41.   The puck hit a crack on the board and caromed to Briere, who scored into an empty net.

42.   The puck hit goalie Martin Brodeur in the glove before going in.

43.   The puck hit the boards and bounced back onto the ice to Helminen, who was left unchecked in front.

44.   The puck hit traffic in front of Richter and skidded to Zubrus, who was to the right of the pack.

45.   The puck hit a Canucks defender and bounced to Tsyplakov, who stuffed a shot under goalie Corey Hirsch for his third goal of the season.

46.   The puck hit the boards and bounced back onto the ice to Helminen, who was left unchecked in front and fired the puck into the open net.

47.   The puck hit the left post and got behind Brodeur.

48.   The puck hit the top of the net.

49.   The puck hit Eric Lindros in the skate and caromed directly to LeClair, who fanned slightly on the puck but still beat goalkeeper Blaine Lacher.

50.   The puck hit off the skate of Devils defenseman Ken Daneyko, then off Maple Leafs forward Gary Roberts and went to Thomas low in the right circle.