European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday april 17,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21caps, canadians Advance by the associated press Lan Dover my. A Don Beaupre stopped 32 shots As the Washington capitals advanced to the Patrick division finals by defeating the new Jersey devils 3-2 sunday night. The capitals winning the Best-of-7 semifinal series in six games will next play the the new York rangers. That series begins thursday night at Madison Square Garden. It is the fourth Lime in eight tries that Washington has advanced to the second round. The capitals have never made it beyond that Point. Beaupre who started the series backing up Mike Lizul continued his standout play with several key stops in the first period. He twice came up with the big play during a new Jersey Power play in the games final three minutes. Washington also got a break when the devils Peter Stastny missed an open shot from the Side. The capitals Hurt new Jersey in each of the first two periods scoring each time in the final seconds. Steve Leach gave Washington a 1-0 Lead when he scored his first goal of the playoffs with 11 seconds left Malone hits 10,000 Mark in jazz win by the associated press Minneapolis a Karl Malone scored 32 Points giving him 10,001 in his 5-year career As the Utah jazz Defeated the Minnesota Timber wolves 103-90 sunday night and took a two game Lead in the Midwest division. T both Utah and second place san Antonio have four games left. Minnesota became the second team to draw 1 million fans in an Aba season. The crowd of 40,415 at the metronome put the expansion Timber wolves Anba Roundup 1,023,021. They need 43,485 in tuesday nights Home finale to top the league record 1,066,505 set by the 1987-88 Detroit pistons. Malone the a bad a second leading scorer also had 12 rebounds. Along with John Stockton and Thurl Bailey he ignited a 25-7 third Quarter spurt that broke open a close game. Stockton finished with 12 Points and 12 assists and Bailey added 21 Points. Behind Malone a 16 Points Stockton a eight assists and Utah a 54-33 percent shooting advantage the jazz led 49-39 at halftime. The Timber wolves hit the first two shots of the second half making it 49-43, before the jazz began their big run. Stockton made a Floater from the Lane Bailey hit a Layup and Malone scored on a Hook off a pass from Stockton for a 55-43 Lead. After Minnesota Styrone Corbin scored Bailey scored two baskets one on an assist from Stockton and Malone made a reverse Layup to make it 61-45. Tony Campbell who led the Timber wolves with 33 Points hit a 15-footer but Malone responded with a three Point play on a pass from Bailey. Bobby Hansen scored six Points at the end of the spree which left the jazz ahead 74-50 with two minutes left in the third period. In other games sunday lakers 113, rockets 102 Inglewood Calif. A led by another magic Johnson triple double los Angeles tied an Aba record by clinching its ninth consecutive division Crown with a Victory Over Houston. Johnson who has 11 triple doubles this sea see Aba on Page 27stanley cup playoffs in the first period. John Druce scored with 54 seconds left in the second to extend the Lead to 3-1. Groft Courtnell had tallied a breakaway goal Early in the second period. Beaupre allowed Only a second period goal by John Maclean that bounced off teammate Rod Langway a skate and Stastny a goal Early in the third period to earn his third win. Druces third goal of the playoffs was the Bac Brcak or. He took a pass from Kevin Hatcher behind the new Jersey net and put a Low shot past devils goalie Chris Terreri for a two goal Lead. In other playoff games sunday canadians a sabres 2 Montreal a Montreal a Russ Courtnell scoring a pair of third period goals and Claude Lemieux another As the canadians beat Buffalo to wrap up its Adams divison semifinal series in six games. The canadians thus qualified for the finals against the Winner of the Hartford Boston series which is tied 3-3. Lemieux a goal 4 47 into the third period gave the canadians a 3-1 Lead and their eventual winning goal. Courtnell provided insurance at 8.48 and 19 04 to Complete the upset Over the favored sabres. Rookie  Mathieu Schneider with his first career playoff goal and Brent Gilchrist also scored for Montreal which out Shol the sabres 29-24. Veteran Rick Vaive scored his fourth goal a All coming off the Power play a and Dave Andreychuk notched his second of the series for Buffalo. Schneider 20, struck at 9 00 of the first period on an end to end Rush. He picked up the rebound of a shot off  Mike Ramsey and went in alone then deed Daren Puppa out of position. Vaive tied it at 10 22 with Brian Skrudland crying an elbowing penalty. Vaive was planted in front of the crease to deflect Doug Bodger a Point shot past goal tender Patrick Roy. Montreal thought it had the go ahead goal Midway through the second period. Mike Mcphey jammed a shot from the Side of the net that got through Puppa and appeared to trickle Over the goal line. The goal Light did no to go on and referee Bill Mcc Reary did not Stop play. Gilchrist got the goal at 16 22. Blazing Down the see cup on Page 26afn sports television boxing a tuesday night fights 3 . Wednesday. N radio baseball a new York at Detroit 1 30 .  skies Over pie Pittsburgh left fielder . Reynolds goes High above eventual triple off inc but of Chicago a the Wall Marker honouring pirate Hall of Famer pie son on sunday. The pirates won i g Traynor in an unsuccessful attempt to haul in an extra innings. 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