1.   Parma, in the midst of a club-record eight-match winless skid, will be without suspended defenders Luigi Apolloni and Antonio Benarrivo.

2.   Before welcoming back Mario Lemieux, Jan Hrdina took matters into his own hands as the Pittsburgh Penguins snapped a six-game winless skid Tuesday night.

3.   Coach Luigi Simoni, whose club ended a four-game winless skid, said Ventola could be out a month.

4.   Detroit has scored just three goals in its four-game winless skid.

5.   In Calgary, Alberta, Owen Nolan scored once and Vincent Damphousse contributed three assists as San Jose beat Calgary to end a three-game winless skid.

6.   In Calgary, Alberta, San Jose defenseman Bill Houlder scored twice and the Sharks ended a seven game winless skid.

7.   In Vancouver, British Columbia, rookie Mike Watt scored the go-ahead goal as New York snapped an eight-game winless skid.

8.   In Vancouver, British Columbia, six players scored for Vancouver as the Canucks ended a four-game winless skid.

9.   It was the longest winless skid in more than two years for the Sharks, who moved back within one point of Dallas for the Pacific Division lead.

10.   Jarome Iginla added two assists for the Flames, who stopped a three-game winless skid.