21.   The puck hit the middle of the crossbar and bounded away.

22.   The puck hit the right post and then the left.

23.   The puck hit the right post, but then St. Pierre covered it.

24.   The puck hit a stick in traffic and sailed past Passmore.

25.   The puck hit a stick or a skate and popped up into the air.

26.   The puck hit Islander defenseman Scott Lachance in the face and deflected over the goal line.

27.   The puck hit the goalie first and bounced in off Dean.

28.   The puck may have hit Kruse as it passed through.

29.   They came to win and set about taking care of business as soon as the puck hit the ice.

30.   But the Swedes showed little excitement at the goal, half-heartedly raising their arms when the puck hit the back of the net.