11.   The club is forced to dip into its farm system for replacements because it would lose a defenseman for nothing if it went outside.

12.   The Coyotes have lost defenseman Jimmy Johnson.

13.   The Coyotes lost defensemen Jason Doig and Murray Baron in the previous two games.

14.   The club lost defenseman Don Sweeney because of an injured rib cage muscle suffered on his second shift.

15.   The Coyotes lost defenseman John Slaney.

16.   The Islanders lost defenseman J.J. Daigneault to the Predators.

17.   The Oilers also lost a defenseman, Roman Hamrlik, with a knee sprain.

18.   The Rangers also lost defenseman Ulf Samuelsson with a knee injury in the game.

19.   The Rangers also lost defenseman Stephane Quintal to a possible concussion midway through the first period.

20.   Then they lost defensemen Ruslan Salei before the game to a migraine headache and Oleg Tverdovsky after the first period because of back spasms.