European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes ports april 23,1991 a Page 28 l penguins unleash defense by the associated press Landover my. Pittsburgh a penguins better noted for their potent offence played defense with near perfection sunday beating Washington capitals 3-1 to take a 2-1 Lead in the Patrick division championship series. A we played a very simple hockey game Quot said goalie Tom Barrasso Quot we did no to give up any 2-on-l�?Ts or 3-on-2�?Ts. We were patient. We have great Talent Stanley cup playoffs t h at c an score by t we done to get in to a 7-6 game like the other  Pittsburgh won the shootout but before sundays game the capitals vowed to slow Down the Pace. The Home team had its Way and benefited As a result. Pittsburgh had never before allowed fewer than two goals in any one of its 36 previous Road playoff games. In the other Stanley cup playoff action sunday Boston Defeated Montreal 3-2 to take a 2-1 Lead in the Adams final. Quot we played a smart defensive game and when we had our chances we took advantage of them Quot said Pittsburgh a Mario Lemieux who had a goal and an assist. Quot that a the Way you have to play on the Road and that s the Way we played  Washington on the other hand did t appear to turn Oil the intensity until the tinal period when it Poulshot the penguins 10-3. But it hardly mattered because Barrasso stopped every shot. Quot we re a team that has to win through hard work intensity giving a 100 percent Lor 60 minutes a said Washington coach Terry Murray a that did no to  playing without injured defens Emen Paul Coffey Ulf Samuelsson and Peter Taglianetti the penguins could have pan inked. Instead they excelled. Quot i think the team really rallied around that Quot said Pittsburgh coach Bob Johnson. Quot we were determined not to give up. See nil on Page 22 no. I pick Russell Maryland left and no. 6eric Swann Are two Happy lineman. Phoenix took Swann first non College draftee in 45 years. No rest for the defense during longest draft Day by Dave Goldberg a football writer new York a once the rocket lifted off to Canada the nil draft turned into a defensive drama. The first six picks on sunday were defensive players with Miami tackle Russell Maryland being the no. I Overall pick by the Dallas cowboys. The defensive run doubled the previous record at the Start or a draft. That s not to say that Ismail was forgotten however. 1 he los Angeles raid cars always willing to use a draft pick As a Gamble selected Ismail with the 15th pick of the fourth round the 100th pick Overall. There were six defensive backs and six defensive linemen taken in the longest first round in draft history a 4 hours 55 minutes. The record was due to the Many deals that took place most of which were orchestrated by the cowboys. Three of the top six players were defensive backs including Urcla safety Eric Turner taken second by the Cleveland Browns. The teams completed four rounds on sunday and resumed monday morning. Rounds 1-6 on pages 24-25 such a Strong run was made on defense that 300-Pound lineman Eric Swann who never played a Down in College was the no. 6 Overall pick by the Phoenix cardinals who have a reputation for making Surprise first round picks. Swann was Only the second player without College experience Ever selected a Emil Quot six Yard Quot Sitko was taken by the rams in 1946 but opted for notre  most notable offensive pick came late in Quot the round when the raiders picking 24th, chose controversial quarterback Todd Marinovich of Southern Cah the us Sophomore was arrested earlier this year on drug Possession charges. The previous record for completing the first round was 4 hours 16 minutes in 1967. The record time reflected the questions about most of the players that left almost All the teams using its allotted 15 minutes. There were six deals in the first round and Dallas was involved in three using picks obtain Ftp deals the last two years for Herschel Walker and Steve Walsh for flexibility. In fact the 17th Overall pick belonged to four different teams at one Point a Houston new England Dallas and Washington the team that finally used it. The cowboys who had traded for the first pick with new England after the patriots were unable to sign Ismail took the 265-Pound Maryland the outland trophy Winner considered Small in an Era of 300-Pounders. He reportedly signed a five year contract Worth Between $1 million and $1.5 million a year. Ismail on the other hand signed for a reported $26.2 million Over four years with the Toronto argonauts of the Cal. Because he signed with the Cal Ismail a rights will be retained for up to four years by the raiders. In a previous celebrated Case the raiders were Able to draft to Jackson in see draft on Page 22jazz suffer key loss playoffs Start thursday by the associated press the san Antonio spurs have perhaps the Best Center in the Aba in David Robinson and have amassed nearly 200 More blocked shots a and 369 More rebounds than the Golden state warriors this  with an Opportunity to play a team More suited to his style in the playoffs. Warriors coach Don Nelson elected to go All out in his season finale against the Utah jazz on sunday at Oakland. Golden state won 125-106, knocking Utah out of first place in the Midwest and giving the spurs the division title and a first round playoff matchup with the warriors. Quot Well i Hope that answers some of then a finales critics who said we  be eager to play a Nelson said a they said we  Lake it seriously. Well we took it quite seriously and it  have happened at a better  but warriors Forward Chris Mullin who scored 28 Points. Did no to get his coach s Point. Quot wow our Reward for winning is we gel to play san Antonio a Mullin said. Quot getting san Antonio Isnit so great but in a glad we won. No matter who we play its going to he Tough for  the spurs improved their record to 5527 when they routed the visiting Dallas Mavericks 135-101 earlier sunday then waited two hours before Golden state beat Utah which had a tiebreaker advantage Over the spurs. The jazz fell to 54-28 with the loss and dropped from a possible second seeding in the Western conference to fifth As a result they have to go on the Road for their first round opener thursday to play Phoenix which beat Portland 135-118. The spurs will be at Home the same night against seventh seeded Golden state which could have avoided the trip to san Antonio to face Robinson who had 16 Points and nine blocked shots see Aba on Page 22inside sports Luyendyk wins first race since indy 500 a Page 25 Waltrip snaps 34-race Wonless Streak a Page 25 pirates score 6 in 11th to nip cubs a Page 26 Minnesota tosses Musselman to wolves a Page 27