European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 4,1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 Bruins take f opener from feisty devils Boston api for a time the Boston drains seemed to Lake inc new Jersey devils lightly. Almost losing the game proved a Quick cure. We thought maybe it was going to be easy. That s when we lost a Little respect Bruins  Ray Bourquc said after Boston which squandered a 3-0 nil playoffs Lead salvaged n 5-3 Victory in the opening game of inc nil Wales conference finals monday night. We should know better bound be said. They beat us 7-6 in overtime in the regular season when they worked to the end Bourquc made sure there would t be a in cat when he scored the no breaking goal on a rebound at 5 s6 of the third period. We got away with an incomplete game Boston coach Terry o Reilly said. The devils tied the game on two goals h Tom Kurt arc and one by Jack o Callahan and appeared to be taking control. When we scored the third goal there 1 mid. This is ours " devils goalie Bob Sauvi said. However barfly three minutes after defens Eman Kurvers had tied the Gime. Bourquc scored tic game Winner for the Bruins. Sii Uve and saved a wide pen 15-foot shot by Keith Crowder. Hut the rebound in Ppd Back into the Slot and Sauvi found i Milf to the left of she net. With no Devil in i Way Bourque raced in to col ice the puck and put a id cooler Over Sauvi As the goalie sprawled on the ice Irving 10 get Back in front of inc incl. It was the Boston  s third goal of Lite playoffs. To come Back and fight and lie it and gel a goal like that by Bourquc was a Little disheartening Dev ils Center Kirk Muller said. The second game of the bust of seven series is scheduled for wednesday night in Boston. Noiin Ken  s head snaps Back from n Penni a by Murk Jehnwn of new Jersey Ragm i monday s tune. Ken Linseman gave Boston its final two goal Cush Ion when he converted a rebound off Bob Sweeney s shot in the Slot with 3 55 left in the game. Kurvers had tied tic game at 2 4b of the third period with his fifth playoff goal. With the devils on a Power play. Kurvers shot from the top of the left Circle went through a crowd of four players in the Slot new jerseys Muller and i a a Hrbcek and Boston s Bourque and Gord Klu a and got by goalie Reggie Lem Lin. H broke Boston s Streak of 37 consecutive Short handed situations without allowing a goal. Survens and q Callahan had scored twice in 2 19 to Cut the deficit id 3-2 after the second period. Aaron Broten carried the puck deep on the right Side and backhanded a pass into the crease to Kurvers who tipped in past Lem Lin at 11 26 of the second period. O Callahan was crr Diing with new Jersey s second goal at 13 15 when his to fit slap shot went in off Craig Junney s right skate. Janney had Given Builtin in 3-0 Lead ill 9 40 of Lite second period with Boston s first Power play goal in 31 attempts. He carried inc puck i Crois iru1 crease pulled Sauvi out of position and scored into Ilic upper right Comer of the. Net. For the ninth time in its 12 pm gift fames Boston got the first goal when defens Eman non Wiley scored his fourth of he playoffs Al 8 48 of the first period. Sieve Kasnir s fifth playoff Gual put Llo Iliin ahead 2 0 at 2 38 of the second period Randy Burrl dec and Willie a lilt. Part