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St. Louis Blues' Vladimir Tarasenko, of Russia, celebrates after scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers, Thursday, March 13, 2014, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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St. Louis Blues' Ryan Reaves, left, is checked into the boards by Edmonton Oilers' Mark Fraser during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, March 13, 2014, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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St. Louis Blues' Vladimir Tarasenko, of Russia, scores past Edmonton Oilers goalie Ben Scrivens (30) and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (93) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, March 13, 2014, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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St. Louis Blues' Ryan Reaves, right, checks Edmonton Oilers' Nail Yakupov, of Russia, over the boards during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, March 13, 2014, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Edmonton Oilers' Martin Marincin, right, of Slovakia, falls over St. Louis Blues' David Backes as Oilers goalie Ben Scrivens, left, looks for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, March 13, 2014, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Minnesota Wild's Jonas Brodin, left, of Sweden, and New York Rangers' Chris Kreider get their arms hooked in the first period of an NHL hockey game on Thursday, March 13, 2014, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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Minnesota Wild's Jared Spurgeon (46) and New York Rangers' Brian Boyle slide into Minnesota Wild goalie Darcy Kuemper, right, who deflects a shot by Boyle in the first period of an NHL hockey game on Thursday, March 13, 2014, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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A shot on goal by Minnesota Wild's Jason Pominville, left, goes wide as New York Rangers goalie Cam Talbot defends in the first period of an NHL hockey game on Thursday, March 13, 2014, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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Minnesota Wild's Matt Cooke, left, congratulates teammate Nino Niederreiter, of Switzerland, on his goal off New York Rangers goalie Cam Talbot, background, in the first period of an NHL hockey game on Thursday, March 13, 2014, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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A scoring attempt by Minnesota Wild's Mikael Granlund, left, of Finland, is broken up as New York Rangers goalie Cam Talbot defends the net in the first period of an NHL hockey game on Thursday, March 13, 2014, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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San Jose Sharks' Brent Burns, left, takes a shot as Columbus Blue Jackets' Nikita Nikitin, of Russia, defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, March 13, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

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Columbus Blue Jackets' Corey Tropp, left, checks San Jose Sharks' Marc-Edouard Vlasic during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, March 13, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

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Columbus Blue Jackets' Brandon Dubinsky, left, Mark Letestu, center, and RJ Umberger celebrate Umberger's short-handed goal against the San Jose Sharks during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, March 13, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)