1.   In the end only three points separated the two teams.

2.   As it stands now, very few ratings points separate the three network news shows.

3.   As our veteran rafting guide, Britt Huggins, explained, the river at that point separates two continental plates.

4.   At times during the season, six points barely separated the entire Pacific Division.

5.   Entering the weekend, just four points separated the three teams still in the battle for the fifth playoff spot behind Phoenix.

6.   Four points separate division-leading San Jose from third-place Dallas.

7.   However, only one point separated Team USA from Russia in a tightly contested game in June in Chicago.

8.   In Italy, Lazio and AC Milan continue their winning ways, with only a point separating them at the top of Serie A with two games to go.

9.   Only two points separate Anaheim from the ninth place St. Louis Blues, who play the struggling Los Angeles Kings tonight.

10.   The regular season has seven weeks to go, and six points separate the top seven teams in the standing.