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Show CRRTITTEPL ISTEMPMIRET SPORTS Sunday, / April 27, 1997 It’s Over for Super Mario: Flyers Eliminate Penguins ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Soe i PHILADELPHIA — After | {athe horn sounded to endhis game, Mario Lemieux Pi pulled Erie Lindros close, NHL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE a Pham 2 Pacer Temeen5314 zo 0 tar Faia, pew Eastern Conference FIRST ROUKD — (eseel7 Western Conference OND — Dest) ess vs. Hawks alae wis vers, £2 bugged him and ale aia that signaled the end ws an era. e “I just told him it was his b i time,” said jeux, meti 2Rear FrRok) Bu: ae sicking), 1808; Dede, Pi Penguins were eliminated from the playoffs in a 6-3 Lande, brilliant hockey career came to an end as his Pittsburg! highest scorer, April 5 he would retire once Pittsbury’'s season was over. Wheu that time came Saturdaynight, he said Lindros, long considered hock- ey’s next dominant player, can lead the Flyers to a championship. “They've got a great chance to win the Cup this year as long as he keeps playing the way he’s playing,” Lemieuxsaid. Lemieux, 31, won two Stanley Cups and this year collectedhis sixth NHL scoring title after coming back from Hodgkin's disease and backinjuries. Shes Gel Pshagh 85718, Phi. 16:198—45. delphi al cae oe 1-4 (44 shots-39waves), ra napa fonib Sie. @ Flyers vs. Penguins series, #1) sain, SatPreah-20060 OBST Avalanche 6 Blackhawks 3 CHICAGO — Defending NHL champion Colorado advanced to the Western Conference semifinals, rallying from a three-goal deficit to beat Chicago. Valeri Kamensky’s second goalof the night andfifth in two games, on a power play with 12 minutes to go, gave the anche a 4-3 lead. Claude Lemieux followed 1:25 later with another manadvantage goal as Colorado becamethefirst team in the Taeat St Louis, N 5t LouisDei,$30 pm a Ducks vs. Coyotes Game 5—New York 8, Florida 2 (07) idman/The Associated Press ‘Today — Anaheim at Phoenix, pm Tuesday — Phoenix at Anaheim, 8:30 pm A necessary All Times MOT gret his decision to quit. “It was awful. I didn’t have 5 (sting)701, Commi Cw oar od. The Canadiens’ power {ti (owing, 1425, Deadman Cl play finished 0-for-16 in the tnerfrece, 1450 ShonealColorado 1210720 Ciago series. 5.924. series’ six games to win on Rime Onpertanes — Colorado 9 o 6 “You can't win too many my legs, I didn't have any the road. 0 oMa 42 (24 shots 21 hockey games, especially in strength the last month of Colorado's next opponent save) Chicago,Colorado, Hackett 24 (2925) theplayoffs, when your powthe season,” Lemieux said, = — Kevin er play is doing nothing,” is still to be determined. It Collins, Brian adding he has no plans to Murpliy, A — 21,172 (21,172 play Edmontonif the said Canadiens Coach Mario playin the 1998 Olympicsin would Oilers defeat Dallas today. Tremblay. Japan. Devils 4 WhenKeith Carney, Gary While the Canadiens Lemieux, who had 613 and Tony Amonte took Canadiens 0 avoided a sweep by winning goals and 1,494 points in a Suter advantage of Avalanche misEAST RUTHERFORD, Game4 in triple overtime,it 13-year career, had a goal takes to score in the first NJ. — Montreal's power marked the second consecuand an assist in his final 17% minutes, it seemed the play was powerless and New tive year they wereeliminatgame to finish his career Blackhawks were ready to Jersey goalie Martin Bro- edin thefirst round. with 155 points (70 goals, 85 earn another impressive deur was sharp. Those eleDevils defenseman Ken assists) in 89 playoff games. home victory and send the After Saturday night's game,hedid not seem to re- “When he first came to series back to Denver for Pittsburgh, he didn’t have a Game7. lot of success,” said Lindros But Patrick Roy stopped of Lemieux. “They built a the final 16 shots he faced solid team around him.” Lindros scored 14 seconds for his NHL-record 90th into the game,but the Flyers’ playoffvictory and Joe Sakic ments made for another Daneyko called Brodeur’s play‘‘solid,”” Canadiens. “I don’t think he hada lot Montreal went0-for-3 with of work, but that’s what we goals in a 54-second span in game heading into the third thefirst period to help Phila- period. Chicago then took foolish delphia take the best-of-7 sepenalties in the third and ries 4-1. Colorado capitalized. The Philadelphia will play the Avalanche scored three powNew York Rangers in the nextplayoff series unless the er-play goals in the game and Buffalo Sabres come back was 13-of-45 — 27 percent — from a 3-2 deficit in their se- in theseries. ries against Ottawa. If the Colorado pies Sabres do come back, the Jersey beat the Canadiens to quick postseasonexit for the the extra man and Brodeur, expect, to keep the shots who had a league-leading 10 down, and Marty makes the shutouts in the regular sea- big saves when he hasto,” Daneykosaid. twice, sandwiching a son, stopped 24 shots for his hero was Rod Brind’Amour, scored who scored two shorthanded goal by Kamensky,totie the first of the playoffs as New Montreal toes y a4 win their Eastern Confer- New Jerse Peto1 New Jey Dean teen encefirst-round series 4-1, Story118Pes= Mado, Moa ae “To have the chanceto win fereace few Jersey, Holl 2 (Oe in any series, he has to play tenMoca artgn Pe PealeDasa as wellas he did here,” Dev- Matera ils Coach Jacques Lemaire checking) 1 —3, Lean3(Car said. “At the right time he str, ambear Boler dee 1168 pp Peels makes those saves. He’s ca- fen chamber 2Bare se saidofdoingit and he’s do-| joking ingit. 1, Chiao, carey hat New Jersey will next play ‘minor misconduct Flyers will play Buffalo. te 2, Che8Lg (Savard, ‘rat,10:18. —Montreal44-14-24, New Jer“In the end, we didn't have 41.28 (ah4, Colorado, S- either either Ottawa or the weyShotsonGon! 1913-179, Bez cater 18:37 (pp). Penalties — Corbet, Col. New York Rangers. the horses depth-wise,” Pen- (terference, — Montreal0 of 5; Ai; Amon, Ch (ighticking, Montreal didn't show New Jeney guins Coach Craig Patrick 110, ht 1452; Ciceone, Chi (im Goalies — Moectreal, Theodore 1-1 (49 muchoffense and was outsaid. “They weren't a lot big- terference), 1 Brodeur +1420) shot by New Jersey 49-24, in- saved, New Jer, ger. They werea little bigMeCreary. L = 19090) cluding 19-4 in thefirst peri- Hodge Greg Deon A 19.00 ger. They got somebreaks on somegoals that I would have ne hie ere re ae Pantmame fae Phere liked back, but they played ), 8:00 (pp).ra Caer, Lemieux 5 (Sakic, hard and deserved those Onolinsh), 9:25 (pp). Deadman | Ponte, breaks,” |CATION DEAD! EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER (801) © 265-0706 Advanf2D0G= Doral @ Falcon @ Genesis marine GRAND OPENING Long Beach 8, Milwaukee 5 rach 4. Milwaukee 3 Milwaukee 0 (07 SCHED chigan Detroit 3 roi4, Michigan 1 oi 4, Michigan 3 (2.07) 4 Michigan 1 jones ys. Rafales (Quebee wins series, 3-0) Same1 — Qe 2, aa Game — Quebec AC = to a three-game winning streak after an 0-2start, and could wrap upthebest-of-7 Western Conferenceseries with a W Acrosvs.Thunder victorytoday. (ouslon wins series, 3) it iSeries ed, 22) If they do, they will have wonthree straight at homefor Game 1 — Hinton 4 Las Vegas 2 Game — Howton 4, Las Vea 2 Game 1— Grand Rapids 8. Orlando1 the first time all season. Houston 1, Las Vewss 0 Game 2— Grand Rapids 5, Orlando 4 (207 The Ducks needto do something they haven't donethis Game Game 3 — Orland 4 , Grand Rapids year — winin Phoenix — to regain homeice andsend the 1B Dragons Wolves deciding gameback to Anaheim, wheretheir onlyloss in 17 rand Rapids at Orlando. 5 pm. Sa Ane ers 31 Sa contests was to Phoenix on Thursday. Bice vs. Lumberjacks “Peoplethinkthis is bleak,” Ducks Coach Ron Wilson (Ceveland ws series, 21) said. “We had a 1-9-3 start to the season. Nowthat's bleak. But we workedhard, finished fourth, and we know whatit Game 4—San Antonio3, Chicago 2(0) takes to come outof a hole.” Game ( — Cleveland 3. Indianapolis 2(2 07) Khabibulin, the Russian goaliein last year’s World Cup, All Tunes MOT got into 26 games as a Winnipeg Jets rookie in 1994-95, with an8-9-4 record. He openedeyesthe next season with a 26-20-3 mark, two Khabibulin's theorythat he gets sharper through work shutouts and twoplayoff wins against eventualconference seems to jibe with the playoff results champion Detroit, including 51 savesin the fifth game After 47 straight starts, he has allowedjust three goals Khabibulin was 30-33-6 this season, but his other numbers were better — a 2.83 goals-against average and seven during the winning streak, has the first playoff shutoutin shutout,including three in a row in Marchthat coach Don Winnipeg-Phoenix history, and his average is downto 1.81 Hay considers the turning point for the relocated fran- despite facing 157 shots. He has blanked every Anaheim forward except TeemuSelanneand Paul Kariya chise. “Forty-sevenstraight games, the way he doesit nightin, ver since we went on the road to Florida and won night out? 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