European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes Friday april 1989 oilers beat Kings flames upset by the associated press Inglewood Calif. Esa Tikka non and Craig Simpson scored 67 seconds apart late in inc third period to give the two time defending Stanley cup Champion Edmonton oilers a 4-3 Victory Over the los Angeles Kings in the firs tame of the smythe division semifinals wednesday night. Tikkanen heal los Angeles goalie Glenn Healy from 10 fret during a scramble in front of the Kings net with Stanley cup playoffs 3 54 remaining Simpson then sent a 15 foot wrist shot past scaly s Glove with 2 47 to play. The two goals were the Only even strength tallies of the game. The oilers and Kings were to play the second game in the Bosl of so Van series thursday night. Mike Krusic Znyski acquired with Wayne or cloy from the oilers in a blockbuster Trade last aug. 9, scored a Power play Goat 2 55 into the third period on an assist from Gretzky to give the Kings 3-2lead. Steve Duehesne second among nil  in scoring during the regular season had pulled the Kings into a 2-2 tic by scoring with 27 seconds remaining in the second period. The teams traded Power play goals in the first period. Chris Kozlos scored for los Angeles just 1 01 into the game when he deflected Bernic Nicholls Lona slap Shol Jusi inside the left Post and past Gran Fuhr. ". Scaly playing in place of Kelly Hru Dey. Who missed the game with the flu preserved the Lead Unhul 3 06 remained in the opening period when Tomas Jons son poked in a Backhander after Healy appeared to have Smol hired Jonsson s Buffalo s Jacques cloudier .29 slops for shutout original shot.  Charlie Huddy gave the oilers a 1-1 Lead Al 13 58 of the second period when his rising slap shot went Over scaly s right shoulder and just under the  Chi acquired on feb. 22 from the new York islanders was 10-4-2 with the Kings during the regular season including three straight victories against the oilers. He dressed for the game but remained in the locker room in other games wednesday canucks 4, flames 3, of Calgary Alberta Paul Rinhart traded by Calgary to Vancouver before the Start of the season scored Al 2 47 of overtime As inc canucks upset the flames in the opener of their so Yich division semifinal series. Rinhart fired a shot through a tangle of legs that hit goal Lender Mike Vernon and trickled into the net to give Vancou ver a 1-0 Lead in the bust of so Van series. Game 2 was to be played thursday night at the Saddle come. Sabres 6. Bruins 0 Boston Buffalo scored four Power play goals in the first two periods and goalie Jacques clout ice stopped 29 shots and posted a shutout in his playoff debut As the sabres Defeated Boston in their nil series opener Mike Foligno and Rick Vaive scored in the first period and Scott Arnica 1 Eirc Turgeon and Mike Ramsey connected in the second. Arnica scored while the sabres were Short handed Foligno added another Short handed goal with 7 09 left in the game. The sabres who scored on three of their first six shots continued their sea son Long domination of. Boston they finished one spot behind the second place Bruins in the Adams division but Werc 5-0-3 in the season series. Capitals 3, flyers i Landover my. Michal Pivonka and Lou Frances Chilli capitalized on Philadelphia giveaways to score second. Period goals 1 35 apart As Washington Defeated the flyers in came i of the Patrick division semifinals. Penguins 3, rangers 1 Pittsburgh Paul Coffey scored two Power play goals including the tie breaker at 10 21 of the third period in the Patrick division open Croffey who had Given the penguins the Early Lead with a first period goal broke a la  shot from the right Circle that beat Bob Rocse after the rangers goalie blocked a shot and it chromed Oul to Coffey. Nil scoring Champion Mario be Micu playing m his first playoff game assisted on the winning goal bul was otherwise ineffective against a new York defense that muffled him from uie Start. Dan Quinn added the clincher Al i3ll6. The penguins also got a solid performance in goal from Tom Barrasso who made26saves, red wings .1, b1ekhawju 2 Detroit Dave bait scored two goals and Detroit s tight checking de sense held Chicago to eight shots Over the final 28 minutes in a Norris division playoff opener. Pelt Klima who scored sin of his 25 regular season goals against Chicago gave Detroit a 1 -0 Lead on a breakaway Al 15 15 of the first period beating Chicago goalie Alain Chevrier who was 3-0 against Detroit after being acquired by inc Blackhawk Jan. 19 from Winnipeg. Canad Lens 6, whalers 2 Montreal Ryan Waller s Short handed goal Early in the second period sparked Montreal to Victory in the opener of their Adams division semifinal series. With Montreal s Shay tie Corson off for roughing Guy Carbonneau picked up a Loose puck and broke Down Ine Ngol Side. Hartford goalie Kay Whilmon stopped Carbonnsau s 20-foot shot but Waller batted the rebound out of the air and into the incl to give Montreal a 3-1 Lead v a a  i blucs4, births