1.   Although his play is occasionally erratic, Kovalev, in addition to regular shifts and power-play duties, kills penalties in tandem with Niklas Sundstrom.

2.   And Bailey seemed to have both in the early going, as he helped kill a penalty and then had a Primeau shot deflect off the post.

3.   Any momentum Edmonton gained by rallying around Buchberger, the Stars countered by killing the penalty, Oilers winger Bill Guerin said.

4.   As the seconds wound down, Joe Thornton cleared it for the final time, effectively killing the penalty.

5.   Berg, in addition to swinging between two lines, also kills penalties.

6.   Beukeboom was injured earlier, while killing a penalty.

7.   Bill Berg lost his stick while killing a penalty.

8.   Both Palffy and Hendrickson also killed penalties, with Jonsson consistently matched down low against the Pittsburgh superstar Mario Lemieux.

9.   A great job killing penalties on our power play.

10.   A melee erupted at the end of the game, after the Devils had played the final seconds while killing a penalty to their captain, Scott Stevens.