When the New Jersey Devils host the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday (7 p.m. ET; MSG, FS-W), the teams will be fighting for different things.

For the visiting Ducks, it is all about playoff positioning. Yes, Anaheim clinched a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the third straight season with a 3-2 victory against the New York Islanders on Saturday, but there is still much for which to play during the final five games of the season.

The Ducks have 103 points and are in the driver's seat in the race for the Presidents' Trophy as the NHL's top team, one point ahead of the Nashville Predators and the Montreal Canadiens and two points ahead of the New York Rangers. The Predators and Rangers are also in action Sunday. Anaheim has a 12-point cushion on the Vancouver Canucks for the Pacific Division crown and could clinch with a favorable set of results Sunday.

The New Jersey Devils will be a far different team when they return from the Christmas break to face the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

Most notably, the Devils will have a new coaching structure. Scott Stevens and Adam Oates were introduced as co-coaches Saturday morning. Stevens will be in charge of the defensemen and Oates the forwards. Devils president and general manager Lou Lamoriello, who fired Peter DeBoer as coach Friday, will also be behind the bench Saturday, serving in a supervisory role.

Stevens and Oates will be co-coaches for the rest of the season. Lamoriello plans to return to the background as soon as he is confident the unique setup the team is employing behind the bench is functioning smoothly.

But the Devils will also look different on the ice as the mumps outbreak continues to hit the team hard.

TORONTO -- As the closing act of the Hockey Hall of Fame ceremony, Mike Modano had the benefit of experiencing the range of emotions encountered by the five inductees who went before him.

So, he knew he might be a bit emotional during his speech. Fortunately referee Bill McCreary, who gave his speech right before Modano, became a bit teary-eyed during his speech, allowing Modano to not be the first to have trouble with his emotions.

"Boy, wow," Modano said seconds after Brett Hull presented him with his Hall of Fame plaque. "Thanks Billy for choking up a little, so I don't look like the only one here crying."

TORONTO -- During his almost three decades as a NHL official, Bill McCreary always maintained order and kept his cool in the most difficult situations.

On Monday, his ability to handle any scenario on the ice was honored when he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. It was on that day that he had the most trouble dealing with the emotions of the day.

In thanking various members of his family, McCreary broke down, near tears several times, especially in thanking his mother for the contributions she made in shaping his career, which began with the local refereeing organization in his hometown of Guelph.

"When I was a young boy growing up, my dream was no different from that of anyone else, I wanted to play in the NHL," McCreary said.

TORONTO -- Peter Forsberg loves the game of hockey so much, it was hard to put an exclamation point to his career by accepting his induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday.

During his speech, Forsberg talked about the wear and tear put on his body by the style of hockey he favored, a style that fellow Swede Mats Sundin described as having the heart of a warrior and the hands of Wayne Gretzky. He said he has undergone 21 surgeries since he started playing hockey.

"I'd take 21 more surgeries to keep on playing," Forsberg said. "I love the game so much."

TORONTO -- Rob Blake couldn't thank enough the people that helped him along his journey to his Hockey Hall of Fame induction Monday.

His family took center stage in the tale.

He talked about the influence his parents had on him and the values he learned living on a farm in nearby Simcoe, Ontario.

He told a story about how on Sundays after church his family would sometimes take a ride by the crops on the farm and how he could see the pride in the eyes of his mom and dad. He did not understand it at the time, but as he got older it made much more sense to him. In fact, he says he realized that when he would sit on the bench before a game, looking over the empty ice and the silent arena, he was performing the same ritual as his father with the crops on the farm.

TORONTO -- Most everybody knows the legend of Peter Forsberg by now, but those who played with him for an extensive period of time know better than anyone about just how complete a player he was. It is the main reason he is part of the 2014 induction class for the Hockey Hall of Fame.

"Peter Forsberg in my eyes is an extremely unique player," said Mats Sundin, who played alongside Forsberg on the Swedish national team. "He had the warrior style of hockey. He had the heart of a warrior and the hands of a [Wayne] Gretzky-type of player, which is very rare to get that combination. I don't think we'll ever see a player like that again."

Forsberg came to North America for the 1994-95 season, joining the Quebec Nordiques as a rookie. Joe Sakic, already an established player on the team, was there to greet Forsberg. Like all the players on the Nordiques, Sakic had heard all the glowing reports about the can't-miss kid coming from Sweden. It took mere days before he too was convinced about Forsberg's ability to play – and dominate – in the NHL.

TORONTO -- The hockey world is thinking about Gordie Howe as the legend struggles with the effects of a stroke last month.

Sunday afternoon, news spread that Howe, 86, has had a downturn after another minor stroke and experiencing back pain that has caused his blood pressure to fluctuate into dangerous areas, according to Howe's son, Mark.

"The last 10 days have been difficult," Mark Howe told MLive.com. "His health is trending in the opposite direction. Right now it's a lot for Dad to handle."

LAS VEGAS -- Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara says the injury he sustained to one of the fingers on his left hand during the Stanley Cup Playoffs is getting progressively better.

"It's good. It's healed," Chara said Monday during Media Day for the 2014 NHL Awards. "Still looking to get full feeling back, but it is something we'll stay on top of and see that it gets better."

The exact injury has never been revealed, but Chara said that he sustained a fracture.

"It was a break and a big cut," he said.

Chara said no surgery will be necessary, but admitted he does not yet have full feeling in the injured digit. He also stressed the injury is not an excuse for why the Bruins crashed out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the second round, upset in seven games by the Montreal Canadiens.

LAS VEGAS -- Not many people know Dominik Hasek better than New Jersey Devils forward Jaromir Jagr. They were fixtures on the Czech national team during the past two decades. They shared incredible highs together while wearing the national team jersey.

So it is of little surprise that Jagr was genuinely pleased to find out Hasek was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame, part of a Class of 2014 that also features Peter Forsberg, Mike Modano and Rob Blake.

"I didn't even know. He truly deserves it," said Jagr, who was at Media Day for the 2014 NHL Awards. "He was one of the best. He's a little bit older than me, but I had a chance to play with him in Nagano and some national team games. He was a wall."