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May 12, 1978
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Nystrom, Bourne Make Isles Better Than One-Line Team
LONG ISLAND— Despite the popular belief that they could have done even better, few Islanders could argue that the ’77-78 regular season was anything but a success. Granted they didn’t beat out Boston for the second-best record behind the virutally unstoppable Montreal Canadiens, but they did beat out the Flyers for their first division crown. They finished the campaign with 111 points, the most in their brief history. But more important, that figure represented the sixth consecutive season of improvement in that department. No one in the league can come close to matching that record. “This is probably the one thing that we set out to do from the very beginning,” said defenseman Gerry Hart, who well remembers the lean days when the club’s first name was “hapless.” “First we had to stop…
DEADLINE STOPPERS
Bulls’ Beaton Lands In Jail BIRMINGHAM— Frank Beaton, one of the pugnacious Birmingham Bulls, last week languished in a Cincinnati jail for five days as the result of being found guilty of punching a service station attendant who had spilled gasoline on his shiny new automobile. Beaton, who collected 279 penalty minutes this season and numerous fines and suspensions while performing with the WHA Bulls, was told by a Cincinnati judge that he would suspend all but five days of his 160-days sentence. Beaton was also ordered to pay a fine of $250 for his attack on the gas station employee that occured back in 1976 while he was a member of the Cincinnati Stingers. Beaton played in only 56 of his team’s 80 games this season and most of the missed time…
Stanley Cup Scoreboard
Preliminary Round SERIES‘A’ GAMES COMPLETED Tue. April 11 Colorado 2 at Philadelphia 3 Thu. April 13 Philadelphia 3 at Colorado 1 SERIES ‘B’ GAMES COMPLETED Tue. April 11 Rangers 1 at Buffalo 4 Thu. April 13 Buffalo 3 at Rangers 4 Sat. April 15 Rangers 1 at Buffalo 4 SERIES‘C’ GAMES COMPLETED Tue. April 11 Los Angeles 3 at Toronto 7 Thu. April 13 Toronto 4 at Los Angeles 0 SERIES ‘D’ GAMES COMPLETED Tue. April 11 Detroit 5 at Atlanta 3 Thu. April 13 Atlanta 2 at Detroit 3 Quarter-Finals SERIES ‘E’ GAMES COMPLETED Mon. April 17 Detroit 2 at Montreal 6 Wed. April 19 Detroit 4 at Montreal 2 Fri. April 21 Montreal 4 at Detroit 2 Sun. April 23 Montreal 8 at Detroit 0 Tue. April 25 Detroit 2 at Montreal 4 SERIES ‘F’ GAMES COMPLETED Mon. April 17 Chicago 1 at Boston 6 Wed. April 19 Chicago 3 at Boston 4 Fri. April 21 Boston 4 at Chicago 3 Sun. April 23 Boston 5 at Chicago 2 SERIES ‘G’ GAMES COMPLETED Mon. April 17 Toronto 1 at Islanders 4 Wed.…
Dryden Gives Canadiens Decided Edge For Cup
MONTREAL— At no time during the season does goaltending become more important or come under closer scrutiny than during the Stanley Cup playoffs. Championship teams must have outstanding goaltending when the pressures of post-season play make every goal that much more important. The teams aren’t scrambling for position any more. No team has anything locked up other than the home ice advantage for one extra game per series so even the briefest letdown by the last line of defense—the goaltender—can swing the momentum of a series in favor of the opposition. The result is often an early start on the golf season for another 20 or so players. It is a win-or-be-eliminated proposition. It is not surprising that the last five teams to remain in the chase for the 1978 Stanley Cup occupied…
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