While the Madden 13 cover contest is in the Final Four, with Detroit Lions' Calvin Johnson battling Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers, the NHL 13 cover contest is in the beginning stages.

No surprise, Pavel Datsyuk is representing the Detroit Red Wings, receiving more votes than goalie Jimmy Howard. He is part of the field of 32 that will be split in half for an upcoming tournament. Datsyuk should have no problem cracking the top 16 to advance.

While Lions fans who believe in the Madden Curse are freaking out right now, there's no NHL curse that I know of. So let's do our duty and get Datsyuk on the cover. Click here to vote for him.

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