1.   A match penalty brings an automatic suspension, pending a review by the league.

2.   A match penalty with intent to injure results in an automatic suspension until NHL commissioner Gary Bettman reviews the play and levies punishment.

3.   A match penalty is automatically reviewed by the league, which can levy a suspension.

4.   All match penalties are reviewed by the league, and a ruling could come down today that would suspend Irbe for one game.

5.   All thought Thornton did not deserve the match penalty he received for cross-checking Karpa in the head.

6.   De Rosnay had the dubious distinction of receiving a match penalty, halfway through the first period, for a head butt.

7.   It earned McLaren a match penalty and an automatic one-game suspension, which he served Saturday.

8.   It was the second time in the past two meetings the Sharks have been called for a match penalty.

9.   Johnson was ejected from the game with a match penalty and will be suspended automatically, pending a league review.

10.   Just when things appeared to be quieting down, Belfour went after Sharks defenseman Marcus Ragnarsson, kicking at him, earning a match penalty.