Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron (37) goes up against Atlanta Thrashers goalie Ondrej Pavelec (31) to score during a shootout in their NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in Atlanta. Boston won 4...

Carolina Hurricanes center Eric Staal (12) breaks free from an Atlanta Thrashers defender as he skates to score his third goal of the night during the third period, Friday, Dec. 26, 2008 during an NHL...

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 22: Anze Kopitar #11 of the Los Angeles Kings shoots and scores a goal around Alex Auld #31 of the Dallas Stars on October 22, 2009 at Staples Center...

...Tim Hunter, Ron Wilson and Keith Acton of the Toronto Maple Leafs concentrate on a replay on score board in a pre-season game against the Philadelphia Flyers on September 17, 2009 at the John...

PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 06: Daniel Briere #48 of the Phildelphia Flyers scores the game winning goal in overtime against Jose Theodore #60 of the Washington Capitals at the Wachovia...

HELSINKI, FINLAND - OCTOBER 03: #33 Dustin Byfuglien of the Chicago Blackhawks scores during The Compuware/NHL Premiere Helsinki series match between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Florida Panthers at...

ZSC Lions Patrick Baertschi, left, shoots to score against Chicago Blackhawks goalie Cristobal Huet, during the ice hockey Victoria Cup 2009 game between the NHL...

Vancouver Canucks' Alex Burrows, left, scores against Los Angeles Kings' Jonathan Quick, back, as Drew Doughty, right, defends during first-period NHL hockey...

St. Louis Blues defenseman Erik Johnson (6) scores on Dallas Stars goalie Marty Turco during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Nov...

New Jersey Devils' Zach Parise (9) scores a shootout goal past Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask (40), of Finland, during an NHL hockey game...

Carolina Hurricanes center Brandon Sutter, left, scores on Anaheim Ducks goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere during the third period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday...

St. Louis Blues right wing Brad Boyes (22) scores in the shootout against Dallas Stars goalie Marty Turco (35) in an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Nov...

...New York Islanders' Frans Nielsen (51) and Sean Bergenheim (20) celebrate Berenheim's goal that tied the score 2-2 during the third period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, in Uniondale...

...Gaborik (10) gets the puck past Florda Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun (29) and Bryan McCabe (24) to score the first goal of the game game during the second period of an NHL hockey in Sunrise...

...of Finland, fires the puck past Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Antero Nittymaki (30), also of Finland, to score a first-period goal during an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, in Tampa, Fla. (AP...