1.   Dafoe himself could have been severely injured when defenseman Stephane Quintal took a whack at him behind the knee Thursday night.

2.   Jagr was injured when he was taken down from behind by Ranger defenseman Igor Ulanov in the first period of a game in which Jagr already had two assists.

3.   The Devils paid again when defenseman Sheldon Souray took the second penalty in the game, two minutes into the second period.

4.   Ruff was incensed by the undisciplined penalties taken by defenseman Alexei Zhitnik.

5.   The play was set up when Calgary defenseman Denis Gauthier took out Modano in the Calgary end, forcing a turnover.