European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes capitals Stop flyers end Jinx b to Wuoti a uni k. My api have tors of Plauff failures Wen erased the Thuu of Slinky i up Disappio Ini Iii it Exir Civco for Ilic Washington capitals sat urday night to. Ale act Rcd in second goal of the game in a 557 into overtime and Trie capital became i to fifth learn in nil history to overcome a 3-1 series deficit Wanh a 5-4 Victory Over the Philadelphia Al jars in the Sculti Fame of their first round playoff series. The i pm playoff disappointment erased was the seventh game four overtime loss to the new York is Landers one year is our biggest win in franchise history Washington general manager David Poilu said in a euphoric capitals clubhouse. Lasi year had we beaten the is Landers in ii would have been the biggest Victory. Coming Hack from a 3-1 series deficit and a 3-0 Defi Cit tonight made in a tremendous Victory. 1 Hope this Puls to Rosi All the negative criticism Hal we be been tie Victory the capital moved into the. Pat Rick division final against the new Jersey devils Stan ing monday night. There s a lot of momentum. We Don feel tired a All Riedil said Washington right Wing Mike Gartner. ",., we used four lines the whole series and we re. Looking Forward to the first game with new the goal that carried the capitals out of their past came alter Hunter look a Lead pass from defend scan Larry Murphy Al the Center line. The Veteran Center sealed in on Philadelphia goalie Kon Messall. Faked once and put a wrist shot into the ret. It was the fourth overtime goal in i Umer s playoff career. Rihl playoffs when a Murker like me gets a breakaway 1 did t know what i was going to Hunter said. "1 made a Little Deke. Hoping an opening would open up. One d ii. And 1 was Lucky enough to put it Hunter came to he capitals from Quebec during a Trade last summer. That Trade was made on draft Day last year and it won the game for us said Washington coach Bryan Murray. The flyers who had won every previous seven game series in which they had taken a 3-1 Lead built a three goal Lead in the second period but could t keep up with the capitals at the end. They had Tomc momentum going and carried it into the flyers coach Mike a Conan said. They the capitals got a lot of Breaks icy worked for. You be got to give them a lot of the Kunth sume disappointment ended a difficult season for the flyers who were plagued the entire year by injuries and were unable to match their Stanley cup appearance in last year s finals. It was a disjointed season for us a Conan said. Unfortunately we were Bealon by a playoff hungry the flyers after wowing a 3-0 Lead tied the score at 4-4 on a screened shot by Brad Marsh from me left Point just l02 after Washington had taken its first Lead of inc game with a Power play goal by Hunter 5 13 into the final period. Hunter look a entering pass from Garry Galley and fired a shot Between he ital and the left poll. After falling behind 3-t before llu1 second period was three minutes old. Washington roared handover the next 15 minutes tying the at to when Kevin Hatcher hell hex Lull in an unscreened Blue line snapshot with 2 Ufi left in the period. The capitals had pulled Ihm solves Hack into the game on goals by Galley and Kelly Miller in a 1 20 Span before the period s Midway Mark. Galley took a bae pass from Lunier and fired a Bla shot past Hila la at 6 41 to gel the Caps first goal. Miller pushed the puck under hex Lair pad off a scramble to the right of the crease Ai 8 02. Philadelphia opened the scoring with 2 24 remaining in the first period when a Pasi across the crease by Tim Kerr deflected off Washington def Ensman Seal Stevens and past goalie Pete peelers during a Power play. Ken s goal came after defend scan Grant Ledyard was Given a five minute Penally and a game misconduct for spearing Philadelphia s Rick Touchet. The flyers opened the j-0 Lead with goals by Brian 1 Ropp and Mark Howe 1 24 apart Early in inc second Frapp knocked in a rebound after feelers made a pad save off a Blue line slap Shol by defens Eman Kjell Samuelsson with the two teams slating 4 on 4. Howe beat peelers with a wrist shot from the Lell fac Colt Circle offa give and go with Tim Kerr. The Caps surge marked inc third Lime in the past two years thai a team had overcome a 3-1 deficit to win a new York islanders overcame a 3-1 deficit and ousted the capitals last year winning the four Al Var time decider. Detroit also overtook Toronto to win the Norris division finals in seven games. Pistons Clinch first title since going to Detroit by the associated press Pontiac Mich. Isiah Thomas scored 20 Points As the Detroit pistons beat new Jersey 114-96 saturday night and clinched their first division championship since moving to Detroit from fort Wayne ind., in 1957. The Victory coupled with Atlanta s 95-93 loss to new York gave the pistons a rout game Lead Over Lite Hawks in the Central division. Atlanta could still tie Detroit but the pistons would claim the title because they won the season series with the Hawks. Detroit connected on 76 percent of us shots during the second Quarter to take a 66-51 Lead at halftime. The nets who had their losing Streak extended to 13 games closed the Gap to 76-69 with 5 10 left in inc third Quarter on two free throws by Buck Williams but the pistons increased their Lead to 88-75 at the end of the period and cruised the rest of the Way. In other games no Roundup Utah s Kiri Malon hat fourth straight 36-Pclnu-or belter Gune. Atlanta Mark Jackson drove the Middle fora Short jumper with three seconds remaining lifting new York to a Victory Over Atlanta and bolstering the kicks n a playoff Hopes. The Victory moved the kicks a half game ahead of the Idle Washington bul lets for the seventh Best record in inc Eastern conference the lop eight teams in the conference make the playoffs. Pacers 126, fan 92 Indianapolis Reggie Miller Seo Rcd 18 of his season High 31 Points m the second Quarter and establish cd an Aba record for 3-Point goals by a Rookie As Indiana crushed Philadelphia to improve its playoff chances. Indiana s biggest Victory Over the 76ers since the pacers joined the league in 1976 moved Ihm Inlo a tie with Washington for the eighth playoff spot in the Eastern conference with four games to play. However the bullets would move into the playoffs by virtue of win Ning the season Serin Between the teams. I Philadelphia which 11 ill has a math a Ema Lieal Chance for the playoffs is an other two games behind. Chailsi Bailey led Philadelphia with 28 Points and 11 rebounds recording his 50th double double of the season. Cliff Robinson had 25 Points for the i firs. J hit 107. Spurs h2 Salt Lake City Karl Malone Icord 38 Points his fourth straight game with 36 or More As Utah Defeated san Antonio. Thurl Bailey had 28 Points for the Jan who oils cored the spurs 36-18 in inc Sec Ond Quarter to put the game away. Malone scored 10, Bailey nine and Mel to Quin eight during the period which ended with the jazz a id 59-39 at half Lime. John Stockton finished with 10 Points and 16 assists for Utah. The 6-foot-1 Point guard has 1,056 assists for the sea son and moved closer to Kevin porters total of Low set in 1978-79, Porter is second on the All Lime list of assists in a season led by Isiah Thomas 1,123 in 1984-85. Mike Mitchell scored the first 12 san Antonio Points but was held in Check the rest Oft Heway and finished with 14. Warriors 13, Clipper 110 Oakland Calif. Tallis Frank scored 10 of his Carcer Leigh 23 Points m the final period As Golden stale Defeated the los Angeles clippers. Suns 121. Supersonics 119 of Phoenix Ariz. Alvan Adams made a Short jump Hook shot with one second left in oven inc to give i Hocini a Victory Over Seattle and keep the suns alive in the Aba playoff race. Phoenix must win All of its four remain ing games and Hope san Antonio loses All of its four to claim the cig his and final Western conference playoffs Cruh. A lie in the standings would still give the berth to the spurs v to won the five game season series 3-2 Over the suns. Rookie guard Kevin Johnson who scored i rare or High 31 Points and notched his second triple double in the past three games with 10 rebounds and 14 assists give Phoenix a 119-116 Lead on a free threw with 17 seconds left in overtime. Derrick Mckay i 3-Poinl Basket with seven seconds remaining for the super Sonies resulted in a 119-119 tic
