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Show TheSalt Lake Tribune NHL PLAYOFFS Sunday, May Kamensky Scores Game-Winner As Avs Bounce Stars in Game 1 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. DALLAS — Theycouldn’t take this one away from Valeri Kariodafter having a poss! goal waved off, Kamens ,ounded his own miss with eft to give Colorado a 2-1 victory over Dallas in the opening game of the Western Conferencefinals Saturdaynight. The Avalanche improved to 7-0 yn the road this postseason and wontheir fifth straight since beng down 0-2 to Detroit in the sec- ond round. The Stars had won their first five playoff games in Reunion Arena Game2 of thebest-of-7 seriesis Mondaynight in Dallas. The se‘ies moves to Denver for Games 3 and 4 on Wednesdayand Friday. Colorado trailed 1-0 when Kas deflection of a shot by Lemieux went under Dallas goaltender Ed Belfour, hit the post and bounced out. After a re- view. officials said the puck didn’t cross the goal line. But the Ava- lanche arguedthat it bouncedoff ap id inside the net “I saw the puck go straight through.” Kamensky said. “I think it was a goal.” Therejection sparked the Avalanche and a few minutes later Veter Forsbergtied the game with his playoff-leading seventh goal After Kamensky scored, goalie Patrick Roy made it hold up with superb play inthe final minutes, stopping seven shots, many of themthe toughest he'd faced all night For the Stars. it was a disap- MMARY Ceiersés ots pointing wayto open their second straight appearance in the conference finals, especially after Brett Hull gave thema 1-0 lead early in the first period “We had turnovers, we missed the net on shots,” Dallas coach Ken Hitchcock said. “They don't need muchof a gap toget it going offensive! Royhad 30 saves and Belfour, statistically the best among the four remaining playoff goalies, stopped 26 shots. Both Colorado goals came on rebounds during scrambles in front. The Avalanche’stoplineof Ka- mensky, Forsberg and Lemieux had allof their points. Kamensky and Lemieux assisted on Forsberg’s goal and Forsberg assisted on Kamensky’s. Lemieux, booed often by the sellout crowd of 17,001 after he slammed his stick against the Coach BobHartleysaid “He's a good complement to Forsberg and Lemieux Kamensky's game-winner was set up bya hot shot from Forsberg that bounced off Belfour and came straight out. Kamensky skated right at the goal andtried again, but Belfour stopped his first attempt. Kamensky got his second try over Belfour Belfour said the shot richochet glass to quiet taunting fans, has ed off the stick of Dallas’ Mike assists in four straight games. He and Forsberg have points in five in a row. Kamensky, who missed two Modano the corner,” Belfour ‘said just a reaction pla: fore returning in Game of the Red Wingsseries, scored his sec: ond playoff goal. He has si and cameout. The Avalanchearguedthat it crossed the goal line monthswith a broken forearm be- points in five postseason games “Mo was trying to knock it into Tt was Kamensky’s no-goal went be. tween Belfour’s legs, hit the post THE ASSOCIATED PRE! speed and his skill,” Avalanche gins here today, probablywill be one of matchups. Buffalo's Mi- waytothepost _ NHL PLAYOFF CONFERENCE FINALS WESTERN CONFERENCE ado EASTERN CONFERENCE Tooato s . Buffalo Sunday, May2 Sullivan said Saturd: Leafs held @ light _w ion for the Eastern Confer rence finals against the Buffalo Sabres andtheir incredible goaltender. We haven't faced him yet. It’s jot like we re down three games to none and haven't scored any souls. By no meansare we intimidated right now by Dominik Hasek.” Like most StanleyCup playoffs, » best-of-seven series that be- announce soon that All-Star defenseman Bria) Leetchhas re-signed with the team. “Barring something unforseen, the deal shouldb: completed shortly,” Rangers spokesman John Re sasco said Friday, adding that an announcement of Leetch’s signing is “imminent.” Responding to a report in the Daily News that phia and Pittsburghand onestep Sundin, captains and leaders of each other's throat every shift oh-so-important roles goaltenders Leetch’s reported $8. million annual salar wouldbe the highest in team history and the highe:! their teams, are expected to be at foronto center Steve NEWYORK — The New York Rangers expect to back so close shots will stick in the net, but it extended almost all the Leetch agreedto a four-year, $35 million contrac’ Rosasco said the Rangers and Leetch’s agent, Ja Grossman, “have been working hard the last 10 day Maple Leafs are not the least bit worried. Yet right now THE ASSOCIATED PRESS supposed to be several inches away from theirfirst appearance in the finals since they won their last Stanley Cup in 1967 chael Peca and Toronto's Mats a lot of confidence Report: Leetch, Rangers Agree on a New Contract base of the net. Thestuffing is ates a lot defensively with his is in the house, and the Toronto We h THI PLAYOFF TURNER CUPFINALS Saturday, May 29 Houston at Orlando pn “Tuesday, June | and rebounded off a pad at the all of them Coloradovictories. He's bringing us a new dimension to our offense and he gener- Confident Maple Leafs Not Fearing Sabres, Hasek TORONTO — Dominik Hasek The AssociatedPre Dallas center Joe Nieuwendyk reaches the pu ick ahead of Colorado's Adam Deadmarshin NHL playoff action Saturday night. The Avs cla imed a 2-1 victory in Game of theseries. looking for that defensivelapse. But all eyes will be riveted on the goalies — Hasek, theleague's It just cametogether.” Both goalies downplayed the always assume in the postseason among NHL defensemen, but perhaps not as muc when allowing a soft goal can be s he would have made as a free agent. costly in a short series. MVP the past two seasons, and 10-year vet Curtis Joseph. still striving to get his nameetched on } Hasek has stopped 290 of the } the Stanley Cup. he Salt Lake City | (lassic, June5, 1999 | 308 shots he has faced so far in the playoffs, helping the Sabres to the conferencefinals for the secondstraight year. 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