51.   Demitra missed a month with an eye injury and has missed the last eight games after getting cut on the leg by a skate blade.

52.   He also missed a month early last season with a tear in the same muscle.

53.   He missed a month late this year because of a sprained left ankle, and had surgery after the season to remove a bone chip.

54.   He lost his job as a salesman because his injuries forced him to miss a month of work, said his lawyer.

55.   In St. Louis, Pavol Demitra, playing his first game since missing a month with a broken jaw, set up two goals as St. Louis beat Chicago.

56.   Longley initially missed a month with a left knee sprain.

57.   Matthaeus missed several months because of an Achilles tendon injury and was slow in regaining his form.

58.   Niedermayer is expected to miss a month of action.

59.   The married father of two daughters was likely to miss a month of work.