European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. November 12. 1993 sports the stars and strip69 Page 37 panthers Embarrass canadians by the associated pres the Florida panthers made the Stanley cup champions look like an expansion  Vanbiesbrouc made 37 saves and the panthers won their first trip to the forum beating the Montreal canadians 31 wednesday night. We have to give credit to the panthers. They re a expansion team and they May lose 60 games this year National hockey league but if you let them play their game they won t lose 60," Montreal coach Jacques dimers said. A crowd of 16,195 jeered the canadians 8-5-2who lost their second in a Row at Home. Florida 6-7-3 won three Days after a Victory at Quebec. In other games the new York rangers beat Winni Peg 2-1, Hartford Defeated Ottawa 4-3 in overtime Philadelphia beat Buffalo 5-3, new Jersey downed the new York islanders 5-3 and Vancouver Defeated los Angeles 4-0, Montreal out shot Florida 38-20, including a 14-4 Edge in the second period. Vanbiesbrouc nowe vef stopped everything except Brian Bellows shot in the second period. We re not As talented As other teams but we have the Beezer. Whenever we have lapses he makes the saves to keep us in there Florida s Randy Gilhen said. Rookie Rob Niedermayer scored in the first period former Canadien Jesse Belanger scored in the second period and Gilhen tallied in the third. The panthers relentless checking limited the Ca Nadies Good scoring chances. Florida meanwhile took advantage of its opportunities against goaltender Patrick Roy. We had a great practice. We were on top of the world. We had three Days Here so we had time to see some of Montreal s Scenic nightlife when we got in on sunday night said Brian Skrudland formerly with the canadians and now the panthers Captain. Rangers 2, jets 1 new York won its sixth straight game and extended its unbeaten Streak to eight 7-0-1. Tony Amonte scored Midway through the third period to break a 1-All Buffalo s Rob Ray foreground lands right Jab to the head of the Flym dra Brown on wednesday night tie at Madison Square Garden. Mike Richter made 26 saves for the rangers. He has started new York s last 10 games. Adam Graves scored the rangers eighth Short handed goal of the season in the first period. In the third period Graves made a backhand pass to Amonte who scored at 10 32. Bob Essensa made 40 saves for Winnipeg which had its five game Road unbeaten Streak broken. Whalers 4, senators 3, of Hartford broke its 10-game wingless Streak when Brian Propp scored 20 seconds into overtime. Propp stopped a pass from Robert Kron with his skate then shot past Parrish mad Fey. The whalers had been .0-9-1 since winning oct. 14 in Chicago. Ottawa Rookie Alexandre Daigle tied it at 3-3 with 35 seconds left in regulation. His seventh goal came after  pulled their goalie. Only 7,232 fans saw the game at the Hartford civic1 Center. It Washe seventh smallest crowd in whalers history. Flyers 5, sabres 3 miracl Rynberg scored the first two goals of the game and Eric Andros later tallied As Philadelphia kept Buffalo the Only team wingless at Home this season. The sabres Are 0-6 at memorial auditorium and also lost another designated Home game that was played in Sacramento Calif. Never before had Buffalo lost six in a Row in the Aud s 24-year history. Craig Simpson s goal closed Buffalo s deficit to 3-2 at 6 17 of the third period. But 30 seconds later Mike Rocchi used Lindros As a Decoy and beat Grant Fuhr to give the flyers a two goal advantage canucks 4, Kings 0 Kirk Mclean made 24 saves for his first shutout of the season and Vancouver shut Down seven Power plays to beat los Angeles. The canucks blanked Wayne Gretzky who leads the nil with 36 Points. His frustration showed in the first period when he Drew an unsportsmanlike penalty with the Kings already one Man Short. Sergio Somesso scored two goals in the first period. Trevor Linden and Dixon Ward also scored for Van Couver the game Drew 16,150 fans the canucks first sellout of the season. Devils 5, islanders 3 Stephane Richer scored one goal and set up two others leading new Jersey to its third straight win Richer s Power play goal Midway through the third period put the devils ahead 4-3. John Maclean added his second goal of the game for his 500th Point of his career. Benoit Hogue scored twice for visiting new York. One of his goals came during a five minute Power play for the islanders. Us presents nov. 14-bittaurg Community activities Center nov. 15-bad Krau Auch Post Barracks theater nov. 16-Uannhiin theater Bov nov. 17 Rhein main nov. 19 Raf Chicksands Safe s top 8 teams in football playoffs  writer will it be the same old Story or will there be something completely new nov. 20 when the finalists for the 1993 Safe football championship game Are determined Rhein main and Lakenheath have played for the Safe championship title five straight times with the rockets winning four games including last year s 57-12 Victory at Lakenheath. The eagles actually have been in the championship game six straight years having bowed to Pitburg in 1987. The top four teams in the Continental sports conference and the United King Dom sports conference began the Parade Down tournament Trail this weekend when the Csc and Ruksc semifinal play offs take place. In the Csc two time defending v Safe Champion Rhein main begins its quest to join Pitburg Ramstein and Lon Don As the Only teams to capture three straight titles when it entertains Spang Dahlem in a noon game sunday follow ing Pitburg s appearance at Oesterberg at noon saturday. Pairings in the . Semifinals Send Mildenhall to Lakenheath for a noon encounter saturday and Chicksands to upper Helford on sunday at the same time. Semifinal winners clash next weekend at the site of the team with the Best re Cord and the Safe title game takes place nov. 28 at the Csc Champion s Field. Rhein main which has won the most Safe championships 9won the Csc league title this year with a 7-3 re Ord. Beating out Oesterberg 6-4 by one game. Pitburg and Spang Dahlum finished at 5-5. In the ., upper Heyford and de fending Champion Lakenheath split their regular season games and shared the Crown with 7-1 Marks Mildenhall 4-4 finished third and Chicksands 2-6 was fourth. Pairings in both conferences called for the no. 1 team to play Host to no. 4, and no. 3 to travel to no. 2. Rankings for teams which deadlocked with each other were determined by head to head com petition during the regular season. This week it s rubber game time in the Csc Rhein main dropped a 30-24 verdict at Spang Dahlum but the rockets triumphed at Home 14-9. Oesterberg los tits first two games losing to Pitburg 21 20 and to Rhein main 14-0 on the Road. But the wolfhounds bounced Back to Fin ish the Campaign 6-2, avenging both de feats As they went undefeated at Home. Both upper Heyford and Lakenheath face the three time hex As they begin their supremacy Battle and both Are expected Tojo retail. The sky Kings beat the Fig thin Chicks 28-16 and 44-0, and the eagles knocked off the marauders 13-7 and 27-16. If Rhein main and upper he Ford Triumph this week they get the Home Field advantage for the conference Champion ship games the rockets because of their league Champion status and the sky Kings because of the head to head com petition against the eagles. Upper hey Ford won 30-24 in overtime the first tune out and Lakenheath prevailed 24-20 in the rematch both victories coming at Home