11.   The Devils got the only goal of the first period when Peter Sykora came from behind the net and poked the puck toward the goal.

12.   The two collided at the left point in the New Jersey end with each trying to poke the puck.

13.   Todd Whites shot fromclose range was saved by Potvin, who poked the puck out into the slot.

14.   When Hasek tried to poke the puck from the stick on Sundstrom, Sundstrom kicked it to Tikkanen, who pounced upon it and put it over the line.

15.   With surprising ease, Oliwa poked the puck by Hasek for his third goal of the season.

16.   After having the puck poked away, Sakic skated it down and fed Tanguay with a cross-ice pass to the lower left circle.

17.   Adams poked the puck in from just behind the right side of the net.

18.   Amid a scramble in front of the net, Satan poked the puck free and, while falling forward, slipped the puck beneath diving goaltender Craig Billington.

19.   DiPietro pushed his stick forward to try and poke the puck, and while doing so, spun around.

20.   From the top of the crease, Lubomir Sekeras poked the puck under the stick hand of Rangers goalie Mike Richter as he made a diving attempt to cover.