European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a the stars and stripes saturday March 16,1991 Hawks win showdown from Kings by the associated press Inglewood Calif. A in a Western showdown at the los Angeles forum the Chicago Blackhawk were clearly the better shots. A they thoroughly outplayed us that Sall you can say a los Angeles Kings coach Tom Webster said after a 6-3 loss to the Blackhawk in a Battle of nil powerhouses thursday night. A they showed us something that we have not seen from a club in quite a while. They were All Over the Rihl place a Power plays Short handed goals you name  with the Victory the Norris division leading Black Hawks took Over the Overall nil Points Lead from the Kings who dropped into a first place tie with Calgary in the s my the. The flames beat the new York Island-ers4-2. A a a a a a a the Blackhawk have 92 Points for a one Point Lead Over St. Louis in the Norris division. The Kings and flames have 91 each. A a the penalty killing was Superb and Overall Effort was Superb a Chicago coach Mike Keenan said. A we really had a lot of Little things done Well and that show you win big games like  Steve Larmor scored two goals and goaltender de Balfour made 28 saves for his 39th Victory breaking the club record he shared with Tony Esposito. The Kings Blackhawk game was bitterly contested. Referee Rob Shick handed out 94 penalty minutes in the first period and issued five game misconduct Overall. The Blackhawk got three shorthanded goals for a league leading 19. The game was tied 1-1 after the first period but Chicago had the last three goals of the second period to take a 5-2 Lead. Larmer capped the spurt with is second goal of the game and 41st of the season. The Kings failed to convert six Power play opportunities in the first two periods. In other games thursday night flames 4, islanders 2 Calgary albertan Gary Roberts tie breaking goal Early in the third period the 100th of his nil career sent the flames past the islanders and extended their Home ice unbeaten Streak to a club record 18 games. A a. A. A a a a the flames improved their Home record to 17-0-1 since a 6-2 loss to the Edmonton oilers on dec. 22. Joe nieu Wandyk had two goals for Calgary increasing his season total to 41. Whalers 4, red wings 2 Hartford Conn a Pat Verbeek a rebound goal broke a tie and Kevin Din Cen scored twice As Hartford beat Detroit. Mark Hunter also scored for the whalers canadians a John Leclair left and Bruins Bob Beers Battle along the boards at Boston Garden thursday night. 6 Verbeek a second period goal at 13 13 of the second period broke a 2-2 tie. It was his 40th, the third time in our years he has reached that Mark. Bruins 3, Canad Lens 2 Boston a Craig Janney scored one goal and assisted on another As the Bruins increased their Lead Over Montreal in the Adams division to seven Points with seven games remaining. Boston goaltender Andy Moog had his second straight shutout going until Stephane Richer scored for Montreal at 3 03 of the third period. Moog later saved the Victory when he stopped a shorthanded breakaway shot by Shayne Corson with 10 seconds left. Capitals 5, Nordques 3 Landover my. A Kelly Miller had two goals As Washington climbed Back into a tie with new Jersey for fourth place in the Patrick division. The Nordques kept the game close through two Peri ods despite  36-12 and incurring a five minute penalty to Owen Nolan in the first period. Joe Sakic scored twice for Quebec tying the score at 33 in the second period. Calle Johansson who also had three assists scored the Winner for Washington at 15 49 of the second period. North stars 2, blues 2 a St. Louis a it Mike Modano a 24th goal with 11 seconds left in regulation lifted Minnesota into a tie with St. Louis. Modano scored on a 55-foot snapshot Down the Middle just 12 seconds after Minnesota pulled goaltender John Casey in favor of a sixth attacker. Modano a shot sailed through a crowd in front and beat St. Louis goaltender Pat Jablonski to Send the game into overtime. The goal erased the blues 2-1 advantage gained on Brett hulls 78th. Goal of the season Early in the third period. A win by the associated press new York John Macleod a 700th Aba coaching Victory was Worth the wait. The new York kicks should have made Macleod a Milestone easy a they led by nine Points with 2 09 left in regulation. Instead they blew that Lead and had to go two overtimes before beating the Miami heat 125-121 thursday night new York is 6-0 in overtime this season. A i know other coaches who have been stuck on a Milestone and needed five or six games to get it Quot said Macleod who became the eighth coach in Aba history to win 700 games. Macleod 700-646 in his 18th season As an Aba coach saw the kicks overcome a season High 28 turnovers to improve their record to 32-32.new Yorkus largest Lead was a 82-70 Early in the fourth period and it still had a 97-88 advantage with 2 09 to go. But Willie Burton and Kevin Edwards each hit a three Pointer in the final 26 seconds and Grant Long s steal with seven seconds left led to Sherman Douglas tying Layup with 1.4 seconds to go. Douglas Whonda finished with 33 Points then missed a free throw that would have won it. Patrick Ewing scored new Yorkus first seven Points of the second overtime including a go ahead free throw with 49 seconds left and finished with 23 Points and 15 rebounds. Gerald Wilkins scored a season High 27 Points for the kicks. In other games thursday night Cavaliers 103, Bucks 101 Richfield Ohio Craig Ehlo won a fourth Quarter shootout with Milwaukee Rookie Steve Henson to Lead Cleveland past Milwaukee. Ehlo put Cleveland ahead for Good with two straight three Point shots then Sank a clinching 18-foot jumper with 16 seconds left. Henson scored All of his career High 16 Points during the final period. Ehlo was 0. For 6 in the first three quarters before scoring 10 on 4-for-5 shooting in the fourth. Larry Nance led Cleveland with 31 Points. A nets 118, pistons 110 East Rutherford . The nets ended three years of frustration against Detroit As Reggie Theus scored nine of his 25 Points in a 23-8 second Quarter spurt that gave new Jersey the Lead for Good. A rockets 119, magic 95 Houston a the rockets kept soaring at the Summit As Kenny Smith scored 13 of his 22 Points in the third Quarter sparking an 18-6 run to Lead Houston Over Orlando for its ninth win in 10 games. Buck Johnson led Houston with a season High 26 Points while Vernon Maxwell had 15 Points and a career High 13  112, Timber wolves 105 Denver a the Denver Bench made the difference against the Timber wolves As Jim Farmer had. 20 of the nuggets 4q Points by non starters against Minnesota. Minnesota a starters led by Tony Campbells 32 Points and Pooh Richardson a 23 a outscored Denver a 98-72, but Denver a reserves outscored the Timber wolves 407. Michael Adams led the nuggets with 27 Points and nine assists. Spurs 101, warriors 99 Oakland Calif. A David Robinson had 29 Points and 17 rebounds As san Antonio survived its own foul shooting problems in the last 30seconds to beat Golden state Tim Hardaway a three Point jumper with 8.2 seconds left Cut the spurs Lead to 10099. But when san Antonious David Wingate made Only one of two free throws with 7.2 seconds left the warriors got one More Chance. Rod Higgins took a pass from Hardaway and fired from just beyond the three Point line but the shot was Short. Chris Mullin led the warriors with 28 Points while Hardaway added 18 Points and. 10 assists. Sean Elliott scored 20 for the spurs who committed 24  107, Kings 103 Sacramento Calif. Detlef Schrempf scored 23 Points and Indiana withstood a furious fourth Quarter rally to hold off Sacramento. Indiana led 81-66 after three quarters but the Kings outscored the pacers 21-11 to begin the fourth Quarter and got within two Points several times in the final minutes. But Indiana hit 10 of 12 free throws in the last 2 49. Antoine Carr scored 26 Points for Sacramento