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[January 03, 2015]  Jan 2 (The Sports Xchange) - The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired left winger David Perron from the Edmonton Oilers on Friday in exchange for center Rob Klinkhammer and a first-round pick in the 2015 draft.

Perron, 26, has five goals and 19 points in 38 games with the Oilers, one season after he set career highs with 28 goals, 57 points and eight power-play goals.

Klinkhammer, 28, has four goals and six points in 29 games for the Penguins and Arizona Coyotes, where he began the season.

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The St. Louis Blues activated defenseman Carl Gunnarsson from injured reserve on Friday.

Gunnarsson, 28, has dressed in 20 games for the Blues this season, logging five points (one goal, four assists) and a plus-6 rating. The 6-foot-2, 196-pound defenseman has missed the past 10 games due to an upper-body injury.

The Blues also assigned forward John McCarthy to the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League after being called up on Thursday.

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The Minnesota Wild recalled forward Tyler Graovac fro the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League.

Graovac, 21, has skated in two games with Minnesota this season, registering four shots and averaging 10:34 in time on ice.

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The Arizona Coyotes assigned forward Tyler Gaudet to the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League on Friday.

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The 21-year-old Gaudet has appeared in two games with the Coyotes this season. He skated in 9:20 in his NHL debut against Philadelphia on Monday.

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The Chicago Blackhawks recalled forward Teuvo Teravainen from Rockford of the American Hockey League.

Selected by the Blackhawks in the first round of the 2012 draft, he made his NHL debut in March and played in three regular-season games for the Blackhawks. (Editing by Gene Cherry)

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