1.   Another unusual line combination for the Devils was Petr Sykora moving to left wing with Bobby Holik the center and McKay the right wing.

2.   Besides being a perfectionist, Hitchcock also loves to tinker with his line combinations.

3.   Campbell continues to tinker with his line combinations and said he was considering further revisions.

4.   Coach Robbie Ftorek rolled out his new line combinations, and they seemed to click almost immediately.

5.   Dan Lacroix, a rugged center called up last week from the minors, was effective on several different line combinations.

6.   Having all hands available enabled coach John Muckler to tinker with his line combinations heading into the game.

7.   He added, vaguely, that Campbell likes to form new line combinations early in a game and then go back to his regular threesomes later.

8.   He has had many sleepless nights agonizing over line combinations, power-play units, goaltending schedules.

9.   He was also pleased with the line combination of Bob Bassen, Benoit Hogue and Pat Verbeek.

10.   Hitchcock will continue to tinker with his line combinations to find a spark.