St. Louis Blues' TJ Oshie(notes) (74) and Detroit Red Wings' Brian Rafalski(notes) (28) battle for the puck in the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009, in St. Louis.

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Brian Rafalski(notes) (28) fires a shot with Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber(notes) (6) and goalie Pekka Rinne(notes), of Finland, and Red Wings left wing Tomas Holmstrom(notes) (96), of Sweden, in front of the net in the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, in Nashville, Tenn. The Predators won 3-1.

MONTREAL - NOVEMBER 21: Glen Metropolit(notes) #15 of the Montreal Canadiens stick handles the puck in the corner while being defended by Brian Rafalski(notes) #28 of the Detroit Red Wings during the NHL game on November 21, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)

Florida Panthers' Stephen Weiss(notes) (9) ties the game on this shot against Detroit Red Wings' Brian Rafalski(notes), left, and goalie Chris Osgood(notes) during the third period of their NHL hockey game on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Detroit. The Panthers won 2-1 in overtime.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - OCTOBER 03: #20 Alexander Steen(notes) of St. Louis Blues attempts to pass #28 Brian Rafalski(notes) of Detroit Red Wings during the 2009 Compuware NHL Premiere Stockholm match between St. Louis Blues and Detroit Red Wings at the Ericsson Globe on October 3, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)