European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 28, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Penguins sink Hawks of Tel with 2 dramatic goals inf the sports Broncos dolphins Swap running backs a Page 26 prep pickings Dodds track records a Page 29 giants nip cubs on Snyder shit Page 30 3 commissioners joke get serious a Page 31 by Ken Rappoport Pittsburgh apr the thoroughbreds beat the workhorses and the Pittsburgh penguins Are off and running in the Stanley cup finals. Trailing for All but the last five minutes of the game the stylish penguins rallied with two dramatic goals at the end for a 5-4 Victory tuesday night in the opener of the no la a championship round. Once again it was Jaromir jagr and Mario Lemieux who supplied the big goals As the penguins halted Chicago a record 11-game playoff winning Streak and extended their own to eight games. Lemieux a goal won the game with 13 seconds remaining. The penguins who trailed 3-0 in the first period and then 4-1 with less than nine minutes left in the second scored four straight times against one of the no la a toughest defences. And none was More spectacular and Stanley cup finals dramatic than the last two. The penguins tied it 4-4 with 4 55 left in regulation on another highlight film goal by jagr. The 20-year-old czechoslovakian sensation intercepted a Clearing pass by the Blackhawk took the puck All the Way in from the Point beat three Chicago players and ripped a Backhander pasted Bel four from the Slot. T jagr who had keyed the penguins charge to the finals with four game winning goals had been held in Check throughout the game by the hard working Blackhawk before his sensational goal. A that was a great goal a Lemieux said. A the picked up the puck and beat three four then Lemieux the penguins top scorer both in the regular season and the playoffs put in his second of the night and playoff leading 13th on a rebound shot with Pittsburgh on a Power play. The penguins were Given the Man advantage when Lemieux was hooked by Steve Smith in the Slot and capitalized five seconds into the Power play. Pittsburgh a Ron Francis won the draw and poked the puck to Larry Murphy at the right Point. He fired a slap shot that Belfour kicked out. But Lemieux drove the puck Back to win the game. That goal sent the sellout crowd of 16 164 into delirium after it had sat quietly for the most part throughout the game while watching Chicago so Blue Collar defense dominate. A a there a no excuse relinquishing a 4-1 Lead a Chicago coach Mike Keenan said. Chris Chelios Michel Goulet Dirk Graham and Brent Sutter scored the Chicago goals. Phil Bourque and Rick Tocchet had the other scores for the penguins. Game 2 is scheduled for thursday night at the civic Arena. Portland wins in of for 3-2 Lead Stockton injured non playoffs by Bob Baum Portland Ore. A this time there was no Blowout. The Portland Trail blazers had to work overtime to beat Utah even without John Stockton. Kevin Duckworth scored four Points during an 8-0 Portland surge in the overtime As the blazers won 127-121 to take a 3-2 Lead in the Aba Western conference finals. Jerome Kersey scored 29 Points to Lead Portland. Duckworth Clyde Drexler and Terry Porter added 24 apiece As the blazers beat Utah in Portland for the 12th straight time and improved their Home playoff record to 8-0. But unlike the two one sided Portland victories in the first two games of the series this one Wasny to easy. Delaney Rudd playing in place of Stockton who was poked in the Eye just before halftime and did not return hit a 3-Pointcr with 5.5 seconds to play in regulation a one of his three Field goals in the game a to tie it 107-107. Portland never got a shot off before the regulation Buzzer. Utah led 110-109 before porters off balance 16-footer put Portland ahead for Good with 3 27 to play. It started a string of eight straight Blazer Points capped by Duckworths 10-footer, and Utah never got closer than four again. Kersey who also had four blocked shots said he could Tell As the overtime started that his teammates were ready. A i looked in their eyes and it was like a hey Guys lets go a a he said. A everybody kind of pumped it up a Little bit More. No one wants to lose at Karl Malone scored 28 of his 38 Points after halftime for the jazz and had 14 rebounds. Tyrone Corbin scored a career playoff High 28 and Jeff Malone added 23 for the Utah which was without starting Forward David Benoit who returned to Louisiana for the funeral of his father. Danny Ainge sealed the Victory with six straight free throws in the final 21 seconds. R. I Stockton was injured on the final play of the first half when Drexler a left hand caught the Utah play maker a left Eye As he drove to the Basket. The injury caused swelling around the Eye and Stockton experienced double vision. He did not play in the second half but jazz team doctor Lyle Mason said he did not believe Stockton will have any Long term vision problems. A i was a Little scared when i heard John probably come Back a Portland coach Rick Adelman said. Portland can earn its second trip to the Aba finals in three years with a win at Salt Lake City thursday night or with one in a seventh game if necessary saturday in Portland. The jazz rallied from a 60-52 halftime deficit and nearly pulled off the biggest Road Victory in the history of the franchise. Portland never trailed in the first half. Duckworth scored 10 Points during an 18-6 blazers run that made it 26-14 with 2 51 left in the first Quarter. Portland boosted the margin to 14 before Corbin who was 11 for 15 from the Field led a 13-2 Utah outburst that Cut the Lead to 46-43 with 4 it minutes remaining in the half. Kersey who scored 15 in the half had two breakaway dunks and Porter hit a 3-Pointer in the final 1 i minutes to help the blazers to the eight Point halftime Lead. Utah caught the blazers at 84-84 on four straight Points by Blue Edwards to end the third Quarter. Jazz guard John Stockton defends against Terry Porter in tuesday night1 to the Trail blazers. Stockton left the game at halftime with an Eye injury. A s playoff loss
