1.   Each team started slowly offensively before catching fire in the final seven minutes of the opening period.

2.   Quakers had plenty of the early play but failed to create any clear chances from the six corners they forced in the opening period.

3.   And for the Islander faithful, the opening period was a doleful one.

4.   And it was the closest Miami has come to scoring a touchdown the opening period.

5.   And with the Flames already up a man late in the opening period,, the Sharks were whistled for a delayed infraction.

6.   And within four minutes of the opening period, the Great One himself had that first goal.

7.   Based on the overtime ending, the Stars actually lost the game way back in that opening period.

8.   Both Fiset and Bruins goalie Craig Billington turned back all the shots they faced in the opening period.

9.   Both teams snoozed their way through most of the scoreless opening period.