51.   The Hawks lost center Dikembe Mutombo with a sprained ankle and forward Hanno Mottola with a sprained left elbow.

52.   The Maroons lost center Steve Renouf with a broken jaw during the first half, but were largely outplayed by committed opposition.

53.   The Rangers lost center Eric Lindros midway through the second period when he mildly sprained a ligament in his right knee after clashing knees with Lightning defenseman Cory Sarich.

54.   The Panthers lost center Frank Garcia, who left in the second quarter with a concussion and did not return.

55.   They also lost center Dikembe Mutombo with a sprained ankle and forward Hanno Mottola with a sprained left elbow.

56.   Then they lost center Stanley Roberts to an Achilles tear in the first exhibition game.

57.   They also lost center Dikembe Mutombo with a sprained ankle and forward Hanno Mottola with a sprained left elbow when both were injured in the fourth quarter.

58.   Indiana kept Olympian Miller and their other free agents but will lose Dutch center Rik Smits in the early season to surgery on both feet.

59.   It also came hours after the Flyers learned they have lost center Jeremy Roenick for at least two weeks with a hyperextended right knee.