21.   Despite scoring three goals, Kovalev endangered the Russian victory, earning a costly penalty for slashing late in the game.

22.   The game was decided by a couple of costly penalties against Holik and Devils defenseman Colin White midway through the third period.

23.   The most costly penalty was a slashing call Martin Gelinas took with six minutes left, leading to the game-winning goal.

24.   The revamped line missed a ton of assignments and had a couple of costly penalties.

25.   Three interceptions, two in the fourth quarter, and several costly penalties, helped change that.