11.   Hull navigated his way through the left circle, maneuvering past big Bruins defenseman Hal Gill.

12.   In response, Lindsay was slammed to the ice by Jeff Beukeboom, the big Ranger defenseman.

13.   In the first minute, when Beukeboom tried to check him, Probert shouldered the big defenseman to the ice.

14.   Jeff Beukeboom, the big defenseman, will miss at least two more weeks with the aftereffects of his second concussion of the season.

15.   Jeff Beukeboom, the big Ranger defenseman, threw several stiff body checks and punched Pearson in a brief roughing bout.

16.   Kevin Stevens started a scoring play by knocking Robert Svehla off the puck just as the big defenseman was ready to hammer a shot at the right point.

17.   The big defenseman needs an arthroscope to determine whether he requires more extensive surgery on his right knee, which could sideline him until the playoffs at the earliest.

18.   The big defenseman tried a shot from the right point but had it blocked by Paul Ranheim.

19.   The big defenseman returned later in the period and dealt out a couple of body checks.

20.   The Flyers are rugged, even with the big defenseman Kjell Samuelsson a questionable participant because of a strained back.