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Pittsburgh Penguins' Jordan Staal (11) fires his first-period goal past Philadelphia Flyers goalie Sergei Bobrosky (35) during an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011.

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Jordan Staal, right, celebrates his first-period goal with Simon Despres (47) during an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011.

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PITTSBURGH, PA - DECEMBER 27: Jordan Staal #11 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates his third period goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during the game at Consol Energy Center on December 27, 2011 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Penguins won 4-2.

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PITTSBURGH, PA - DECEMBER 27: Jordan Staal #11 of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Jaroslav Spacek #8 of the Carolina Hurricanes battle for a puck in the corner during the game at Consol Energy Center on December 27, 2011 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Jordan Staal (11) collides with Carolina Hurricanes' Jaroslav Spacek (8) in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011.

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Jordan Staal (11) skates next to his brother Eric Staal, of the Carolina Hurricanes, in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011. The Penguins won 4-2, with Jordan Staal getting a goal in his 400th NHL game.

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PITTSBURGH, PA - DECEMBER 20: Jordan Staal #11 of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Niklas Hjalmarsson #4 of the Chicago Blackhawks battle for position while chasing down a loose puck on December 20, 2011 at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh defeated Chicago 3-2.

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PITTSBURGH, PA - DECEMBER 20: Jordan Staal #11 of the Pittsburgh Penguins finishes his check on Steve Montador #5 of the Chicago Blackhawks in the second period just as Montador gets rid of the puck on December 20, 2011 at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Jordan Staal (11) takes a face off during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks in Pittsburgh Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011.

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PITTSBURGH, PA - DECEMBER 13: Pavel Datsyuk #13 of the Detroit Red Wings wins the face-off against Jordan Staal #11 of the Pittsburgh Penguins during the game at Consol Energy Center on December 13, 2011 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 08: Braydon Coburn #5 of the Philadelphia Flyers checks the puck away from Jordan Staal #11 of the Pittsburgh Penguins late in the third period of an NHL hockey game at Wells Fargo Center on December 8, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 08: Jordan Staal #11 of the Pittsburgh Penguins takes down Claude Giroux #28 of the Philadelphia Flyers as the fight to control a faceoff with less than a minute to go in the third period of an NHL hockey game at Wells Fargo Center on December 8, 2011 in Philadelphia,...

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Jordan Staal is assisted by officials after being hit in the face by a puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C. , Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011. Pittsburgh won 3-2.

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Jordan Staal (11), Craig Adams (27), Arron Asham (45) and Paul Martin (7) celebrate Asham's goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C. , Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011. Pittsburgh won 3-2.

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Pittsburgh Penguins center Jordan Staal (11) controls the puck past Washington Capitals center Marcus Johansson (90) as Capitals goalie Tomas Vokoun covers the net during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Washington December 1, 2011.

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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 29: Jordan Staal #11 of the Pittsburgh Penguins against goaltender Henrik Lundqvist #30 and Michael Del Zotto #4 of the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on November 29, 2011 in New York City.

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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 29: Jordan Staal #11 of the Pittsburgh Penguins shoots the puck despite the efforts of Michael Del Zotto #4 of the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on November 29, 2011 in New York City.

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Jordan Staal (11) scores the game-tying goal against Montreal Canadiens' goalie Carey Price (31) during third period NHL hockey action in Montreal, November 26, 2011.

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MONTREAL, CANADA - NOVEMBER 26: Jordan Staal #11 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates his game tying goal against the Montreal Canadiens during the NHL game at the Bell Centre on November 26, 2011 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Penguins defeated the Canadiens 4-3 in overtime.

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MONTREAL, CANADA - NOVEMBER 26: Jordan Staal #11 of the Pittsburgh Penguins shoots the puck past Carey Price #31 of the Montreal Canadiens to tie the game in the third period of the NHL game at the Bell Centre on November 26, 2011 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Penguins defeated the...

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Jordan Staal scores against Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, in Montreal. The Penguins won 4-3.

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Jordan Staal (11) celebrates with Paul Martin (7), Matt Niskanen (2) and Tyler Kennedy (48) after scoring a third-period goal during an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, in Pittsburgh. The Penguins won 6-3.

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Jordan Staal, second from left, misses a rebound on the puck between Ottawa Senators goalie Alex Auld (35) and defenseman Brian Lee (5) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011.

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PITTSBURGH, PA - NOVEMBER 23: Jordan Staal #11 of the Pittsburgh Penguins upends Jamie Langenbrunner #15 of the St. Louis Blues in the third period as Barret Jackman #5 of the St. Louis Blues looks on on November 23, 2011 at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. St. Louis...

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PITTSBURGH, PA - NOVEMBER 23: Kris Russell #4 of the St. Louis Blues and Jordan Staal #11 of the Pittsburgh Penguins battle for postion in front of the net on November 23, 2011 at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. St. Louis defeated Pittsburgh 2-1 in overtime.