European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 07, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes saturday May 7, 1977 Montreal gains finals on 2 goals by Gainey in win Over islanders by Frank Brown Uniondale. . A Bob Gainey observed that certain players on the Mon Treal canadians get categorized in differ enl ways. Steve Kohutt and Guy Lafleur. Lutcy re supposed to be nothing but goal scorers for example " Gainey finds himself in the category of the hard working hockey player the Guy who does t get the credit he should according to team Mac Serge Savard jets deflate Aero gain wha finals Winnipeg a Willy Lindstrom. Bill Lesuk and Bobby Hull stored goals during a 5 20 Span of the second period and the Winnipeg jets went on to defeat the Houston Aero Ti-3 thursday , advancing in Ilu finals of the world hockey association playoffs against the Quebec n Ord ques. The final series begins next wednesday night in Quebec. The Victory gave Hie defending wha Dia pions the bust of seven semifinal series 12 this is the second year in a Row Winnipeg has eliminated Houston having swept the Aero four straight games in the197 finals Winnipeg Niener the scoring at 8 08 of the first period when Danny  s shot rebounded onto Barry lying s stick and he put the puck past Aero goalie Kon Gra Tia me. . Who had two goats gave Winnipeg a 2-0 advantage at 2 15 of the Sironda period before Lesuk and the Aero Terry Yuskowski traded goals 37 seconds apart Hull s Power play tally his ninth playoff goal at 8 03 increased the Winni Peg margin to 4-1.Houston s Cam Connor scored 35 seconds into the third period to give the Aero a shot at catching the jets but Lind Strum s second goal of the game. 2 ii min utes later gave Winnipeg a 52 advantage and ended the Aero Hopes of a comeback Winnipeg s Anders Hudberg and hous Lon s John tonely traded goals to close Outhie scoring. Jets 6, Aero 3 it Jilji. J i 1 1 w.fvwj1 j 6  or stud i Winn pm l.vi1 t a f Jon l4-, dodgers put Rodriguez on irrevocable wavers los  us ii the us an Geles dodgers monday placed Catcher Ellie Rodriguez who has spent the first month of the season on the disabled list on irrevocable waivers. Rodriguez. 30. Will become a free agent if no other team in the major leagues claims his present contract he has been recuperating from a broken Collarbone he suffered while plat ing Winter league Ball but Gainey got loads of credit thursday night when his pair of goals the first coming just seven seconds after the game began lifted the canadians to a 2-1 Triumph Over the new York islanders and sent Montreal into the National hockey league final playoff series against the Boston Bruins. Despite the loss the islanders managed to Stop Montreal right Wing Guy Laflour s Streak of 37 games in which he picked up at least one Point. But it was the smallest of victories for new York which reached the playoff semifinals for the third consecutive year Only to be stopped , a 6-foot-2, 190-Pound left Wing smiled while recalling game five tuesday night when the islanders won 4-3 in Over time to Cut Montreal s Lead in the set to 3-2. Just before the islanders Jude Drouin scored the goal that tied the contest and forced the overtime. New York goalie Glenn Kesch had stopped Gainey on a breakaway. He was there tuesday night As i was Lucky enough to be there tonight Gainey  a despondent Resch said there s no excuse for it at All referring to the tally that put his team behind moments after the contest  make those stops 100 times a year said Resch. But he did t thursday night and the canadians had the Lead for  won the bust of seven semifinal series four games to two and will meet the Bruins to decide the Stanley cup Ham Pion ship. Game one of the series was to be played saturday night in the Montreal  will be the 24th time that the Cana Dicks have reached the finals and they will be seeking their 18th Stanley  Center Doug Jarvis won the opening face off from Bryan Trottier and tapped the puck Back to defens Eman Guy Lapointe. Lapointe bounced the disc off the left Wing sideboard for Gainey. Who sneaked behind defens Eman Bert Marshall and sent a 20-foot shot into the net off Resch s  goal was just one second off the league playoff record set by Don Kozak of the los Angeles Kings in a quarterfinal game against the Boston Bruins this Spring. It was one of Only three shots in the period for the  s second goal came at 9 12 of the third period the speedy left Wing look a pass from Murray Wilson and waisted the disc into the new Yorn Cage from five feel  goal came some 7 a minutes after Montreal net minder Ken Dryden made his Best save of the game kicking out Andresi Laurent s shot on the rebound of a rising drive by defens Eman Denis Polvin Dryden stopped 27 shots losing his shutout with nine seconds left in the game when a a foot shot by Potvin streaked past his Righi leg. Montreal s defense blow cd a number of shots and smothered the sew York attack. Dryden was not severely tested in the first period a roughly played session though referee Kon Wicks called Only four minor penalties. Hut he was challenged in the second to face 13 shots including a Tricky screened 20-Fooler by Potvin and consecutive close in tries by Bob Bourne and Bill Macmillan. Canu Diens 2, blander 1  i. I j t 1 not to Larrt. Do i i for to p--i.j3 1 . Go a 1   .,1. 01 a Mitizi he att. Or 1 j1. , Man. J 31. . Van. 13 i. Cru Mia mar. I 7\ so Tel period no to Annj   t by. . . Won. A w. . Man. U m. I  it a 7. Mistr Ai.  ii 4 a.1so--  ii. 1. New Tum d  pc . H it penal Mosei Malone scoring a Field goal on George Mcginnis thursday night. 32 Points by Moses not enough to Lead rockets out of the wilderness Collins Dawkins put 76ers 1 up on rockets byjoe Jullano Philadelphia up ii Doug Collins and Darryl Dawkins scored nine Points apiece in the third Quarter thursday night that carried the Philadelphia 76ers to a 128-117 Victory Over the Houston rockets. The Victory gave the 76ers a 1-0 Lead in the seven game Aba Eastern conference final series. The 76ers pulled away from the stubborn rockets in the third Quarter outscoring them 36-26 and taking a 100-83 Lead into the final 12 minutes of the game the 6 11. 250-Pound Dawkins. Put into the game when 7-foot Caldwell Jones picked up his fourth Loul 4 seconds into the third Quarter enabled the 76crs to establish i inside game and help them shut Down 6-10 Moses Malone Malone. Who ripped the 76ers apart fur 22 Points in the first half was held to four in the third Quarter. However he finished with game High 32 Points despite the slowdown. Leading 79 71 Midway through the third Quarter the 76ers came to life with a 19-8 surge with Collins hitting six Points and Dawkins five to give the 76ers a Lead of 98 79 with 59 seconds left in the period. The rockets hit 14 of their first 15 shots in the fourth Quarter and Cut the Lead to 120-113 on a jumper by Mike Newlin with 3 33 left but Julius Erving hit two foul shots and a Basket to ice the game for Phil Adelphia the 76crs placed six men in double Fig ures led by Erving with 24. Collins had 23. George Mcginnis 21. Lloyd free 18. Daw Kins 15 and Henry Bibby 14 the 76ers led 64 57 at halftime shooting 61 per cent to offset Malone s Strong inside game. It was Malone who brought Houston Back from a 25-14 deficit with 4 31 remain ing in the first Quarter. Coasting Low against Mcginnis and Jones Malone hit the ii Point Mark on a three Point play pulling Houston to within 33-30 just before the Quarter Buzzer. The rockets stayed close in the second Quarter keeping within five or seven Points of the 76crs 76ers 128, rockets 117 Houston do my a.,. La u u ii Mpr 1 19 la Iai a 1 3 i 19