European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes Friday december 23,1988 Lemieux penguins rip Maple Leafs Toronto a Mario Lemieux scored three goals and set up Bob erred for two More As the pills Burgh penguins won i hair fifth straight game 6-1 Over the Toronto Maple Leafs wednesday night. Paul Colucy also scored for he pen Guins who arc first in the Patrick Divi. Sion with a 21-11-2 record including 11 to Lin their last monies. U Micu has 36 goals and 55 assists for a league High 91 Points in 31 games. Daniel Marois scorn for Toronto it was inc first loss for new coach George Armstrong. The Leafs beat St. Louis 4-3 monday in Armstrong s debut after he took Over for he tired John trophy. Lemieux opened the scoring at 10 39 of the first period slipping behind de run scan Brian Curran for a breakaway pass from Rob Brown and sliding he puck Between goalie Ken Greg gel s legs. Lemieux made in 2-0 at 18 08, out muscling Marois for the puck 10 feet in front of Wreggit spinning around and sliding a shot into a Comer of the net Lemieux set Virrey up for his second goal of the game at i s3b of the. Middle period Ihen made it 6-1 Al 5 09 of inc third session on a Oiver play. In other games wednesday sabres 5, rangers 2 liw York Doug Bodger scored twice As Itic sabres continued their Mas Tery of the rangers. Rodger a acquired last month from Pittsburgh connected twice on Power plays As the sabres beat the rangers for inc fifth straight Lime. The sabers Victory came without Aba from Page 21 coach Ted Salor who was ill with the flu. Barry Smith and Don lever replaced Sator who coached the rangers before being fired and joining the sabres the Victory also broke Buffalo s four game wingless Streak. The sabres arc 2-5 2 in their last nine games. The rangers misfired on three Power plays making their latest Streak of futility 0 for 21 with a manpower Edge and i for 32 Overall can Odiens 6, nerd Ives 4 Montreal Brian Skrudland highlighted a three goal spurt in 46 seconds by scoring twice in 37 seconds us the canadians spoiled Jean Perron s Homecoming is Nordques coach. Perron who was fired As coach of the canadians last Spring returned behind inc Bench of the Nordques who appointed him last week to replace inc ail ing Ron Lapointe. Perron Ltd Montreal to he 1985-86 Stanley cup but was fired after last season. Perron was received warmly by the fans As he crossed the ice to get to the nordic us Bench prior to the game. Heaved to acknowledge inc cheers which drowned out the Boos. Chris Chelios who had a hand in both of Skrudland s goals Drew four assists As Montreal stretched is unbeaten siring atthe forum to 14 games including 12 Vic tories. The canadians. Who have Only one loss in their last 13 games also to Quebec finally solved the nordic us. Winners of the three previous meetings this season. Montreal is 13-2-3 in the last is with both losses at Quebec City. Bruins 4, whalers 3 Hartford Conn. Rookie John Carter scored his first two nil goals and Andy Moog slopped 19 shots As bos ton got just its fourth win for Boston in its last 20 games. Cam Necly and Randy Burridge added goals for the Bruins now 4-10-6 since nov. 6. Ron Francis. Ray Ferraro and Tom Martin scored for the whalers who Are on an 0-4-1 slide Boston s penalty killers stopped Han Ford twice on 5-on-3 Power plays and killed off seven of inc whalers eight manpower advantages. The Bruins also got a Short handed goal from Burridge Carter sandwiched his goals around scores by Francis and Ferraro in the first period. Capitals 4, Black hunks 3 Chicago the capitals dealt Chi Cago its 12th loss in the last 14 game when Kelly Miller knocked in a Short Shol from a scramble 51 seconds into the final period. The win boosted Washington into a second place tie Wilh the new York rangers in the Patrick division six Points behind Pittsburgh. Chicago losers of its last three games got caught in its end As Miller Steve Leach and Mike Ridley converged on goalie de Bel four. Ridley poked the puck at Balfour who made a save. But the rebound went to Leach who sent it to Miller for his sixth goal. Devils 5, jets s Winnipeg Manitoba Jim Kern goal with 13 seconds left in regulation capped a wild third period and gave the Kelly Tripucka had 30 Points for Char Lotte. Ja/j.98, bulk Lih Landover my Kar d 34 Points and Hurt Bailey had 27 As the Utah Jii snapped a four game losing Streak and us Linurd Elwir domination Over Llie Hulk is in Washington John Stockton had 16 assists for the a i who Hitzl Beiqiu n the Bull is. In their last live trips to the capital i Nir ithe mullets Jim Victory Over he jaw. On their Home floor was nov 19. L js3. Washington he id 10 its Feivish Points of inc it Tui was k d by Leddel Eackles who wired 15. Jell a Alcutt and Lier Nard King Encl had 12 fur the bullets nets 122, Mai tricks ii it East Rutherford . Les Ter Conner and Buck Williams teamed on a 7-2 spurt late after Chris moms made a 3-Point Shol to Force he extra period and end inc Mav Ericks four game winning Streak. The win also put an end to Dallas club record tying five game Road win Ning Streak and gave new Jersey a 3-0 Mark in overtime game this season. Sonic she heat Ion Miami Reserve Forward Xavier me Dank l scored 23 Points and grabbed 13 rebounds As Seattle s Bench accounted for6i Points in a win Over the heat. Dale Ellis and scale Threatt each added is Nims for the supersonics. Miami was led by rookies Grant Long who scored a season High 23 Points and Kevin Edwards Wilh 16. Spurs 125, klnjsl07 san Antonio Greg Anderson led eight spurs in double figures As san Antonio snapped an eight game losing Streak with wednesday i Victory Over Sacramento .1 Anderson scored 17 Points Harold pics sly paced the Kings with 26 Points. Devils the lie the devils appeared nut of the game of tar Winnipeg s Thomas Steen and Randy Gilhen scored Short handed goals52 seconds apart in the third period for a 5-3 Lead. Byl pal Riv Sundstrom Drew new Jersey within one at 13 36, then Kom lied it. John Mac can with a pair of goals and Mark Johnson also scored for the devils who Haven t won in Winnipeg since dec. 19, 1982, Maclean has 14 goals in eight games and 2s for the season. Stycn had two goals for the jews with Pat a Lynnik Dale Haw Urchuk and Gil Hon also scoring. ". The devils arc 5-1-2 in their last eight games. The jets arc win less in three starts. Canucks 2, oilers 1 Edmonton Alberta Jim Sand Lak scored the winning Eoal with 21 seconds remaining and Troy Gamble Al Lowed just one goal for. The second straight game As Vancouver edged Edmonton. Gamble recalled from the International hockey league two games ago kicked out 27 shots for his second Slraight win. He and his teammates appeared headed for overtime until Tony Tanti Rode defend scan Craig Muni off the puck behind inc Edmonton goal Barry it to cd arson picked up the puck and slipped Sandia unguarded in the Slot area. 1 lonicts1 Tim Kim plan reaches Over bucks1 Fred Rolwes in attempt to grab a Loose Ball. His Quick slap shot left goaltender Grant Fuhr no Chance. Vancouver s Rich Sutler and Kevi Mcclelland of Edmonton had the earlier goals 22 seconds apart in the second period. Hoef Ehner wins 2nd world cup downhill event St. Anton Austria a Austri a s Helmut hoc Flehner conquered a dangerous downhill course thursday and scored his second world cup Victory ofic season heating a Galaxy of Swiss and other austrian stars.". " Hoert Erncr who placed 69lh last sea son in the world cup standings was limed in 2 minutes 02.03 seconds Down inc Fos course that dropped 969 meters. Pirmin Zurbriggen of Switzerland was second in 2 02.04, Only one Hundredth of a Sec Ond behind the Winner. Third was austrian icon Hardstock in 2 03.14. the downhill counted toward the combined along with wednesday s slalom which was won by Zurbriggen hoc Flehner was fourth inthe combined behind Zurbriggen Marc Girar Delli of Luxembourg and Armin Bittner. Of West Germany. The downhill was to have been held wednesday but organizers reversed the schedule because the downhill track could not be cleared of abundant Snow. The soft Snow in the bumps after the hard Snow on the upper part surprised some of the racers who had trouble at some sections of the course. Hoc Fechner 29, who had won Only six world cup Racus since 1980 prior to thursday had no difficulty Evert at the trouble spots. Holc incr s other Victory this season came at Val Gardeia Italy dec 1 p. Italy s Alberto Tomba who skied off course in the second heat of the slalom race wednesday was nol entered in the downhill
