1.   Allison centered a line with Ted Donato and Sandy Moger.

2.   Although Yzerman and Sergei Fedorov sometimes play on the same line, they have been centering different lines in recent games.

3.   And now McInnis, who is centering a line for the veteran wings Derek King and Patrick Flatley, is beginning to find his touch again.

4.   Centering a line with role players Bill Huard and Mike Kennedy, Bassen was a leader all night.

5.   During the East Coast portion of the trip, he centered a line with Ian Laperriere and Miko Eloranta.

6.   Gilmour will probably center a line that will include Steve Thomas and Bill Guerin.

7.   He centered a line completed by two Russians, Sergei Nemchinov and Aleksei Kovalev.

8.   He has played a little of each lately, including centering a line with Pat Verbeek and Valeri Kamensky on Saturday against San Jose.

9.   Hitchcock broke up the line in the third period, though, as he moved Hogue back to centering the line of Mike Keane and Grant Marshall.

10.   If Messier, Kovalev and Graves center the top three lines, the Rangers suddenly seem strong up the middle.