1.  As the National Hockey League season approached the halfway mark, Gretzky was battling for the scoring lead and the Rangers were climbing.

2.  Briere took over the scoring lead in the American Hockey League last weekend, racking up nine points in his last three games.

3.  He has dropped out of the league scoring lead since his injury.

4.  Iverson, out injured most of the month, no longer has played the minimum number of games to qualify for the scoring lead.

5.  Kovalev now shares the team scoring lead in the post-season with Brian Leetch.

6.  The Coyotes have five players tied for the team scoring lead with six points.

7.  Alejandro Glaria and Carlos Hermosillo are fighting for the scoring lead with four goals each after two games in the Mexican summer soccer league.

8.  Antic has been helped by off-season acquisitions, most notably Luboslav Penev from Valencia, who has the early goal scoring lead with five.

9.  And this year, Italy has offense too, with Christian Vieri sharing the scoring lead with four goals.

10.  Aristizabal has scored in every game and holds the individual scoring lead with six goals.