The Penguins, hockey and more, by Seth Rorabaugh.
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Central Division
-Pavel Datsyuk and Niklas Kronwall each had two assists for the Red Wings in a 4-3 win at Anaheim. The Ducks were led by Ryan Getzlaf who had a goal and two assists. Teammates Steve Montador and Corey Perry each added a goal and an assist.
-Check out this save by Detroit's Chris Osgood on Perry late in the game:
-Jonathan Toews had a goal and an assist for the Blackhawks in a 4-1 defeat of the Sabres. Chicago also got two assists from Kris Versteeg. Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith suffered what appeared to be a head injury after being hit high by Buffalo's Drew Stafford.
-Stafford's hit:
-Kind of tough to tell if that's a suspendable hit, but the NHL should investigate it.
-Today's "Brian Campbell is fitting in with Chicago" story is brought to you by John Vogl of the Buffalo News.
-Are the years of suffering coming to an end for Blue Jackets fans?
-The Blue Jackets acquired forward Jason Williams from the Thrashers for defenseman Clay Wilson and a sixth-round pick in the 2009 draft.
-A move from center to wing has kick-started Predators forward David Legwand's (right) game.
-The Predators put defenseman Greg de Vries on injured reserve due to post-concussion syndrome and recalled defenseman Alexander Sulzer from Milwaukee of the AHL.
Northwest Division
-The Canucks put goaltender Curtis Sandford on waivers.
-The Oilers will retire the No. 9 of hall-of-fame forward Glenn Anderson Sunday.
-Flames forward Eric Nystrom is starting to show some scoring touch.
-Avalanche forwards Milan Hejduk and Ryan Smyth are each closing in on the 300-goal marks for their careers.
-Wild forward Stephane Veilleux is dealing with a leg injury.
Pacific Division
-The Kings put forward Oscar Moller on injured reserve and recalled forward Kevin Westgarth from Manchester of the AHL.
-Has Marc-Edouard Vlasic been the Sharks' best defenseman?
-San Jose demoted forward Torrey Mitchell to Worcester of the AHL for conditioning purposes.
-The Stars' big money players aren't earning their keep.
-Dallas forward Mike Modano suggested his team's front office do "a little more homework" the next time they sign a selfish castoff from the Rangers.
-The Ducks lifted their game to Detroit's standards last night and still lost.
-Anaheim forward Teemu Selanne (right) has resumed skating for the first time since suffering a lacerated quadriceps muscle Dec. 19.
-The Coyotes sure like their nicknames.
Patrick Division
-Goaltenders are suffering a lot of leg injuries these days.
-Hartford's mayor met with Gary Bettman about the possibility of the NHL coming back to the land of the Whalers.
-Will the next Winter Classic be in that noted wintery location of Las Vegas?
(Photos: Legwand-Chris Graythen/Getty Images; Selanne-Dave Sandford/Getty Images)