European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 a a the stars and stripes Friday november 30,1990 Caps end rangers Streak nil analysis by the associated press new York a Rookie Peter Bondra scored his first nil hat trick and added an assist As the Washington capitals beat new York 6-3 wednesday night and snapped the rangers 10-game unbeaten the rangers had been 5-0-5 since a 3-2 overtime loss to the Boston Bruins on nov. 5 and their unbeaten Streak was thenal Roundup longest in the league this season and the teams longest since the 1973-74 season. Michal Pivonka also had four Points on a goal and three assists for the capitals. Bondra a czechoslovak had a goal in each period and assisted on Steve leaches goal in the third. In other nil games Nordques 4, whalers 3 Hartford Conn. A Joe Sakic scored twice Jamie Baker knocked in a goal with his skate Tony Mckegney a goal chromed off his head and Ron tug Nutt stopped 40 shots As Quebec ended a 17-game wingless Streak. Sabres 2, canadians 1 Montreal a Mikko Makela a eighth goal of the season 1 34 into the third period snapped a 1-1 tie. Dale Hawer Chuk slipped a pass to Makela who charged in on the left Side and snapped a shot High past goaltender Patrick Roy. Flyers 5, devils 5 East Rutherford . Rick Tocchet scored his second goal of the game with 49 seconds to play in Regula a a Al rally. Tion to Cap a late three goal rally. The three goals came in a Span of 2 49 and the tie extended the flyers unbeaten Streak to 4-0-1. Flames 2, jets 2 Winnipeg Manitoba a Moe Man tha and de Wolczuk scored Power play goals but Winnipeg gave up two shorthanded goals to Calgary s Joe Lieuwen Dyk and settled for a gears oilers to run re pc atm f Vitt in by Kevin Lyttle. Cox news service Lorenzo White put the run into the run and shoot monday night and that must have the Houston oilers thinking big. Whether he was taking a Handoff from Warren Moon and darting past the Buffalo line or grabbing a pass from Moon and dashing around the Bills linebackers White was a Man on the move. The Only ingredient the oilers had been missing to spark their state of the Art offence was the Al purpose running Back who takes the pressure off the quarterback. White reached out for that role if Only for a night. The third year it to from Michigan state was no or less than spectacular in piling up 125 Yards running and 89 receiving in Houston a vital 27-24 Victory. So where in the world was this Man the rest of the season he split time with Allen Pinkett or stood in the Backfield trying to Block for Moon. Until monday night the oilers Hadnot bothered much with the run. They were throwing 40 to 50 times a game and running about 15-20. For his first two years White was lost in the Backfield shuffle. The oilers were lost too trying to figure out which of their four talented backs a White Pinkett Alonzo Highsmith or Mike Rozier a would be the answer to the one Back offence. Finally Highsmith and Rozier were dumped. It could have been obvious sooner that White was More suited to this offence than Pinkett a shifty Little runner but one who can to take a beating. White can take it. He a one of those human Bowling balls like Emmitt Smith of the Dallas cowboys. He a Stocky 5-feet-ll, 218 pounds and has that Low Center of Gravity that makes it hard to Knock him off his feet. If monday Wasny to a one night illusion from White the oilers will put something together in this otherwise to hum 6-5 season. If i in Ini if Lorenzo White Here in last years playoffs ran roughshod Over Buffalo monday. Aussies keep Cash in doubles for Davis cup final St. Petersburg Fla. A Australia in a sur prise move thursday bypassed Pat Cash and picked Richard Fromberg and Darren Cahill to play singles against americans Andre Agassi and Michael Chang in the Davis cup final. Cash the 1987 Wimbledon Champ will instead team with John Fitzgerald in saturdays doubles match against Rick Leach and Jim Pugh. The Best of five final at the Florida Sun coast dome will Start Friday night with Fromberg playing Agassi and Cahill facing Chang. On sunday Cahill plays Agassi and Fromberg meets Chang. On wednesday Agassi rattled off cliches about approaching the final one match at a time then acknowledged the . Team has done everything it can to give itself the Edge Over Australia. A a there a no question we be gone out of the Way to create a scenario to give us a better Chance a Agassi said. He was alluding to the decision to play the matches at the Sun coast dome on a Clay surface that favors the americans. A if you look at it on paper there a no question that things favor us. But i Don t think that Ever enters into the outcome especially in Davis cup because anything can happen. I go to the Casino and put Money on Australia but by the same Token in a not going to sit Here and expect to Agassi said he and his teammates wont be overconfident even though it appears the australian team is Over matched. The 20-year-old Fromberg is australians Best Clay court player but has no Davis cup experience. Cash Masur and Cahill have experience but Are better known Aba from Page 21 in ton. The bullets Bernard King the leagues scoring Leader with a 30.9 average scored Only 16. Hornets 118, Bucks 111, of Charlotte . Charlotte which was never ahead until the overtime got 21 Points apiece from . Reid and Rex Chapman and beat Milwaukee for the first time in franchise history. Armon Gilliam got 20 Points and 11 rebounds for Charlotte. Ricky Pierce led Milwaukee with 28 Points. Heat 97, nets 79 Miami a Willie Burton scoreless until late in the third period sparked a decisive 9-0 run that lifted Miami past new Jersey. The heat was paced by Kevin Edwards with 20 Points and Rony Seikaly with 17. J 76ers 116, pacers 106 Philadelphia a Charles Barkley scored 33 Points and Hersey Hawkins added 25 As Philadelphia kept Indiana wingless in seven Road games. Mavericks 107, clippers 88 Dallas a Rolando Blackman scored 30 Points to become Dallas Al time leading scorer As the Mavericks snapped a three game losing Streak by defeating the los Angeles clippers. Blackman passed Mark Aguirre a 13,930 career Points for Dallas. Blackman has 13,953 Points in 722 games. Charles Smith led la. With 24 Points. Jazz 103, rockets 92 Salt Lake City Karl Malone had 31 Points and 13 rebounds As Utah lakers 97, spurs 80 Inglewood Calif. A Jan worthy scored 8 of his 20 Points As i los Angeles lakers outscored san an Nio 16-2 to open a 24-Point Lead in 1 third Quarter and won their fifth Strain game. For their Success on faster surfaces. Chang won the 1989 French open a the worlds Premier Clay tournament a and Agassi was the runner up this year. Leach and Pugh Are doubles specialists who Are 3-0 in Davis cup matches in 1990. A i feel like in be got my game to the Point where i feel comfortable on All surfaces a said Agassi. A but when you talk about really bringing out my strengths and bringing out somebody like Casno a weak Nesses you re talking about a Clay court a he added. A a in a not Here to have a great match. In a Here to win. That a what we re All hoping the americans Haven to played in a Davis cup final since losing to Sweden in 1984, and Haven to won one since beating France in 1982. The United states and Australia have met in 28 finals with the australians holding a 15-13 Edge. Won the 600th game in franchise history beating Houston. The jazz leading 42-38 at halftime shot 73 percent 11 for 15 from the Field and made 11 of 12 free throws in the third Quarter expanding their Lead to 76-61. A Bov a Frt a of Quot it
