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[Dark Knight]

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

Philadelphia at Montreal

[Reb]

I only have one thing to say ...

GO MONTREAL!!!

[WILD WING MX]

GO PHILLY GO!! KICK THE CRAP OUT OF MONTREAL!!


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I only have one thing to say ...

GO MONTREAL!!!

Hey Reb, on behalf of all the people in Philadelphia and me...

[Reb]

Hey Reb, on behalf of all the people in Philadelphia and me...

[DropThePuck]

TSN's Ice Chips

Defenceman Andrei Markov has undergone knee surgery and will not return to the Canadiens' lineup during the playoffs, the team announced on Wednesday. He had a successful procedure to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Markov was hit by the Penguins' Matt Cooke in the opening minutes of Game 1 of their semifinal series. Markov is expected to be out for six months. Just seven players - goaltender Carey Price along with skaters Sergei Kostitsyn, Benoit Pouliot, Mathieu Darche, Glen Metropolit, Ryan O'Byrne and Ben Maxwell - participated in an optional skate on Wednesday. The team had a meeting that lasted more than 45 minutes.
- Montreal Gazette

Jeff Carter (toe) was skating again on Thursday, but isn't ready to return to the lineup just yet. ''[Carter] improves everyday,'' Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said regarding Carter. ''He's not ready for tonight but possibly later in the series for sure.'' Flyers head coach Peter Laviolette said he wouldn't comment on Caretr's health, that's up to Holmgren, but said "Jeff looked good on the ice, was skating, shooting, and passing. He looked good." - TSN

Manny Malhotra skated on wing instead of centre at Thursday's practice. - TSN

[Dark Knight]

It took 148:22 for the road team to score in this series ... wow.

[DropThePuck]

1 - Gagne, S. (08:22 in 3rd)
5 - Cammalleri, M. (07:05 in 1st), Pyatt, T. (16:52 in 1st), Moore, D. (11:33 in 2nd), Gionta, B. (02:00 in 3rd), Bergeron, M. (19:29 in 3rd)

Shift of the Game: Jacques Martin pleaded with the Canadiens to crash the net more frequently, and his team did just that on Thursday night. It was evident when Tom Pyatt raced to the crease, beat out Flyers defenseman Matt Carle to a loose puck and then poked it over the line at 16:52 of the first period to give Montreal a 2-0 lead.

<NHL.com recap>



Players from the Montreal Canadiens and the Philadelphia Flyers stand for the Canadian national anthem at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Thursday, May 20, 2010, prior to Game 3 of the NHL hockey Eastern Conference finals.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes)


Montreal Canadiens' Scott Gomez, right, tries to get a shot past Philadelphia Flyers' Matt Carle (25), Braydon Coburn (5) and Michael Leighton (49) during the second period of Game 3 of the NHL hockey Eastern Conference finals Thursday, May 20, 2010, in Montreal.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)


Montreal Canadiens' Mike Cammalleri, left, laughs at Philadelphia Flyers Claude Giroux as they scuffle during during the second period of Game 3 of the NHL hockey Eastern Conference finals Thursday, May 20, 2010, in Montreal.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)\


Philadelphia Flyers' Chris Pronger, left, and Matt Carle, right, watch as goalie Michael Leighton fails to stop a shot from Montreal Canadiens' Mike Cammalleri during the first period of Game 3 of the NHL hockey Eastern Conference finals Thursday, May 20, 2010, in Montreal.
(AP Photo/Dave Sandford, Pool)

[Captain-Crunch]

You guys can't see me right now, but I'm turning my head and pouting.

[Reb]

It doth seem to me that the Canadians, les habitants, haven't thrown in the towel just yet.

[WILD WING MX]

It doth seem to me that the Canadians, les habitants, haven't thrown in the towel just yet.

Well... they're bound to win a game or two. No team is capable of sweeping play-off games like The Anaheim Mighty Ducks did in 2003. ... ...

Montreal...