31.   Messier tried to pass out in front, but the puck hit the shin guard of Montreal defenseman Eric Weinrich and ricocheted into the net.

32.   Posada could have played after taking a foul tip off his right knee, shattering the shin guard, but he already was scheduled to get the day off.

33.   Shin guards are required for games in U.S. Youth Soccer, the youth division of the U.S. Soccer Federation, said division spokeswoman Kit Simeone in Richardson, Texas.

34.   The researchers measured the impact on an unprotected leg, and compared that with results from a variety of commercially available shin guards.