31.   Replacing Karpovtsev in the lineup was Eric Cairns, a big rookie defenseman.

32.   Rookie defenseman Jere Karalahti also has shown a big shot on the power play.

33.   Rookie defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky is walking with quite a limp these days.

34.   Rookie defenseman Petr Buzek also was sent down yesterday, and he and Turek were scheduled to drive to Kalamazoo today.

35.   Samsanov beat Kings rookie defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky at the blue line and had a clear shot.

36.   Sergei Fedorov and Slava Kozlov took advantage of mistakes by Ducks rookie defensemen to provide the third-period goals.

37.   The Bruins lost rookie defenseman Kyle McLaren for the foreseeable future with what appears to be a deep bruise in his left knee.

38.   The Bruins lost the rookie defenseman Kyle McLaren late in the secon period to a broken right forearm.

39.   The Avalanche also assigned rookie defenseman Wade Belak to their AHL affiliate in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

40.   The Detroit Red Wings like Tocchet, though, probably in a deal for goalie Mike Vernon and rookie defenseman Anders Eriksson.