1.   And with Derian Hatcher turning in another bad performance, the defense had trouble pushing the puck into the offensive zone.

2.   And, finally, Ferraro provided the heroics, racing down the wing and pushing the puck past Hebert one-on-one from inches away.

3.   After Brent Gilchrist worked behind the net to push the puck into the crease, Lehtinen was able to slap in a rebound.

4.   But Daneyko merely pushed the puck to the corner, where Gretzky retrieved it and sent it to the slot, setting up an excellent scoring chance for Sundstrom.

5.   But Andreychuk could not push the puck past Islanders goaltender Tommy Salo and the Devils suffered an embarrassing home defeat.

6.   But the Islanders kept control of the neutral zone to force turnovers, then kept pushing the puck up the ice.

7.   But why, in the final seconds before the buzzer, was Leetch aimlessly pushing the puck in his own zone on a meaningless power play?

8.   Earlier in the game, Falloon missed pushing the puck over the goal line by inches.

9.   Eloranta pushed the puck toward Salo, who could not control it, and Chartrand came in and lifted it into the top of the net.

10.   Gratton pushed the puck across to the onrushing Prospal, who beat Brodeur from the slot while Daneyko banged his stick on the ice in disgust.