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[Dark Knight]

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

Boston at Toronto
NYI at Philadelphia
Nashville at Atlanta
TBL at Montreal
Calgary at Detroit
Florida at Minnesota
Vancouver at Colorado
Ottawa at Edmonton

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TSN's Ice Chips

Evander Kane will have a CT scan taken of his injured left foot on Tuesday. Injury and playing-status updates will come following the test, a team official said. Kane injured the foot blocking a shot early in Saturday’s game at Tampa Bay. He left and didn't return. He missed Sunday’s game against Carolina because of the injury, only the second game he’s missed all season. Kane is wearing a walking boot and using crutches. The boot is similar to one worn by former teammate Ilya Kovalchuk earlier this season when he suffered a broken foot and missed three weeks. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Head coach Claude Julien said that D Zdeno Chara has a lower body injury and will not play tonight. - TSN

General Manager Peter Chiarelli said on Tuesday that Marc Savard could be done for the season. Savard was diagnosed with a grade-2 concussion after being hit by Pittsburgh's Matt Cooke on Sunday. - TSN

G Tuukka Rask, out the last two games because of swelling in his right knee, was one of four Bruins to skate on Monday. Rask originally injured the knee three years ago in Finland while wrestling with friends, requiring surgery to repair the meniscus. Rask said he tweaked the knee last week while walking. With Rask back to full strength, Dany Sabourin was assigned to Providence. Sabourin backed up Tim Thomas against the Islanders and Penguins. - Boston Herald

Forward Adam Burish is expected to make his season debut Wednesday after recovering from preseason knee surgery. - Chicago Tribune

Veteran winger Darcy Tucker missed practice Monday with an unspecified illness. Right wing David Jones (torn anterior cruciate ligament) does not have a timetable on a return, coach Joe Sacco said. Jones has been doing off-ice workouts, but he has not skated with the team since his injury. - Denver Post

Derick Brassard returned to the lineup last night after missing the previous two games because of an infection in his left hand. Brassard burned the hand while he was repairing a stick between periods of the Feb. 14 game against Chicago. - Columbus Dispatch

Craig Weller, one of the players acquired from the Bruins for Dennis Seidenberg last week, is on loan to the Chicago Wolves because the Panthers' AHL affiliate in Rochester was at the maximum limit for veterans. - Miami Herald

Cal Clutterbuck, who left Sunday's game because of a charley horse, received treatment Monday and is listed as day-to-day. Derek Boogaard will sit out the second game of a two-game suspension tonight. Boogaard was disciplined for a knee-to-knee hit on Edmonton's Ryan Jones. - Pioneer Press

F Mike Cammalleri skated on his own for the second time and D Marc-Andre Bergeron did the same for the fifth time. However, head coach Jacques Martin doesn't have an estimate for when either would be ready to start practicing with the team yet, saying he hopes to have them back in the lineup within the next two weeks. - TSN

The Predators will be without defenceman Denis Grebeshkov for at least one to two weeks because of a lower-body injury he suffered in Sunday's loss to Vancouver. He apparently was hurt early in the game and tried to play through it. - Nashville Tennessean

Dean McAmmond, who missed the final two periods Sunday with numbness in his left shoulder after taking a hit to the head from Zack Stortini, didn’t have to practice, but he skated. He expects to be able to play Wednesday against the Rangers. Paul Martin (broken forearm) did not practice, but coach Jacques Lemaire said he expects Martin will return shortly. - Star Ledger

Blake Comeau, who left Saturday's loss after he was checked from behind by Boston's Michael Ryder, practiced for about 20 minutes yesterday, but did not make the trip because of a sore back. Trevor Gillies was recalled from Bridgeport to take Comeau's place. - New York Post

Brian Elliott will start in goal on Tuesday in Edmonton against the Oilers. - TSN

Mathieu Schneider, recuperating from knee surgery, could be activated next week. He skated in what coach Dave Tippett called "heavy traffic" Monday, going hard in two-on-two drills and reported no problems. Centre Robert Lang (lower-body injury) did not practice and remains day to day. - Arizona Republic

Bill Guerin was back on the ice at Monday's optional practice and appears ready to play on Thursday against the Hurricanes. Guerin has missed the past three games with back spasms. - Post Gazette

Scott Nichol (shoulder) was back on the ice practicing with his teammates Monday. He said he felt good enough to skate and shoot the puck, but stopped short of taking part in any contact drills. The Sharks haven't specified the extent of Nichol's shoulder injury, but coach Todd McLellan initially said he thought the pesky center, who is the NHL's top faceoff artist and helps on the penalty kill, might miss seven to 10 days. - Mercury News

F Ryan Malone will miss Tuesday's game in Montreal with an upper-body injury. - RDS

Mikhail Grabovski is expected to return to the lineup on Tuesday when the Leafs host the Boston Bruins. - TSN

Head coach Ron Wilson said on Tuesday that D Fredrik Sjostrom will be "out for a couple of weeks". - TSN

Tomas Fleischmann was a healthy scratch Monday because Bruce Boudreau said the wingers was fatigued from the Olympics and could benefit from a day off. Boudreau also scratched Shaone Morrisonn after the defenceman's turnover Saturday that nearly led to a goal for the New York Rangers. - Washington Post

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2 - Suter, R. (PPG, 04:48 in 1st), Wilson, C. (18:38 in 1st)
1 - Antropov, N. (00:29 in 2nd)


Nashville Predators gaolie Dan Ellis and defenseman Cody Franson squeeze Atlanta Thrashers' Chris Thorburn in front of the net during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in Atlanta.
(AP Photo/John Bazemore)


Atlanta Thrashers goalie Johan Hedberg stops a shot from Nashville Predatror Patric Hornqvist during the first speriod of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 9, 2010 in Atlanta.
(AP Photo/John Bazemore)


Atlanta Thrashers goalie Johan Hedberg cools down after giving up a goal to the Nashville Predators in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in Atlanta.
(AP Photo/John Bazemore)


Nashville Predators goalie Dan Ellis blocks a shot in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Atlanta Thrashers on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in Atlanta.
(AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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4 - Langkow, D. (05:18 in 2nd), Iginla, J. (05:45 in 3rd), Bourque, R. (07:16 in 3rd), Higgins, C. (EN, 19:15 in 3rd)
2 - Datsyuk, P. (10:40 in 2nd), Holmstrom, T. (PPG, 16:29 in 2nd)


Calgary Flames' Jerome Iginla scores a goal against Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)


Detroit Red Wings' Tomas Holmstrom, right, of Sweden, redirects a Nicklas Lidstrom pass for a goal against Calgary Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff, of Finland, in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)


Detroit Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk, left, scores against Calgary Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff, right, of Finland, as defenseman Steve Staios, center, looks on in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)


Calgary Flames' Eric Nystrom retrieves a rebound from a blocked shot by Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

[ducksfan13]

at least detroit lost

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2 - Tavares, J. (07:06 in 1st), Okposo, K. (10:27 in 2nd)
3 - Carter, J. (12:03 in 2nd), Giroux, C. (PPG, 08:00 in 3rd), Gagne, S. (PPG, 13:54 in 3rd)


Philadelphia Flyers' Michael Leighton, right, blocks a shot by New York Islanders' Tim Jackman in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in Philadelphia.
(AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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3 - Stamkos, S. (PPG, 03:47 in 2nd), Walker, M. (10:03 in 2nd), St Louis, M. (18:53 in 3rd)
5 - Metropolit, G. (PPG, 02:50 in 1st), Gomez, S. (12:02 in 1st), Pouliot, B. (04:28 in 2nd), Darche, M. (07:33 in 2nd), Darche, M. (03:26 in 3rd)


Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jaroslav Halak, of Slovakia, lets in the first goal by the Tampa Bay Lightning's Steven Stamkos, not shown, during second period NHL hockey action Tuesday, March 9, 2010 in Montreal.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Ryan Remiorz)

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3 - Frolik, M. (02:02 in 3rd), Stillman, C. (10:40 in 3rd), Stillman, C. (00:00 in SO)
2 - Koivu, M. (PPG, 03:01 in 1st), Earl, R. (11:01 in 1st)


Florida Panthers' Steve Reinprecht, left attempts to score on Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom of Finland before Backstrom blocked the attempt in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 9, 2010 in St. Paul, Minn.
(AP Photo/Jim Mone)


Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu, right, of Finland checks Florida Panthers' Bryan Allen in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 9, 2010 in St. Paul, Minn.
(AP Photo/Jim Mone)


Florida Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun of the Czech Republic deflects a shot by Minnesota Wild's Andrew Brunette, left, as Panthers' Shawn Matthias, right, closes in during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 9, 2010 in St. Paul, Minn.
(AP Photo/Jim Mone)


Minnesota Wild's Andrew Brunette celebrates a goal by Mikko Koivu off Florida Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 9, 2010 in St. Paul, Minn. Also show, Panthers' Gregory Campbell (11) and Bryan Allen, top.
(AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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6 - Samuelsson, M. (06:40 in 2nd), Samuelsson, M. (11:45 in 2nd), Samuelsson, M. (18:18 in 2nd), Burrows, A. (PPG, 08:04 in 3rd), Hansen, J. (17:52 in 3rd), Sedin, D. (EN, 19:51 in 3rd)
4 - Duchene, M. (06:17 in 1st), Stewart, C. (06:45 in 1st), Duchene, M. (PPG, 13:26 in 1st), Mueller, P. (07:16 in 2nd)


Vancouver Canucks center Ryan Kelser, left, and Colorado Avalanche right winger Milan Hejduk, of the Czech Republic, pursue a loose puck in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Denver on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)


Colorado Avalanche right winger Chris Stewart, left, shoots for a goal as Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler, of Sweden, defends in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Denver on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)


Colorado Avalanche left winger Chris Durno, left, looks to pass the puck as Vancouver Canucks defenseman Aaron Rome defends in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Denver on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)


Following a time out, Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo pulls down his mask to cover his face as he heads back to the net after giving up three goals to the Colorado Avalanche in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Denver on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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4 - Kelly, C. (16:18 in 2nd), Cullen, M. (PPG, 08:24 in 3rd), Fisher, M. (09:50 in 3rd), Michalek, M. (PPG, 13:09 in 3rd)
1 - Pisani, F. (04:27 in 2nd)


Edmonton Oilers' Mike Comrie falls after being hooked by Ottawa Senators' Brian Lee as goalie Brian Elliott looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta, on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Comrie was awarded a penalty shot, but failed to score.
(AP)


Edmonton Oilers' Jeff Deslauriers lies on his side as he defends the goal against Ottawa Senators' Alexei Kovalev, of Russia, during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta, on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
(PA Photo/The Canadian Press, John Ulan)


Edmonton Oilers' Zack Stortini fights with Ottawa Senators' Matt Carkner during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta, on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
(AP)


Edmonton Oilers goalie Jeff Deslauriers makes a save against the Ottawa Senators during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta, on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
(AP)

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3 - Recchi, M. (02:47 in 1st), Sturm, M. (PPG, 13:49 in 2nd), Bergeron, P. (03:07 in 3rd)
4 - Primeau, W. (10:34 in 2nd), Gunnarsson, C. (18:38 in 2nd), Caputi, L. (07:13 in 3rd), Kulemin, N. (04:10 in OT)


Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Carl Gunnarsson (36) defends as goaltender Jonas Gustavsson makes a save on Boston Bruins left winger Daniel Paille (20) during first period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Tuesday March 9, 2010.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Frank Gunn)


Toronto Maple Leafs left winger Luca Caputi (back) crashes Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas (30) during second period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Tuesday March 9, 2010.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Frank Gunn)


Boston Bruins defenseman Dennis Wideman (6) reacts as Toronto Maple Leafs center Mikhail Grabovski and left winger Nikolai Kulemin, of Russia, celebrate Wideman's overtime goal an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Frank Gunn)


Toronto Maple Leafs left winger Nikolai Kulemin, of Russia, celebrates his game winning overtime goal as Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas looks on in NHL hockey action in Toronto on Tuesday March 9, 2010.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Frank Gunn)