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[Dark Knight]

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

Philadelphia at NYR
Boston at Montreal
St. Louis at Minnesota

[PortBeach13]

Hmm no important games scheduled tomorrow night except for the Ducks game!

[GLOVESAVE35]

Uh. . . no OT? Heck, go nuts everybody - go to OT then 10 rounds of shootouts.

[Veca]

Another dreaded Rangers game.......

[Veca]

Lundqvist not in net, the dreaded groin trouble rears it's ugly head. Just a few minutes into the game and already a fight and a lot of hard hits.......on the Rangers heads.
Oh, Rangers score..... Back to the game.....

[Veca]

It's going to be one of those nights for me!! Mr. Ozolinsh already has a turnover and a 2 minute rest!!! Oh, joy!!!

[GLOVESAVE35]

From TSN:


Late Breaking Updates and Notes for Tuesday, April 4

Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk suffered a lower body injury late in last night's 2-1 shootout victory over Calgary. Datsyuk is expected to be out of the lineup a minimum of 7-10 days and will be re-evaluated at that time.

The Ottawa Senators say Tyler Arnason suffered a "possible mild concussion" when he was hit by Atlanta's Garnet Exelby in Monday night's game. He will travel with the team to Buffalo and will likely be a game time decision... Forward Mike Fisher has missed the last nine games with an ankle injury and will be a game time decision as well... Daniel Alfredsson, who missed Monday's game with the flu, is expected to play in Buffalo.

King defenseman Aaron Miller, who has missed three games with a back injury, underwent a series of cortisone shots Friday and said he hoped to return to the lineup this week.

Jeff Friesen returned to the Ducks lineup Sunday after being a healthy scratch for two games. L.A. Times

Brian Leetch and right wing Glen Murray practiced with the Bruins in Montreal on Monday, and they expect to be back in the lineup Tuesday night after missing Saturday's game. Leetch sat out because he was struck in the head by the stick of Sabres forward Daniel Briere last Wednesday, and Murray was sidelined because of his third bout with the flu. Leetch skated for the second straight day and said he is symptom-free after having a headache and nausea. Boston Globe

If money talks, then Eric Staal is the winner when it comes to popularity. The practice jersey he wore on Ron Francis Night, Jan. 28, fetched the highest price at auction of any of his peers - $1,621. Rod Brind'Amour's jersey was not available in the online auction that ended Sunday and raised more than $23,000 for the Canes' charitable foundation. News and Observer

The timetables for the return of injured Avalanche players Alex Tanguay and Jose Theodore remain murky. Avs coach Joel Quenneville would not give a specific return date for either player Monday, saying it is too soon to know for sure. Tanguay, Colorado's leading scorer before spraining his right knee March 19 in San Jose, has yet to practice with the team. Theodore, out since Jan. 31 with a broken bone in his right heel, is skating with the team but has yet to participate in a full contact practice. The Avs hope to give the former Montreal Canadiens goalie a start or two before the end of the regular season, April 17. If he plays a regular-season game, his full $5.3 million salary cap average will immediately count against the Avs' payroll. - Denver Post

Stars winger Bill Guerin (fractured orbital bone) is skating hard and hopes to be cleared for play Wednesday, when he visits the doctor. He has lost 10 pounds during the break and says he feels quicker. - Dallas Morning News

Injured Panthers forward Jozef Stumpel, sidelined last week by a hip flexor, will not play this week and could miss the rest of the regular season. Stumpel, who was playing on the top line alongside Olli Jokinen and Gary Roberts, said he "heard a pop" while skating in last Wednesday's game at Pittsburgh. Palm Beach Post

Henrik Lundqvist, the Rangers rookie goaltending sensation, reported soreness after practice Monday that the Rangers are calling a "minor hip flexor strain." He is listed as day to day. Kevin Weekes will start Tuesday. It is likely that Lundqvist also will sit out Thursday night's game against the Islanders. - New York Daily News

Defenseman Darius Kasparaitis, who has missed five of the Rangers' last six games with a strained groin, did not skate. He said he definitely will miss the next two games, and possibly the weekend games against Boston and the Devils. - Rockland Journal News

Five rookie goalies are going to end up with 20-plus victories this season. Henrik Lundqvist, a possible Calder Trophy finalist, leads the way with 30 victories through Sunday, followed by Buffalo's Ryan Miller (26), Philadelphia's Antero Niittymaki (22) and Ottawa's Ray Emery (21), who has been the starter since the Olympic break with Dominik Hasek injured. Atlanta's Kari Lehtonen, who had 19 victories through Sunday, is the only one likely to miss the playoffs. - Detroit News

[PortBeach13]

Update!

2 - 1
Late 2nd period

0 - 0
End of 1st

0 - 0
Late 1st

[PortBeach13]

Update!

2 - 2
Late 3rd

2 - 2
2nd Intermission

2 - 1
Late 2nd

[Dark Knight]

Final:

Phi 2 - NYR 3 (SO)
Bos 3 - Mon 5

Update:

Stl 4 - Min 4 (7 mins to go)

[Veca]

From what they were saying, the Rangers are in for the playoffs. This was a very nerve wracking game tonight but in the end, they pulled it off.
How nice would it be if the Ducks met the Rangers in the playoffs?

[DropThePuck]

New York Rangers' Ryan Hollweg fights with Mike Richards during the first period in NHL hockey action Tuesday, April, 4, 2006 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)



New York Rangers goaltender Kevin Weekes makes a save on a shot attempt by Philadelphia Flyers' Jeff Carter during the third period in NHL hockey action Tuesday, April, 4, 2006 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Weekes recorded 21 saves in the Rangers' 3-2 shootout win. The Rangers clinched a playoff spot with the win.
(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

[DropThePuck]

Montreal Canadiens Jan Bulis and Boston Bruins Glen Murray collide during first period action in Montreal on Tuesday, April 4, 2006.
(AP PHOTO/CP, Ian Barrett)

[DropThePuck]

Minnesota Wild's Marian Gaborik attempts to get the puck over the pad of St. Louis Blues goalie Reinhard Divis as the Blues' Ryan Johnson moves in to assist on the play during an NHL hockey game Tuesday, April 4, 2006, in St. Paul, Minn.
(AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)


After linesmen Thor Nelson and Angelo D'Amico separated St. Louis Blues' Dennis Wideman and Minnesota Wild's Mattias Weinhandl during a fight, Nelson turns his attention to a young fan during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, April 4, 2006, in St. Paul, Minn. Minnesota's Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Brian Rolston skate away from the play.
(AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)

[DropThePuck]

New York Rangers' Petr Sykora shoots the puck past Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Robert Esche during a shootout in NHL hockey action, Tuesday, April, 4, 2006 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The goal turned out to be the winning goal in the Rangers 3-2 win. The Rangers clinched a playoff spot with the win.
(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)


New York Rangers' Petr Sykora celebrates after scoring what was the game-winning goal in a shootout against the Philadelphia Flyers.
(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

[Duckette]

After linesmen Thor Nelson and Angelo D'Amico separated St. Louis Blues' Dennis Wideman and Minnesota Wild's Mattias Weinhandl during a fight, Nelson turns his attention to a young fan during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, April 4, 2006, in St. Paul, Minn. Minnesota's Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Brian Rolston skate away from the play.
(AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)

Aww, how cute!