Barton was shown on camera to catch Pedersen in the ribs as he ran past the Rovers midfielder, a coming together which was not spotted by referee Mike Jones.
But when shown the incident by Sky Sports, Rovers boss Allardyce said: "I'm not really going to talk about that because I don't want to detract from our victory.
"Whoever will see it will see it and do whatever needs to be done."
Newcastle manager Hughton said he had not seen the clash but was left disappointed by the 2-1 defeat.
"Frustrated is probably the word that comes to mind because overall, was it a game we deserved to lose? I would say categorically no, it wasn't.
"Sam came with a side that played five at the back, four in midfield and one up front to make life difficult for us.
"That being the case, you have got to be a good enough side in possession and you have got to create enough chances.
"The game hinged on not the opportunities that they created, it was more our own downfall, two errors that we made which they capitalised on."
Hopes were high for the home side as they went into the game on the back of a run which included wins over arch-rivals Sunderland and Arsenal.
However, they were undone as much by their own mistakes as by Blackburn's approach.
Cheick Tiote's uncharacteristic early slip presented Pedersen with the perfect opportunity to open the scoring with just three minutes gone.
The Magpies were laboured in their efforts to force their way back into the game, but the scene was set for a second-half onslaught when Andy Carroll powered home Barton's 47th-minute free-kick.
But with Newcastle pushing for a winner, they contributed to their own downfall once again eight minutes from time when Mike Williamson was muscled off Paul Robinson's clearance by Jason Roberts, who then reacted first to slide a shot past keeper Tim Krul.
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