European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 a the stars and stripes sunday april 28, 1991robitaille leads Kings by oilers Inglewood Calif. Apr the los Angeles Kings got an emotional lift from Tomas Sandstrom who played with a broken Bone in his right leg. And they got a More tangible lift from Luc Robitaille who scored three goals As los Angeles beat Edmonton 5-2 Friday night to stay alive in the playoffs. After the Kings narrowed the oilers Lead to 3-2 in the Best-of-7 smythe Divi Sion finals Robitaille talked More about Sandstrom a courage than he did about his own hat trick. A a lies a unbelief Earlc a Robitaille said of his teammate who suffered a stress fracture in his lower leg in last saturday s game. A everybody knows he a got a broken leg and he went out there and finished More checks than  _ Sandstrom told by doctors that he Isnit jeopardizing his leg by playing got an assist on Robita Illch a goal late in the first period that gave the Kings a 2-1 Lead and put them ahead to stay. A a it a just a Small fracture. Its not broken a Sandstrom said a i just have a hard time getting used to wearing a Brace. My leg is not that  Steve Kasper another injured los an gels player also played Well. Kasper missed two games after suffering a concussion in the opening game lie scored los Angeles first goal Friday. Game 6 in the series will be played sunday in Edmonton a seventh if necessary would take place at the forum tuesday night. Robitaille who got the game tying and game winning goals in the Kings 4-3 overtime Victory in the series opener scored twice in the first period Friday night to give los Angeles a 3-1 Lead. He added another in the second period As the Kings opened a three goal Advin tags. A a in the process Robitaille a five year Veteran set a Kings record for goals m a series. Fie has ii bettering the Mark of nine Chris Kontos set two years ago. The Kings hone to repeat the comeback Success they bad in 1989 when they rallied from a 3-1 game deficit to win three straight against the oilers. Wayne Gretzky who required 25 stitches in his left car when struck by a puck last monday night again wore his protective helmet but had no goals nor assists for the Kings. Anatoli Semenov scored the oilers first goal at 10 01 of the first period As he came in All alone from the Blue line. Kasper tied it at 12 48, then Robitaille reeled off two goals both in close on Grant Fuhr at 15 08 and 19 03. Robitaille added his third goal a i 13 42 of the second period shooting at Point Blank Range on Fuhr after taking a line pass from Todd Elik. The oilers Cut the deficit to two goals at 5 04 of the final period on a Power play goal by Glenn Anderson but Elik intercepted a Martin Clinas pass deep in the oilers zone and went in alone to score the Kings fifth goal at 15 04. Kings Bob Blake Falls to the ice after taking hit from oilers Mark  stay alive by beating North stars St. Louis a the St. Louis blues took the heat off goaltender Vincent Riendeau and stayed alive in the Stanley cup playoffs. Riendeau pulled in games 3 and 4, gave up Only two late goals As the blues smothered the Minnesota North stars 4-2 Friday night. It Cut the North stars Lead to 3-2 in the Besl-of-7 series heading into game 6 sunday night in Bloomington Minn and kept alive the blues Hopes for a Norris division Crown St. Louis is trying to become the first team in nil history to rally twice from a 3-1 deficit in the same postseason. �?o1 done to think he looked shaky tonight a said North stars coach Bob Gainey after Riendeau made 24 saves and held Minnesota scoreless until the last six minutes a a Well see about sunday night a blues coach Brian Suiter had hinted he might make a change at goaltender after Riep Cau gave up nine goals in Only 41 minutes Over the last two games a a in be Felt Strong from the beginning 1 just did no to get the Breaks in Minnesota a Riendeau said. A tonight we played our style of game which is to not give them too Many chances and it worked out Well.�?�, a \ a a a a a a a a this time it was Minnesota a Jon Casey that got pulled leaving at 10 18 of the third after giving up four goals on 29 a they forced us into mistakes tonight a Gainey said. A they played a much better  the blues prevailed without a Point from Brett Hull and Adam Oates. Dan Quinn had a goal and three assists Rod Brindz amour had a goal and an assist and Steve Tuttle had three assists. Paul Cavallini and Dave Thomlinson added Power play goals As the blues won before 18,520. Quot the North stars routed St. Louis 5-1 and 8-4 in games 3 and 4 m Bloomington but it Wasny to the same opponent that showed up Friday. The blues held Minnesota without a shot for the first 12 25 of the second period and to chances Overall. St. Louis has struggled throughout the playoffs on the Power play but went 2 for 8 in game 5. The blues Are 6 for 20 the last two games after going 4 for 57 the first 10 games of the playoffs. The blues also shut Down the North stars Power play which was 2 for 8. Brian Propp got his sixth goal of the playoffs with 5 56 to go and Mike Modano scored during a two Man advantage with 22l to go. A. Minnesota has capitalized on fast starts getting the first goal in each of the first four games and outscoring the blues 11-2 in the first period entering game 5. The North stars out shot  10-3 in the first period hut this time the blues scored first As Brindz amour skated around defens Eman Neil Wilkinson and heat Casey from the left Side after Only 1 46. After the blues got no shots on their first two Power plays Cavallini cashed in on the third to make it 2-0 at 10 43 of the second period. Tuttle entered the puck from behind the net and the puck deflected off a defens Eman before Cavallini got it at the top of the left Circle and scored on a Low drive. Quinn got his fourth goal of the playoffs at 18 04, sliding a pass from Brindz amour into an open net. The goal came Only seven seconds after Quinn a holding penalty expired. Buenos Aires Argentina apr Diego Maradona soccer a biggest Star is in jail follow ing his arrest for Possession of narcotics. He made no comment to a crowd of reporters . Apartment building where he was arrested nor at the narcotics division of the Federal police w Here lie was jailed. A i done to like to talk about suppositions a said Marcos Ranchi Maradona a business manager Ranchi was denied permission to talk to Maradona. The Small packet of while powder will be chemically Analysed said narcotics division chief Jorge Chisson Federal judge Amelia Berra de Vidal ordered Maradona 30, held incommunicado until she interviewed him a and did not say when that would he. After that she must decide whether Maradonna charges formally will be filed. Two other men were arrested with Maradona who wept in the patrol ear and covered his face As he entered the police station. Outside fans chanted a Diego Diego a in support of the country s sports idol. The men were not identified but Franchi said they were friends of the player. His arrest a hurts me very much Quot said Alfio Basile the coach of Argentina s National team. A we have to support Diego. He a done so Many Good things a said Sergio Goycochea a goalkeeper on Argentina a National team. Quot his arrest is the latest drug related scandal for the bricklayers son who became the Best soccer player of his generation. On March 29, the italian league suspended him for testing positive for cocaine following his teams March 17 Victory. The Sanction was imposed for 15 months a the rest of this season and All of the next. The ban was extended worldwide by the International federation of association football soccer s governing body. A that was a very hard Hiow for Diego a Franchi said. Ever since the suspension he has been a under tension under pressure a Franchi said. A Maradona never admitted he took cocaine. The lawyers he hired to Challenge the suspension based their defense on the argument that if cocaine were used the intention was not to improve his performance. One of soccer highest paid players Maradona was the most valuable player in the 1986 world cup , Argentina the team he cuptainc3 again to the final last year. Maradona led Napoli to italian league championships in 1987 and 1990. The annual earnings of the Man who grew up in a Shantytown outside Buenos Aires have been estimated at s12 million to $15 million a year. The drug  intended to net Maradona a to station reported citing Justice officials. The apartment had been under scrutiny for a week the station said