51.   But much of their hard work vanished in the in final seconds of the half.

52.   But Scott Thomas started the comeback with a goal and Bryan Smolinski tied it in the final seconds of regulation.

53.   But Scott Thomas started the comeback with a goal and Smolinski tied in the final seconds of regulation.

54.   But somewhere in those final seconds, he said, Karelin mumbled something in Russian.

55.   But now, as those final seconds flashed on the scoreboard clock, Glenn Foley was walking toward the X-ray room with his right arm in the air.

56.   But the crowd got into the spirit of things, screaming numbers as the final seconds of the failing millennium were counted down.

57.   But the Kings took the novel twist of complaining about the call that sent them to the line in the final seconds.

58.   But there Leetch was Sunday afternoon, watching from the bench as the final seconds ticked away.

59.   But they can see that wall closing in as clearly as the floor had in the final seconds.

60.   But the player known for his clutch plays turned the ball over in the final seconds with the game on the line.