European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 b the stars and stripes monday december 23, 1991bruins top oilers with 6 scorers by the associated press Boston a Lou Crawford a Journeyman Forward in his 10th season As a pro scored his first nil goal and the Boston Bruins got goals from five other players saturday night in a 6-3 Victory Over the Edmonton oilers. The Bruins out shot the oilers 39-30, with goalie Reggie Lemelin 37, making 27 saves for his 227th nil Victory in just his second Start of the season. Crawford 29, playing his third game this season put Boston ahead to stay just. 2 19 after the opening face off taking a Sass out from Ken Hodge and sliding the Juck past goalie Peter ing who made just his sixth Start for the oilers. The Bruins broke away from the 1-0 Lead with five goals two on Power plays in the Secona period out shooting the oilers 17-13 in a free Wheeling 20 minutes in route to their third Victory in the last four starts. Scoring for the Bruins were Brent Ashton Steve Leach Hodge Bob Carpenter and Garry Galley. In other games saturday rangers 7, penguins 5 Pittsburgh a Kris King Jan Erix on and Adam Graves scored in just Over three minutes of the third period As new York rallied to beat Pittsburgh for its fifth straight Victory. Tony Amonte also scored in the third period As the rangers improved their record against the Patrick division to 9-5-0. New York has won four of its last five games against divisional  1, Blackhawk 1 East Rutherford . Claude Lemieux scored a Power play goal with 6 38 left in regulation to give new Jersey a tie with  7, flames 2 Winnipeg Manitoba a Eddie Olczyk had two goals and four assists to Lead Winnipeg by  4, Maple Leafs 1 Toronto a Alexander Mogiln tied an nil record by scoring five seconds after the opening face off and Buffalo Defeated Toronto to halt a 12-game wingless  6, islanders 2 St. Louis a Brett Hull recorded his 14th career hat trick and added an assist and Rookie goalie Guy Hebert stopped 35 shots to Lead St. Louis Over new  3, whalers 2, of Montreal a Stephan la Beau scored with 51 seconds remaining in overtime to give Montreal a Victory Over  4, Nordques 1 Daly City Calif. A Perry Berezan and Brian Mullen scored goals within 13 seconds of each other to break a third period tie As san Jose extended Quebec a season Long Road wingless  3, North stars 0 Bloomington Minn. Ron Hextall playing for the first time in nearly a month recorded his first shutout in five years As Philadelphia beat  wings 5, Kings 2 Inglewood Calif. Steve Yzer Man scored the go ahead goal in the second period and added two assists As Detroit beat los Angeles. The doctor and the inventor a  Aba legend Julius Erving signs a portrait of or. James Naismith at the basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield mass., saturday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Naismith a creation of the game. The first basketball game was played with peach baskets at Springfield College on december 21,1891. Wanek tops 5,000 skate trials Milwaukee a Brian Wanek will head the menus 5,000-meter . Olympic Speed skating team after winning the trial race saturday night. Waneka a time of 7 minutes 17.17 seconds gave him 86.962 Points Overall. Mark Greenwald finished second at 7 27.17 and Tony Merbock was third at 7 31.06. The other two olympic spots will go to Eric Flaim and Greenwald. Flaim who finished sixth at 7 33.48, was second Overall with 88.971 Points. Greenwald took the third Overall spot at 89.026. Merbock will be the alternate after finishing at 89.900. Wanek who qualified Friday for the menus 1,500 meters says he thinks his Best Chance for earning an olympic medal is in that race. V a getting a medal is a realistic goal a he said. A Dan Jansen is thinking  i m thinking  a Mary Docter won the women a 3,000 meters in 4 41.21. Michelle Kline was second at 4 45.48 and Angela Zuckerman third at 4 46.71. Docter Zuckerman and Kline also wrapped up the three olympic spots in the 3,000 meters. Docter finished first Overall with 94.248 Points followed by Zuckerman with 95.733 and Kline with 95.890. Tara Laszlo who finished fourth saturday at 4 46.92, has the alternate spot with 97.345. Docter said she s Happy with the her performance especially since she had a Tough time mentally preparing herself. A before the race i was trying to pysche myself up because in be been in a bad mood All Day a Docter said. A i did no to want to  Bonnie Blair and Dan Jansen will head the women a and menus 500-meter . Olympic teams after both won their fourth consecutive 500-meter races saturday. Blair won her race in 40.80 and finished with 122.360 Points. Bonnie Blair and Dan Jansen will head the women a and menus 500-meter teams after both placed first in their respective races and in the Overall standings. Blair won her race in 40.80 and finished with 122.360 Points Overall. A considering the weather conditions we be had Here i m pleased with All my times a she said. A anytime i skate under 41 second sits pretty Good for this  Peggy Clasen who finished second saturday at 42.21, wrapped up the second 500-meter spot with 125.870. Kristen Talbot finished third saturday with 42.90. She took the third spot with 129.080. Michelle Kline has the fourth spot with 129.440 after finishing fourth saturday at 42.99. Y Jansen turned in a first place time of 37.02 and took the top spot with 110.660 Points. A i m Happy with my times a Jansen said. A i got tired the last half of the race and i Wasny to accelerating real Well because of so Many races. I be got one More tomorrow and ill feel even better after  Nick Thometz took second with 37.80 and 112.880 Points Overall. Dave Cruikshank was third with 38.21 and 114.560. Marty Pierce finished fourth with 38.31 and 115.030. Dave Besteman finished fifth saturday with 38.35. He has the alternate spot with 115.260 Overall. The . Team is allowed four starting spots and an alternate in both the women a and menus 500 meters at the 1992 games at Albertville France. Soviets clip yanks to win Usa cup Albany. N y a t1 in Ament Alta 1 of. Alb by . Apr tournament map Vitaly Prokhorov scored twice to spark a three goal second period rally saturday night leading the soviet selects to a 5-2 Victory Over the . Olympic team and the championship of the second annual Usa cup. The selects comprised mainly of players from Moscow Spartak of the soviet elite league Defeated Canada 3-2 Friday night behind two goals by Alexei Tkachuk and one by Prokhorov. Canada which finished second beat the . 4-1 thursday night in the first game of the round Robin tournament. The americans 14-26-6 entered the game with Only one tie and 10 losses since a 6-2 Triumph Over the nil expansion san Jose Sharks on nov. 17. But the selects brought out the Best in the United states which despite the final score appeared to be a completely different team than the one that was thoroughly outplayed by Canada in the tournaments opening game. Prokhorov scored a Power play goal at 7 43 to break a 1-1 tie and made it 3-1 at 14 25. Tkachuk gave the selects a comfortable three goal Lead just 2 30 later. Shil and Tim Sweeney scored for Prokhorov who scored the game win Ner against Canada finished off a Brilliant three Way passing play for the go ahead goal. Defens Eman Vyacheslav Utayev who was drafted this year by the new York rangers gained control of the puck inside the . Zone and passed it to Sergei Bush Eliot who relayed it across the crease to Prokhorov at the left Side of the net. Prokhorov tapped it in. Prokhorov made it 3-1 at 14 25, Slit Ping a Low shot past goalie Ray Lebliar from the Slot. Tkachuk gave the selects three goal Lead at 16 55 and Germa Volgin made it 5-1 5 17 into the thin Sweeney closed out the scoring at 8 29. The americans now take a six a u Atie holidays and will compleat the final leg of their pre olympic Nort american tour with six straight game against the selects three More with car Ada and one each against the Stanle Lup Champion Pittsburgh penguins an Washington capitals. To olympic debut again Italy feb. 9, the americans will compel in a tournament in Rouen France am then play the French National team. Coach Dave Peterson said he woul it begin paring Down the roster after Thi holidays