71.   Players tend to play more positional hockey and attempt to fill the passing lanes near center ice.

72.   Peter Ueberroth,please report to center ice ... The Bruins have yet to fill the head coaching vacancy in Providence.

73.   Picking up the puck near center ice, Yzerman started a rush down the left side, drew in two defenders, then fed Larry Murphy in the middle.

74.   Pushed into the corner of the bench nearest center ice as Wayne Gretzky was honored before his final game, Malhotra watched carefully.

75.   Sabres defenseman Bob Boughner checked Ian Laperriere along the boards at center ice.

76.   Roy fed the puck to Forsberg, who passed to Drury at center ice.

77.   Samsonov had the puck at center ice, slipped, and a Coyote went over him.

78.   Satan stripped the puck from Rafalski at center ice and skated toward Brodeur.

79.   Simply eliminate the red line at center ice, thereby opening up the passing lanes.

80.   Smolinski controlled the puck near center ice, and skated through three Devils, turning defenseman Scott Niedermayer around en route to the net.