31.   Brodeur practiced, and Lemaire said he would start in goal against the Kings.

32.   Bourque noticed this two games into the season after Sweeney scored the game-winning goal against the Rangers.

33.   Burns entered training camp with many objectives, the biggest of which was to install a defensive system that would cut down on goals against.

34.   Bure got two goals against starting goaltender Milan Hnilicka and two against Damian Rhodes, who took over at the start of the second period.

35.   Burns said Rob Tallas likely would be in goal against Los Angeles.

36.   But he had five shots on goal against Philadelphia and fed passes to teammates that could have resulted in two or three.

37.   But his toughest effort came last Saturday at Staples Center when he was replaced after allowing six goals against Chicago.

38.   But Norway did not score its inspired go-ahead goal against Brazil until after it was announced in Marseille that Scotland was being romped.

39.   But several players said it was not as big as leaving Fiset in goal after allowing three cheap goals against Phoenix.

40.   But the Bruins failed miserably again, this time without even a shot on goal against Brodeur during their advantage.