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2009 NHL Playoff Hits

San Jose's Brad Lukowich sends Anaheim's Bobby Ryan out of his crease. Unfortunately for the Sharks, they couldn't keep the puck out of their own crease enough, losing to the eighth-seeded Ducks in the first round. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

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Not in My House San Jose's Brad Lukowich sends Anaheim's Bobby Ryan out of his crease. Unfortunately for the Sharks, they couldn't keep the puck out of their own crease enough, losing to the eighth-seeded Ducks in the first round. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Stand 'em Up, Si... Francois Beauchemin decks the Red Wings' Marian Hossa in the second-round series that Detroit won in seven games. (AP Photo/Mark Avery)
Even the Best Ge... Try telling Brooks Orpik that Alex Ovechkin is the best in the game... (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Pen-ed to the Bo... Alex Ovechkin gets some revenge by crushing Pens 6-foot-7 defenseman Hal Gill. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
A Bitz Painful The Bruins' Byron Bitz gets physical with Canadiens forward Alexei Kovalev. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)
Orpik Brings It Brooks Orpik had huge hits all year long, and he kept them coming in the Keystone State showdown. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
You Win Some, Yo... The Capitals' Matt Bradley tattoos Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik in the second-round series that Pittsburgh took in seven games. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Don't Mess with ... Pavel Datsyuk delivers a nasty check to Anaheim's Todd Marchant as the Red Wings advanced to the Western Conference Finals. (AP Photo/Mark Avery)
A Close Shave Sergei Fedorov knocks Maxime Talbot to the ice, but nearly gets the worst of it with a skate to the face. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Slick Hansen With the Blues' Keith Tkachuck and T.J. Oshie bearing down, Jannik Hansen upends both and comes away clean. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Duck! Detroit's Darren Helm goes flying into the boards against Andrew Ebbett, who fortunately avoids the worst of the hit. (AP Photo/Henry DiRocco)
Cap This In front of his opponent's bench, Chris Kunitz nails the Capitals' Matt Bradley. The Penguins went on to win the series 4-3. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Bury Him Montreal's Josh Gorges is practically tackled by Bruins star Milan Lucic. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)
Keep Him There Penguins center Evgeni Malkin inflicts further pain on Flyers' defenseman Braydon Coburn, as the Pens won the first-round series 4-2. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)
Shot in the Mout... Vancouver's Sami Salo gives Andrew Ladd a little love tap, though the Blackhawks would have the last laugh, beating the three-seed to move on to the Western Conference Finals. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
Up-and-Under Teemu Selanne low-bridges Detroit's Niklas Kronwall, as the Ducks nearly upset the defending champion Red Wings. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Blindsided Blair Betts gets jacked up by Washington's Donald Brashear. The hit was deemed an illegal one, though, and Brashear was suspended as a result. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
Going Down Fight... The Flyers' Joffrey Lupul gets upended by Pittsburgh's Jordan Staal in the first round. The Flyers nearly came back from a 2-0 deficit, but fell in Game 6 to the defending conference champs. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)
Ward Gets Physic... Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward gets into the act, defending his crease by throwing down Devils star Patrick Elias. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
Bear of a Hit The top-seeded Bruins came back from a 3-1 deficit, but Mark Stuart and Boston couldn't shove away the Hurricanes, losing in overtime of Game 7. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)