared in seven games with the Canucks this season, registering two penalty minutes. In 13 games with Manitoba this season, he has collected 20 penalty minutes and three points. - Media Release

Tom Poti, who missed Saturday’s game with an undisclosed injury, skated briefly but head coach Bruce Boudreau said he is not scheduled to play today against the Hurricanes. - Washington Post

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2 - Kovalchuk, I. (09:43 in 1st), Reasoner, M. (07:28 in 3rd)
3 - Parise, Z. (10:46 in 1st), White, C. (16:34 in 1st), Parise, Z. (PPG, 00:59 in 3rd)


New Jersey Devils' goalie Martin Brodeur (30) makes a save on a shot against the Atlanta Thrashers during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Newark, N.J., Monday, Dec. 28, 2009.
(AP Photo/Rich Schultz)

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6 - Ruutu, T. (PPG, 07:44 in 1st), Staal, E. (10:14 in 1st), Jokinen, J. (14:30 in 1st), Sutter, B. (03:32 in 2nd), Samsonov, S. (10:00 in 3rd), Staal, E. (EN, 18:28 in 3rd)
3 - Green, M. (PPG, 01:14 in 2nd), Fehr, E. (12:56 in 2nd), Ovechkin, A. (PPG, 01:22 in 3rd)


Carolina Hurricanes left wing Jussi Jokinen (36), of Finland, scores a goal past Washington Capitals goalie Jose Theodore (60) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, in Washington. Also seen are Carolina Hurricanes' Eric Staal (12) and Matt Cullen (8).
(AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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1 - Modin, F. (03:12 in OT)


Columbus Blue Jackets' Rick Nash, left, and Detroit Red Wings' Drew Miller vie for the puck in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, Dec. 28, 2009.
(AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

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2 - Cammalleri, M. (04:59 in 1st), Pouliot, B. (09:50 in 1st)
4 - Regin, P. (12:48 in 1st), Shannon, R. (PPG, 15:33 in 2nd), Neil, C. (06:15 in 3rd), Campoli, C. (EN, 19:14 in 3rd)


Montreal Canadiens' Tomas Plekanec attempts to bat the flying puck as goaltender Jarsolov Halak and Ottawa Senators' Alex Kovalev (27) look on during an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, in Ottawa.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Fred Chartrand)

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1 - Sturm, M. (12:30 in 3rd)
2 - Tanguay, A. (18:59 in 1st), St Louis, M. (PPG, 19:48 in 2nd)


Tampa Bay Lightning left winger Martin St. Louis (26) puts the puck past Boston Bruins defensmen Zedeno Chara (33), of Slovakia, and Dennis Wideman (6) to score a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 28, 2009 in Tampa, Fla.
(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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4 - Bourque, R. (18:58 in 1st), Bourque, R. (PPG, 09:22 in 2nd), Bourque, R. (SHG, 05:37 in 3rd), Giordano, M. (07:06 in 3rd)
1 - Potulny, R. (02:02 in 1st)


Calgary Flames' Rene Bourque, left, scores on Edmonton Oilers goalie Jeff Deslauriers during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on Monday, Dec. 28, 2009.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, John Ulan)

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4 - Havlat, M. (04:23 in 2nd), Johnsson, K. (PPG, 15:00 in 2nd), Belanger, E. (18:58 in 2nd), Belanger, E. (17:35 in 3rd)
3 - Doughty, D. (11:36 in 2nd), Johnson, J. (PPG, 02:28 in 3rd), Parse, S. (17:23 in 3rd)


Los Angeles Kings' Ryan Smyth (94) and Minnesota Wild's Greg Zanon (6) reach for the puck as Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom, of Finland, looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles on Monday, Dec. 28, 2009.
(AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)

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2 - Prucha, P. (09:20 in 2nd), Doan, S. (18:22 in 2nd)
3 - Setoguchi, D. (02:54 in 1st), Pavelski, J. (SHG, 05:17 in 2nd), Pavelski, J. (00:00 in SO)


Phoenix Coyotes goalie Ilya Bryzgalov, of Russia, is beaten for the game winning goal on a shot from San Jose Sharks center Joe Pavelski, not pictured, during in an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Monday, Dec. 28, 2009.
(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)