1.   Center Joe Thornton, who was parked behind the net, centered a backhanded pass near the right post.

2.   He fired a wrist shot past Dominik Hasek, the Bufflo goalie, after taking a backhanded pass from Andrei Nikolishin in the right-wing corner.

3.   His backhanded pass was intended for Valery Zelepukin, but it found the skate of Blues defenseman Chris McAlpine and deflected into the goal.

4.   Petr Nedved attempted a backhanded centering pass to Ed Olczyk, but the puck bounced off the left skate of Sheldon Kennedy and into the net.

5.   Ricci beat Mike Richter after a backhanded pass from Clark.

6.   Sergei Nemchinov set Verbeek up in the slot with a backhanded pass from behind the net.

7.   Working a give-and-go down low, Laperriere made a nice backhanded centering pass to Potomski, who swatted it past Bailey.

8.   Rob Zamuner set up the game-winner with a perfect backhanded pass from the right circle during a two-on-one break.