11.   The Yankees can secure the fourth playoff spot in the American League as early as Friday night.

12.   This recent slump dropped them from the fourth playoff spot in the Western Conference to a battle with the Dallas Stars for the eighth spot.

13.   This marked the fourth consecutive playoff season for the Steelers, who have improved significantly each postseason.

14.   This will be the fourth straight playoff meeting between these teams.

15.   This is his fourth playoff series and his fourth defeat.

16.   What happened to the experience factor in the AFC Championship when the Titans went to Jacksonville, playing in its fourth consecutive playoff, and blew its doors off?

17.   At Toronto, the Toronto Maple Leafs moved into the fourth playoff spot in the Western Conference by beating Vancouver.

18.   Bourque missed his fourth straight playoff game with an injury to his left leg.

19.   Boston remained one point behind Buffalo in the battle for the fourth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

20.   Cleveland pulled within one game of the Knicks for the fourth playoff seed in the Eastern Conference.