NHL SUMMARIES

Mon, Apr. 17 (Montreal leads best-of-seven series 1-0). (Pittsburgh leads best-of-seven series 1-0). Tues, Apr. 18 (Chicago leads best-of-seven series 1-0). (Calgary leads best-of-seven series 1-0). Wed., Apr. 19 (Montreal leads best-of-seven series 2-0). (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1). Thur, Apr. 20 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1). (Calgary leads best-of-seven series 2-0). Fri., Apr. 21 (Montreal leads best-of-seven series 3-0). (Pittsburgh leads best-of-seven series 2-1). Sat, Apr. 22 (Chicago leads best-of-seven series 2-1). (Calgary leads best-of-seven series 3-0). Sun., Apr. 23 (Montreal leads best-of-seven series 3-1). (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2). INTERNATIONAL WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP AT STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN Tues., Apr. 18 Wed., Apr. 19 Fri. Apr. 21 Sat., Apr. 22 Sun., Apr. 23 Mon., Apr. 24…

SAFETY SOCK CUTS DOWN INJURIES

Rod Langway of the Washington Capitals would have appreciated Gary Giesick’s invention during last season’s playoffs. Of course, had Langway not been severely cut in the left calf and missed all but the first game of the Patrick Division final against the New Jersey Devils, Gary Giesick’s new invention may never have been conceived. Giesick, a resident of Germantown, Md., watched in horror last year as Langway was knocked out of the series after being gashed by the skate of the Devils’ Pat Verbeek. But less than 24 hours later, he had come up with a way of preventing it from ever happening again. “The day after it happened, the newspaper had a drawing of the injury and I thought about it all that morning,” he said. “By noon that day I had…

WAY WE WERE

CHANGES IN WIND FOR OILER FRONT OFFICE

It’s been a spring of firsts for the Edmonton Oilers. This is the first spring the Edmonton Oilers’ coaching triumvirate hasn’t made it to the Stanley Cup final while working together. And despite their past success, it’s unlikely head coach Glen Sather and assistants John Muckier and Ted Green—under their current portfolios—will ever find themselves in a position as a trio to experience that particular satisfaction again. Manager-coach Sather conducted separate half-hour meetings with Green and Muckier two days after the Oilers were eliminated in the Smythe Division semifinals by the Los Angeles Kings with nothing conclusive coming out of the sessions. At least, not for public consumption. Here’s where it sits: Sather announced he’ll decide in early May if he will continue in his coaching capacity, or hand the reins over to…