41.   It was only the second time in franchise history that the Stars did not win a game in a postseason series.

42.   The Braves, who had won the opener in the past seven postseason series, will try to get even Wednesday when Tom Glavine starts against Alex Fernandez.

43.   The Braves, who had won the opener in their past seven postseason series, will try to get even Wednesday when Tom Glavine starts against Alex Fernandez.

44.   The defending World Series champions waltzed through their previous five postseason series, but fell victim to another strong pitching performance by St. Louis.

45.   The Indians, despite home runs by Manny Ramirez and Thome, lost the opener of a postseason series for the sixth straight time.

46.   The Mets become only the second team in baseball history to win as many as two games after dropping the first three in a postseason series.

47.   The Sabres never have recovered after losing the first two games of a postseason series.

48.   They also continued to dominate the Rangers at the Garden, where they have won six of seven playoff games in their three postseason series.

49.   They even won their first postseason series.

50.   They are attempting to become the first team to win a postseason series after losing the first three games.