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Show s The Salt Lake Tribune SPORTS Thursday, December 14, 2000 eet, NHL D7 “We had a great playfrom Gavin Morganto give us the lead. That’s when you have to bite your lip, when you have to understand that beating them would hurt more than anything else.” Oilers Still Can’t Win in Dallas Assistant Coach Craig Ludwig THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Talking about Brad Lauer’s penalty that gave Orlando a two-man DALLAS— The Edmonton Oil- advantage,from whichit tied the gameat2. Se Grizzlies Tabby Allows4 Goals toOrlando @ Continued from D-1 “Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. You haveto try to other. They have more ese ship than wedo.” TheStars are 9-0 in the season against the Oilers at Reunion Arena since thestart of the get around and still have the puck,” Morgan said. “And you don’t wantto get caught because youare already short-handed.” 1996-97 season and 13-1-1 against Morgan had two assists in Utah’s 2-1 win Tuesday over Orlando. “We got some solid play “Tt was a joy to play in a game like that,” Modano said. “There haven’t been manylikethatlately. That makes it fun.” The Modano rush was not pleasant for MacTavish. “Everyone seemed to have a shot at him. It was one-on-five, then he putthe puck in the net,” MacTavishsaid. “From our standpoint, it's a terrible goal. From their standpoint, it’s a great goal.” Brett Hull scored the 627th goal . Of his.career in the second period and added twoassists for the Stars. the Maple Leafs scor ore ve consecutive goalsin routing the Penguins 7-4. Damian Rhodes made 32 saves in his first start after missing 18 games and Patrik Stéfan and SerO08 Pc ew. ‘Florida, Singer 5 (Svehia), 931. \ecatsteer15 Potro sixth time in eight games. Red Wings 3, Panthers 3: At Detroit, the best homepenalty-killing unit 6, Detrot, ‘Penalties—Fiorids bench, served by Bure (denee 331. on goak—Fra 111112195 Debt 11910525 5 Detot 1 of 3. Goates— ‘Andrew Brunette scored as Atlanta won for the ‘Florida, Kidd 48-4 (35 shots-32 saves). Detroit, Legace 10-4-2 (35-22). A-19.956 (19,983). Darren McCarty scored the tying goal midway through the third period as slumping Detroit ee eee against Florida. Hurricanes 1, Wild 1: At St. Paul, Artirs Irbe made 28 saves as Carolina closed out a three-game road trip with a tie against Minnesota. Stars 5, Oilers 2 Edmonton Dales os. (sched 1122: Varo. ean ‘Perlod—None. Period—1, 0202 023-45 oe ee Bo, lt 82 Edn rtrerenc), 654: Ziv, De (rence 1Snnr106 $0, i, 2: ‘mejor (ighing), 631; Corson, Tor {chargng), 11°28; Roberts, Tor (et bowing), 1346. Second Yusthevch 3 256(gp). 5, Trai, Argon (Ma, Don), 4126, Toto, Va (Been, 1, MatonTor (acing), 8:18; Hoghnd. To (gh), 175 Kabet, Tr( Cott Tad Dot2. Tean as a Jog 15Nonin, Hrdra), 128 9, Torro, Porat 9 Berzin), 307 10, Pasturgh, Petrsen 2 (trdna, Rozsa) 38. 1, Toronto, Por ‘aul 10(Boren, Val) 1901, Penalties on ‘sola bench, po fefliiareplidon 1841. 2ors ore oor Period—1, Calgary, Saprykin 6 (Shantz. Abein), 12:56 (pp). 2c a eePe Hull’s team-leading 17th goal of the seasontied it 1-1 at 13:11 of the (igh-sicking), 494; Carpal, Men (erterence), 6:25; Oxfek, Mon, second period. Hull’s initial shot ‘mao(bowing), 10:5],Cowan,Cal dashing), 18:5. Pertod—None. Pereties—Werne, Cal rang off the crossbar seconds ear- = Amiiiep tmeonsead lier, and Hull skated to the net to nd fea 1S ay, Gaa gy pene knock in Brenden.Morrow’s goal- fon‘beeUn, Prt Thid Period Petor 4 Gavage. Lider). 558.4 mouth feed. alr, Bure ‘(arinSSe hantz} J214 gp, Penaes—Peroy, Merten: Pc, Mon (partie cont) tre IN OTHER GAMES: Shea ch gt_Capay 1041-31 Morea 3410-17 MorivealO.o5 Gones— Flyers:3, Avalanche 3: At Denver, Simon Capriati aaa Mestre Jet Hac Gagne redirected a shot past Patrick Roy with 241 (htesaves) A~18 eight seconds left in regulation to give Philadelphia a tie against Colorado. Maple Leats 7, Penguins 4: At Pittsburgh, 11108 = 11108 Gary Roberts scored late in the first period to ants tro Verbeck5(Dardenaut 1019 2, ri, consecutive goals that aieesaren tab tl ‘icon eg Fa ftegVato Deag, {hie Outer tartng). 15:26, Wore, Figerence), 18 roe oe eeeee Saere om ot Fedoow 15 (Stanahen, Holman), 1245 (p) -Porlies—Detot Panthers 3, Red Wings 3 kinghesk 133; Wale, Min (crs -checking), 10:10 Overtime—None. Penaiies—None. Son ga0-19en 1383 Mrvescta 0 ofHs 100 (sles ere, Power-play snandaz 7-7-2 (19-18), A-—18,064 (18,064). Thrashers 3, Blackhawks 1 Chicago ‘tata J enh ee a riod gave Edmontona 1-0 lead. Salo 13-124 (28 shots saves). Dales i i Rem Murray's seventh goal of the season at 4:16 of the second pe- Batu 1374 (16-4) ‘A-17:001(17001). going into Wednesday’s game, with a 92.2 percentsuccess rate. CONFERENCE Division L°TOL + GF GA New Jersey 14.10 5.0 7 7 Pistuph 412 31 OB Phisdebha 1312 60 2 Bt & NY.Rangers 1516 0.0 3 104 109 NY. blondes: 815 42 2.67 & Northeast Division WL TOL Pt GF GA Toronto 7742 01 @ Ottawa 7840 BM oF Bile + 169.21 % 9 7 Boston WS 33 % 7 107 Montreal 919930 2.7% @ Southeast Division WoL TOL Ps GF GA Washingon 1111 61 7 7% ‘ent 1261 2B % Carina N41 7 6 @ “Tampabay «9432 BT 10 ra 51365 2 @ & WESTERNCONFERENCE (Cetra Diion WL TO Pa GF GA St Lous 430 8% 5 Dero 7 22 8 7 & Nadwle 1113: 6 1-2 79 ‘Cheago or 22 me Combs «918 22 2 ® Nostiwest Division : WL TOL Pts GF GA Choad S50 TT F Voncower’ «16:9 «4.2 BOT w Edronon 1513-40 OT Calgary 913 6.4 2 7f 0 Manes 818 5 2 3 OF Paciic Division Zi WL TOL Pi GF Ga Snoe 7640 Be B 6841 37 % 6 LosAngels 15 9 6.0 3 10m 86 8880 Hm & 15 43 2 8 10 “Twopons frawin, onepintorateandovert The Grizzlies (14-12-2) head to. Kansas City for-a game Friday, then return hometo host the Manitoba Moose on Saturday and Tuesday. Utah Coach Bob Bourne has spent the last few days in New York as part of the Sportsman of the Year ceremonies hosted by Sports Illustrated. Butch Goring, the only other coach the Grizzlies havehad,‘is also in New York, but in quite a different atmo phere than Bourne. Goring, wholed the Grizzlies to consecutive IHL championships, appears to be in jeopardy of losing his job as coach of the New York Islanders. New York’s Newsday reported Wednesdaythat Islanders’ Overdiek Handles Pressure ‘Like a Veteran ip ee Manta3, Chicago 1 Foida3 Dato 3, orto 7, Psbugh 4 u Caroina , Menesct fe Philadelphia 3, Colorado 3, Dales 5. Edrerion 2° ‘Aeaheim5. Cobsrbus 4,07 T /sGames Calgary at tae. 3pm. Marnescta at Washingon. 5 p at Nash, 6 pm. ‘Tampa Bay at Phoenix, 7 p.m. NY. Rangersa Los Angels, 8pm. (Cokarbusat SanJose. 830 pm @ Grizz Notes ‘ N 8 @®Continued from D-1 ‘coticern. Overdiek is easy to spot on the court: She's the one with the constant smile’'while making a Perod—3, Afar. Brunet8 (Fara, Kaba), 17:05 (6p). Peraties—Jresens, Chi, major (ightng), 1039, Lambert. A, 1601. Cheap, peepeesaves); Aterta, Rhodes 2-34 (53.32), A14,408 (18.545), Flyers 3, Avalanche 3 ‘Phitadetphia 1 Fst Petod—1, Principia. “Poray-—Thanen, Pi ating)1254 1020-3 01203 6 (Langow) 523, quick move.to the basket or stripta.CconVe 12 Prtent (Cl(rachckng), 238 Menderye Phein). 11 45. Kaen Col ekg 527: SaCaag 154 Ge Paoc pdPts Pita, Waar (Larchow, Deserts), Colorado, Messer2 (Pode. Yee) 5:13. § Colorado, Hak 15 (Tanguay, Bourg) Tg Pa am 192. Penaies—Siovers, Phi, man chg), 1037 Toga. Cal repoterecet1238 Peres Cal (hocking), 346, De iiPag 8 on gota 116104-91 Cooma 714 arog 8, Colada 1015 & Boucher 66-4 ss Roy V6 (31-28). A=18.007 (18,007. ,. ping an-opponentofthe ball. Creativity is ‘Pre-Olympic Tourto Bring U,S., Canada to E Center WEST VALLEY. CITY Hockey players are known for their rituals. They will wear the same socks until they lose and they won't step on the blue lines during warmups — anythingto help them win. Hockey organizations follow that trend. After the success of the pre-Olympic tour, which “If you don’t get some W’s,” Milbury said, “you're gone.” . She even talked her parents into puttingina court in their back yard. The cementcourt is half the length ofa regulation court andhaslights so she can practice at night. “She'll stay out there after midnight sometimes, even whenit’s cold,” said her mother, Sharon. “Basketball really is herlife. I didn’t knowif she could handle the pressure when she was a freshman,butshelovesit. She plays her best under pressure.” Asif her performance on the basketball court last year wasn’t enough proof, —— z . ‘She'll stay out [shooting aren’t sure what sometimes, even when it’s keeper for the cold. Basketball really Zis - team. her coaches she spentthefall in anotherpressure position baskets] after midnight she will do next. They thought she would have an impact last asthegoal- Clearfield soccer herlife. I didn’t know if she could handle the It was the first time she a had ever played the most talked media members and Olympic ath- started at the E Center in West letés to town for interview sesValley City and ended with the* sions, The teams played in October United States claimirig the first 1997 at the E Center, with the U.S. gold medal offered in women’s team claiming a 5-4 shootout win hockey, USA ‘Hockey his conin front of more thah 7,000 fans. firmed that the national teams of That was the first of a series of the United States and Canadawill meetings ‘between the two powerplay attheE Center on’Oct. 20. aiouses of women’s hockeyleading Like last time, the gameis part up to the Winter Olympics in of the U.S. Olympic Committee jagano. Media Summit, bringing news “We had a pretty successful eventthere last time andthis is a good chance to get the players into that environmentbefore the 2002 Olympics,” said USA Hockey's Art Berg!und. The U.S. and Canadian teams will play an eight-game series. The gameatthe E Center will have an afternoonstart so it can be part ofa hockey doubleheader with the Utah Grizzlies of the IHL. soccer, and she helped the un: She, lays her best under » ranked Falcons about players in thestate. ” reachthe state phen semifinals, “The way she took things over 1997 warned Goring he was on.thin ice. didn't expect her pressure when she was Sg to become one of Jreshman,but she loves it. WOMEN’S HOCKEY THE SALT LAKETRIRUNE General Manager Mike Milbury oneofherbiggest assets, and sometimes even year, but they BYBRETT PRETTYMAN RVBBese = RASTER sagzcene Cover three minutes apart in the first period as Calgary beat Montreal, Thrashers 3, Blackhawks 1: At Atlanta, THL Standings The Solar Bears had 12 power plays in the two games. Utah had f with 3:25 remaining extended Dallas’ leadto 5-2. recently, gave up four goals to the ee Keith Srakocic/The Associated Press ~ Solar Bears in the two games, but when Orlando was on the Toronto's Darcy Tucker,right, checks Pittsburgh's Michal Rozsival in the second period in Pittsburgh, where only powerplay. Jamie Langenbrunner’s ‘short- handed goal with 10:13 left and Grant Marshall’s power-play goal. been aIBanR Basset checking conservative style, but they get into high-energy. shootouts with the Oilers. has the net as any other Utah player i TheStars usually play a tight- who throwing as many checks behind ee Modano’'s first shot, after he skated through the entire Edmonton team, was stopped by Oilers goalie TommySalo. Seconds later, Modanofired fromtheleft circle to beat Salo for his 10th goal ‘of the season thatgave Dallas a 3-2 lead. ‘Shots on goa! — Ovando — 15-619 —34 Utah — 4101-3. Power-playopportunities —Orlando 37. Utah ? a3 Goakes — Orando, Marcie 117-2 (25 shets, 23 saves) Uh Tabara 861 (shots, 31 saves) from the Morgan line again,” Ludneeds to look at them” as an first-roundupset. “When you have that happen to you, you can fold your tent or becomesteely,” said Hitchcock, an Edmonton native coaching his 400th NHL game. “We. became steely. Our players look forward to these games because they “know they're going to be high-energy. The et get excited aboutthis 102-3 (Otero 102 Uh First Period— 1. Utah, Neaton 2(Tsybouk, Laue) |; 1110 (pp). 2, Otand, Sarat 3 (Pothier, Map). 14°49 (op). Penatties — Richards, Ont firtererence), £33. Tebaracc, Utah (touting), 13:17; MecMilan, Ush (stashing) 1421: Vasijews. On. (tasting). 1937 Tebaracc, aoe a ‘Second Period — No — Pater. Of treat wipe a Guo) 1313 Third Period — 4 Orlando, Stale 5 (Pchards Sara) 1455 (pp). 5 Orlando, Vasijors 8 (Beautat Sarai), 16.16 (gp), Penaties — Tsybouk, Utah (slashig). 221, Teybouk Utah (roughing). 554; Weserbery. OM (roughing). 554, Sarak. Ont. (rtererenca), 922 Tabaraces Uh (sisting), 11.35; Wels, Utah igh sick a), 140. Laver, Uh epanng cutie!TO-min misconict), 1402: Hordchuk ‘Ot. (sashing’1Om fnisconuct) 1402 wig said.-“The rest of the team i > Edmonton at homesince the franchise moved from Minnesota in 1993. Stars Coach Ken Hitchcock traces the dominance to the 1997 playoffs when Edmonton pulled a Bear 3, Grizzlies 2 5 i ~ remains the same—theystill can't win in Dallas. Mike Modano scored the tiebreaking goal with15:48 to play as the Dallas Stars remained undefeated at home against the Oilers overthe last half-decade with a 52 victory Wednesday night. “Tt's certainly a lesson in futility whenever we play these guys,” Oilers Coach MacTavish. “It’s one painful lesson after an- last year and wheretheylost Sharon Overdiek Jebiiie'a to eventual mica how well she pablo aes acted about it se , chaampion Moun. tain “Tt was really was bit ofa surprise,” Swansonsaid. “But different be- that kid is so confident, she’s un: cause I'm a lot moreconfident in basketball becauseI'mscoring,” stoppable.” Overdiek Overdiek grew up playing basketball with her older brothers. nerve-wracking because I was waiting.” However, she wasclearly more en- Takingthe shots, she has learned, is much easier, despite thralled with the sport than her siblings. fake a bite ofthis tasty tidbit... 400,000 emergency food requests are made each yearalong the Wasatch Front — maybe evenfrom your own neighbor! 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