31.   There people come running when a puck is dropped, players as well as fans.

32.   This was a blowout, almost from the moment the puck was dropped.

33.   Trouble started as soon as the puck was dropped.

34.   Varada had taken his sweet time about dropping the puck into the empty Ranger net in the final minute after goalie Mike Richter was pulled for an extra attacker.

35.   Walker will drop the puck for a ceremonial first face-off between the two teams and be given an Avalanche jersey.

36.   When the puck is dropped, Milbury will be on his way to Geneva for the coming World Junior Championships to survey future prospects.

37.   When they drop the puck for the Stars and Chicago Blackhawks tonight at Reunion Arena, another sold-out audience will probably be on hand.

38.   When the puck was dropped, MacTavish yanked it back along the boards.

39.   When the puck was dropped in Chicago, Martin did not play but Crawford did, even though his daughter had died earlier that day in Boston.

40.   When the puck was dropped, Tallas and Roloson were in their appointed spots, taking up the end of their respective benches.