1.   For the second consecutive game, the Bulldogs succeeded in placing a higher seeded team on its heels by manufacturing a remarkably efficient start.

2.   In the expanded format, the top four seeded teams play host to first- and second-round games.

3.   It has been a rough year in college hockey tournaments for the top seeded teams.

4.   The four highest seeded teams that played in this part of the Southeast Regional bracket were all sent home for the season.

5.   The four highest-seeded teams -- Connecticut, Villanova, Seton Hall and Pittsburgh -- do not play until the quarterfinals tomorrow.

6.   The Flyers, Devils and Penguins were the top three seeded teams in the Eastern Conference.

7.   The other seeded teams are defending champion Norway, China and Germany.

8.   The seeded teams will all be hoping to avoid Croatia and Yugoslavia, which have been relegated to third and fourth levels.

9.   The Sooners were the second seeded team, second place in their conference.

10.   The stresses of dealing with a much lower seeded team were left behind in Utah.