The Edmonton Oilers shocked the Dallas Stars by beating them in the first overtime period of Game 7, and thus ending the Stars' season. Realistically, the series was over long before then.
The true turning point of the series was Game 3, during which the Stars failed to cut the Oilers' collective throat by padding a three-goal lead going into the third period. The Oilers came back and scored three goals in two minutes, and went on to send it into overtime, and win. To put it simply, the Stars approached the series with arrogance, and it was this short-sightedness that was to be their demise.
Edmonton had built too much momentum after taking a 2-1 lead in the series, and the Stars seemed helpless, at times, at rescuing themselves from the brink of elimination.
The same problems that the Stars experienced all season long were not solved in the playoff series, and these contributed greatly to the end of the road for Dallas.
The biggest problem was a lack of finishing power on offensive chances. Anyone who watched more than one game of this series realizes that Dallas flat out shelled the Oiler goal throughout the series. They threw countless shots at Cujo, and had the Oilers goalie beat cleanly on many opportunities up close. But, they lacked the power to finish, and actually score goals.
While your reporter is unsure of the exact numbers, the total number of goals for Dallas this regular season were less than a dozen more than last season. It is obvious how much better the Stars did this year, compared to last. But, the goals for statistic revealed the thinly-veiled fact that the new high-powered offense in Dallas was underachieving. Boy, doesn't THAT sound familiar.
The powerless power play is a direct result of this lack of finish. Dallas only scored on something like 4-of-48 chances during the series. As was said prior to the playoffs, if the Stars could not find a way to score on the power play, they would not make it far into the postseason. This proved to be true.
And, Pat Verbeek did not prove to be as potent of a force in the playoffs as everyone hoped he would be. He didn't score as many goals during the regular season, either. While it isn't really his fault at all, he is the perfect example of why the Stars lost the series. He had many premium scoring chances, but did not cash in.
Bob Bassen, on the other hand, once again took off during the series. Bassen has always said although he is unsure of why, he always performs better after the regular season ends. Bass scored a total of three goals in the series, which is only one short of Modano's four goals. Joe Nieuwendyk was a big factor in the series. He was knotted up at two goals, two assists. It was his prime scoring chance, while he was on his keester in Game 7, which could have won the series for Dallas. That was "that big play" that your humble reporter was calling for from Joe Nieuwendyk before the series. It would have been swell to see him actually float that one over Cujo, instead of into him.
But somehow, someway the birthday boy Cujo saw to it that Dallas would not play another day. Joseph stopped Joe point blank. It was Nieuwendyk that also set up Benoit Hogue's goal, which was the first in the game. Joe was once again on his fanny around the net, and somehow sent the puck up the slot for Hogue, who was all alone.
It was the persistent Oilers checking that kept sending Joe to the ice. But Nieuwendyk still almost made the game despite it. That would have been one great story if he had the series winner.
The true story of the series was the gutsy young Edmonton squad. They used their speed and energy to outwork the slower, albeit more experienced, older Dallas squad. Despite the fine efforts of Dallas' defensive tandem of Hatcher and Matvichuk, the Oilers still found a way to score on Andy Moog just when they needed to.
There was never a chance to breathe easy for the Stars. Just as Dallas scored a crucial goal, it seemed as if Edmonton would answer within seconds. And, most of the scoring seemed to come off of the rush, in transition, for the Oil. Edmonton would just wait out Dallas whenever they tried to score on Cujo. As soon as the Oil had a chance to steal the puck, they would turn it around, and hit full afterburners toward a usually-unprotected Moog.
That is not an indictment of Dallas' defense. The unit of six turned in a truly fantastic performance all year long, and for the most part, they delivered in the playoffs as well. It was just the offensive squad's lack of closing the deal that threw the blueliners fine play out the door.
What is so ironic is that the Oilers' defense was not playing all that well, and the Stars were getting in for chances almost at will. Dallas dominated the puck, but couldn't put it where it counted, when it counted.
Nobody knew how much heart this young Oilers team had. It is a testament to their dedication and persistence. Yes, fellow LCS readers, the better team won. Nothing else can be said of it.
And, much ink will be written about Curtis Joseph, and how he stole the series, so we won't cover it here. Just suffice it to say that it started becoming sickening, literally, to watch all those "sure goals" being turned away. With every spectacular save by Cujo, it became more painfully obvious that Dallas was just not gonna get the job done.
To the Oilers, congratulations, and good luck. You are going to really need it against the Avs. Colorado has no problems in finishing.
The series could have gone either way, but in the end, Dallas just did not have the right tools in the toolbox to complete the job.
The biggest damn shame is how the amazing, career-best performances of several Stars players during the season have been negated by this early exit from the show. Remember Craig Ludwig, and his ruthless tendency for clearing would-be scorers from harms way. Remember Richard Matvichuk, who pressed up on rushes and tried to win the game on his own, as well as standing up any and all opponents who crossed his path. And then there is Hatch, the man, the captain.
After getting lambasted here at LCS, Derian decided it was time to prove his stuff. The Stars captain upped his level of play, and save a few exceptions, played a nearly perfect campaign following his first-three-game lull. Great job, Hatch. You do have some potential, after all! :)
And, that doesn't even begin to mention the fine play of Modano, Carbonneau, Reid, Gilchrist, Harvey, Langenbrunner, etc. etc. etc.
Well, the end of the story was sad, but the rest of it was pretty friggin amazing. It has been a series for the history books, and one that will never be easily forgotten by those involved. The end was just so crushing.
A positive side bar to this story was the Dallas fan support. From Game 5 on, the fans really got into the act, and were supporting the team as they should. Yes, even at the very bitter end, the fans kept on their feet for the last 4-5 minutes, cheering the Stars on very loudly. For both games six and seven, the fans were as supportive as your humble reporter have ever seen them. It is proof that hockey has taken firm root in Dallas. And that can mean nothing but good things for the team in the future. No more playing second fiddle to the Cowboys. There are now true Dallas hockey fans, not just bored football fans watching a hockey game. Way to stay savvy, Big D!
When are they gonna build that new arena, anyway?
Well, great job this year, Dallas. Keep it coming. Keep your heads up. It was an honest mistake to misjudge Edmonton. Teams have been beaten in the playoffs numerous times for similar reasons. The way that it actually played out was pretty unique, though. It was a great moment for hockey to witness these two teams wage war for Lord Stanley's holy grail. The better team did win.
Peace, out.
----------------------------------------------------------------- DETROIT RED WINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------- Head Coach: Scotty Bowman Roster C - Sergei Fedorov, Steve Yzerman, Igor Larionov, Kris Draper. LW - Brendan Shanahan, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Martin Lapointe, Tim Taylor, Tomas Holmstrom, Mike Knuble. RW - Doug Brown, Mathieu Dandenault, Darren McCarty, Kirk Maltby, Joey Kocur, Tomas Sandstrom. D - Nicklas Lidstrom, Bob Rouse, Vladimir Konstantinov, Slava Fetisov, Larry Murphy, Jamie Pushor, Brian Glynn, Aaron Ward, Anders Eriksson. G - Mike Vernon, Chris Osgood, Kevin Hodson. Injuries: None. Transactions: None. Game Results: First Round: Detroit Red Wings vs St. Louis Blues Red Wings win series 4-2 4/16 St.Louis L 2-0 4/18 St.Louis W 2-1 4/20 at St.Louis W 3-2 4/22 at St.Louis L 4-0 4/25 St.Louis W 5-2 4/27 at St.Louis W 3-1 TEAM NEWS by Dino Cacciola ST LOUIS 4, DETROIT 0 Grant Fuhr recorded his second shutout of the series and Geoff Courtnall scored twice, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 4-0 victory over the Red Wings, evening their Western Conference quarterfinal series at two games apiece. Fuhr's best save came with 16:33 left in the first period and the Blues holding a 3-0 advantage. Sergei Fedorov tipped Igor Larionov's cross-slot pass on net, but Fuhr slid across the crease and got his left pad on the puck to deflect it away for the save. The Wings went 0-for-5 on the power play and is 2-for-28 in the series. Goalie Mike Vernon, who allowed four goals on 23 shots, was pulled after the fourth goal and Chris Osgood saw his first action of the series. Osgood finished with four saves and got involved in a brawl at 18:39 that featured six fighting penalties and eight misconducts. Clearly the brawl was the only effort the Wings could put fourth in the frustrating loss. "I don't think one game goes into the next," Detroit coach Scotty Bowman said. "I had no complaints about the goaltender, I just wanted to give him a rest. We had enough offense in the second, we have to start better. We just didn't have it in the first period, we let them come at us. We didn't have the puck in their end enough." The Wings outshot the Blues 28 to 27. At one stretch during the second period Bowman reunited the Russian Five unit and they clicked rather nicely. Moving the puck about with seemingly effortless motion, as the Blues twisted and turned in its splendor. They played with puck as if it were on a string. Fancy but not fruitful as no goals were scored with this exciting play. Two shutouts so far in the series has Red Wing fans wondering. DETROIT 5 ST LOUIS 2 At Joe Louis Arena Brendan Shanahan collected a goal and two assists and the captain Steve Yzerman and Larry Murphy each added a goal and an assist as the Red Wings defeated the Blues, 5-2, to move within one win of the Western Conference semifinals. Slava Kozlov and Darren McCarty scored second-period goals for the Red Wings, who scored five goals after totaling just five in the previous four games of the best of seven series. The Wings can clinch the first-round series with a victory in game six back in St. Louis. The Wings were on the power play when Larry Murphy beat Blues goaltender Grant Fuhr with a slap shot from the right point 6:32 into the third period for a 5-2 lead. It was Larry Murphy's second goal of the series and gave him 122 career postseason points, moving him past Denis Potvin into third place on the all-time list for defensemen. "It was nice to see some goals, that will help everyone's confidence," Murphy said. "But you have to be realistic, maybe we'll only score one next game and we'll have to battle for that to stand up. This isn't a reflection of their goaltending, we're happy to get it, but we have to be careful how we deal with it. If we think we'll score five more, we'll be in trouble." The Wings, which entered the game 2-for-29 on the power play in the series, went 2-for-6 with the man advantage. Goalie Mike Vernon needed to make just 19 saves as the Wings outshot the Blues, 33-21, including 26-11 over the first two periods. "They were definitely the much better club tonight," Blues coach Joel Quenneville said. "They were a much better club than in the first two games, they took it to us." Steve Yzerman beat Grant Fuhr from the neutral zone with a long slap shot for his second goal of the series early into the game, giving Detroit a 1-0 lead. It was about a 70 footer just inside the red line. But Al MacInnis tied it for St. Louis with a power-play goal with 8:58 remaining in the first. Left winger Slava Kozlov scored his first goal of the series at 5:02 of the second to give the Red Wings a 2-1 lead and big Darren McCarty scored a few minutes later to make it 3-1. DETROIT 3 ST. LOUIS 1 Brendan Shanahan's power-play goal 67 seconds into the second period snapped a tie as the Red Wings eliminated the St. Louis Blues in six games in their Western Conference quarterfinal series with a 3-1 victory. Slava Kozlov and Kirk Maltby also scored for Detroit, which advanced to the conference semifinals for the third straight year. The Red Wings had two power-play goals for the second consecutive game and ousted St. Louis from the playoffs for the second year in a row. Mike Vernon stopped 24 shots for the Red Wings, earning his 61st career playoff victory. "It's tough to kill a lot of penalties, it takes a lot out of you," said Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman. "The third goal was a big goal. Kirk Maltby, it was the kind of goal we wanted to get: go to the net. And we got rewarded." "We finally figured a way to get by Grant Fuhr," said Vernon. "Game Five was a big part of it, guys were going to the net, getting some rebounds and redirected shots. That's how we figured out Grant Fuhr. If he sees the shot, he's generally going to stop it." Well generally that's what a goalie is supposed to do Mike? Am I the only who agrees with this? St. Louis also had an apparent tying goal disallowed in the second period when video replays showed Pierre Turgeon's left skate was in the crease before he slid a rebound under Vernon in the final minute of the second period. "Big. Huge, huge," added Bowman about the disallowed goal. "It probably meant going back for another game. The crowd was into it. I'm sure when they put this in, they didn't see this happening. The puck was going out momentarily, and the player was going in. They've got to really refine that rule. I'd be feeling terrible if it was one of our players." With rookie Jim Campbell in the penalty box for St. Louis early in the second period, the Red Wings were able to dig the puck out of their own end and catch St. Louis in a 4-on-2. Murphy carried the puck through the middle of the neutral zone before passing to Tomas Sandstrom on the right side. Sandstrom carried the puck wide along the boards before firing a nifty backhander that Fuhr made a save on, but he allowed the rebound to roll to the left side of the net, where Shanahan slammed it home from the doorstep capatlizing on the opportunity. Maltby scored the insurance goal with 11:36 to play. Darren McCarty stole the puck from Hull while forechecking on the left side and took a shot from the faceoff circle. Fuhr made the initial save, but Maltby swooped in from the left side, went across just above the crease and fired the puck in to make it 3-1 passed a sprawling Fuhr. The Red Wings' Russian Unit tied the game on the power play with 11:15 left in the first period. Center Igor Larionov dug the puck out of the right corner and gave it to Sergei Fedorov at the point. Fedorov waited patiently before sliding a pass to Kozlov at the right circle. Kozlov zipped a quick, low shot that went between Fuhr's pads as he was sliding to his left to get into position. Detroit, which converted just twice in 29 power-play chances in the first four games, went 2-for-7 today and 4-for-13 in the last two games. More impressive was the fact the Wings held the Blues to no shots in five power-play opportunities. Wings in six - impressive indeed. The Red Wings will continue their Stanley Cup run by meeting Paul Kariya, Teemu Selanne and the rest of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the second round of the playoffs. The Wings failed to beat the Ducks in four tries in the regular season...but this is the playoffs. ----------------------------------------------------------------- PHOENIX COYOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------- Head Coach: Don Hay Roster: C - Jeremy Roenick, Cliff Ronning, Craig Janney, Mike Stapleton, Bob Corkum. LW - Keith Tkachuk, Darrin Shannon, Kris King, Jim McKenzie, Igor Korolev, Jocelyn Lemieux. RW - Mike Gartner, Shane Doan, Dallas Drake. D - Teppo Numminen, Oleg Tverdosky, Norm Maciver, Brad McCrimmon, Jeff Finley, Jim Johnson, Jay More, Murray Baron, Gerald Diduck, Kevin Dahl. G - Nikolai Khabibulin, Darcy Wakaluk, Pat Jablonski, Parris Duffus. Injuries: None. Transactions: None. Game Results: First Round: Phoenix Coyotes vs Anaheim Mighty Ducks Mighty Ducks wins series 4-3 4/16 at Anaheim L 4-2 4/18 at Anaheim L 4-2 4/20 Anaheim W 4-1 4/22 Anaheim W 2-0 4/24 at Anaheim W 5-2 4/27 Anaheim L 3-2 OT 4/29 at Anaheim L 3-0 TEAM NEWS by Matt Moore What had been such a great series came to a sad end for the Phoenix Coyotes. They were eliminated in the seventh game by the Ducks, which means that we will be forced to endure the horrible Disney-fied style of hockey that the Ducks play. Oh, Tkachuk and Khabby, how could you let us down like this? The Ducks were able to win due to two factors. The first and most painful was the knee injury to Jeremy Roenick, who was taken out of the series by a brutal open ice, knee-to-knee hit. Tearing yet another ligament in his knee, which is something of a yearly rite of passage for Roenick, he was unable to play in the latter parts of the sixth game and the entire seventh game. Roenick was told he will have to wear a knee brace for the rest of his career. That's not exactly good news if you're a power forward like JR is. Li'l Jeremy had been something that would have been unthought of a few years ago: a shadow to control the other teams best offensive player. He was all over Paul Kariya like white on rice, in fact Kariya and Roenick were planning on announcing their engagement to be married until the injury derailed those plans. This had to have been an uncomfortable position for Roenick, considering he used to be the guy who got shadowed. But, oh, how the years, and a multitude of knee surgeries and other injuries have turned the once explosive star into a good, but not great, player. Jeremy had actually been doing a pretty good job of defending Kariya, who really cannot be stopped, only contained, and it probably wasn't a coincidence that Kariya was the guy who scored the game-winner in the sixth game, 2 1/2 periods after Roenick was helped off ice. The second factor had to be the seventh game emergence of the Ducks role players. For gods sake, who would have thought that Dave Karpa would be the guy who would score the game-winning (and thus series-winning) goal. Coincide this with the disappearance of several of the lesser players on the Coyotes, in particular Mike Gartner. Apparently Gartner is damn good at scoring a bunch o' goals in the regular season, but is totally unable to suck it up like a man and play a more physical style of game that is required in the playoffs. This series wasn't even the most physical to be found, which makes his non-presence even more disappointing. Considering the Ducks history during the regular season he should have at least gotten a few good chances, but nope, nowhere to be found. His play makes Doug Gilmour look even better, because Gilmour must have carried the Maple Leafs to all those Conference Finals while carrying around this bag of cement on his back. Heroes of the series? Keith Tkachuk and Nikolai Khabibulin. I had never been much of a fan of Tkachuk's until this series, in fact I had even gotten into a minor argument with my editor over how I thought he was over-rated. Now I am prepared to eat crow. Tkachuk showed himself to be one of the preeminent power forwards in the league, being able to beat you by either scoring goals or by pounding you to death. His one fault? He allowed himself to be taken off his game by allowing Duck players to goad him into either retaliating or fighting. Keith, file this tip away: unless the guy you are fighting is Paul Kariya or Teemu Selanne, you don't even think of dropping the gloves. You are more important than 99 percent of the punks in this league, and don't you forget it. But if this guy keeps on playing like this and the Coyotes get more depth around him, look out... Khabby turned in a pretty good performance, although he did seem to be a little tired at times. One of the number one priorities of the Coyotes front office will have to be the acquiring of a solid second goaltender, because no goaltender should have to play 42 straight games in the regular season then be expected to be fresh in the playoffs. (Of course, they had one until Darcy Wakaluk had two knee surgeries...) Without Khabby, the Ducks probably would have swept the series, and much of the credit for them even coming close to winning has to be directed at him. Plus he has a pretty cool nickname in "the Bulin wall"...those types of nicknames are special and should be appreciated while they are around... ----------------------------------------------------------------- ST. LOUIS BLUES ----------------------------------------------------------------- Head Coach: Joel Quenneville Roster: C - Pierre Turgeon, Craig MacTavish, Harry York, Jim Campbell, Craig Conroy. LW - Geoff Courtnall, Tony Twist, Stephane Matteau, Scott Pellerin, Mike Peluso. RW - Brett Hull, Joe Murphy, Brian Noonan, Steve Leach, , Robert Petrovicky, Pavol Demitra. D - Al MacInnis, Chris Pronger, Igor Kravchuk, Marc Bergevin, Trent Yawney, Ricard Persson, Chris McAlpine. G - Grant Fuhr, Jon Casey. Injuries: None. Transactions: None. Game Results: First Round: St. Louis Blues vs Detroit Red Wings Red Wings win series 4-2 4/16 at Detroit W 2-0 4/18 at Detroit L 2-1 4/20 Detroit L 3-2 4/22 Detroit W 4-0 4/25 at Detroit L 5-2 4/27 Detroit L 3-1 TEAM NEWS by Joe Ashkar It's over! For the second consecutive season, the Detroit Red Wings eliminated the St. Louis Blues from the Stanley Cup playoffs. Last year, it took a double-overtime 1-0 victory in Game Seven at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, but this season the Red Wings were determined not to let the series go seven games. The Red Wings skated into Kiel Center and handed the Blues a 3-1 defeat in Game Six to abruptly end what was a promising start for the Blues. Discipline, composure and special teams were the difference in the series. Undisciplined penalties led to two Detroit power-play goals and the Blues' inability to score on the power play translated to a 3-1 loss. Not only could the Blues not score on the power play but the Red Wings held them shotless on five opportunities. "We took a few penalties and it ended up hurting us," said Blues goaltender Grant Fuhr. The Blues got off to a great start when Brett Hull beat Mike Vernon on a strong individual effort 2:12 into the game. Hull carried the puck from the neutral zone, skated past the Wings checking line and schooled defensemen Jamie Pushor and Bob Rouse with a shoulder fake before breaking in on Mike Vernon and sliding the puck behind the sprawled goaltender. It seemed as if the Hockey Gods were smiling on the Blues when Fuhr robbed Igor Larionov from a sure goal at 6:18. Larionov ended up with a loose puck in front of the crease with no Blues player nearby when he tried to lift the puck into an open net. The fallen Fuhr reached up with his glove and batted the puck out of the air. Shortly afterwards, Ricard Persson picked up an unnecessary high-sticking penalty to give Detroit their first power play of the game. The "Russian Five Unit" controlled the puck in the Blues zone and Slava Kozlov beat Fuhr with a low shot from the bottom of the right circle to tie the game 1-1 at 8:45. The Blues had a chance to regain their lead on three consecutive power-play attempts in the first period but they could not even muster a shot on goal. "They did a great job of checking us," Blues coach Joel Quenneville said. "We didn't come up with many loose pucks, or any loose pucks." The turning point of the game was at the 29-second mark of the second period. Jim Campbell took an undisciplined retaliatory penalty by high-sticking Slava Fetisov in the face and the Red Wings quickly capitalized on the ensuing power play to take a 2-1 lead. Tomas Sandstrom fired a shot on Fuhr from the right circle and Brendan Shanahan was parked at the left goal post to bounce the resulting rebound off Fuhr and into the net for the game winner and his third goal of the series. On the ensuing shift, the Blues had a chance to get back in the game when Kris Draper was sent to the penalty box for interference but the Blues' power play fired blanks without even threatening Vernon with a scoring chance. Consecutive penalties on the Blues disrupted the flow of the game and kept the Red Wings in the Blues zone for the better part of the second period. First, there was a four-minute high-sticking penalty on center Craig Conroy, a vital part of the penalty-killing unit. Then, after killing the entire four minutes, Pavol Demitra was sent to the penalty box for hooking to extend Detroit's power play two additional minutes at 15:57. Helped by loud cheers from the crowd, the Blues killed all six minutes of Detroit's power play and appeared to have tied the game with 52.8 seconds left in the second period. Pierre Turgeon recovered a loose puck at the left of the crease and tipped it past Vernon. But after reviewing the play and talking to the video replay judge, referee Kerry Fraser had the goal waived off as the tip of Turgeon's left skate was in the crease while shooting the puck. The disallowed goal took the wind out of the Blues and increased Detroit's confidence for the rest of the game. "If we go into the third period 2-2, it's a different hockey game," said Fuhr. "Unfortunately, games are decided upstairs now rather than on the ice." Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman agreed. "Huge, huge," he said about the disallowed goal. "It probably meant going back for another game. The crowd was into it. I'm sure when they put this in, they didn't see this happening. The puck was going out momentarily and the player was going in... I'd be feeling terrible if it was one of our players." The Red Wings outshot the Blues 14-6 in the second period. The Blues came out fired up in the third period and the Geoff Courtnall, Turgeon and Joe Murphy line kept hovering around the Wings net for the first full two minutes of the period. The Hull-Robert Petrovicky-Demitra line continued the pressure on Detroit until another penalty gave the Red Wings another power-play opportunity. Despite a shorthanded chance by Hull to tie the game, the penalty shifted the momentum of the game in favor of Red Wings. Just as their power play had expired, the Wings checking line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby and Darren McCarty scored on a turnover in the Blues zone to increase Detroit's lead to a comfortable 3-1. Maltby tied up Hull in the left circle as the puck slid to McCarty in the slot. Fuhr stopped McCarty's shot but Maltby went to the net and put the rebound past Fuhr to ice the game. Despite the loss, Hull was positive after the game and was looking forward for next under coach Joel Quenneville. "I don't think you can be anything but positive about the future for us. I don't think you can look down and say the effort wasn't there. I can't wait to come back and start again with a full season with Joel and take us from there," he said. Hull tied a playoff team record with nine points in a six-game series. GAME FIVE A fluke goal and a questionable boarding penalty in the second period doomed the Blues in Game Five against the Detroit Red Wings. In front of a loud sellout crowd of 19,983 at Joe Louis Arena, the Red Wings took control of the series with a convincing 5-2 victory over the Blues for a commanding 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven playoff series. Steve Yzerman, Slava Kozlov, Darren McCarty, Brendan Shanahan and Larry Murphy scored for Detroit while Al MacInnis and Jim Campbell tallied for the Blues. Wings goaltender Mike Vernon started for the fifth consecutive game and had little work between the pipes with 21 saves. Grant Fuhr, who has been a brick wall in the series, allowed five goals on 33 shots. Going into the game, Fuhr was leading all goaltenders in various statistical categories including goals-against-average, save percentage and shutouts. Three minutes and 22 seconds into the game, the Red Wings got a much needed break when Steve Yzerman surprised everyone in the Arena, including himself, when he beat Fuhr with long slap shot from the red line. Yes, that would be center ice. "I was just going to dump it in, wrap it along the boards," Yzerman said. "I decided to shoot it at the net, it wasn't like I was expecting to score on it or anything." Pumped by Yzerman's goal, the Red Wings took their play to another level and outshot the Blues 8-0 through the first 10 minutes of the game. Nevertheless, the Blues silenced the crowd at the Joe with a power-play goal on their second shot on goal to tie the game 1-1. With Martin Lapointe in the penalty box for goaltender interference, Brett Hull controlled the puck behind the net and skated to the bottom of the left circle before sliding a pass through the goal crease to MacInnis who slid behind the Detroit defense. MacInnis quickly one-timed the puck past Vernon for his first goal of the series. The Red Wings badly outplayed and outhit the Blues in the first period but strong penalty killing by the Bluenote kept the score tied 1-1 at the first intermission. The Red Wings outshot the Blues 11-3. "I thought we lost a chance to take control of the game after we tied it," Fuhr said. "We just didn't have our best effort tonight, we have to regroup and get our act together in a hurry." Detroit's momentum carried into the second period when they came out flying and hitting everything that moved on the ice. The Blues seemed to have weathered the early Wings pressure but an untimely and questionable penalty on Chris Pronger changed the complexity of the game. Referee Terry Gregson sent Pronger to the penalty box for boarding after the Blues defenseman finished a clean check on Yzerman behind the Blues net. The play was worthy of a highlight but Gregson could not keep his whistle away. On the ensuing power play, the dazzling Russian Five unit of Sergei Fedorov, Slava Kozlov, Igor Larionov, Valdimir Konstantinov and Slava Fetisov scored their first goal of the series when Kozlov took Larionov's centering pass and beat Fuhr with a high shot from the slot to give Detroit a 2-1 lead at 5:02. Just over two minutes later, the Red Wings increased their lead to 3-1 when the Blues could not clear the puck out of their zone. Strong forechecking by Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby and Darren McCarty allowed Larry Murphy to recover the puck along the right boards and send a long shot on net. Fuhr let out the rebound to McCarty at the top of the crease who quickly backhanded the puck into the open net for his first goal of the series. "The key to the game was the play of the Draper, McCarty and Maltby line," Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman said. "They played good defensively against every line St. Louis had on the ice and they got a big goal by going to the net." The Blues scored their second power-play goal of the game reduce the Wings lead to 3-2 at 12:14. Jim Campbell took Geoff Courtnall's lead pass at the blue line and used his body to skate past the Wings defense an slide a shot under a sprawled Vernon for his first playoff goal. The Red Wings restored their two-goal lead 61 seconds later when Brendan Shanahan positioned himself in front of Pronger outside the crease and tipped the puck past Fuhr for a 4-2 Detroit lead. Larry Murphy added an early third period goal for the Red Wings to put the game away 5-2. The Red Wings head back to St. Louis with a chance to clinch the series and advance to the second round. Blues coach Joel Quenneville was not happy with his team's effort, especially at even strength. "We've been all right in that area but they beat us tonight," he said. "That's as good as they've been all series, and that's why the won the game." Bluenotes: The five goals outburst by the Red Wings totals the number of goals they scored in the first four games of the series combined. The Blues have a 1-8 record in playoff series in which they lost Game Five when the series was tied 2-2 but last year it was Detroit who lost Game Five of the series before consecutive wins to win Games Six and Seven . Pierre Turgeon made his return in Game Five after missing Game Four due to recurring headaches but went unnoticed throughout the game. Sergei Fedorov's assist on Kozlov's power-play goal was his first point of the series. GAME FOUR On Tuesday night in front of a rocking sellout crowd of 19,787 at Kiel Center, the St. Louis Blues played their best game of the season and humiliated the Detroit Red Wings with a 4-0 shutout to tie the best-of-seven playoff series 2-2. The Blues did it without their scoring leader in the regular season. Pierre Turgeon sat out the game due to recurring headaches, and defenseman Igor Kravchuk missed his second consecutive game suffering from sore ribs. Geoff Courtnall followed his Game Three ejection -- for the head-butting incident -- with two goals, including the game winner. Pavol Demitra and Chris Pronger scored the other goals while Hull dished out three assists. Blues goaltender Grant Fuhr was in top form by stopping 28 Detroit shots for his fifth career shutout and second of the series. The win gave Fuhr his 80th career playoff win, tying him with Ken Dryden for third on the all-time list. The Blues came out flying from the moment the puck was dropped on the ice, and opened the scoring five minutes and 10 seconds into the game. Hull made an excellent defensive play inside his own blue line. He stripped the puck from Tomas Sandstrom and sent a cross-ice pass to Chris McAlpine in the neutral zone, who in turn hit Courtnall streaking to the net. Courtnall controlled the puck, split the Wings defense and quickly fired a wrist shot beating Vernon high to the glove side. The Blues continued their dominance in the first period and scored a back-breaking goal with 69 seconds left in the period to take a 2-0 lead. Hull set up the goal with a strong individual effort. He carried the puck down right wing, shifted away from the right corner and cut through the slot before putting a wrist shot on Vernon. Vernon let out a rebound to Demitra who was waiting outside the left of crease to tip the puck into the open net. "We didn't play a good first period," Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman said. "It's hard to win anywhere if you don't play better than that." The Red Wings regrouped in the second period as coach Scotty Bowman showcased his Russian Five unit of Fedorov, Larionov, Kozlov, Konstantinov and Fetisov who skated around the Blues defense and controlled the puck in the offensive zone. Pumped up by the crowd chanting "USA, USA, USA...", the Blues defensemen were able to keep the Russians away from the slot to minimize Detroit's scoring chances. When they were able to break the defense, Fuhr was there to make the save. Fedorov, in particular, and Larionov were stopped by Fuhr on back-to-back attempts from point-blank range. Both teams were scoreless in a fast paced second period in which the Red Wings picked up a costly penalty with seven seconds left on the clock. Just 70 seconds into the third period, Courtnall scored for the Blues on Kris Draper's elbowing penalty to give the Blues a comfortable 3-0 lead. Demitra and Pronger assisted on the goal. Pronger, who was been the best defenseman on the ice, put the game out of reach midway through the final period. Hull got the puck to Demitra on right wing, who carried it up-ice and dropped a pass back to Pronger who was trailing the play. The big defenseman patiently skated in on Vernon and ripped a wrist shot between the legs for a 4-0 Blues lead and sending the crowd into a frenzy. Tempers flared and a big brawl ensued behind the Blues net with only a minute and 21 seconds remaining in the game. Kozlov tried to append Mike Peluso with his stick and Peluso went after the Wings forward as Jamie Pushor jumped in to his teammate's rescue. Then Craig Conroy tangled with Bob Rouse behind the net before Ricard Persson jumped into the fray. And when goaltender Chris Osgood joined the melee and outnumbering the Blues players, Fuhr dashed down the ice and took Osgood off the pile. Quietly in the neutral zone, Pronger tangled with Sandstrom, flipped his face shield off and hammered him down to the ice with three consecutive punches. The Blues came out shorthanded when referee Mark Faucette assigned all the penalties, and an additional delay of game penalty on Al MacInnis put the Blues two men short. Bowman, still trying to beat Fuhr with the game out of reach, pulled his goaltender for a 6-on-3 man advantage but the Blues were diving all over the ice to block the last shots of the game and preserve Fuhr's shutout. ================================================================ ================================================================= TEAM REPORTS ================================================================= WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS ----------------------------------------------------------------- Head Coach: Ron Wilson Roster:C - Steve Rucchin, Kevin Todd, J.F. Jomphe, Sean Pronger, Mark Janssens, Richard Park. LW - Paul Kariya, Ted Drury, Shawn Antoski, Brian Bellows, Joe Sacco, Ken Baumgartner, Warren Rychel, Mike Leclerc. RW - Teemu Selanne, Jari Kurri, Peter LeBoutillier. D - Dave Karpa, Bobby Dollas, Dan Trebil, Dmitri Mironov, Darren Van Impe, Jason Marshall, J.J. Daigneault, Pavel Trnka. G - Guy Hebert, Mikhail Shtalenkov. Injuries: J.F. Jomphe, c (abdominal strain, day-to-day); Peter Leboutillier, rw (right knee strain, day-to-day). Transactions: Recalled Mike Leclerc, lw, and Pavel Trnka, d, from Baltimore (AHL). Game Results: First Round: Anaheim Mighty Ducks vs Phoenix Coyotes Mighty Ducks win series 4-3 4/16 Phoenix W 4-2 4/18 Phoenix W 4-2 4/20 at Phoenix L 4-1 4/22 at Phoenix L 2-0 4/24 Phoenix L 5-2 4/27 at Phoenix W 3-2 OT 4/29 Phoenix W 3-0 TEAM NEWS by Viktor Malakoff DUCKS SWIM ON In the decisive Game 7 of a hard-fought series against the Coyotes, the Ducks achieved everything they could have hoped for. They advanced to the second round of the playoffs, where they will face Detroit; they threw a blanket over Phoenix's offensive stars, making Guy Hebert's first career playoff shutout something of a breeze; and they got scoring from someone other than Paul Kariya or Teemu Selanne. Who knows whether the result would have been different had Jeremy Roenick not been watching the contest from the press box, having suffered a torn MCL. But Keith Tkachuk simply couldn't do it alone. Though he showed massive heart and played close to 40 minutes, ringing one shot off the post and challenging Hebert for the few times he was seriously tested, none of the other Coyotes came to the fore. When Anaheim took the lead on a goal by defensive stalwart David Karpa just 3:11 in, and the Coyotes failed on two first-period power plays, the whole team seemed to lose faith. The Ducks finished with goals from Karpa, Steve Rucchin and Joe Sacco, each of whom registered their first-ever playoff markers. Rucchin's was especially important, coming moments after the scoreboard showed Edmonton's victory over Dallas -- meaning the Ducks would play Detroit, against whom they went 3-0-1 this season -- and off a blinding after-burner rush by Kariya. It was also an especially impressive contribution from Rucchin, considering he took the needle for pain in his injured shoulder prior to the game. He remains day-to-day for Friday's opener at The Joe. SERIES NOTES What game in this series would be complete without a disallowed goal? Game 7's non-goal came in the fifth minute, with Anaheim already on top 1-0. Rucchin's right skate arrived in the crease milliseconds before Teemu Selanne roofed the apparent tally over a sprawling Nikolai Khabibulin, who seemed a bit jittery throughout the game. It was the sixth disallowed goal of the seven-game series. In defeating Phoenix, the Ducks became just the seventh franchise ever to win their first playoff series. And in moving on to face Detroit, they will play the team with which Ron Wilson's father and uncle both coached, and won the Stanley Cup. After the on-ice handshake, Wilson and Tkachuk sought each other out for congratulations and condolences. The two had teamed on the USA's voctorious World Cup squad, and hold one another in high esteem. Tkachuk later called Wilson "a great coach," while Wilson described Tkachuk as "my favorite hockey player...aside from Paul and Teemu." GAME STORIES The story of Game 4 was, of course, Steve Rucchin's non-goal midway through the third period. After a tremendous up-and-down game in which the Ducks dominated for long stretches, they seemed to get the only goal they'd need when Steve Rucchin banged home the rebound of Dmitri Mironov's wrap-around. But the replay -- called for, it appeared, at the suggestion of Keith Tkachuk when the teams were preparing to face off at center ice -- showed that Brian Bellows had a toe in the crease. Although he was pushed in and his presence had no bearing on the play, the goal was called back. In a huge momentum swing, the Phoenix crowd erupted, and a minute later the Coyotes scored. They then held on and added an empty-netter in the game's final seconds. Stand-up guy Jeremy Roenick said of the non-goal: "It's a terrible rule. The goal should have counted." The Ducks, after pre-game fighting words from coach Ron Wilson about how they needed to "go after" Roenick and fellow stud Tkachuk, came out flat in Game 5. JR and Tkachuk absolutely dominated, and the Ducks were lucky to enter the third period trailing by just 3-1, allowing them to get within reach on Teemu Selanne's power-play goal at 6:52. And though they played a solid third period, the game was lost when rookie Dan Trebil landed a clearing attempt on the Roenick's stick. Roenick found former Duck Bob Corkum, who shoved home a backhander to restore the two-goal lead. Tkachuk added an empty-net goal. Perhaps in an attempt to lend credence to his threat to get physical in Game 5, Wilson skated LW Shawn Antoski in the pre-game warmups. Antoski, however, who had been out with a hernia, did not dress for the game. In a thrilling end-to-end tilt with great goaltending on both sides, the story of Game 6 was Roenick blowing out his knee. JR lost the puck while coming out of the Phoenix zone, then collided with Ted Drury when he looked down to find it. The damage to JR's left knee was immediately obvious, and he was helped from the ice by the training staff. The tide turned thereafter, with Kariya freed of JR's oppressive defensive coverage. Though Tkachuk again stepped it up, the Ducks fashioned a 2-0 lead before relaxing too early and letting Phoenix tie the score. The game went to overtime, where the Ducks have yet to lose this season, and the speedy Kariya finished a long flip pass from Selanne -- "like a long bomb in football," said Wilson -- with a blistering shot over Khabibulin's glove hand. RED HEAT There's no doubt that the pressure in round two is squarely on the Red Wings. Their entire emphasis this year was to prepare for the playoffs, and anything less than ending Hockeytown's 40-year Stanley Cup drought will almost certainly cost Scotty Bowman his job. And although they've discounted their regular season performance to some degree, it is not irrelevant that they failed to beat the Ducks in four tries. The Ducks, on the other hand, advance as a true underdog: Loose, and with no expectations except their own. They have a system that, according to Wilson, "we know works" against Detroit, and are loaded with youthful confidence and exuberance. If Anaheim can stay disciplined, and out of the penalty box, it would be no surprise to see the Mighty Ducks knock off the Red Wings. ----------------------------------------------------------------- COLORADO AVALANCHE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Head Coach: Marc Crawford Roster: C - Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg, Mike Ricci, Stephane Yelle. LW - Valeri Kamensky, Yves Sarault, Rene Corbet, Eric Lacroix. RW - Claude Lemieux, Adam Deadmarsh, Keith Jones, Scott Young, Mike Keane. D - Sandis Ozolinsh, Sylvain Lefebvre, Uwe Krupp, Adam Foote, Alexei Gusarov, Jon Klemm, Brent Severyn, Aaron Miller, Eric Messier. G - Patrick Roy, Craig Billington, Jean-Francois Labbe. Injuries: Keith Jones, lw (torn anterior cruciate knee ligament, will miss the remainder of the playoffs and is questionable for the start of next season); Uwe Krupp, d (pinched nerve in back/broken finger, day-to-day). Transactions: None. Game Results: First Round: Colorado Avalanche vs Chicago Blackhawks Avalanche wins 4-2 4/16 Chicago W 6-0 4/18 Chicago W 3-1 4/20 at Chicago L 4-3 OT 4/22 at Chicago L 6-3 4/24 Chicago W 7-0 4/26 at Chicago W 6-3 TEAM NEWS by Matt Gitchell The Colorado Avalanche, after a closer series than most would have expected out of the lowly Chicago Blackhawks, has advanced. The Avs are headed for a series with a surprising (to say the least) Oilers team, whom the Avs dominated during the regular season, going 4-0-1 against them.
The Oilers play the kind of game that the Avalanche is most comfortable with, and in fact is much better at. The relatively open ice of Edmonton should prove easier pickings for the Avalanche offense, despite some solid play in the last series by Edmonton goalie Curtis Joseph.
The victory over the Blackhawks didn't come as quickly or as easily as expected, with two bad losses in Chicago setting off two great home-ice wins.
The Avs recovered, though, blowing the Hawks out 7-0 before going back to the United Center. The Avs once again had fans reaching for the Maalox, going down 3-0 before scoring six straight goals to put the Hawks in their place the golf course.
Injury report:
The Avalanche lost gritty forward Keith Jones in Game 6 of the Quarterfinals, one of the team's leading goal scorers, to a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Jones will go under the knife this week, and he faces a few months of rehab.
Uwe Krupp is still out with back spasms, but he's expected to return sometime during the coming series.
Game notes:
Game 6
The Avs, after letting the Chicago Blackhawks leap out to a 3-0 lead, scored six straight goals to eliminate the Chicago Blackhawks, 6-3.
The Hawks dominated the majority of the first period, with goals from Keith Carney, Gary Suter, and a shorthanded goal from Tony Amonte.
Patrick Roy left the crease to clear the puck, and sent the puck along the right boards. Amonte came up-ice, corralled the attempted clear, and sent a quick wrister on net that Roy was unable to get in front of. Amonte's goal came at 17:28 of the first period, and put the Hawks up by three goals.
Fans that were expecting a replay of Chicago's 6-3 win over the Avalanche in Game 4 of the series were in for a shock, as Joe Sakic's power-play tally with 1:23 left in the first proved the first goal of what would prove to be a very long night for the Blackhawks and their fans in the United Center. Sakic grabbed his own rebound and snapped a quick wrister by Jeff Hackett through a screen to put the Avalanche on the board. The rest of the game was all Avalanche.
The Avs, after going 5-for-12 on the power play in Game 5, went 3-for-6 Saturday night.
Valeri Kamensky added another power-play goal to bring the Hawks lead down to a goal just 28 seconds into the second. Sakic then chased down the puck 15 minutes into the second, stretched out to reel the puck in, and snapped a quick backhander along the ice before Hackett could get down. Sakic's goal knotted things up at 3.
With the game tied, Kamensky took a pass from Peter Forsberg behind the net and shot a backhander that bounced off Hackett and in. The game-winner was Kamensky's fifth goal in two games.
Game 5:
After a dismal two games in Chicago, the Colorado Avalanche needed to prove a point.
And that's exactly what the Avs did, crushing the Chicago Blackhawks 7-0 in Denver and taking a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference Quarterfinals. Valeri Kamensky scored the first postseason hat trick of his career, helping Patrick Roy become the winningest goalie in playoff history.
Roy's 25 saves were good for his 10th career playoff shutout, and he moved into sole possession of first place all-time in playoff wins. Roy's 89 wins are one better than retired Islanders goaltender Billy Smith.
The Avalanche power play was the story of the night, going 5-for-12 against a Chicago team eager to earn penalties. The Avs excelled on the other side of special teams as well, stopping all seven of Chicago's power-play chances.
Claude Lemieux started the Avalanche rolling, with a power-play marker at 2:53 of the opening period. Peter Forsberg, who had three assists on the night, flipped a pass over the stick of Chris Chelios and Lemieux delivered the goods from the slot.
Mike Keane scored his third of the playoffs at 9:14 of the same period, sending a knuckle-ball from the right point that beat Jeff Hackett, who was pulled after the Avalanche's fifth goal.
Joe Sakic also had three assists on the night, setting up two of Kamensky's markers and Keith Jones' goal at 15:13 of the third.
----------------------------------------------------------------- EDMONTON OILERS ---------------------------------------------------------------- Head Coach: Ron Low Roster: C - Doug Weight, Jason Arnott, Todd Marchant, Steve Kelly. LW - Dean McAmmond, Rem Murray, Ryan Smyth, Mats Lindgren, Barrie Moore. RW - Mariusz Czerkawski, Mike Grier, Petr Klima, Andrei Kovalenko, Kelly Buchberger, Louie DeBrusk. D - Kevin Lowe, Luke Richardson, Bryan Marchment, Jiri Slegr, Boris Mironov, Donald Dufresne, Drew Bannister, Daniel McGillis, Greg de Vries, Craig Millar. G - Curtis Joseph, Bob Essensa. Injuries: Dean McAmmond, c (back surgery, sidelined indefinitely); Bryan Marchment, d (concussion and lacerated scalp suffered in Game 2, sidelined indefinitely); Kevin Lowe, d (played on broken ankle, April 29). Transactions: Bryan Muir, d, sent to Hamilton (AHL) on April 28. Game Results: First Round: Edmonton Oilers vs Dallas Stars Oilers win series 4-3 4/16 at Dallas L 5-3 4/18 at Dallas W 4-0 4/20 Dallas W 4-3 OT 4/22 Dallas L 4-3 4/25 at Dallas W 1-0 OT 4/27 Dallas L 3-2 4/29 at Dallas W 4-3 OT TEAM NEWS by Simon D. Lewis Game 7 Ottawa beating Buffalo would have been an upset. So would Chicago beating Colorado. Neither happened. This was the upset and it belonged to Oiler goalie Curtis Joseph. The very young and very motivated Edmonton Oilers defeated the Dallas Stars April 29 with a 4-3 overtime victory. That gave them the series in seven games and lets them move on to face the Avalanche in the next round of the playoffs. Todd Marchant took a Doug Weight pass late in the first OT, beat Grant Ledyard to the outside and popped one past Andy Moog to perfectly bookend the series. Marchant had opened the scoring in Game 1 on a shorthanded effort. The Oilers had looked like they were on the ropes. All through the OT the Stars came at them in waves. Every time Mike Modano touched the puck he threatened to kill the team in blue and bronze. But it was Curtis Joseph who stole another one. His work was even better than the Herculean effort he had produced for Game 5. About 10 or 15 seconds before Marchant's winner, Joseph made an impossible diving glove save on Joe Nieuwendyk. It was the last of many stellar efforts by the guy celebrating his 30th birthday. The Oilers' MVP of the regular season was the MVP of the opening round. * Notes from Game 7 - Coach Ron Low benched Petr Klima, Louie Debrusk and Donald Dufresne. In their places he dressed Steve Kelly, Joe Hulbig and Kevin Lowe. Kelly and Hulbig got spot duty but acquitted themselves well. Lowe only played in the first and second periods. The Stars' Darryl Sydor is still wondering what happened after Hulbig creamed him in the second period. Hulbig also got an assist on the first Oiler goal by Rem Murray. - All three officials were injured in the game. Referee Kerry Fraser took a stick to the head and was late coming out for the third. One linesman took a clearing shot to the ribs and the other had a cut on his chin. - Why did the Oilers win the series? The Dallas power play could never get it going in the face of high-pressure penalty killing by Rem Murray, Todd Marchant, Mats Lindgren and Kelly Buchberger. Going into Game 7 they were 2-for-35 with 64 shots. The Stars managed one with the man advantage in Game 7 but it was too little too late. Dallas coach Ken Hitchcock has some work to do over the summer. Game 4 So, the NHL, in its inestimable wisdom, has cracked down on crease violations in order to prevent a recurrence of the Grant Fuhr-Nick Kypreos fiasco of last year. They want to protect the goalies. Cool! Tell it to Curtis Joseph. In Game 4 of the series with the Dallas Stars, the game started to turn on a Dave Reid goal scored after Derian Hatcher had steamrolled Joseph, knocking the Oiler goalie's stick out of his hands. Referee Paul Devorski failed to call the penalty, buying Hatcher's act that he had been pushed. The Stars played well and deserved the win. However, after seeing less than marginal crease violations wipe out many a goal in the '97 playoffs, it's laughable to see blatant goaltender interference allowed to go unpunished. Back to the game. . .the Oilers came out of the gate well and looked like they might be able to hand the Stars another loss. Dallas stayed in the game and gradually overcame the youthful enthusiasm of the upstart Edmontonians. Jamie Langenbrunner's winning goal was decided on a video review, paying back the Stars for goals disallowed earlier in the series. The Stars needed this game. That's probably the reason they won it. Going back to Dallas down 3-1 was not going to cut it. They had more to lose and they played like it. Game 5 As we watched the Habs barely win a game against Jersey, my friend, Big Jim, observed that, while the Oilers were playing well, goalie Curtis Joseph had yet to win a game on his own. He hadn't singlehandedly stolen victory from the jaws of defeat. Big Jim is a prophet and I'm going to be his first disciple. The Dallas Stars almost ripped the Oilers to pieces in Game 5 of the series. Their only problem was that every time they got past the last defender in blue, they ran into the wall named Cujo. Ryan Smyth may have made Stars goalie Andy Moog the goat with his OT winner, but the victory belonged to Joseph. In a series which had already given us the improbable and uplifting come-from-behind Oiler victory in Game 3, this was a game for the ages. At the end of regulation time the Stars had outshot the Oilers 35-14. The kids from the Great White North had no business taking Dallas to OT. Cujo did it with highlight reel save after highlight reel save. When OT did roll around, it looked like the teams had switched sweaters. In the first 20 minutes of extra time the Oilers outshot the Stars 13-7. They created more chances than they had for the rest of the evening and looked good doing it. They only needed one shot at :22 of the second OT to finish the Stars off. Back to Edmonton. Game 6 When you allow the big money to run the game, this is what you get: Faceoff at High Noon. I hope the folks in the eastern time zone enjoyed the show, but that's no time to start a hockey game. This one started tough and stayed tough. The ref was handing out penalties like the temporary tattoos the Coliseum staff were giving away. Mostly, they were deserved. Both teams displayed chippy attitudes and there was lots of waltzing going on after every whistle. The Stars twice took the lead and the Oilers twice came back to tie it. Both goalies played well and the desire quotient was evident on both sides of the ice. In the end it came down to the Stars' star doing what he's paid to do. Mike Modano skated a big circle with puck in the Oilers' zone with about five minutes to go in the third period. A quick wrist shot through a screen, a deflection off Doug Weight, and he had the winner. The Oilers made it interesting toward the end but they couldn't find a way to avoid another trip to Dallas. And we know what happened there. ================================================================ Next Issue: May 6, 1997 Second Round here we come. ================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAYOFF RESULTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NHL Playoff Results All Times Eastern Standard Time Conference Quarterfinals EASTERN CONFERENCE New Jersey Devils vs. Montreal Canadiens Game 1 -- New Jersey 5, Montreal 2 Game 2 -- New Jersey 4, Montreal 1 Game 3 -- New Jersey 6, Montreal 4 Game 4 -- Montreal 4, New Jersey 3 3OT Game 5 -- New Jersey 4, Montreal 0, New Jersey wins series 4-1 Buffalo Sabres vs. Ottawa Senators Game 1 -- Buffalo 3, Ottawa 1 Game 2 -- Ottawa 3, Buffalo 1 Game 3 -- Buffalo 3, Ottawa 2 Game 4 -- Ottawa 1, Buffalo 0 OT Game 5 -- Ottawa 4, Buffalo 1 Game 6 -- Buffalo 3, Ottawa 0 Game 7 -- Buffalo 3, Ottawa 2 OT, Buffalo wins series 4-3 Philadelphia Flyers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Game 1 -- Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 1 Game 2 -- Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 2 Game 3 -- Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 3 Game 4 -- Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 1 Game 5 -- Philadelphia 6, Pittsburgh 3, Philadelphia wins series 4-1 Florida Panthers vs. New York Rangers Game 1 -- Florida 3, NY Rangers 0 Game 2 -- NY Rangers 3, Florida 0 Game 3 -- NY Rangers 4, Florida 3 OT Game 4 -- NY Rangers 3, Florida 2 Game 5 -- NY Rangers 3, Florida 2 OT, NY Rangers win series 4-1 WESTERN CONFERENCE Colorado Avalanche vs. Chicago Blackhawks Game 1 -- Colorado 6, Chicago 0 Game 2 -- Colorado 3, Chicago 1 Game 3 -- Chicago 4, Colorado 3 2OT Game 4 -- Chicago 6, Colorado 3 Game 5 -- Colorado 7, Chicago 0 Game 6 -- Colorado 6, Chicago 3, Colorado wins series 4-2 Dallas Stars vs. Edmonton Oilers Game 1 -- Dallas 5, Edmonton 3 Game 2 -- Edmonton 4, Dallas 0 Game 3 -- Edmonton 4, Dallas 3 OT Game 4 -- Dallas 4, Edmonton 3 Game 5 -- Edmonton 1, Dallas 0 2OT Game 6 -- Dallas 3, Edmonton 2 Game 7 -- Edmonton 4, Dallas 3 OT, Edmonton wins series 4-3 Detroit Red Wings vs. St. Louis Blues Game 1 -- St. Louis 2, Detroit 0 Game 2 -- Detroit 2, St. Louis 1 Game 3 -- Detroit 3, St. Louis 2 Game 4 -- St. Louis 4, Detroit 0 Game 5 -- Detroit 5, St. Louis 2 Game 6 -- Detroit 3, St. Louis 1, Detroit wins series 4-2 Anaheim Mighty Ducks vs. Phoenix Coyotes Game 1 -- Anaheim 4, Phoenix 2 Game 2 -- Anaheim 4, Phoenix 2 Game 3 -- Phoenix 4, Anaheim 1 Game 4 -- Phoenix 2, Anaheim 0 Game 5 -- Phoenix 5, Anaheim 2 Game 6 -- Anaheim 3, Phoenix 2 Game 7 -- Anaheim 3, Phoenix 0, Anaheim wins series 4-1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAYOFF SCHEDULE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conference Semifinals All Times Eastern Standard Time EASTERN CONFERENCE New Jersey Devils vs. NY Rangers Game 1 -- at New Jersey, Friday, May 2, 7:30 p.m. Game 2 -- at New Jersey, Sunday, May 4, 2:00 p.m. Game 3 -- at NY Rangers, Tuesday, May 6, 7:30 p.m. Game 4 -- at NY Rangers, Thursday, May 8, 7:30 p.m. Game 5 -- at New Jersey, Sunday, May 11, 2:00 p.m., if necessary Game 6 -- at NY Rangers, Tuesday, May 13, 7:30 p.m., if necessary Game 7 -- at New Jersey, Thursday, May 15, 7:30 p.m., if necessary Buffalo Sabres vs. Philadelphia Flyers Game 1 -- at Buffalo, Saturday, May 3, 8:00 p.m. Game 2 -- at Buffalo, Monday, May 5, 7:30 p.m. Game 3 -- at Philadelphia, Wednesday, May 7, 7:30 p.m. Game 4 -- at Philadelphia, Friday, May 9, 7:30 p.m. Game 5 -- at Buffalo, Sunday, May 11, 2:00 p.m., if necessary Game 6 -- at Philadelphia, Tuesday, May 13, 7:30 p.m., if necessary Game 7 -- at Buffalo, Thursday, May 15, 7:30 p.m., if necessary WESTERN CONFERENCE Colorado Avalanche vs. Edmonton Oilers Game 1 -- at Colorado, Friday, May 2, 8:30 p.m. Game 2 -- at Colorado, Sunday, May 4, 7:30 p.m. Game 3 -- at Edmonton, Wednesday, May 7, 8:30 p.m. Game 4 -- at Edmonton, Friday, May 9, 8:30 p.m. Game 5 -- at Colorado, Sunday, May 11, 7:30 p.m., if necessary Game 6 -- at Edmonton, Tuesday, May 13, 8:30 p.m., if necessary Game 7 -- at Colorado, Thursday, May 15, 8:30 p.m., if necessary Detroit Red Wings vs. Anaheim Mighty Ducks Game 1 -- at Detroit, Friday, May 2, 7:30 p.m. Game 2 -- at Detroit, Sunday, May 4, 2:00 p.m. Game 3 -- at Anaheim, Tuesday, May 6, 10:30 p.m. Game 4 -- at Anaheim, Thursday, May 8, 10:30 p.m. Game 5 -- at Detroit, Saturday, May 10, 7:30 p.m., if necessary Game 6 -- at Anaheim, Monday, May 12, 10:30 p.m., if necessary Game 7 -- at Detroit, Wednesday, May 14, 7:30 p.m., if necessary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NHL LEAGUE LEADERS April 30, 1997 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- INDIVIDUAL SCORING LEADERS --- PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW GT S PCTG ------------------------- ---- -- --- --- --- --- --- -- -- -- -- --- ---- JOE SAKIC COL 6 3 9 12 1 8 2 0 0 0 21 14.3 CLAUDE LEMIEUX COL 6 5 5 10 2 12 3 0 1 0 24 20.8 PAUL KARIYA ANA 7 5 4 9 2 2 2 0 1 0 40 12.5 ERIC LINDROS PHI 5 3 6 9 4 6 1 0 0 0 19 15.8 PETER FORSBERG COL 6 2 7 9 6- 0 1 0 0 0 15 13.3 BRETT HULL STL 6 2 7 9 4 2 0 0 0 0 25 8.0 VALERI KAMENSKY COL 6 5 3 8 3- 4 4 0 1 0 24 20.8 TEEMU SELANNE ANA 7 5 3 8 0 2 2 0 1 0 22 22.7 JAROMIR JAGR PIT 5 4 4 8 4- 4 2 0 0 0 18 22.2 JOHN MACLEAN NJD 5 3 5 8 2 0 2 1 1 0 17 17.6 DOUG WEIGHT EDM 7 2 6 8 2- 6 0 0 0 0 35 5.7 DANIEL ALFREDSSON OTT 7 5 2 7 1- 6 3 0 2 0 23 21.7 J.J. DAIGNEAULT ANA 7 2 5 7 2- 8 0 0 1 0 19 10.5 DMITRI MIRONOV ANA 7 1 6 7 3 4 1 0 0 0 26 3.8 CLIFF RONNING PHO 7 0 7 7 2 12 0 0 0 0 11 0.0 KEITH TKACHUK PHO 7 6 0 6 2 7 2 0 0 0 37 16.2 TONY AMONTE CHI 6 4 2 6 3 8 0 2 0 0 24 16.7 WAYNE GRETZKY NYR 5 4 2 6 3 2 1 0 2 0 20 20.0 MARK RECCHI MON 5 4 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 18 22.2 KEITH JONES COL 6 3 3 6 2 4 1 0 0 0 16 18.8 MARIO LEMIEUX PIT 5 3 3 6 4- 4 0 0 0 0 19 15.8 TEPPO NUMMINEN PHO 7 3 3 6 3 0 1 0 1 0 19 15.8 BRENDAN SHANAHAN DET 6 3 3 6 2 12 2 0 1 0 24 12.5 BRIAN HOLZINGER BUF 7 2 4 6 2 2 0 1 1 0 14 14.3 BORIS MIRONOV EDM 7 2 4 6 5- 10 2 0 0 0 16 12.5 SANDIS OZOLINSH COL 6 2 4 6 2- 10 1 0 1 0 16 12.5 JEREMY ROENICK PHO 6 2 4 6 6 4 0 0 0 0 16 12.5 SHAWN CHAMBERS NJD 5 1 5 6 0 4 1 0 0 0 10 10.0 ALEXEI YASHIN OTT 7 1 5 6 2- 2 1 0 0 0 21 4.8 --- INDIVIDUAL LEADERS --- -- GOAL SCORING -- -- ASSISTS -- NAME TEAM GP G NAME TEAM GP A ------------------------- ---- -- --- ------------------------- ---- -- --- KEITH TKACHUK PHO 7 6 JOE SAKIC COL 6 9 VALERI KAMENSKY COL 6 5 PETER FORSBERG COL 6 7 CLAUDE LEMIEUX COL 6 5 BRETT HULL STL 6 7 DANIEL ALFREDSSON OTT 7 5 CLIFF RONNING PHO 7 7 PAUL KARIYA ANA 7 5 ERIC LINDROS PHI 5 6 TEEMU SELANNE ANA 7 5 DMITRI MIRONOV ANA 7 6 WAYNE GRETZKY NYR 5 4 DOUG WEIGHT EDM 7 6 JAROMIR JAGR PIT 5 4 SHAWN CHAMBERS NJD 5 5 JOHN LECLAIR PHI 5 4 JOHN MACLEAN NJD 5 5 MARK RECCHI MON 5 4 GORD MURPHY FLA 5 5 TONY AMONTE CHI 6 4 JANNE NIINIMAA PHI 5 5 MIKE MODANO DAL 7 4 IGOR LARIONOV DET 6 5 CLAUDE LEMIEUX COL 6 5 STEPHANE YELLE COL 6 5 J.J. DAIGNEAULT ANA 7 5 ALEXEI YASHIN OTT 7 5 -- POWER PLAY GOALS -- -- SHORT HANDED GOALS -- NAME TEAM GP PP NAME TEAM GP SH ------------------------- ---- -- --- ------------------------- ---- -- --- VALERI KAMENSKY COL 6 4 ROD BRIND'AMOUR PHI 5 2 CLAUDE LEMIEUX COL 6 3 BRIAN ROLSTON NJD 5 2 DANIEL ALFREDSSON OTT 7 3 TONY AMONTE CHI 6 2 JOHAN GARPENLOV FLA 4 2 BENOIT BRUNET MON 4 1 JAROMIR JAGR PIT 5 2 JOHN MACLEAN NJD 5 1 JOHN MACLEAN NJD 5 2 PETR NEDVED PIT 5 1 VYACHESLAV KOZLOV DET 6 2 ED OLCZYK PIT 5 1 JOE SAKIC COL 6 2 SHAYNE CORSON MON 5 1 BRENDAN SHANAHAN DET 6 2 KRIS DRAPER DET 6 1 ANDREI KOVALENKO EDM 7 2 BRIAN HOLZINGER BUF 7 1 BORIS MIRONOV EDM 7 2 MIKE MODANO DAL 7 1 PAUL KARIYA ANA 7 2 TODD MARCHANT EDM 7 1 TEEMU SELANNE ANA 7 2 KEITH TKACHUK PHO 7 2 -- GAME WINNING GOALS -- -- OVERTIME GOALS -- NAME TEAM GP GW NAME TEAM GP GOT ------------------------- ---- -- --- ------------------------- ---- -- --- JOHN LECLAIR PHI 5 3 ESA TIKKANEN NYR 5 2 WAYNE GRETZKY NYR 5 2 ESA TIKKANEN NYR 5 2 GEOFF COURTNALL STL 6 2 DANIEL ALFREDSSON OTT 7 2 MIKE MODANO DAL 7 2 DEREK PLANTE BUF 7 2 KEVIN DEAN NJD 1 1 PATRICE BRISEBOIS MON 3 1 BILL GUERIN NJD 3 1 JOHAN GARPENLOV FLA 4 1 VALERI ZELEPUKIN NJD 4 1 TRENT KLATT PHI 5 1 JAMIE LANGENBRUNNER DAL 5 1 JOHN MACLEAN NJD 5 1 ED OLCZYK PIT 5 1 VALERI KAMENSKY COL 6 1 MIKE KEANE COL 6 1 SERGEI KRIVOKRASOV CHI 6 1 CLAUDE LEMIEUX COL 6 1 DARREN MCCARTY DET 6 1 LARRY MURPHY DET 6 1 SANDIS OZOLINSH COL 6 1 BOB PROBERT CHI 6 1 BRENDAN SHANAHAN DET 6 1 STEVE YZERMAN DET 6 1 BRIAN HOLZINGER BUF 7 1 KELLY BUCHBERGER EDM 7 1 BOB CORKUM PHO 7 1 DAVID KARPA ANA 7 1 J.J. DAIGNEAULT ANA 7 1 STEVE DUCHESNE OTT 7 1 MIKE GRIER EDM 7 1 TEPPO NUMMINEN PHO 7 1 PAUL KARIYA ANA 7 1 TEEMU SELANNE ANA 7 1 DARRIN SHANNON PHO 7 1 RYAN SMYTH EDM 7 1 TODD MARCHANT EDM 7 1 DIXON WARD BUF 7 1 -- SHOTS -- -- FIRST GOALS -- NAME TEAM GP S NAME TEAM GP FG ------------------------- ---- -- --- ------------------------- ---- -- --- PAUL KARIYA ANA 7 40 GEOFF COURTNALL STL 6 2 KEITH TKACHUK PHO 7 37 MIKE KEANE COL 6 2 DOUG WEIGHT EDM 7 35 BRIAN HOLZINGER BUF 7 2 BRIAN LEETCH NYR 5 30 SHAWN MCEACHERN OTT 7 2 MIKE MODANO DAL 7 27 KEVIN DEAN NJD 1 1 BRIAN ROLSTON NJD 5 26 JOHAN GARPENLOV FLA 4 1 DMITRI MIRONOV ANA 7 26 MIKE EASTWOOD NYR 5 1 JOHN LECLAIR PHI 5 25 PAT FALLOON PHI 5 1 BRETT HULL STL 6 25 WAYNE GRETZKY NYR 5 1 AL MACINNIS STL 6 24 JAROMIR JAGR PIT 5 1 TONY AMONTE CHI 6 24 MARIO LEMIEUX PIT 5 1 VALERI KAMENSKY COL 6 24 ERIC LINDROS PHI 5 1 CLAUDE LEMIEUX COL 6 24 JOHN MACLEAN NJD 5 1 BRENDAN SHANAHAN DET 6 24 MARK MESSIER NYR 5 1 DARRYL SYDOR DAL 7 24 IAN MORAN PIT 5 1 ROB NIEDERMAYER FLA 5 1 SCOTT NIEDERMAYER NJD 5 1 MARK RECCHI MON 5 1 BRIAN ROLSTON NJD 5 1 TONY AMONTE CHI 6 1 MARC BERGEVIN STL 6 1 KEITH CARNEY CHI 6 1 ERIC DAZE CHI 6 1 KRIS DRAPER DET 6 1 BRETT HULL STL 6 1 CLAUDE LEMIEUX COL 6 1 STEVE YZERMAN DET 6 1 DANIEL ALFREDSSON OTT 7 1 RANDY BURRIDGE BUF 7 1 BOB CORKUM PHO 7 1 DAVID KARPA ANA 7 1 ANDREAS DACKELL OTT 7 1 MIKE GRIER EDM 7 1 BENOIT HOGUE DAL 7 1 ANDREI KOVALENKO EDM 7 1 JERE LEHTINEN DAL 7 1 MIKE MODANO DAL 7 1 TEPPO NUMMINEN PHO 7 1 PAUL KARIYA ANA 7 1 TEEMU SELANNE ANA 7 1 DARRIN SHANNON PHO 7 1 RYAN SMYTH EDM 7 1 TODD MARCHANT EDM 7 1 KEITH TKACHUK PHO 7 1 -- SHOOTING PERCENTAGE (MIN 5 SHOTS) -- NAME TEAM GP G S PCTG ------------------------- ---- -- --- --- ---- DARRIN SHANNON PHO 7 3 5 60.0 ROB NIEDERMAYER FLA 5 2 5 40.0 VALERI ZELEPUKIN NJD 4 3 8 37.5 KELLY BUCHBERGER EDM 7 2 6 33.3 JOHAN GARPENLOV FLA 4 2 6 33.3 GEOFF COURTNALL STL 6 3 11 27.3 PAT FALLOON PHI 5 3 11 27.3 BOB BASSEN DAL 7 3 12 25.0 MIKE KEANE COL 6 3 12 25.0 TRENT KLATT PHI 5 2 8 25.0 DEREK PLANTE BUF 7 3 13 23.1 TEEMU SELANNE ANA 7 5 22 22.7 JAROMIR JAGR PIT 5 4 18 22.2 MARK RECCHI MON 5 4 18 22.2 BOB CORKUM PHO 7 2 9 22.2 VYACHESLAV KOZLOV DET 6 2 9 22.2 DANIEL ALFREDSSON OTT 7 5 23 21.7 VALERI KAMENSKY COL 6 5 24 20.8 CLAUDE LEMIEUX COL 6 5 24 20.8 WAYNE GRETZKY NYR 5 4 20 20.0 MIKE GRIER EDM 7 3 15 20.0 ESA TIKKANEN NYR 5 3 15 20.0 BILL GUERIN NJD 3 2 10 20.0 BOB PROBERT CHI 6 2 10 20.0 BOB CARPENTER NJD 5 1 5 20.0 ANDREAS DACKELL OTT 7 1 5 20.0 STEVE RUCCHIN ANA 4 1 5 20.0 TURNER STEVENSON MON 5 1 5 20.0 DAINIUS ZUBRUS PHI 5 1 5 20.0 -- PLUS/MINUS -- NAME TEAM GP +/- ------------------------- ---- -- --- DANIEL MCGILLIS EDM 7 6 JEREMY ROENICK PHO 6 6 JANNE NIINIMAA PHI 5 6 LUC ROBITAILLE NYR 5 6 MICHAL GROSEK BUF 7 5 DEREK PLANTE BUF 7 5 SCOTT STEVENS NJD 5 5 PETR SVOBODA PHI 5 5 GREG DEVRIES EDM 7 4 JARI KURRI ANA 7 4 MIKE WILSON BUF 7 4 SERGEI ZUBOV DAL 7 4 BRETT HULL STL 6 4 MIKE KEANE COL 6 4 JEFF SHANTZ CHI 6 4 STEPHANE YELLE COL 6 4 BRUCE DRIVER NYR 5 4 BRIAN LEETCH NYR 5 4 ERIC LINDROS PHI 5 4 DAVE MANSON MON 5 4 JOEL OTTO PHI 5 4 --- GOALTENDING LEADERS --- -- GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE -- (MIN 2 GP) GOALTENDER TEAM GP GA AVG ------------------------- ---- -- --- ----- STEVE SHIELDS BUF 5 8 1.80 MIKE RICHTER NYR 5 10 1.83 DOMINIK HASEK BUF 3 5 1.95 MARTIN BRODEUR NJD 5 11 1.95 RON TUGNUTT OTT 7 14 1.98 PATRICK ROY COL 6 13 2.00 MIKE VERNON DET 6 12 2.07 GUY HEBERT ANA 7 15 2.12 NIKOLAI KHABIBULIN PHO 7 15 2.12 GRANT FUHR STL 6 13 2.18 -- WINS -- GOALTENDER TEAM GP W L T ------------------------- ---- --- -- -- -- MARTIN BRODEUR NJD 5 4 1 0 MIKE RICHTER NYR 5 4 1 0 GARTH SNOW PHI 5 4 1 0 PATRICK ROY COL 6 4 2 0 MIKE VERNON DET 6 4 2 0 GUY HEBERT ANA 7 4 3 0 CURTIS JOSEPH EDM 7 4 3 0 STEVE SHIELDS BUF 5 3 2 0 NIKOLAI KHABIBULIN PHO 7 3 4 0 ANDY MOOG DAL 7 3 4 0 RON TUGNUTT OTT 7 3 4 0 -- SAVE PERCENTAGE -- GOALTENDER TEAM GP GA SA SPCTG ------------------------- ---- --- --- ---- ----- ARTURS IRBE DAL 1 0 4 1.000 CHRIS OSGOOD DET 1 0 4 1.000 ANDREI TREFILOV BUF 1 0 4 1.000 MIKHAIL SHTALENKOV ANA 1 0 0 .958 STEVE SHIELDS BUF 5 8 132 .939 MIKE RICHTER NYR 5 10 161 .938 JOSE THEODORE MON 2 7 108 .935 CURTIS JOSEPH EDM 7 17 250 .932 NIKOLAI KHABIBULIN PHO 7 15 222 .932 JOHN VANBIESBROUCK FLA 5 13 184 .929 GRANT FUHR STL 6 13 183 .929 PATRICK ROY COL 6 13 183 .929 -- SHUTOUTS -- GOALTENDER TEAM GP SO W L T ------------------------- ---- --- -- -- -- -- GRANT FUHR STL 6 2 2 4 0 PATRICK ROY COL 6 2 4 2 0 CURTIS JOSEPH EDM 7 2 4 3 0 MARTIN BRODEUR NJD 5 1 4 1 0 MIKE RICHTER NYR 5 1 4 1 0 STEVE SHIELDS BUF 5 1 3 2 0 JOHN VANBIESBROUCK FLA 5 1 1 4 0 GUY HEBERT ANA 7 1 4 3 0 NIKOLAI KHABIBULIN PHO 7 1 3 4 0 RON TUGNUTT OTT 7 1 3 4 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NHL PLAYER STATS April 30, 1997 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEAM P NO PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW GT S PCTG ANA L 9 PAUL KARIYA 7 5 4 9 2 2 2 0 1 1 40 12.5 ANA R 8 TEEMU SELANNE 7 5 3 8 0 2 2 0 1 0 22 22.7 ANA D 36 J.J. DAIGNEAULT 7 2 5 7 -2 8 1 0 1 0 19 10.5 ANA D 15 DMITRI MIRONOV 7 1 6 7 3 4 1 0 0 0 26 3.8 ANA L 23 BRIAN BELLOWS 7 1 3 4 -3 0 0 0 0 0 21 4.8 ANA C 20 STEVE RUCCHIN 4 1 1 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 5 20.0 ANA D 33 DAVE KARPA 7 1 1 2 -2 18 0 0 1 0 12 8.3 ANA C 17 JARI KURRI 7 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 10 .0 ANA R 14 JOE SACCO 7 1 0 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0 15 6.7 ANA D 28 JASON MARSHALL 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .0 ANA D 34 *DANIEL TREBIL 5 0 1 1 -6 4 0 0 0 0 7 .0 ANA D 29 *DARREN VAN IMPE 5 0 1 1 1 12 0 0 0 0 2 .0 ANA C 54 *SEAN PRONGER 6 0 1 1 -1 4 0 0 0 0 4 .0 ANA L 16 WARREN RYCHEL 7 0 1 1 -1 13 0 0 0 0 10 .0 ANA G 35 M. SHTALENKOV 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 ANA R 21 *IGOR NIKULIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .0 ANA C 12 KEVIN TODD 3 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 0 0 2 .0 ANA L 22 KEN BAUMGARTNER 7 0 0 0 -1 11 0 0 0 0 0 .0 ANA D 2 BOBBY DOLLAS 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 .0 ANA G 31 GUY HEBERT 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 ANA C 24 MARK JANSSENS 7 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 7 .0 ANA C 13 TED DRURY 7 0 0 0 -2 4 0 0 0 0 10 .0 ANA C 32 RICHARD PARK 7 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 0 0 6 .0 BUF C 19 BRIAN HOLZINGER 7 2 4 6 2 2 0 1 1 0 14 14.3 BUF R 28 DONALD AUDETTE 7 2 3 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 19 10.5 BUF L 12 RANDY BURRIDGE 7 3 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 18 16.7 BUF C 26 DEREK PLANTE 7 3 0 3 5 4 0 0 2 1 13 23.1 BUF D 8 DARRYL SHANNON 7 1 2 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 4 25.0 BUF R 15 DIXON WARD 7 1 2 3 1 6 0 0 1 0 15 6.7 BUF D 3 GARRY GALLEY 7 0 3 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 13 .0 BUF R 17 JASON DAWE 7 1 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 9 11.1 BUF R 36 MATTHEW BARNABY 3 0 2 2 3 16 0 0 0 0 3 .0 BUF L 18 MICHAL GROSEK 7 0 2 2 5 8 0 0 0 0 5 .0 BUF D 44 ALEXEI ZHITNIK 7 1 0 1 -1 14 0 0 0 0 13 7.7 BUF L 10 BRAD MAY 5 0 1 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 3 .0 BUF D 42 RICHARD SMEHLIK 7 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 10 .0 BUF C 27 MICHAEL PECA 7 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 12 .0 BUF G 30 ANDREI TREFILOV 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 BUF D 74 *JAY MCKEE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 BUF G 39 DOMINIK HASEK 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .0 BUF R 5 ED RONAN 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 .0 BUF L 81 MIROSLAV SATAN 4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .0 BUF G 31 *STEVE SHIELDS 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .0 BUF D 6 BOB BOUGHNER 6 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 .0 BUF C 76 *WAYNE PRIMEAU 6 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 4 .0 BUF R 32 ROB RAY 7 0 0 0 -1 6 0 0 0 0 2 .0 BUF D 4 MIKE WILSON 7 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 7 .0 CHI R 10 TONY AMONTE 6 4 2 6 2 8 0 2 0 0 24 16.7 CHI D 20 GARY SUTER 6 1 4 5 1 8 0 0 0 0 12 8.3 CHI C 11 JEFF SHANTZ 6 0 4 4 4 6 0 0 0 0 7 .0 CHI L 24 BOB PROBERT 6 2 1 3 -4 41 1 0 1 0 10 20.0 CHI L 55 ERIC DAZE 6 2 1 3 -1 2 0 0 0 0 15 13.3 CHI L 38 JAMES BLACK 5 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 8 12.5 CHI D 4 KEITH CARNEY 6 1 1 2 -2 2 0 0 0 0 7 14.3 CHI C 18 DENIS SAVARD 6 0 2 2 -3 2 0 0 0 0 14 .0 CHI C 14 STEVE DUBINSKY 4 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 16.7 CHI R 25 SERGEI KRIVOKRASOV 6 1 0 1 -2 4 0 0 1 1 11 9.1 CHI L 19 *ETHAN MOREAU 6 1 0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 10 10.0 CHI R 22 ULF DAHLEN 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .0 CHI D 7 CHRIS CHELIOS 6 0 1 1 -2 8 0 0 0 0 18 .0 CHI R 16 KEVIN MILLER 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .0 CHI D 2 ERIC WEINRICH 6 0 1 1 -1 4 0 0 0 0 8 .0 CHI D 6 MICHAL SYKORA 1 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .0 CHI C 32 MURRAY CRAVEN 2 0 0 0 -4 2 0 0 0 0 5 .0 CHI C 12 BRENT SUTTER 2 0 0 0 -2 6 0 0 0 0 3 .0 CHI G 40 CHRIS TERRERI 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .0 CHI D 5 STEVE SMITH 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 .0 CHI D 8 CAM RUSSELL 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 .0 CHI D 39 ENRICO CICCONE 4 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 6 .0 CHI G 31 JEFF HACKETT 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 CHI R 15 JIM CUMMINS 6 0 0 0 -5 24 0 0 0 0 3 .0 COL C 19 JOE SAKIC 6 3 9 12 1 8 2 0 0 0 21 14.3 COL R 22 CLAUDE LEMIEUX 6 5 6 11 2 12 3 0 1 0 24 20.8 COL C 21 PETER FORSBERG 6 2 7 9 -6 0 1 0 0 0 15 13.3 COL L 13 VALERI KAMENSKY 6 5 3 8 -3 4 4 0 1 0 24 20.8 COL R 11 KEITH JONES 6 3 3 6 2 4 1 0 0 0 16 18.8 COL D 8 SANDIS OZOLINSH 6 2 4 6 -2 10 1 0 1 0 16 12.5 COL R 18 ADAM DEADMARSH 6 1 4 5 0 8 0 0 0 0 13 7.7 COL C 26 STEPHANE YELLE 6 0 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 .0 COL C 9 MIKE RICCI 6 1 3 4 3 9 0 0 0 0 9 11.1 COL R 25 MIKE KEANE 6 3 0 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 12 25.0 COL D 24 JON KLEMM 6 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 14 7.1 COL D 3 *AARON MILLER 6 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 33.3 COL L 20 RENE CORBET 6 1 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 11 9.1 COL D 52 ADAM FOOTE 6 0 2 2 2 17 0 0 0 0 9 .0 COL D 5 ALEXEI GUSAROV 6 0 1 1 -1 4 0 0 0 0 5 .0 COL R 48 SCOTT YOUNG 6 0 1 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 4 .0 COL L 28 ERIC LACROIX 6 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 .0 COL D 2 SYLVAIN LEFEBVRE 6 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 10 .0 COL G 33 PATRICK ROY 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 DAL C 9 MIKE MODANO 7 4 1 5 2 0 1 1 2 0 27 14.8 DAL C 28 BOB BASSEN 7 3 1 4 3 4 0 0 0 0 12 25.0 DAL C 41 BRENT GILCHRIST 6 2 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 10.0 DAL L 33 BENOIT HOGUE 7 2 2 4 -1 6 1 0 0 0 16 12.5 DAL C 25 JOE NIEUWENDYK 7 2 2 4 -1 6 0 0 0 0 21 9.5 DAL R 26 JERE LEHTINEN 7 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 13.3 DAL R 16 PAT VERBEEK 7 1 3 4 -2 16 1 0 0 0 19 5.3 DAL D 56 SERGEI ZUBOV 7 0 3 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 9 .0 DAL C 15 *JAMIE LANGENBRUNNER 5 1 1 2 1 14 0 0 1 0 15 6.7 DAL R 29 GRANT MARSHALL 5 0 2 2 2 8 0 0 0 0 4 .0 DAL D 12 GRANT LEDYARD 7 0 2 2 -3 0 0 0 0 0 8 .0 DAL D 3 CRAIG LUDWIG 7 0 2 2 1 18 0 0 0 0 5 .0 DAL D 2 DERIAN HATCHER 7 0 2 2 1 20 0 0 0 0 7 .0 DAL D 5 DARRYL SYDOR 7 0 2 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 24 .0 DAL L 14 DAVE REID 7 1 0 1 -2 4 0 0 0 0 10 10.0 DAL C 7 NEAL BROTEN 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .0 DAL L 23 GREG ADAMS 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .0 DAL C 21 GUY CARBONNEAU 7 0 1 1 -3 6 0 0 0 0 9 .0 DAL G 35 ANDY MOOG 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 DAL D 24 RICHARD MATVICHUK 7 0 1 1 -1 20 0 0 0 0 8 .0 DAL C 10 TODD HARVEY 7 0 1 1 -2 10 0 0 0 0 15 .0 DAL G 32 ARTURS IRBE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 DET L 14 BRENDAN SHANAHAN 6 3 3 6 2 12 2 0 1 0 24 12.5 DET D 55 LARRY MURPHY 6 2 3 5 1 4 1 0 1 0 16 12.5 DET C 8 IGOR LARIONOV 6 0 5 5 -1 2 0 0 0 0 9 .0 DET C 33 KRIS DRAPER 6 2 1 3 3 8 0 1 0 0 11 18.2 DET C 19 STEVE YZERMAN 6 2 1 3 0 4 1 0 1 0 18 11.1 DET L 13 VYACHESLAV KOZLOV 6 2 0 2 -2 8 2 0 0 0 9 22.2 DET R 25 DARREN MCCARTY 6 1 1 2 1 10 0 0 1 0 9 11.1 DET L 18 KIRK MALTBY 6 1 1 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 8 12.5 DET C 91 SERGEI FEDOROV 6 0 2 2 -2 10 0 0 0 0 20 .0 DET D 5 NICKLAS LIDSTROM 6 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 .0 DET R 20 MARTIN LAPOINTE 6 0 2 2 1 21 0 0 0 0 8 .0 DET D 4 *JAMIE PUSHOR 5 0 1 1 -1 5 0 0 0 0 3 .0 DET R 26 JOEY KOCUR 6 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 .0 DET R 28 TOMAS SANDSTROM 6 0 1 1 -4 14 0 0 0 0 10 .0 DET C 37 TIM TAYLOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 DET G 30 CHRIS OSGOOD 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .0 DET L 15 *TOMAS HOLMSTROM 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 DET D 27 *AARON WARD 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .0 DET D 2 VIACHESLAV FETISOV 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 .0 DET D 3 BOB ROUSE 6 0 0 0 2 29 0 0 0 0 2 .0 DET G 29 MIKE VERNON 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 DET D 16 VLAD. KONSTANTINOV 6 0 0 0 -3 8 0 0 0 0 5 .0 EDM C 39 DOUG WEIGHT 7 2 6 8 -2 6 0 0 0 0 35 5.7 EDM D 2 BORIS MIRONOV 7 2 4 6 -5 10 2 0 0 0 16 12.5 EDM L 94 RYAN SMYTH 7 3 2 5 -1 8 0 0 1 1 25 12.0 EDM C 7 JASON ARNOTT 7 1 4 5 -1 8 1 0 0 0 16 6.3 EDM L 51 ANDREI KOVALENKO 7 3 1 4 -1 2 2 0 0 0 19 15.8 EDM R 25 *MIKE GRIER 7 3 1 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 15 20.0 EDM C 26 TODD MARCHANT 7 2 2 4 0 8 0 1 1 1 21 9.5 EDM D 23 *DANIEL MCGILLIS 7 0 4 4 6 18 0 0 0 0 15 .0 EDM L 14 *MATS LINDGREN 7 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 .0 EDM R 16 KELLY BUCHBERGER 7 2 1 3 1 12 0 0 1 1 6 33.3 EDM R 21 MARIUSZ CZERKAWSKI 7 2 1 3 0 8 0 0 0 0 13 15.4 EDM L 17 *REM MURRAY 7 1 1 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 50.0 EDM D 22 LUKE RICHARDSON 7 0 2 2 -3 10 0 0 0 0 6 .0 EDM L 15 *JOE HULBIG 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 EDM D 4 KEVIN LOWE 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 EDM C 10 *STEVE KELLY 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 EDM D 35 *BRYAN MUIR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .0 EDM D 24 BRYAN MARCHMENT 2 0 0 0 -2 4 0 0 0 0 2 .0 EDM D 34 DONALD DUFRESNE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 EDM R 85 PETR KLIMA 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 .0 EDM L 29 LOUIE DEBRUSK 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 .0 EDM G 31 CURTIS JOSEPH 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .0 EDM D 55 *DREW BANNISTER 7 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 3 .0 EDM D 5 *GREG DE VRIES 7 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 8 .0 FLA D 24 ROBERT SVEHLA 5 1 4 5 -4 4 1 0 0 0 13 7.7 FLA D 5 GORD MURPHY 5 0 5 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 18 .0 FLA C 44 ROB NIEDERMAYER 5 2 1 3 -1 6 1 0 0 0 5 40.0 FLA C 9 KIRK MULLER 5 1 2 3 -3 4 1 0 0 0 20 5.0 FLA L 29 JOHAN GARPENLOV 4 2 0 2 0 4 2 0 1 0 6 33.3 FLA R 26 RAY SHEPPARD 5 2 0 2 -4 0 1 0 0 0 12 16.7 FLA R 27 SCOTT MELLANBY 5 0 2 2 -1 4 0 0 0 0 6 .0 FLA R 15 *DAVID NEMIROVSKY 3 1 0 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0 4 25.0 FLA L 18 MIKE HOUGH 5 1 0 1 -2 2 0 0 0 0 10 10.0 FLA L 11 BILL LINDSAY 3 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 4 .0 FLA R 21 TOM FITZGERALD 5 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 14 .0 FLA D 3 PAUL LAUS 5 0 1 1 -3 4 0 0 0 0 6 .0 FLA C 23 CHRIS WELLS 3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .0 FLA R 19 RADEK DVORAK 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .0 FLA C 28 MARTIN STRAKA 4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .0 FLA D 2 TERRY CARKNER 5 0 0 0 -3 6 0 0 0 0 7 .0 FLA R 12 JODY HULL 5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 12 .0 FLA L 10 DAVE LOWRY 5 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 8 .0 FLA G 34 J. VANBIESBROUCK 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 FLA D 55 ED JOVANOVSKI 5 0 0 0 -4 4 0 0 0 0 7 .0 FLA D 7 RHETT WARRENER 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .0 MTL R 8 MARK RECCHI 5 4 2 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 18 22.2 MTL L 17 BENOIT BRUNET 4 1 3 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 8 12.5 MTL C 11 SAKU KOIVU 5 1 3 4 1 10 0 0 0 0 10 10.0 MTL D 43 PATRICE BRISEBOIS 3 1 1 2 3 24 0 0 1 1 3 33.3 MTL R 30 TURNER STEVENSON 5 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 20.0 MTL L 49 BRIAN SAVAGE 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 16.7 MTL L 27 SHAYNE CORSON 5 1 0 1 -5 4 0 1 0 0 8 12.5 MTL C 24 SCOTT THORNTON 5 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 11 9.1 MTL D 5 STEPHANE QUINTAL 5 0 1 1 -1 6 0 0 0 0 6 .0 MTL R 18 VALERI BURE 5 0 1 1 -4 2 0 0 0 0 7 .0 MTL D 52 *CRAIG RIVET 5 0 1 1 -2 14 0 0 0 0 6 .0 MTL D 35 JASSEN CULLIMORE 2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .0 MTL D 3 *DAVID WILKIE 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .0 MTL G 60 *JOSE THEODORE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 MTL D 34 PETER POPOVIC 3 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 0 0 1 .0 MTL G 41 JOCELYN THIBAULT 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 MTL C 42 *DARCY TUCKER 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .0 MTL C 25 VINCENT DAMPHOUSSE 5 0 0 0 -5 2 0 0 0 0 7 .0 MTL D 37 DAVE MANSON 5 0 0 0 6 17 0 0 0 0 10 .0 MTL R 44 STEPHANE RICHER 5 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 9 .0 MTL D 38 VLADIMIR MALAKHOV 5 0 0 0 -3 6 0 0 0 0 12 .0 MTL L 26 MARTIN RUCINSKY 5 0 0 0 -5 4 0 0 0 0 10 .0 NJD R 15 JOHN MACLEAN 5 3 5 8 2 0 2 1 1 0 17 17.6 NJD D 29 SHAWN CHAMBERS 5 1 5 6 -1 4 1 0 0 0 10 10.0 NJD L 25 VALERI ZELEPUKIN 4 3 2 5 3 2 1 0 1 0 8 37.5 NJD C 16 BOBBY HOLIK 5 2 3 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 16 12.5 NJD D 24 LYLE ODELEIN 5 2 2 4 -1 7 1 0 0 0 14 14.3 NJD R 26 *PATRIK ELIAS 5 2 2 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 13 15.4 NJD D 27 SCOTT NIEDERMAYER 5 1 3 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 13 7.7 NJD C 93 DOUG GILMOUR 5 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 12 .0 NJD L 14 BRIAN ROLSTON 5 3 0 3 0 6 0 2 0 0 26 11.5 NJD R 12 BILL GUERIN 3 2 1 3 -3 0 1 0 1 0 10 20.0 NJD C 19 BOB CARPENTER 5 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 20.0 NJD D 4 SCOTT STEVENS 5 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .0 NJD D 2 DAVE ELLETT 5 0 2 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 7 .0 NJD D 28 KEVIN DEAN 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 33.3 NJD G 30 MARTIN BRODEUR 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100.0 NJD R 21 RANDY MCKAY 5 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 .0 NJD L 32 STEVE THOMAS 5 0 1 1 -3 6 0 0 0 0 13 .0 NJD L 20 *JAY PANDOLFO 5 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 9 .0 NJD C 17 PETR SYKORA 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 10 .0 NJD D 3 KEN DANEYKO 5 0 0 0 3 20 0 0 0 0 2 .0 NJD C 10 *DENIS PEDERSON 5 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0 4 .0 NYR C 99 WAYNE GRETZKY 5 4 2 6 3 2 1 0 2 0 19 21.1 NYR C 11 MARK MESSIER 5 2 3 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 20 10.0 NYR L 20 LUC ROBITAILLE 5 3 1 4 6 2 0 0 0 0 21 14.3 NYR L 10 ESA TIKKANEN 5 3 1 4 3 6 1 0 2 2 15 20.0 NYR D 2 BRIAN LEETCH 5 0 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 .0 NYR L 24 NIKLAS SUNDSTROM 5 0 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 13 .0 NYR D 6 DOUG LIDSTER 5 0 3 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 .0 NYR C 32 MIKE EASTWOOD 5 1 1 2 3 8 0 0 0 0 8 12.5 NYR L 9 ADAM GRAVES 5 0 1 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 12 .0 NYR D 5 ULF SAMUELSSON 5 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 .0 NYR D 25 A. KARPOVTSEV 5 0 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 5 .0 NYR R 26 DAVID OLIVER 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 NYR C 12 KEN GERNANDER 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 NYR L 18 BILL BERG 3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 5 .0 NYR L 15 DARREN LANGDON 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 NYR D 23 JEFF BEUKEBOOM 5 0 0 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 5 .0 NYR R 22 SHANE CHURLA 5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .0 NYR R 21 RUSS COURTNALL 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .0 NYR D 33 BRUCE DRIVER 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 .0 NYR R 8 PATRICK FLATLEY 5 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 8 .0 NYR G 35 MIKE RICHTER 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 OTW R 11 DANIEL ALFREDSSON 7 5 2 7 -1 6 3 0 2 1 23 21.7 OTW C 19 ALEXEI YASHIN 7 1 5 6 -2 2 1 0 0 0 21 4.8 OTW D 28 STEVE DUCHESNE 7 1 4 5 -3 0 1 0 1 0 18 5.6 OTW D 6 *WADE REDDEN 7 1 3 4 -4 2 0 0 0 0 11 9.1 OTW L 15 SHAWN MCEACHERN 7 2 0 2 -1 8 1 0 0 0 21 9.5 OTW L 7 RANDY CUNNEYWORTH 7 1 1 2 -3 10 0 0 0 0 18 5.6 OTW C 16 *SERGEI ZHOLTOK 7 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 6.3 OTW R 10 *ANDREAS DACKELL 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20.0 OTW L 17 TOM CHORSKE 5 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 0 0 3 .0 OTW L 42 DENNY LAMBERT 6 0 1 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 5 .0 OTW C 22 SHAUN VAN ALLEN 7 0 1 1 -3 4 0 0 0 0 8 .0 OTW C 25 *BRUCE GARDINER 7 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 .0 OTW D 27 JANNE LAUKKANEN 7 0 1 1 -1 6 0 0 0 0 7 .0 OTW C 76 RADEK BONK 7 0 1 1 -1 4 0 0 0 0 4 .0 OTW R 26 PHILIP CROWE 3 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 1 .0 OTW G 31 RON TUGNUTT 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 OTW D 2 LANCE PITLICK 7 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 2 .0 OTW D 33 JASON YORK 7 0 0 0 -3 4 0 0 0 0 18 .0 OTW R 91 ALEXANDRE DAIGLE 7 0 0 0 -5 2 0 0 0 0 16 .0 OTW D 44 *RADIM BICANEK 7 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 4 .0 PHI C 88 ERIC LINDROS 5 3 6 9 4 6 1 0 0 0 19 15.8 PHI L 10 JOHN LECLAIR 5 4 1 5 3 2 1 0 3 0 25 16.0 PHI L 17 ROD BRIND'AMOUR 5 3 2 5 1 4 1 2 0 0 21 14.3 PHI R 19 MIKAEL RENBERG 5 1 4 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 11 9.1 PHI D 44 *JANNE NIINIMAA 5 0 5 5 6 4 0 0 0 0 21 .0 PHI C 45 *VACLAV PROSPAL 5 1 3 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 10 10.0 PHI R 15 PAT FALLOON 5 3 0 3 -1 0 1 0 0 0 11 27.3 PHI R 20 TRENT KLATT 5 2 1 3 4 4 0 0 1 0 8 25.0 PHI D 24 KARL DYKHUIS 5 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 .0 PHI C 29 JOEL OTTO 5 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 10.0 PHI L 25 SHJON PODEIN 5 1 1 2 3 8 0 0 0 0 14 7.1 PHI D 37 ERIC DESJARDINS 5 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 .0 PHI D 23 PETR SVOBODA 5 0 2 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 2 .0 PHI R 9 *DAINIUS ZUBRUS 5 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 20.0 PHI G 30 GARTH SNOW 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .0 PHI D 6 CHRIS THERIEN 5 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 16 .0 PHI L 21 DAN KORDIC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 PHI C 32 DANIEL LACROIX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 PHI R 26 JOHN DRUCE 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 .0 PHI C 18 DALE HAWERCHUK 4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .0 PHI D 77 PAUL COFFEY 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .0 PHO C 77 CLIFF RONNING 7 0 7 7 2 12 0 0 0 0 11 .0 PHO L 7 KEITH TKACHUK 7 6 0 6 2 7 2 0 0 0 37 16.2 PHO D 27 TEPPO NUMMINEN 7 3 3 6 3 0 1 0 1 0 19 15.8 PHO C 97 JEREMY ROENICK 6 2 4 6 6 4 0 0 0 0 16 12.5 PHO L 34 DARRIN SHANNON 7 3 1 4 2 4 0 0 1 0 5 60.0 PHO C 21 BOB CORKUM 7 2 2 4 -1 4 0 0 1 0 9 22.2 PHO R 22 MIKE GARTNER 7 1 2 3 -1 4 0 0 0 0 17 5.9 PHO C 15 CRAIG JANNEY 7 0 3 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 6 .0 PHO D 5 DERON QUINT 7 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 .0 PHO R 11 DALLAS DRAKE 7 0 1 1 -2 2 0 0 0 0 12 .0 PHO D 20 OLEG TVERDOVSKY 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .0 PHO D 36 MURRAY BARON 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 PHO D 26 JEFF FINLEY 1 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .0 PHO R 23 IGOR KOROLEV 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .0 PHO R 32 JOCELYN LEMIEUX 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 .0 PHO R 19 SHANE DOAN 4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 2 .0 PHO D 8 JIM JOHNSON 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 7 .0 PHO D 4 GERALD DIDUCK 7 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 8 .0 PHO L 17 KRIS KING 7 0 0 0 -1 17 0 0 0 0 2 .0 PHO L 33 JIM MCKENZIE 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 .0 PHO D 6 JAY MORE 7 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 6 .0 PHO C 14 MIKE STAPLETON 7 0 0 0 -1 14 0 0 0 0 5 .0 PHO G 35 N. KHABIBULIN 7 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 .0 PIT R 68 JAROMIR JAGR 5 4 4 8 -4 4 2 0 0 0 18 22.2 PIT C 66 MARIO LEMIEUX 5 3 3 6 -4 4 0 0 0 0 19 15.8 PIT C 10 RON FRANCIS 5 1 2 3 -7 2 1 0 0 0 6 16.7 PIT C 93 PETR NEDVED 5 1 2 3 -2 12 0 1 0 0 10 10.0 PIT D 24 IAN MORAN 5 1 2 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 8 12.5 PIT D 22 JASON WOOLLEY 5 0 3 3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 9 .0 PIT D 4 KEVIN HATCHER 5 1 1 2 -5 4 1 0 0 0 12 8.3 PIT L 27 ED OLCZYK 5 1 0 1 -2 12 0 1 1 0 11 9.1 PIT C 9 GREG JOHNSON 5 1 0 1 -1 2 0 0 0 0 2 50.0 PIT D 23 FREDRIK OLAUSSON 4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 5 .0 PIT C 14 STU BARNES 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .0 PIT L 16 JOE DZIEDZIC 5 0 1 1 -1 4 0 0 0 0 5 .0 PIT C 33 ALEX HICKS 5 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 0 0 2 .0 PIT R 7 JOE MULLEN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 PIT D 18 FRANCOIS LEROUX 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 PIT D 28 CRAIG MUNI 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 PIT D 2 CHRIS TAMER 4 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 3 .0 PIT D 6 NEIL WILKINSON 5 0 0 0 -2 4 0 0 0 0 1 .0 PIT G 31 KEN WREGGET 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .0 PIT L 15 JOSEF BERANEK 5 0 0 0 -4 2 0 0 0 0 17 .0 PIT D 11 DARIUS KASPARAITIS 5 0 0 0 -4 6 0 0 0 0 7 .0 STL R 16 BRETT HULL 6 2 7 9 4 2 0 0 0 0 25 8.0 STL L 14 GEOFF COURTNALL 6 3 1 4 0 23 1 0 2 0 11 27.3 STL R 38 PAVOL DEMITRA 6 1 3 4 3 6 0 0 0 0 8 12.5 STL D 2 AL MACINNIS 6 1 2 3 -1 4 1 0 0 0 22 4.5 STL C 77 PIERRE TURGEON 5 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 8 12.5 STL R 17 JOE MURPHY 6 1 1 2 -2 10 1 0 0 0 8 12.5 STL D 44 CHRIS PRONGER 6 1 1 2 0 22 0 0 0 0 19 5.3 STL R 10 *JIM CAMPBELL 4 1 0 1 -1 6 1 0 0 0 6 16.7 STL D 4 MARC BERGEVIN 6 1 0 1 2 8 0 0 0 0 4 25.0 STL D 19 *CHRIS MCALPINE 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 .0 STL C 23 CRAIG MACTAVISH 1 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .0 STL D 5 IGOR KRAVCHUK 2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 6 .0 STL C 36 ROBERT PETROVICKY 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .0 STL L 26 SERGIO MOMESSO 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 .0 STL L 32 STEPHANE MATTEAU 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .0 STL L 20 MIKE PELUSO 5 0 0 0 -1 25 0 0 0 0 1 .0 STL C 37 *HARRY YORK 5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 2 .0 STL G 31 GRANT FUHR 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 .0 STL R 27 STEPHEN LEACH 6 0 0 0 -2 33 0 0 0 0 8 .0 STL L 18 TONY TWIST 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 STL C 22 CRAIG CONROY 6 0 0 0 -1 8 0 0 0 0 4 .0 STL R 39 SCOTT PELLERIN 6 0 0 0 -1 6 0 0 0 0 7 .0 STL D 28 RICARD PERSSON 6 0 0 0 -1 27 0 0 0 0 1 .0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NHL GOALIE STATS April 30, 1997 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOALTENDER GPI MINS AVG W L T EN SO GA SA SPCTG G A PIM MIKE RICHTER 5 328 1.83 4 1 0 1 10 161 .938 0 0 0 NYR TOTALS 5 329 1.82 4 1 0 1 10 161 .938 ANDREI TREFILOV 1 5 .00 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.000 0 0 0 +STEVE SHIELDS 5 267 1.80 3 2 0 1 8 132 .939 0 0 2 DOMINIK HASEK 3 153 1.96 1 1 0 0 5 68 .926 0 0 2 BUF TOTALS 7 428 1.82 4 3 0 1 13 204 .936 MARTIN BRODEUR 5 347 1.90 4 1 0 1 11 142 .923 1 0 0 N.J TOTALS 5 348 1.90 4 1 0 1 11 142 .923 RON TUGNUTT 7 425 1.98 3 4 0 1 14 169 .917 0 0 0 OTT TOTALS 7 428 1.96 3 4 0 1 14 169 .917 CHRIS OSGOOD 1 10 .00 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.000 0 0 2 MIKE VERNON 6 348 2.07 4 2 0 0 12 145 .917 0 0 0 DET TOTALS 6 360 2.00 4 2 0 0 12 149 .919 PATRICK ROY 6 390 2.00 4 2 1 2 13 183 .929 0 0 0 COL TOTALS 6 391 2.15 4 2 1 2 14 184 .924 CURTIS JOSEPH 7 460 2.22 4 3 1 2 17 250 .932 0 0 2 EDM TOTALS 7 462 2.34 4 3 1 2 18 251 .928 M. SHTALENKOV 1 0 .00 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 GUY HEBERT 7 426 2.11 4 3 1 1 15 194 .923 0 0 0 ANA TOTALS 7 427 2.39 4 3 2 1 17 196 .913 N. KHABIBULIN 7 426 2.11 3 4 2 1 15 222 .932 0 0 6 PHO TOTALS 7 427 2.39 3 4 2 1 17 224 .924 GARTH SNOW 5 300 2.60 4 1 0 0 13 139 .906 0 1 2 PHI TOTALS 5 300 2.60 4 1 0 0 13 139 .906 ARTURS IRBE 1 13 .00 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.000 0 0 0 ANDY MOOG 7 449 2.81 3 4 0 0 21 214 .902 0 1 0 DAL TOTALS 7 462 2.73 3 4 0 0 21 218 .904 ============================================================================== lcsguidetohockeylcsguidetohockeylcsguidetohockeylcsguidetohockeylcsguidetohock ==============================================================================