NHL PLAYOFF SUMMARIES

Mon., Apr. 30 STL: Brind Amour (2/-2), J. Brown (4/-4), G. Cavallini (0/-2), P. Cavallini (1/-2), Dirk (2/0), Featherstone (2/-1), Hull (3/-2), Joseph, Lalor (2/+1), Lowry (1/-2), MacLean (1/-2), Momesso (0/-1), Mongeau (1/-1), Oates (5/-3), Riendeau, Snepsts (0/-5), R. Sutter (2/-1), Tuttle (1/-2), R. Wilson (1/-1), Zezel (0/0). CHI: Belfour, K. Brown (1/+3), Cloutier (dnp), Creighton (1/+2), Gilbert (1/+ 3), Goulet (0/+1), Graham (1/+1), Konroyd (0/+4), Larmer (6/+4), Lemieux (0/0), Manson (1/0). B. Murray (1/+1), T. Murray (2/0), Presley (3/+1), Roenick (3/+1), Savard (4/+2), D. Sutter (2/+1), Thomas (0/0), D. Wilson (2/+3), Yawney (1/+1). First Period 1. Chi, Roenick 8 (D. Wilson, Presley), 2:47 2. Chi, Roenick 9 (D. Wilson, Goulet), 13:03 Pen—Featherstone, StL, Gilbert, Chi (fighting (major)), 7:28, Thomas, Chi (roughing), 9:41. Second Period 3. Chi, Larmer 4 (Graham, K. Brown) (sh) 3:03 4. Chi, Savard 4 (Larmer,…

WAY WE WERE

PATRICK CZECHS OUT PROSPECT

Pittsburgh Penguins’ general manager Craig Patrick returned from the World Championships in Switzerland with many of the same things as his colleagues from around the NHL. Severe jet lag, a highly favorable impression of Jaromir Jagr—the Czechoslovakian left winger who figures to be one of the first players taken in the June 16 entry draft—and a list of other international players deemed worthy of being chosen in the draft. But Patrick also came back with a keen interest in signing a guy who could become the first Eastern Bloc player in Penguins’ history, Czechoslovakian right winger Jiri Kucera. Kucera, 24, was Pittsburgh’s eighth-round choice in the 1987 draft, the last one overseen by then-general manager Eddie Johnston. Johnston was interested in signing Kucera, but he was replaced by Tony Esposito April 14, 1988. Esposito…

CAPTAIN GRAHAM PROVIDES INSPIRATION

The Chicago Blackhawks got a welcome surprise not long before they were to faceoff against St. Louis in Game 7 of the Norris Division final April 30. After missing six weeks with a cracked left kneecap, Dirk Graham, the Hawks’ captain and spiritual leader, was going to give it a try and lace up the skates for the big game. “When we walked into the dressing room and saw his sweater hanging there, it gave us a big lift,” said Troy Murray. Graham gave the Hawks an even bigger lift on the ice. He contributed a key assist on a shorthanded goal by Steve Larmer in the second period that made it 3-0, as the Hawks went on to rout the Blues 8-2 to advance to the Campbell Conference finals for the second…