European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 21, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. December 21, 1993 sports the stars and stripes Pago 29 Bruins goalie John Blue 39 stops a shot from the panthers Scott Mellanby in burst period action sunday. Bruins tie for top spot again lace in Over by United press International the Boston Bruins regained a share of first pm the Northeast division sunday night talking a 2-1 time Road Victory against the Florida panthers. The Bruins who recently endured an 0-41 slide have won three straight to improve to 16-107. Their 39 Points tie them with the Pittsburgh penguins atop their division. The expansion panthers who saw their five game unbeaten Streak halted slipped to 12-15-5 a still the Best Mark among the five expansion franchises to be inducted into the National hockey league in the 1990s, the panthers received a last second goal from Stu Barnes to Force the game past regulation. With six seconds remaining in the third period Barnes flipped the puck Over Bruins goaltender John Blue who had stopped Brian Bening s slap shot and Tom Fitzgerald s rebound attempt. Boston which has won seven of its last 10 on the Road moved to 17-04 against the no la a five most recent expansion teams. In other games sunday Nordques 7, Sharks 5 at Quebec Scott Young scored his second career hat trick and the Nordques dealt the Sharks their sixth straight loss. Young s third goal of the game came with 2 08 left in the second period and snapped a 3-3 tie. The Sharks tied the game when Rob Gaudreau scored 1 24 into the third period. Stars 3, canucks 1 at Vancouver b.c., Russ Courtnell scored one goal and set up another to lift the stars Over the slumping canucks. The stars who managed Only 12 shots on goal snapped a three game Imless Streak arid improved to 8-4-1 in their last 13 games. Lightning 3, sabres 3 at Buffalo n.y., Richard Svehlik scored the sabres second shorthanded goal of the game with 12 23 left in the third period to forge the tie. Buffalo extended its Home unbeaten Streak to five games and halted the lightning s three game Road winning Streak. Islanders 6. Penguins 3 at Pittsburgh Pierre Turgeon supplied the islanders with a shorthanded goal and two assists leading new York to its fourth straight Victory. A devils 4, flyers 2. At East Rutherford n.j., Rookie David Emma scored twice including the go ahead goal 72 seconds into the third period rallying the devils. Rangers 6, senators 3 at new York Alexei Kovalev netted two goals and an assist and Sergei nem chinos added a goal and two assists to spark the rangers. Blues 4, oilers 1 at Edmonton Alberta Brett Hull recorded his first hat trick in nearly two years leading the blues to their third straight Victory. Blackhawk 2, mighty ducks 0 at Chicago de Belfour posted his second shutout of the season and Joe Murphy broke a scoreless tie Early in the third period lifting the Blackhawk Mize fires 65 to grab top Money by Bob Green Montero Bay Jamaica map Larry Mize has a Little last minute Holiday shopping to  i guess 1 ought to get Greg Norman a present Mize said sunday after winning $550,000 for his 10-shot Triumph in the $2.8 million season ending Johnnie Walker championship. If it weren t Norman Mize  have made the elite 28-Man Field for this ambitious event that is self billed As the world championship. He got in As an alternate three weeks ago when Norman the British open Champion withdrew. Mize 35, for 12 seasons a Journeyman on the Ameri can tour made the most of his unexpected Opportunity. After establishing a three shot Leai after three rounds he ran away from the Field with a 6 Mize under Par 65 sunday Over the final 18 holes. He did not make a bogey and did not have a "5�?� on his card. A a that Sas Good is in be Ever played. The other Guys will kill me if i Don t say that. I wont soon forget this round today Quot Mize said after completing four rounds Over the Iyall club course in 266,18 under Par. It was a race for second All the w3y. "1 never even thought about catching Larry Quot said Fred couples who eventually gained the runner up spot. To a second and in a 10 shots . That s hilarious Quot couples said following a 65 that included nine birdies and a double bogey 7. His 276 total was Good for second when masters Champion Bernhard Langer of Germany dropped out of a tie with a the acc putt bogey on the final Hole Langer had closing 69 for 277, the missed 5-foot second putt Cost Langer $50,000, a tie for second would have been Worth $250,000. As it was. Couples won $300,000, Langer $200,000. Scotland s Colin Montgomerie was three shots behind at the Start of the final round and was the Only Man who Ever had a Chance to overtake Mize. But that Chance evaporated when Montgomerie bogeyed the third and fourth holes and Mize birdied them putting the margin at seven. A Colin had a Tough Day got off to a bad Start Quot Mize said. A that gave me some room and i just kept the pedal  Montgomerie played the front Side in 40 a hitting two spectators with a single shot on the eighth Hole a while Mize was out in 32. Quot i hit More spectators than  Montgomerie said. A it s the worst nine holes in be played Alt  he finished with a 74 and fourth alone at 278.blazers win but lose Drexler with injury by the associated press Portland Ore. What began As a great game for Clyde Drexler turned into a near disaster As the seven time All Star severely sprained his left ankle sustaining an injury that will keep out of action for up to three weeks. Drexler was injured with 2 22 left before halftime. He played Only 17 minutes but had eight Points eight assists six rebounds a steal find a blocked shot. The Portland Trail blazers went on to heat the Milwaukee Bucks 93-81 sunday. Drexler who missed 33 games last season with a variety of injuries rebounded a Milwaukee miss and was headed up the floor on a fast break when he appeared to slip As he jumped. He came Down writhing in pain and was taken off the floor on a Stretcher. A there was some incidental Contact on the play a Milwaukee guard Eric Murdock said. A the must have just twisted it but i knew he  return to the game. Its an unfortunate thing Quot Drexler a injury will keep the 11-year Veteran sidelined for an important Road trip against Houston Charlotte Atlanta and new York in the first week of january. In the Only other games sunday Cavaliers 122, lakers 92 at Richfield Ohio Mark Price scored 21 Points and John Williams was a perfect 8-for-8 from the floor As Cleveland stopped a five game losing Streak. The cars handed the lakers their third straight loss and their seventh in the last eight games. Los Angeles failed to reach 100 Points for the eighth consecutive game. It has lost five games by 20-plus Points and it has been a bounded in 15 of the last 16 games. The 122 Points was a season High for the cars As was their 60-percent shooting. The 30-Point Victory was their most lopsided of the  97, Kings 91 at Sacramento calif., Shaquille o Neal scored 27 Points and grabbed 17 rebounds and three other players had 16 Points each As the magic closed a five game Road trip with a 3-2 record. A we played the whole trip with a lot of Confidence Quot coach Brian Hill said. Mitch Richmond led Sacramento with 32 Points and Wayman Tisdale added 22 Points and 10 rebounds