81.   The Avalanche are winning most of the battles for loose pucks and have shut down a productive offensive team.

82.   The defensemen will have to do a much better job handling loose pucks.

83.   The Devils tied the game early in the second period after Gomez collected a loose puck in front of Islanders goaltender Chris Osgood.

84.   The Islanders opened the scoring when Czerkawszki backhanded a loose puck past goalie Jean-Sebastien Aubin.

85.   The injury can hamper everything from fighting off checks to chasing loose pucks to outracing opponents.

86.   The nervous players started the drill and immediately began to run into each other, with loose pucks flying every which way.

87.   The number is so dreadful that Stars players kick it around like a loose puck, dissecting and discarding it, diminishing its worth yet recognizing it as valuable.

88.   The Oilers got the first goal when Mike Grier poked in a loose puck in front against Storr.

89.   The play developed when Jagr outmuscled Scott Stevens for a loose puck, allowing Straka to pick it up and feed Titov.

90.   The Sakic line, with Tanguay and Milan Hejduk, was especially quick, jumping to holes and gobbling up loose pucks.