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[Dark Knight]

Post your thoughts, comments, and pictures of tonight's games in this thread.

St. Louis at Columbus
Chicago at Minnesota
TB at Dallas

[GLOVESAVE35]

Late Breaking Updates and Notes for Friday, January 20


Dallas goalie Marty Turco, who missed Wednesday's game with a groin injury, practiced Thursday and said he felt good. His status for tonight's game against Tampa Bay has yet to be determined. - Dallas Morning News

The Red Wings are optimistic Henrik Zetterberg (hip flexor) will be able to play Saturday after two days of rest and treatments. Zetterberg sat out Wednesday's game in Columbus. Manny Legace will start in net against Colorado Saturday. - Detroit News

Panthers Forward Gary Roberts left last night's game after colliding with defenseman Sean Hill 30 seconds into the first period and did not return. He sprained his right knee and will be evaluated today. - Miami Herald

Kings goaltender Mathieu Garon, who bruised his left shoulder in Tuesday's game, practiced Thursday morning but experienced continued pain in the shoulder. - LA Daily News

Darius Kasparaitis sat out his third straight game with a slight left knee sprain. But after going hard in the morning skate, he expects to play tomorrow in Boston. New York Daily News

Flyers defenceman Joni Pitakanen (abdominal tear) expects to play Saturday. Robert Esche (groin) will also return to the lineup, but only as a backup to Antero Niittymaki until at least next week. Peter Forsberg (groin) remains doubtful for Saturday.- Phliadelphia Inquirer

Penguins winger Konstantin Koltsov started the game in Ziggy Palffy's former spot on the top line with Sidney Crosby and Tomas Surovy but was replaced by Colby Armstrong. - Tribune Review

[Dark Knight]

TB 4 - Dal 1 with 7 mins to go in the first. Dallas just pulled Turco for Hedberg. Turdo has given up 4 goals on 7 shots.

Turco has really stunk up the joint since signing his new contract.

[Duckette]

lol i was gunna say the same thing, but the Dallas D seems to be non existent. the first goal was short handed!

[DropThePuck]

Columbus Blue Jackets' Jan Hrdina and St. Louis Blues' Doug Weight vie for a loose puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Jan. 20, 2006, in Columbus, Ohio.
(AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)


Columbus Blue Jackets' Dan Fritsche takes a shot against St. Louis Blues' Jason Bacashihua as Doug Weight defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Jan. 20, 2006, in Columbus, Ohio.
(AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)


Columbus Blue Jackets' David Vyborny scores a short-handed goal against St. Louis Blues' Jason Bacashihua during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Jan. 20, 2006, in Columbus, Ohio.
(AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

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Hmm ... are invisibility cloaks allowed on the ice??


Chicago Blackhawks' Kyle Calder is tripped-up by an unidentified player as Minnesota Wild goalie Manny Fernandez looks down-ice in first-period of NHL hockey action Friday, Jan. 20, 2006, in St. Paul, Minn.
(AP Photo/Jim Mone)

[Duckette]

Columbus Blue Jackets' David Vyborny scores a short-handed goal against St. Louis Blues' Jason Bacashihua during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Jan. 20, 2006, in Columbus, Ohio.
(AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

Is it just me or does it look like Jason is having a heart attack?

[Dark Knight]

Is it just me or does it look like Jason is having a heart attack?

It's just you.

BTW Bacashihua had to leave the game with 1:36 left with an injury. The game's going to SO. Denis' been spectacular.

[Dark Knight]

TB just scored again 5-1 on Dallas at the beginning of the 2nd.

[Dark Knight]

FINAL:

St. Louis 3 - Columbus 4 (OT/SO) Nash with a Peter Forsberg move wins the game!

[Dark Knight]

Dallas scores two quick ones. 5-3 now.

[Duckette]

EEE I jynxed him! lol jk WOOT WOOT! BJ's WON!! WOO HOO! LETS GO BOLTS!

[DropThePuck]

Chicago Blackhawks' Todd Simpson pushes Minnesota Wild's Marian Gaborik, after Gaborik scored a first period goal on Blackhawks goalie Nikolai Khabibulin in NHL hockey Friday, Jan. 20, 2006 in St. Paul, Minn.
(AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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Dallas Stars' Jason Arnott prepares to shoot against Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Sean Burke as Stars' Brenden Morrow watches during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Friday, Jan. 20, 2006.
(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

[GLOVESAVE35]

Let's go Tampa Bay !!!

[PortBeach13]

Come on Tampa! You can do it

[Dark Knight]

They've done it.

TB 6 - Dallas 3

[GLOVESAVE35]

They've done it.

TB 6 - Dallas 3

Woo hoo! Finally, one of our division rivals loses!

[DropThePuck]

Columbus Blue Jackets' Rick Nash scores a goal against St. Louis Blues' Curtis Sanford during the shootout in an NHL hockey game Friday, Jan. 20, 2006, in Columbus, Ohio. Columbus won 4-3.
(AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)


Columbus Blue Jackets' Marc Denis makes a save against St. Louis Blues' Mike Sillinger during a shootout in an NHL hockey game Friday, Jan. 20, 2006, in Columbus, Ohio. Columbus won 4-3.
(AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

[Duckette]

YAY! It's a good night in Hockeydom! All my predictions were right! WOO HOO! GO BOLTS!

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Minnesota Wild goalie Manny Fernandez blocks a third period shot by Chicago Blackhawks' Radim Vrbata in NHL hockey Friday, Jan. 20, 2006 in St. Paul, Minn.
(AP Photo/Jim Mone)


Chicago Blackhawks goalie Nikolai Khabibulin skates away as Minnesota Wild's Randy Robitaille is congratulated by teammates Marc Chouinard, and Alexandre Daigle, after Robitaille's third period goal in NHL hockey Friday, Jan. 20, 2006 in St. Paul, Minn. The Wild won, 4-1.
(AP Photo/Jim Mone)


Minnesota Wild's Kurtis Foster exchanges congratulations with the bench after a third-period assist of a Randy Robitaille goal in NHL hockey Friday, Jan. 20, 2006, in St. Paul, Minn. Foster also scored a goal in the second period. Players on bench, from left, include: Todd White, Stephane Veilleux, Wes Walz.
(AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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Dallas Stars goalie Johan Hedberg clears a puck out of the area as Tampa Bay Lightning's Ruslan Fedotenko pressures him during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Friday, Jan. 20, 2006. The Lightning defeated the Stars 6-3.
(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)


Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Sean Burke and teammate Dan Boyle try to clear the puck as Dallas Stars' Jason Arnott looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Friday, Jan. 20, 2006. The Lightning defeated the Stars 6-3.
(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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Tampa Bay Lightning's Paul Ranger, Vaclav Prospal, Ruslan Fedotenko and Vincent Lecavalier, celebrate the Lightning's third goal in the first period against Dallas Stars goalie Marty Turco during an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Friday, Jan. 20, 2006.
(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)


Dallas Stars goalie Johan Hedberg plucks the puck out of the air as Jere Lehtinen and Tampa Bay Lightning's Martin St. Louis watch during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Friday, Jan. 20, 2006.
(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)


Tampa Bay Lightning's Vaclav Prospal tries to gain control of the puck in front of Dallas Stars goalie Johan Hedberg during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Friday, Jan. 20, 2006. The Lightning defeated the Stars 6-3.
(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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"We've had some bad starts, but that was our worst all season," said Turco, who refused to use the injury as an excuse. "To be unprepared like that, knowing what was coming, there's absolutely no excuse. Soft, sloppy play has been the characteristic of ourselves. We've just been getting by and pretending, and it's finally catching up with us."

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"We've had some bad starts, but that was our worst all season," said Turco, who refused to use the injury as an excuse. "To be unprepared like that, knowing what was coming, there's absolutely no excuse. Soft, sloppy play has been the characteristic of ourselves. We've just been getting by and pretending, and it's finally catching up with us."

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Well, that's certainly music to a Ducks fan's ears! Keep it up, please.