European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 b the stars and stripes thursday March 7, 1991hull shines in win Over whalers by Dan Hafner. Los Angeles times Hartford Conn. A Brett Hull of the. St. Louis blues had scored against every other nil team except Hartford. It was his last Chance this season tuesday night and he made the most of it. Hull perhaps buoyed by a Trade that improved the blues defense scored twice to Lead them to a 4-1 Victory Over the whalers. The blues improved the Best record in the league to 89, Points three ahead of the los Angeles Kings Hull who also had two assists to figure in every score has 72 goals. He can tic Wayne Gretzky a record by scoring 20 in the last 13 games. But the blues and Hull Are More concerned with winning a Stanley cup a i Don t care about scoring against All clubs Quot Hull said. A fall in a interested in is that we keep on 4, canucks 1 Pittsburgh a even without Mario Lemieux this season the penguins prob Lem has not been scoring goals. A in this Romp Over the canucks Mark Recchi scored his 35th goal and 100th Point of the season. He led the penguins club record 10th consecutive Home Victory. Lemieux scored his 10th goal and extended his scoring Streak to 11 games. With the Victory the penguins moved to within one Point of second place Philadelphia in the Patrick division. In their last three games the canucks have been outscored 19-2.Maple Leafs 6, Bruins 3 Toronto a a few More victories such As this one at Home will have the Maple Leafs starting to think about the playoffs. Dave Hannan scored twice As the Maple Leafs played one of their Best games of the season to beat the Adams division leaders. A. A a a a a a. A Quot. ��.�?�. The Leafs with 12 games remaining Are Timber wolves take 1st win Over lakers by the associated press Minneapolis a the Minnesota Timber wolves Arentt Likely to win a playoff game anytime soon so this will have to do. A a a the Timber wolves beat the los Angeles lakers 94-85 tuesday night the first time in eight tries that Minnesota Defeated the team that won five Aba titles in the 1980s, when it was Over the Timber wolves danced and hugged each other on their court. A a we re All very Happy. You saw the Way we celebrated after the game a Forward Tod Murphy said a it was obviously unimportant game for us a a 7ak 25-p and Tyrone Corbin added 23 Points for former Laker Tony Campbell scored 11 of his 25 Points in tie third Quarter the Timber wolves who won for Only the third time in 13 games. Campbell made six of his first seven shots in the second half after a 3-for-9 Start. His Basket with 1 20 remaining gave the Timber wolves an 86-80 Lead after the lakers Cut a 10tpoint deficit to four. Hawks 139, nuggets 127 Atlanta a Atlanta won its 22nd consecutive game at Home outscoring Denver behind Spud Webb s career High 32 Points. J Dominique Wilkins and John Battle each scored 24 Points and Wilkins had 18 rebounds including nine on the defensive end in the third Quarter tying a team record. The Hawks never trailed after an 110 Start. A / 7 a "7 a a a. A 7 bulls 104, Bucks 86 Chicago a Michael Jordan scored 30 Points against Milwaukee As Chicago won its 21st consecutive Home game. Scottie Pippen added 17 Points and 10 rebounds As the bulls won for the 14th time in 16 games and. Improved their record to 42-15, Best in the Eastern conference. Quot a. 7 a. A. Chicago which trailed by 13 Points in the first Quarter got six Points from Pip pen in a 23-15 spurt that gave the bulls a 10-Noint Lead in the third Quarter. The bulls extended the margin to 91-72 Midway through the fourth Quarter. Cavaliers 113, supersonics 111, of Seattle a John Morton tied the game with 0.8 second left in regulation then off balance 15-foot.bank shot at the overtime Buzzer As. Cleveland snapped Seattle a live game winning Streak. Morton who scored a career High 21nba Points also converted two free throws to tie the game at 111-111 with 21.4 seconds left. The sonics tried to hold the Ball for the last shot but Eddie Johnson s errant pass gave the Cavaliers the final shot and Morton scored 100, warriors 92 Sacramento Calif. A Rory Sparrow scored a career High 32 Points As Sac Ramunto ended a nine game losing Streak by defeating Golden state. The Kings losers of 26 consecutive Road games but now 15-12 at Home led 50-45 at halftime and never trailed in the second 104, 76ers 99 san Antonio a san Antonio which lost twice last week after blowing big leads erased a 17-Pomt first Quarter deficit As David Robinson had 33 Points and 16 rebounds. Robinson gave the spurs a 98-95 Lead with a pair of tree throws with 2 32 left after an Exchange of baskets Robinson blocked Rick Mahorn a shot with 1 20 left to secure the Victory. The spurs won despite a 3-minute Span without a Field goal in the fourth Quarter. Hersey Hawkins scored 29 Points Tor 107, kicks 102 new York a Phoenix continued its Streak busting ways As Tom Chambers had 32 Points and Kevin Johnson 29. The suns who previously stopped winning streaks of 16 games by the los Angeles lakers 11 games by Detroit and Portland and seven by Boston ended new Yorkus longest winning stretch of the season at five. The kicks also looking for their first Thyce game winning Streak at Home this season trailed just 101-100 with 1 09 to go after a jumper by Patrick Ewing who scored 36 Points. But Johnson scored on a drive Dan Majerle on a jumper and Chambers of two free throws to Seal 112, nets 100 Houston sleepy Floyd scored 27 Points and Akeem Olajuwon in a substitute role since returning from injury had 18 Points and 12 rebounds As Houston conquered new Jersey. The rockets led Only briefly until open ing the fourth Quarter with a 10-2 spurt that gave them a 92-87 Lead. Otis Thorpe scored 22 Points for the nine Points behind Minnesota in the Battle for the last playoff position in the Norris division. Islanders 4, devils 3 Uniondale n y. The islanders late rally spoiled the return of Tom me vie As coach of the devils. Mcvie who replaced fired John Cunniff monday night coached the devils in 1983-84.the devils took a 2-1 Lead on John Maclean a second goal of the game and his 40th of the season Early in the final period after the islanders scored twice the devils pulled even on Laurie Bosch Manos goal with two minutes remaining. Tom Fitzgerald scored his second goal of the season with 72 seconds left to end the islanders six game win less Streak oilers 5, jets 4 Winnipeg ont. Petr Alirna scored his 32nd goal with one minute to play in regulation to bring the oilers Back to .500 in the smythe division. By winning a they moved 10 Points ahead of the jets who recently lost four in a Row to the Kings. The jets who Are fourth in the smythe Lead slumping Vancouver by Only two Points in the Battle for the last playoff wings 6, Nordques 3 Detroit a Jimmy Carson had his eighth career hat trick to Lead the red wings to their easy Victory. The Nordques easily the worst team in the nil stretched their latest Witles Streak to 08-3. V Guy Lafleur of the Nordques who Wilt retire again at the end of this season had his ninth goal the 557th of his 3, capitals 3 Landover my. A Dimitri Hristich scored a Power play goal with 7 05 left in regulation to give the Caps a tie ending the Kings seven game winning Streak. In increasing their smythe division Lead to three Points Over Idle Calgary the Kings got three assists from Wayne Gretzky in eluding the 1,400th of his career. Los Angeles Center Vlade Delvac drives in tuesdays game at Minnesota. Rockets while Spokie Blaylock scored 22 Points for the nets losers of 10 consecutive Road 116, clippers 113miami a Sherman Douglas scored 27 Points including a go ahead Layup with 11.9 seconds to play As Miami won its team record Floth Victory. Los Angeles led 1.13-112 with 24.4 seconds Eft. Alter an 11-1 run sparked by two three Point plays by Charles Smith and a three Post shot by run Harper after Douglas spun inside to give the heat the Lead he knocked the Ball away from Danny Manning to set up Glen Rice a Basket at the Buzzer pacers 112, hornets 101 Indianapolis a Reggie Miller had 22 Points 10 rebounds and 10 assists As Indiana beat Charlotte. Mike Sanders three Pointer triggered a 17-6 third Quarter run which included eight Points by Rik Smits that gave the pacers the Lead for Good lit 81-73,
