Not all those previous games had a story line like tonight's, of course.

He had been 4 for 23 with 9 points over his previous 6 games.

They had made at least one 3-pointer in their previous 119 games.

Their power play was 1 for 38 over the previous eight games.

He had not played in 7 of the previous 9 games.

And before 498, he hit one in each of the previous three games.

Up to four players can play just like the previous games.

The game takes place after the events of previous games.

The team had lost its previous three games and is 9-14-3.

In the previous three game, he had 16, 28 and 38 points.