21.   Anson Carter and then P.J. Axelsson took turns hitting the post behind Ed Belfour.

22.   Back in the first period, Smolinski nearly scored, but his shot hit the post.

23.   Before the game was seven minutes old, the Devils had hit the post twice, and Brodeur had made good saves on Benoit Hogue and Mike Kennedy.

24.   Belanger emerged from a pile in front of the net and backhanded a shot that hit the post.

25.   Bombardir, who hit the post earlier in the third period, was assigned, along with his defensive partner Scott Niedermayer, to mark the Jagr line.

26.   Both left wing Niklas Hagman and former Duck Darren Van Impe hit posts with shots.

27.   A draining overtime session could not settle matters, as Toluca twice hit the post in the final minutes.

28.   A few minutes later, he hit the post with a rasping right-footed drive from the edge of the penalty box.

29.   A Pena header from a Greg Vanney corner kick hit the post.

30.   After Cobi Jones hit the post in the second minute, the Iranian forward Khodadad Azizi began sprinting right through a sluggish American defense.