11.   Boston acquired defenseman Jeff Norton from the Florida Panthers, completing a very busy trading day Tuesday for the Bruins.

12.   Earlier, the Bruins acquired defenseman Sean Brown from Edmonton, and center Darryl Laplante from Minnesota.

13.   In a separate deal, the Bruins acquired defenseman Sean Brown from Edmonton for prospect Bobby Allen, a defenseman.

14.   The Blues, with their top two defensemen out indefinitely, acquired veteran defenseman Alexei Gusarov from the Rangers on Monday.

15.   The Hartford Whalers traded right wing Jocelyn Lemieux to New Jersey and acquired defenseman Jeff Brown from Vancouver in a three-team deal Tuesday night.

16.   The Oilers acquired defenseman Sven Butenschon from the Pittsburgh Penguins for forward Dan LaCouture on Tuesday in a deal that beat the NHL trading deadline.

17.   The other key addition came at the trading deadline this year, when they acquired veteran defenseman Larry Murphy, who became a steadying influence on the blue line.

18.   The Ottawa Senators, looking to bolster their defense, acquired defenseman Craig Millar from the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday for forward John Emmons.

19.   The New Jersey Devils acquired defenseman Andrei Zyuzin from Tampa Bay for defensemen Josef Boumedienne and Sascha Goc and left wing Anton But.

20.   The New Jersey Devils acquired defenseman Mike Rucinski from the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday for center Ted Drury.