Oct 13, 2009; Buffalo, NY, USA; Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk (13) stretches for the puck against the Buffalo Sabres in the third period at HSBC Arena...

DETROIT - OCTOBER 10: Pavel Datsyuk #13 of the Detroit Red Wings looks on during the game against the Washington Capitals on...

DETROIT - DECEMBER 15: Henrik Zetterberg #40, Nicklas Lidstrom #5 and Pavel Datsyuk #13 of the Detroit Red Wings stand on the blue line for the national anthem before...

DETROIT - JUNE 6: Henrik Zetterberg #40 and Pavel Datsyuk #13 of the Detroit Red Wings look on against the Pittsburgh Penguins during Game Five of...

DETROIT - JUNE 12: Pavel Datsyuk #13 of the Detroit Red Wings controls the puck in the corner in front of Sergei...

23 December 2008: Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk (13), of Russia, celebrates his goal with right wing Marian Hossa (81), of Slovenia, in the...

DETROIT - DECEMBER 06: Pavel Datsyuk #13, Nicklas Lidstrom #5 and Henrik Zetterberg #40 of the Detroit Red Wings wear the Winter...

...defenseman Jonathan Ericsson, of Sweden, center is helped off the ice by Brian Rafalski, left, and Pavel Datsyuk, of Russia, right, during an NHL hockey game against the the Phoenix Coyotes in the first...

May 17, 2009 - Detroit, MI Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk #13 skates up ice with the puck in action during Game 1 of the NHL Western...

COLUMBUS, OH - APRIL 23: Pavel Datsyuk #13 of the Detroit Red Wings skates against the Columbus Blue Jackets during Game Four of...

...defeated the Capitals 2-1. (Photo by Scott Levy/NHLI via Getty Images) DETROIT - APRIL 05: Pavel Datsyuk #13 of the Detroit Red Wings gets ready for the face-off during a NHL game...

CHICAGO - JANUARY 01: Pavel Datsyuk #13 of the Detroit Red Wings faces off against the Chicago Blackhawks during the NHL Winter...

CHICAGO - JANUARY 01: Pavel Datsyuk #13 of the Detroit Red Wings faces off against the Chicago Blackhawks during the NHL Winter...

DETROIT - JUNE 6: Henrik Zetterberg #40 and Pavel Datsyuk #13 of the Detroit Red Wings look on against the Pittsburgh Penguins during Game Five of...

Jun 12, 2009; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk (13) carries the puck away from Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Chris Kunitz (14) in the first...