51.   But four straight goals by St. Louis put the game out of reach.

52.   But Hartwick, playing on its home field at Oneonta, N.Y., rallied on goals by Orest Grechka and Gerald Lagasse in the second half.

53.   But goalie Andy Moog held Colorado to the one power play goal by Sakic and that opened the door for an amazing third period.

54.   But goals by Ray Ferraro and Philippe Boucher made it a one-goal game, and made the plays by Smyth and Laperriere take on added importance.

55.   But just over three minutes later, the Flyers tied it up with a goal by right wing Kevin Dineen.

56.   But it ended in the first period on a goal by the Devils rookie Brendan Morrison.

57.   But late in the game, questionable penalties on Bryan Smolinski and Mathieu led to a pair of power-play goals by Colorado.

58.   But less than three minutes later, Dallas retook the lead on a goal by Richard Matvichuk.

59.   But the Devils produced power-play goals by Randy McKay, John MacLean and Neal Broten.

60.   But the Ducks started taking the body and took the lead in the second period on goals by Pascal Trepanier and German Titov.