11.   Colin White, a rookie defenseman, scored for the Devils early in the game, and goalie Martin Brodeur made it stand up.

12.   Earlier, rookie defenseman Sergey Gusev was unable to take out Igor Larionov one-on-one and Larionov set up an easy tap-in for teammate Slava Fetisov.

13.   Erskine breaks bone Coach Rick Wilson said rookie defenseman John Erskine cracked or brokea bone in a foot after blocking a shot during the second period Friday night.

14.   Exciting rookie center Simon Gagne skated the puck to the right point and relayed it over to rookie defenseman Mark Eaton.

15.   Forsberg was hurt when Calgary rookie defenseman Todd Simpson appeared to stick out his knee and hit Forsberg.

16.   He beat rookie defenseman Mattias Timander wide and set his sights on the net.

17.   He slipped and rookie defenseman Bryan Helmer fell on top of him.

18.   In other injury news, rookie defenseman Jan Nemecek suffered a bruised knee Thursday night against the Mighty Ducks and did not play against the Sharks.

19.   In the third period, trouble started when rookie defenseman Nick Boynton was called for slashing.

20.   Just moments into the game, rookie defenseman Lubomir Visnovksy turned the puck over at center ice.