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0 -- Times in pro sports history that three brothers have been head coaches in the same league until the Sutter brothers this season. Darryl returns for his fifth season in San Jose, while Brian takes over in Chicago and Duane comes back for a full season with Florida. |
Brett Hull highlights Detroit's banner crop of newcomers.
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2 -- Times Ray Bourque's jersey No. 77 will be retired this season. The Bruins will retire his number on Oct. 4, followed by the Avalanche on Nov. 24. |
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3 -- Of the top five active goal scorers who play for the Red Wings -- No. 2 Brett Hull (649), No. 4 Steve Yzerman (645) and Luc Robitaille (590). |
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5 -- Consecutive seasons the Dallas Stars have won at least 20 road games, making them the third team to accomplish the feat. Only the Montreal Canadiens have had a longer streak, with seven in a row from 1972-79. |
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7 -- Players from last year's All-Star Game who will be on new teams this season -- Brett Hull (Detroit), Luc Robitaille (Detroit), Dominik Hasek (Detroit), Donald Audette (Dallas), Doug Weight (St. Louis), Jaromir Jagr (Washington) and Alexander Mogilny (Toronto). |
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8 -- Points needed by the Rangers' Theoren Fleury for 1,000 in his career. Detroit's Brendan Shanahan needs 45, and Philadelphia's Rick Tocchet is 50 away from the milestone. |
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10 -- Consecutive road games won by New Jersey at the end of last season. |
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11 -- Games needed by San Jose's Adam Graves to reach 1,000 for his career. |
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12 -- Days the NHL will suspend play to allow its players to participate in the Olympics. The Winter Games are scheduled for Feb. 8-24, 2002, in Salt Lake City. |
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16 -- Victories needed by Colorado's Patrick Roy to extend his all-time record to 500. Roy needs 68 appearances to tie Terry Sawchuk's mark of 971 games played. |
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17 -- Jari Kurri's jersey number, which will be retired by the Oilers on Oct. 6 before a game against Wayne Gretzky's Coyotes. |
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19 -- Detroit's unbeaten streak at home (17 wins, two ties) to finish the 2000-01 regular season. |
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31 -- Assists needed by Detroit's Steve Yzerman for 1,000 in his career. Washington's Adam Oates needs 37. |
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$32.79 -- The Calgary Flames' average ticket price (in U.S. dollars) this season, the lowest in the NHL. |
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39 -- Points scored by Pittsburgh right wing Alexei Kovalev in 38 games before Mario Lemieux came back on Dec. 27, 2000. Kovalev went on to tally 56 points in his last 41 games. |
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44 -- Players who scored 30 or more goals last season, up from 18 in 1999-2000. Ten of those players scored at least 40 goals, compared with six the year before. |
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68 -- Career games played by Buffalo goaltender Martin Biron, who will take over for the departed Dominik Hasek. The Dominator has 516 games of NHL experience. |
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$75.91 -- The Dallas Stars' average ticket price this season, the highest in the NHL. |
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291 -- Goals allowed by the Rangers last season, the most in the league. Buffalo allowed the fewest with 186. |
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328 -- Consecutive games played by Chicago's Tony Amonte, the longest active streak in the league. Anaheim's Oleg Tverdovsky is next with 290, followed by the Rangers' Radek Dvorak (269), Anaheim's Keith Carney (247) and Florida's Robert Svehla (218). |
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1,353 -- The Islanders' all-time record for points, held by Bryan Trottier. New York will retire his No. 19 on Oct. 20. |
