1.   An opponent that was one game shy of the NBA Finals last season.

2.   Curley is two games shy of getting credited for a full year, which makes a big difference for his pension and his share of licensing money.

3.   He had the longest current tenure as coach of any NHL club and was three games shy of coaching the most games in Stars franchise history.

4.   The Astros then lost three of their final five games, falling a game shy of the wild-card berth won by the Colorado Rockies.

5.   Where foul balls hit speakers and the Mariners fell two games shy of a World Series.

6.   Bonds finished two games shy of the record held by three players.

7.   He is five games shy of tying current Philadelphia Flyers GM Bob Clarke for eighth on the all-time list of most games played with one team.

8.   Janne Niinimaa and Josef Beranek scored for the Oilers, who are four games shy of the NHL record for most overtime games, set by Philadelphia last season.

9.   They are two games shy of tying the longest unbeaten streak in franchise history.

10.   Three times the Browns were stopped one game shy of the Super Bowl.