1.   Allison controlled the puck in the corner and worked it behind the net to Deadmarsh, who flipped a backhand pass to the front of the net.

2.   Brian Leetch had stopped a Quebec clearing pass at the left point but had failed to control the puck.

3.   By forcing the issue in the attack zone, the Ranger forwards might have created more turnovers and capitalized by controlling loose pucks.

4.   Controlling the puck in the Ottawa end, defenseman Scott Stevens fired a pass to Bill Guerin.

5.   Defensemen, previously forced to control the puck in the neutral zone, simply shot it into the offensive zone, not fearing an offsides whistle.

6.   Eric Daze controlled the puck deep in his own zone but lost control.

7.   For the Stars, that would mean a patient night last night of controlling the puck, crafting the big picture.

8.   He went to the rear boards, momentarily controlled the puck, but failed to backhand it to Rob Blake.

9.   His failure to control the puck early in the game resulted in a short-handed goal for the Stars.

10.   In the first period, during a four-on-four skating situation, three Islanders decided to flee their defensive zone before controlling the puck.