Wednesday, April 6, 1988/The Battalion/Page 11
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The Calgary Flames are expecting
a shootout at the Saddledome with
Los Angeles Kings when the
playoffs start Wednesday
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The Flames Finished with 105
loints this season, tops in the league,
hey also were first in goals scored
ith 397. The Kings scored 318
[oals, fifth in the league.
“I’ve said ever since February that
ship guMy rather not play L.A. because of
lieir scoring punch,” Calgary goal-
fender Mike Vernon said.
The Kings finished 30-42-8 with
8 points, fourth in the Smythe Divi-
lon. While Los Angeles has one of
best offenses, their defense
inked last, allowing 359 goals —
44 a game. The Flames were 13th,
lowing 305 goals and 3.77 a game.
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Jets vs. Oilers
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woreaicB'ears, the Edmonton Oilers hope to
edeem themselves against Winni-
hampi iBteg- The Oilers, led on offense by
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lenn Anderson, have beaten Win-
ripegin 14 straight playoff games.
Patrick Division:
Devils vs. Islanders
The Islanders hold a 35-1-3 re-
:ord over the Devils at Nassau Col-
seum and will have four potential
tome games.
The Devils nailed down the last
playoff spot on the final day of the
season for their first postseason
berth since moving to New Jersey in
1982.
New Jersey has the hot goaltender
in rookie Sean Burke. Burke, who
played for the Canadian Olympic
team, was 10-1.
Flyers vs. Capitals
The Flyers, Stanley Cup finalists
last year against Edmonton, had a
weak finish due to an unusual
amount of injuries. Both teams were
inconsistent in the late stages of the
Patrick race, when the Islanders took
charge.
Adams Division:
Hartford vs. Montreal
At one point near the end of the
season, the Canadiens had a 15-
game unbeaten streak and finished
with the second-best record in the
league.
The defensive-minded Canadiens
are big, fast and talented and have
many players back from their Stan
ley Cup championship team of two
years ago, including 50-goal scorer
Stephane Richer.
As for the Whalers, it looked for a
while as if they wouldn’t make this
year’s playoffs at all. But a late-sea-
son slump by Quebec helped.
Sabres vs. Bruins
The Bruins had a midseason
streak that put them in first until the
Canadiens ripped off a 15-game un
beaten streak. The Bruins slumped
at the end but still finished with the
fourth-best record in the NHL.
The Sabres, one of the league’s
youngest clubs, overcame a slow
start to finish a strong third.
Norris Division:
Toronto vs. Detroit
Detroit lost superstar Steve Yzer-
man to injury late in the season, still
finished strong, becoming the first
divisional title-winner this season.
The Red Wings won their division
by the biggest spread, 17 points over
St. Louis.
Although Toronto (21-49-10, 52
points) enters the playoffs with the
worst record among the 16 teams
and the worst for a playoff team
since the 80-game schedule was
adopted, the Maple Leafs have given
the division champions trouble this
year.
Chicago vs. St. Louis
The Blackhawks finished third in
the Norris, a spot they had sewn up
for nearly a month. But they slid to
ward the playoffs with an 0-7-1 re
cord and carry a two-year postseason
drought into their first-round series
with the Blues. The Blackhawks
were swept 3-0 by Toronto in the
1986 playoffs and 4-0 by Detroit last
year.
The Blackhawks were 9-24-7 on
the road.
stros rally to top Padres 6-3
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Frffil.-Bnch-hit a two-run single and Billy
ield, ®atcher doubled in the winning run
Innrlai B the eighth inning, rallying Hous-
Actm ■llpn to a 6-3 victory over San Diego
in thtjuesday night.
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irther ir® use Hass had a pulled right ham-
savin pfri'ig niuscle, started Houston’s
everalt ; ,®lb with a single off pitcher Ed
ith VaiyBfhitson’s hand. Rafael Ramirez
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jhgled to left, scoring both runners.
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The Astros had tried to trade Bass
to the New York Yankees for Dave
Winfield on the weekend, but Win
field vetoed the deal as a 10-and-5
player.
The Astros added two more runs
in the eighth when pinch-hitter
Steve Henderson’s single scored
Hatcher and Glenn Davis, who was
intentionally walked, scored on a
wild pitch by Mark Davis.
The Padres had taken a 3-1 lead
on Keith Moreland’s two-run double
in the eighth inning. Garry Temple
ton singled off starter Mike Scott, 1-
0, and Tony Gwynn walked on four
pitches prior to Moreland’s hit.
Dave Smith pitched the ninth for
a save.
The Padres, who won the season
series 13-5 in 1987, took the lead on
Chris Brown’s solo home run over
the 400-foot mark in center field in
the third inning.
Brown continued his hot-hitting
streak from spring training, when he
hit safely in eight of the final nine
games.
Glenn Davis tied it in the fourth
with a home run over the left field
fence, the first home run Whitson
had yielded to the Astros in 101%
innings.
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