European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday february 15, 1994 sports the Star s and stripes Page 39 National hockey league new Jersey s Nicholls joins 1,000-po/nf dub by the associated pres this has been a difficult season for new Jersey devils Center Berni Nicholls and even a scoring Milestone was bittersweet. Nicholls scored twice to become the 39th player in nil history to reach1,000 Points helping the devils take a 3-3 tie with the Tampa Bay lightning in St. Petersburg Fla.,sunday the devils Are on Pace to have their bes season Ever but Nicholls has be come an Odd Man out playing in Only 34 of 55games. I think any Nicholls time you accomplish something like that and you be played Well to get there that makes it feel pretty Good Nicholls said. When i look Back i played with a lot of the greats. The have a lot to do with this. It s Tough though said Nicholls who also had to Deal with the death of his infant son earlier this have a Good game one night and you Don t play the next. A negative was the fact that i was t playing. Butt was a big game for us and i was really Happy that it worked out Nicholls reached his Milestone when he scored on a rising slap shot from the Blue line during a Power play with 1 53 left in the second period. He also scored the tying goal with 8 09 left in the game his Lith of the season. Adam Creighton had Given Tampa Bay a 3-2 Lead 6 45 into the final period. Nicholls has 408 goals and 593 assists for 1,001 Points in 858 career games. Tampa Bay got two goals from Shawn Chambers who missed 17 games earlier this season with an injured right other games sunday penguins 3, flyers 0 at Philadelphia Mario Lemieux showed that even when he s not at his est he s still Good enough for the penguins. In his second game since returning from Back problems Lemieux scored two goals As the penguins beat the flyers to end a four game losing Streak. On saturday in his first game since nov. 7, Lemieux scored one goal and an assist in a 9-3 loss to Dallas. My conditioning is very Good but my game is off a Little bit said Lemieux who has four goals this timing is not quite there yet and i m not seeing the ice As Well As i wantto.". A ,. Kevin Stevens scored his 31st Goa lat 13 43 of the second. Lemieux scored his two goals in the third period the first on a Power play and the second on an assist from Ste Vens following a turnover by Mikael Renberg. Panthers 2, canucks 1 at Miami Brian Benning and Bob Kudelski scored Power play goals and Mark Fitzpatrick made 33 saves to Lead Florida 6-1-1 in its last eight games. Dana Murzyn scored the Only Goa for Vancouver which lost for the fourth time in its last six games. Fitzpatrick came up with several big saves for Florida which was out shot 34.15. Fitzpatrick was making his sixth consecutive Start in place of injured ail Star John Vanbiesbrouc who Cutis right hand against Pittsburgh on feb. 6. Florida is 4-2 during Vanlies Brouck s absence. Sharks 1, Blackhawk 0 at san Jose Sandis Ozolins scored with one minute left to lift the Sharks to their third straight Victory Over the Blackhawk. San Jose also beat Chicago last tuesday and thurs Day both by 4-3 s goal his 14th, broke up a Duel Between san Jose goaltender arturs irbe who had 23 saves and Chi Cago s de Belfour who had 27 the Sharks won their fourth straight game and Are 9-3-1 in their last 12 games. Chicago lost its fourth straight. Mighty ducks 6, oilers 3 at Edmonton Terry Yake and Joe Sacco each scored two goals and the mighty ducks came Back from a two goal deficit. The oilers took a 2-0 Lead on goals by Ilya Boyakin and Doug weight 20seconds apart Halfway through the opening period. The ducks tied it on goals by Troy Loney and Sacco s first goal then Yake gave Anaheim a 3-2lead on his first. Sacco scored his second goal and ninth of the season at 5 45 of the third. Just 14 seconds later Yake put the game out of reach with his 18th of the year. Stars 5, sabres 3 at Buffalo Mike Modano had two goals As the stars won their sixth straight Road game and continue their offensive barrage. They have 31 goals in their last six games. Orr becomes 2nd Driver in 4 Days to die at Day to n a from wire reports Daytona Beach Fla. Rodney Orr a 33-year-old Driver from Palm coast Fla., was killed monday in a crash at Peytona International was the second Driver to die in a crash on the 2.5-Rriiie Oval in four racer Neil Bonnett was killed in a one car crash in turn four of the Daytona track on Friday. Orr the defending Goody s dash series Champion who was hoping to make the Field for his first Daytona 500,crashed during practice for sunday s race. Track spokesman Larry Balewski said Orr sustained massive head and upper body injuries and was pronounced dead at 10 06 . Est upon arrival at Halifax medical Center. Witnesses said Orr s Ford thunderbird flipped As it was going through turn two when it got Loose on the apron at the Bottom of the High banked track. The Drivers Side roof was the first part of the car to hit the Wall. Orr was one of Only seven Drivers who has been above 190 Mph in practice on the 2.5-mile Oval. He is survived by his wife Crystal and a daughter Ashton. Orr is the 27th fatality at the track that opened in 1959. Bennett s body viewed Hueytown Ala. Nearly 1,000 people viewed Neil Bennett s body in his Hometown sunday night two Days after he died in a one car crash during the opening practice session for the daytona500. They loved and admired or. Bon Nett said Hueytown mayor Lillian How Ard explaining Why the crowd gathered at a Small funeral Home on a cold night. Hueytown is one of the Best know Small cities in the United states because of its race car Bonnett 47, was buried private memorial service was held sunday night just a few Miles from Day Tona. International Speedway for Bon Nett s friends and colleagues. Jeff Gordon wins Daytona Beach Fla. Jeff Gordon the 22-year-old Nasca Winston cup Charger drove past established Stock car stars Dale Earnhardt and Ernie Irvan two laps from the end to win the 20-Lap, 50-mile Busch clash sunday. Irvan leading the race for the previous year s pole winners after Lap 18, finished fourth with Earnhardt a Winner in five of seven clash starts third. Gordon who won $54,000, averaged 188.877 Mph in his Chevrolet Lumina beating Brett Bodine by just 0.3-seconds world notes two car lengths. Mark Martin finished fifth followed by Kyle Petty Bill Elliott Ken Schrader Rusty Wallace Harry Gant Geoff Bod Ine Bobby Labonte arid wild card . Earlier Mike Wallace fought off a lat Challenge by Tim Siccle to win the arca Daytona 500 Stock car collected his first sup Speed Way Victory driving his Chevrolet Lumina two car lengths ahead of Steele s Ford thunderbird. Cal lands Vanover. Las vegas wide receiver Tama Rick Vanover who completed his soph Omore year with National Champion Flor Ida state signed a four year contract with the expansion Las vegas posse of the Canadian football vegas owner Nick Mileti said there is no escape clause should of teams pursue Vanover. Haskins signs for 10 Madison wis. University of Minnesota basketball coach Clem Haskins who took Over a troubled program in-1986 and led the Golden gophers to four postseason appearances the last five sea sons agreed to a 10-year contract. The Deal includes a heavy incentive to keep Haskins from breaking his contract tie would have to pay damages of hundreds of thousands of dollars should he leave before july a 1997. Haskins 50, is 128-107 in eight season sat Minnesota. His career record is 229 180, including six years at Western Ken Tucky. Blauser braves agree Atlanta shortstop Jeff Blauser the last of the Atlanta braves eligible for arbitration agreed sunday to a one Yea contract with a base value of $3.75 Mil lion. Blauser who had been scheduled for arbitration wednesday was asking $4.2 million while the braves had offered $3.3million. For his career of just under six years the 28-year-old Blauser has a .273 batting average 64 homers and 280 rib. Rodriquez takes title Atlantic City . Underdog Jake Rodriquez forced Charles Murray to abandon his Jab then Defeated the reigning if Junior welterweight Champi on to capture the title on a 12-round majority decision. To an to tuesday 6 . 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