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[Dark Knight]

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

Chicago at Boston
Ottawa at Washington
NYR at Atlanta
Florida at Montreal
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh
Carolina at Nashville
Columbus at Edmonton
Phoenix at Vancouver
Detroit at LAK

[ducksfan13]

again we need more regulation wins... enough 3 point games will kill us

[lvsprt]

It's like groundhog day, we're reliving the 6th all over again!

[DropThePuck]

TSN's Ice Chips

F Nik Antropov will not play Thursday, according to head coach John Anderson. Antropov, a late scratch in Tuesday's game against the Penguins, has a hip injury. Anderson said Antropov is "probable" for Saturday's game with the Capitals. D Mark Popovic, out with a broken foot, said he expects to be cleared to return to practice Thursday. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

D Andrew Ference will miss six weeks with a groin injury, the team announced Wednesday. Ference was injured during the second period of Tuesday's win in Ottawa after he was hit by Chris Phillips. - CSNNE.com

Just two days after suffering three small fractures in his right thumb, Patrice Bergeron skated Wednesday with four other teammates. Bergeron can't move his thumb for 10-14 days, and said Wednesday that he'll be back in two weeks, so his spot on Team Canada "shouldn't be an issue." - CSNNE.com

Antti Niemi will be in net on Thursday against the Bruins. He is 10-2-1 this year with four shutouts. D Cam Barker is still day-to-day with an upper-body injury. He didn't play in Tuesday's win over the Wild. - Chicago Tribune

C Mike Ribeiro has been put on injured resrve and will be out 4-6 weeks after he was accidentally hit in the throat by New York's Christopher Higgins on Wednesday in a second-period collision at center ice. Higgins, who didn't see Ribeiro as they crossed paths, received a high-sticking penalty. - Dallas Morning News

Both Henrik Zetterberg and Dan Cleary gave thumbs up to returning to the lineup for Thursday's game at Los Angeles. F Mattias Ritola was assigned back to Grand Rapids (AHL) to make room for the returning players. Jimmy Howard will get the start in goal. - Detroit Free Press

D Lubomir Visnovsky, who sprained his ankle in the New Year's Eve game in Calgary, does not have a high sprain, which usually means a longer recovery time, but he still can't get his foot into his skate. - Edmonton Journal

Tomas Vokoun will start on Thursday against Montreal. Head coach Peter DeBoer confirmed that Dmitry Kulikov will remain with the Panthers for the rest of the season. - RDS

The team recalled D Alec Martinez from Manchester (AHL) and placed D Randy Jones on the injured reserve list (retroactive to Dec. 16). - Team Release

Forward Owen Nolan (leg) missed Tuesday’s game. He has not skated since Saturday’s game against New Jersey. The team recalled F Robbie Earl from Houston (AHL) on Wednesday. - Star Tribune

Jaroslav Halak will start Thursday against Florida. Ryan O'Byrne (personal) will return to the lineup this weekend. - RDS

Head Coach Barry Trotz said F Martin Erat could return for Thursday's game against Carolina, but Saturday's game against Anaheim is more likely. The Predators recalled F Ben Guite from Milwaukee (AHL). F Joel Ward missed Wednesday’s practice with a lower-body strain and is questionable for the game. - Tennessean

The team assigned rookie D Matt Corrente to Lowell (AHL) on Wednesday. Corrente, 21, has played in 10 NHL games, but was scratched from Tuesday night's shutout victory over the Dallas Stars as Bryce Salvador returned from an ankle injury. - Star Ledger

F Aaron Voros was a healthy scratch on Wednesday against Dallas for the second consecutive game and 13th in the last 15. - Newsday

Barring an unexpected setback, Ray Emery says he will back in goal for the Flyers on Saturday night against Tampa Bay. - Comcast Sportsnet.com

Marc-Andre Fleury will start on Thursday against the Flyers. Much of Pittsburgh's lineup will be a game-time decision. - TSN

Forward Chris Kunitz (abdominal muscle) underwent surgery Wednesday and is expected to be out 4-6 weeks. It appears likely that D Sergei Gonchar will play Thursday against Philadelphia. Gonchar took part in Wednesday's practice and looked fine. The availability of Ruslan Fedotenko and Max Talbot could be in question after they missed practice Wednesday. Coach Dan Bylsma said both players were undergoing "maintenance days," which sometimes simply means a day of rest but also could indicate an injury. - Tribune Review

Yan Stastny cleared waivers and joined the Blues, but he was a healthy scratch against the Sharks on Wednesday. Paul Kariya missed his fourth straight game (concussion symptoms). - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

F Jeff Halpern (lower body) could play Saturday against the Flyers, head coach Rick Tocchet said, though it sounded iffy. - St. Petersburg Times

Defenceman Carl Gunnarson was on the ice before practice Thursday working on skating drills and stayed for practice. - TSN

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5 - Keith, D. (12:49 in 1st), Kopecky, T. (18:04 in 1st), Ladd, A. (01:42 in 2nd), Keith, D. (10:13 in 2nd), Kane, P. (17:49 in 3rd)
2 - Wheeler, B. (PPG, 05:30 in 1st), Satan, M. (08:02 in 1st)


Boston Bruins right wing Blake Wheeler, center, tips the puck past Chicago Blackhawks goalie Cristobal Huet, of France, for a goal in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010. At left is Bruins' Mark Recchi.
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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2 - Phillips, C. (17:45 in 2nd), Cheechoo, J. (19:05 in 3rd)
5 - Gordon, B. (09:29 in 1st), Knuble, M. (17:46 in 1st), Backstrom, N. (00:26 in 3rd), Backstrom, N. (10:45 in 3rd), Ovechkin, A. (18:34 in 3rd)


Washington Capital left wing Alex Ocechkin (8), of Russia, battles for the puck against Ottawa Senators center Mike Fisher (12) and defenseman Anton Volchenkov, right, also of Russia, during the first period of their NHL hockey game at the Verizon Center in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010.
(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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1 - Lisin, E. (02:49 in 2nd)
2 - Slater, J. (06:06 in 3rd), Little, B. (00:00 in SO)


New York Rangers goalie Chad Johnson (29), Ryan Callahan (24) and Ales Kotalik (12) keep the puck out of the net during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Atlanta Thrashers, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010, in Atlanta.
(AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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2 - Pouliot, B. (19:47 in 1st), Gionta, B. (EN, 19:24 in 3rd)


Montreal Canadiens' Maxim Lapierre (40) avoids a check from Florida Panthers' Dennis Seidenberg, of Germany, during first-period NHL hockey game action Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010, in Montreal.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Paul Chiasson)

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7 - Carter, J. (PPG, 06:39 in 1st), van Riemsdyk, J. (07:10 in 1st), Carle, M. (PPG, 16:51 in 1st), Pronger, C. (01:42 in 2nd), van Riemsdyk, J. (02:56 in 2nd), Carter, J. (09:26 in 3rd), Richards, M. (EN, 19:28 in 3rd)
4 - Crosby, S. (08:25 in 1st), Cooke, M. (19:04 in 1st), Crosby, S. (10:32 in 2nd), Rupp, M. (12:08 in 3rd)


Philadelphia Flyers' Simon Gagne (12) falls over Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

[DropThePuck]

2 - Brind'Amour, R. (02:52 in 1st), Kostopoulos, T. (SHG, 12:03 in 3rd)
4 - Dumont, J. (SHG, 13:45 in 1st), Hornqvist, P. (PPG, 19:36 in 1st), Sullivan, S. (18:50 in 2nd), Hornqvist, P. (PPG, 11:16 in 3rd)


Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne, of Finland, left, dives to make a stop as center Nick Spaling, right, knocks the net loose in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010, in Nashville, Tenn. Behind Rinne is Hurricanes center Brandon Sutter.
(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

[DropThePuck]

4 - Umberger, R. (16:40 in 1st), Vermette, A. (18:43 in 2nd), Huselius, K. (PPG, 03:36 in 3rd), Hejda, J. (11:21 in 3rd)
2 - Pisani, F. (16:59 in 1st), Gagner, S. (01:36 in 3rd)


Columbus Blue Jackets center Antoine Vermette, front, gets wrapped up with Edmonton Oilers defenseman Steve Staios (24) during first-period NHL hockey game action in Edmonton, Alberta, on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jimmy Jeong)

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4 - Burrows, A. (11:35 in 1st), Samuelsson, M. (19:56 in 2nd), Burrows, A. (01:01 in 3rd), Burrows, A. (04:56 in 3rd)


Goalie Roberto Luongo #1 of the Vancouver Canucks keeps an eye on the puck after stopping Taylor Pyatt #14 of the Phoenix Coyotes in close while Canucks Christian Ehrhoff #5 helps out during the third period of NHL action on January 07, 2010 at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
(Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)

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2 - Cleary, D. (19:59 in 1st), Helm, D. (19:42 in 3rd)
1 - Smyth, R. (PPG, 15:38 in 3rd)


Jimmy Howard #35 of the Detroit Red Wings makes a save against the Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center on January 7, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.
(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)