European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Stars oilers the stars and stripes april 30,1991 b Page 28 blues Kings fall in game 6insidesports Earnhardt Breaks repeat Jinx with win a Page 22 Galaxy Star criticizes own performance a Page 25 for the history books ready Wasny to Page 26 Morris joins ranks of 200 club a Page 26 by United press International the Minnesota North stars extended their remarkable run of the postseason sur Edmonton  rolling through springtime to set up their Stanley cup Semir Fkd showdown. Minnesota  stunning Norris division Triumph by by song the St. Louis blues 3-2 the oilers premed in another smythe division overtime Eph eliminating the los Angeles Kings 4-3. Tooth series ended in six games setting us the the Campbell conference championship series which opens thursday at Edmonton. The North stars win marked their second startling upset after first knocking out a Chicago Blackhawk squad fresh from posting the Best regular season record in the nil. The North stars have not been to the cup final since 1981, when the new York islanders won their second of four straight cups. In Bob Gainey a first year As coach Minnesota became the first Post expansion team to Knock off the no la or go Lar season no. 1 und 2 teams in the playoffs. Minnesota just the 16th-place regular season team and next to worst playoff contender finished 38 Points behind Chicago and 37 behind St.  cup playoffs the sunday games left Only one cup quarterfinal still undecided. Boston was to Host Montreal in game 7 of the Adams division final monday night for the right to play Pittsburgh in the Wales conference title  stars 3, blues 2 Bloomington Minn. A Minnesota a Chris Dahlquist scored his first career playoff goal 19 seconds into a scoreless third period and Bobby Smith scored the other two for the North stars. A it seemed to be a game where the opening goal was going to be the breaker a Gainey said. A a it a a Good thing for me it did t take Vicy Long into the third period before we got  Jon Casey needed to make Only 18 saves As the North stars outs Liot the blues 32-20. The five third period goals included three within a Span of 2 42. Minnesota never relinquished its Lead. Brett Hull scored with 2 42 to play Only his third goal of the series after netting 86 during the season and eight More against Detroit. Smiths empty net goal with 1 04 remaining made it 3-1 before St. Louis Garth Butcher scored with 17 seconds to  4, Kings 3, of Edmonton Alberta Craig Mac Tavish scored 11 seconds after an Edmonton goal was disallowed to decide the fourth overtime contest of the six game series 16 57 into overtime. Mactavish rammed in a Goalmouth pass. For his second playoff goal after an apparent goal by Anatoli Semenov was Faisal Lowed by referee Kerry Fraser. Fraser ruled Oiler Martin Gelinas interfered with Kings goaltender Kelly Hrudney. A replay however showed that the net minder was knocked into his teammate Luc Robitaille and that the puck crossed the line before the collision. A it was really a questionable Call Quot said Mactavish. A but sometimes you just have to dig Down and come out  a the oilers suffered a blow however when starting goaltender Grant Fuhr was injured on the Kings third goal. He was taken to the Hospital where a rays on his forearm were negative indicating Only a bad Bruise. Bill Ranford played the final 32 20. Esa Tikkanen spectacular throughout the series marked by his coverage of Wayne Gretzky and his key scoring forced overtime for Edmonton 12 38 into the third period with his second goal of the game and 11th of the playoffs. A Rickey Henderson completes record tying steal As Angels Jack Howell makes late tag and Drew Coble Calls  n ties Brock s snark Oakland Calif apr Rickey Henderson finally shares Lou Brocks Pedestal atop the career stolen base list. But Henderson expects to share the stand Only for a couple of Days. A a after being foiled on four tries for the equalizer Over four games Henderson got no. 938 with a steal of second base in the sixth inning of the Oakland athletics 7-3 Victory Over the California Angels on sunday. Brock was sitting behind Oakland a dugout and saw his Mark matched. Henderson will get his next Chance tuesday night at Home against new York. A right now we re tied and we stand hand to hand a Henderson said. A tuesday or  i get the Chance ill get the  playing in his second game after missing 14 with a strained muscle in fits left calf Henderson went 2 for 3 with singles in the first and third innings. He was hit in the Back by a pitch from Jeff Robinson in the sixth. Major league roundups on Page 26 Henderson broke Tor second on a 1-2 pitch from Robinson and was Safe with his trademark head first slide beating Catcher Lance Parrish s High throw. Brock said a i was More emotional about him breaking my single season record in 1982. What he did there was done in a specific period of  a in the first inning sunday Henderson broke for see Ond Only to have Jim Abbott throw Over to first baseman Wally Joyner who threw to shortstop Dick Schofield at second to Nail Henderson. Dave Stewart 2-2 snapped a two game losing Streak by pitching seven Strong innings and Jose Canseco went 3-for-4 with three Bis As the a a completed a three game sweep of the  proves he s a Blazer when it counts by the associated press Danny Ainge finally was Able to do what the port it it land Trail blazers signed him to do a Light up the scoreboard in the  3 for to in the first seven quarters of the postseason scored 16 of his 18 Points including three 3-pointers, in the fourth Quarter As the Trail blazers de Aba playoffs fated the visiting Seattle supersonics 115-106 for a 2-0 Lead in their Best-of-5 playoff series. The blazers 6-0 against the supersonics this season Jed Only 81-79 on a 15-footer with 10 55 left by Eddie Johnson who scored 28 Points. Ainge then Sank two 3-pointers and scored eight Points during a 13-2 run that gave the blazers a 95-81 Lead with 7 52 to play. A i Wasny to concerned about Danny a Portland coach Rick Adelman said. A i had a feeling he was going to snap out of  said Ainger a first 3 Pointer seemed to relax him. A the seemed to loosen up after that a Adelman said. A before that he was Rushing things trying to do. Too  Ainge who plays behind starters Clyde Drexler and Terry Porter said he needed playing time to get himself started. A i think that was the difference a he said after playing the entire final period. A i just really got a Chance to get my rhythm  elsewhere on sunday the Chicago bulls extended their series Lead to 2-0 by overtaking the new York kicks 89-79 the Indiana pacers pulled even with Boston at 1-1, by winning at Boston Garden 130-118, and two time defending Champion Detroit evened its series with Atlanta at 1-1, beating the Hawks 101-88. The playoffs resume tuesday night with the los Angeles lakers at Houston Detroit at Atlanta Chicago at new York Milwaukee at Philadelphia Portland at Seattle and Phoenix at Utah. On wednesday night Boston is at Indiana and san Antonio at Golden state. In addition to top seeds Portland and Chicago the lakers and Philadelphia Are leading 2-0. The other series Are 1-1. Portland which had the a bad a Best regular season a see Aba on Page 22