Nashville Predators left wing Steve Sullivan(notes) (26) skates with the puck as Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf(notes) and Anaheim Ducks defenseman Scott Niedermayer(notes) (27) defend in the first period of a NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009.

Nashville Predators right wing Patric Hornqvist(notes), center, shoots wide as Anaheim Ducks defenseman Scott Niedermayer(notes), left, and Anaheim Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller(notes) defend in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009.

ANAHEIM, CA - NOVEMBER 05: Scott Niedermayer(notes) #27 and Teemu Selanne(notes) #8 of the Anaheim Ducks celebrate Selanne's first period goal against the Nashville Predators at the Honda Center on November 5, 2009 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

ANAHEIM, CA - NOVEMBER 03: Scott Niedermayer(notes) #27 of the Anaheim Ducks skates around Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury(notes) with the puck while being pursued by Chris Kunitz(notes) #14 of the Penguins in the third period at the Honda Center on November 3, 2009 in Anaheim, California. The Penguins defeated the Ducks 4-3. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

ANAHEIM, CA - NOVEMBER 03: Scott Niedermayer(notes) #27 of the Anaheim Ducks skates around Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury(notes) with the puck while being pursued by Chris Kunitz(notes) #14 of the Penguins in the third period at the Honda Center on November 3, 2009 in Anaheim, California. The Penguins defeated the Ducks 4-3. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

ANAHEIM, CA - NOVEMBER 03: (L-R) Scott Niedermayer(notes) #27, Corey Perry(notes) #10, Bobby Ryan(notes) #9, Sheldon Brookbank(notes) #21 and Ryan Getzlaf(notes) #15 of the Anaheim Ducks celebrate Perry's second period goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Honda Center on November 3, 2009 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

ANAHEIM, CA - NOVEMBER 03: (L-R) Bobby Ryan(notes) #9, Corey Perry(notes) #10, Ryan Getzlaf(notes) #15 and Scott Niedermayer(notes) #27 of the Anaheim Ducks celebrate Perry's first-period goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Honda Center on November 3, 2009 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Scott Niedermayer(notes) (27) and defenseman Nick Boynton(notes) (4) celebrate teammate right wing Corey Perry's(notes) goal during the first period of a NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Anaheim, Calif.

Anaheim Ducks' Scott Niedermayer(notes) (27) battles Phoenix Coyotes' Shane Doan(notes), right, for a loose puck in the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes earned a victory in a shootout as they defeated the Ducks 3-2.

Anaheim Ducks right wing Mike Brown, left, celebrates his goal with centre Ryan Carter(notes) and defenceman Scott Niedermayer(notes) in the second period. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Chris Carlson)

Anaheim Ducks right wing Mike Brown, left, celebrates his goal with center Ryan Carter(notes) and defenseman Scott Niedermayer(notes) in the second period against the Vancouver Canucks of a NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, Oct. 30, 2009.

Anaheim Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller(notes) of Switzerland, can's stop Vancouver Canucks right wing Steve Bernier(notes) goal as defenseman Scott Niedermayer(notes) looks on in the first period of a NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, Oct. 30, 2009.