11.   Not to be outdone, Devils goalie Martin Brodeur made crucial third-period stops on Dean McAmmond and Zelepukin to preserve the tie.

12.   Robitaille returned to the ice and swatted away a last-second shot in front of the goal to preserve the tie.

13.   Reliever Rodriguez preserved the tie by getting Jeff Huson to ground out, but he struggled in the eighth.

14.   That would be Tommy Soderstrom, who made a big save on Claude Lemieux during a breakaway in the overtime to preserve the tie.

15.   VanLandingham retired Mark Sweeney on a fly ball to end the seventh and preserve the tie.

16.   Young took second on the throw, and Yoshii was able to strike out Trenidad Hubbard after a long at-bat to preserve the tie.

17.   Aime Cesaire, poet and former mayor of Fort-de-France, said to Poncelet that the islanders wanted to preserve ties to France.

18.   All local politicians have said they want to preserve ties to France.

19.   All politicians said they wanted to preserve ties to France.

20.   And Potvin preserved the tie seconds later when he stopped Nolan on a breakaway while the Sharks were shorthanded.