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Saturday, 04 February 2012 04:48

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-The great Joe Vitale (above)  will be getting paid for the next two years.

-When will Cal O'Reilly make his Penguins debut? (PG+)

-Dan Bylsma speaks, needs a throat lozenge:

-The great Joe Vitale speaks:

-A goal and an assist by Jason Williams led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 4-3 win against the rival Hershey Bears. Brad Thiessen made 23 saves in the victory.

-The Penguins rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the third period to win.

-Eric Tangradi was scratched due to an ailing back. (PG+)

-Shootout goals by Zack Torquato and Andrew Hotham gave the Wheeling Nailers a 4-3 win against the Elmira Jackals. Nick Petersen had a regulation goal and an assist for Wheeling while teammate Paul Crowder recorded two assists. Patrick Killeen made 34 saves in the victory.

-Happy 26th birthday to former Penguins forward Mark Letestu. A free agent signing late in the 2006-07 season, Letestu spent parts of three seasons with the Penguins. As a rookie in 2009-10, he appeared in 10 games and scored one goal. He saw action in four playoff games in 2010 and recorded on assist. Last season, Letestu set career highs in games (64), goals (14), assists (13) and points (27). In seven postseason games last spring, he recorded one assist. After 11 games and one assist this season, Letestu was traded to the Blue Jackets for a draft pick. In 85 regular season games with the Penguins, Letestu scored 29 points. In 11 postseason games, he recorded two assists.

Atlantic Division

-An overtime goal by former Penguin Mark Eaton gave the Islanders a 2-1 win against the Senators. PA Parenteau recorded two assists for New York while teammate Evgeni Nabokov made 23 saves.

-Eaton's goal came in his 600th career game.

-Eaton's goal:

-Happy times for Eaton:

-Ottawa's Craig Anderson kept his eyes on this puck:

-The Rangers traded former Penguins forward Erik Christensen and a seventh-round pick in 2013 to the Wild in exchange for forward Casey Wellman.

-Devils forward Patrik Elias was fined $2,500 for boarding on Canadiens forward Mike Blunden Thursday. The hit in question:

-With back-to-back games this weekend, the Devils will play backup goaltender Johan Hedberg Saturday against the Flyers and starter Martin Brodeur against the Penguins Sunday.

-Devils forward Ryan Carter (hand) and defenseman Adam Larsson (back) will miss today's game.

-The Devils placed forward Adam Henrique (right) on injured reserve due to a groin ailment and recalled defenseman Peter Harrold from Albany of the AHL.

Northeast Division

-The Canadiens recalled forward Aaron Palushaj from Hamilton of the AHL.

-The Senators recalled forward Jim O'Brien from Binghamton of the AHL.

Southeast Division

-Scott Clemmensen made 20 saves for the Panthers in a 2-1 defeat of the Jets. Florida has won three out of its past four games.

-The Panthers placed forwards Jack Skille (shoulder) and Marco Sturm (knee) on injured reserve.

-The Capitals recalled Keith Aucoin from Hershey of the AHL and placed forward Joel Reclicz on waivers.

-The Lightning demoted forward Pierre-Cedric Labrie to Norfolk of the AHL.

Central Division

-Jaroslav Halak made 22 saves for the Blues in a 1-0 shutout of the Kings. St. Louis recorded its league-leading 10th shutout of the season.

-Saves of the Night: Halak stopping Los Angeles' Jason Williams twice in tight:

-Halak made another tough save on Los Angeles' Colin Fraser in the second period:

-Two goals by Derrick Brassard, including one in overtime, gave the Blue Jackets a 3-2 win against the Ducks. Curtis Sanford made 33 saves for Columbus. Teemu Selanne scored both of Anaheim's goals.

-Brassard's overtime goal:

-Check out this pass by Columbus' Antoine Vermette to set up Jeff Carter for a goal:

-Check out this pass by Anaheim's Corey Perry to set up Selanne for his second goal:

-With Carter returning to the lineup after missing 10 games due to a shoulder injury, the Blue Jackets demoted forward Andrew Joudrey to Springfield of the AHL.

-Blue Jackets goaltender Mark Dekanich will miss the rest of the season following ankle surgery.

-With goaltender Jimmy Howard dealing with a broken finger, the Red Wings recalled goaltender Joey MacDonald from Grand Rapids of the AHL.

Northwest Division

-Captain Jarome Iginla had a goal and an assist for the Flames in a 3-1 win against the Blackhawks. Alex Tanguay recorded two assists for Calgary while teammate Miikka Kiprusoff made 26 saves. Chicago has lost five consecutive games.

-Goal of the Night: Iginla's goal on Chicago's Ray Emery was smooth:

-Pass of the Night: Chicago's Patrick Kane setting up Brent Seabrook for a goal:

-A day after he tied a franchise record with eight points in game, Oilers forward Sam Gagner received a congratulatory text message from former captain Wayne Gretzky.

-The Oilers demoted forward Philippe Cornet to Oklahoma City of the AHL.

-With forward Christopher Higgins dealing with an undisclosed ailment, the Canucks recalled forward Byron Bitz from Chicago of the AHL.

Pacific Division

-Stars captain Brenden Morrow (right) was placed on injured reserve due to an "upper-body" injury and recalled forward Tomas Vincour from Texas of the AHL.

-The Ducks demoted forwards Kyle Palmieri and center Mark Bell to Syracuse of the AHL.

Adams Division

-Two goals by Nick Chiavetta led the Robert Morris men's team to a 6-4 win against Canisius. It was the 100th win in program history.

-Max Strang made 37 saves for the Mercyhurst men's team which was beat by Niagara, 6-1.

-Kristen DiCiocco made 13 saves for the Robert Morris women's team in a 4-3 win against Syracuse.

-Two goals by Bram Bailey led the Mercyhurst women's team to a 6-1 rout of Niagara.

(Photos: Vitale-Jamie Sabau/Getty Images; Henrique-Jim McIsaac/Getty Images; Islanders/Senators-Jana Chytilova/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images; Morrow-Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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