1983/84 SKATER & GOALIE OF THE WEEK #23

Tim Kerr had a pair of goals to pace Ohio to the 4-2 win over Dallas. Gordie Roberts’s first goal of the season in the second period proved to be the game-winner. Tony Tanti had three assists in the victory.

Mike Liut picked up his 30th win with 18 saves. Marco Baron absorbed the loss with 24 stops.

3 Stars (all TEX)

1. Taylor 2G, 1A
2. Ruotsalainen 1G, 1A
3. Acton 3A

3 Stars (all Tex)

1. Andreychuk 3A
2. Hughes 1G
3. Rota 1G

In the 2nd, Wilson scores his 17th goal – pretty good for a defenseman. But, Larson scores number 20 for the Bulldogs.

Late in the 3rd, Gustafsson scores his 33rd but fails to score late.

Syracuse 3 SCS 2

2nd period sees Pitt open the door for the Moose with an early minor. Moose totally screw it up and a turnover sees Steen skate down the ice all alone and punch it in, to make it 3-2 Spirit. Another 4 on 4 near halftime results in amazingly no goals, and the Moose tie it up before the period is over with a rare Terrion goal on the 4th line. 3-3 after 2.

Strategy change in the 3rd works like magic for the Moose. Goals by Propp, Kurri, and MacLean, leave the home fans feeling much better to see their big 3 scorers put this one away. Oh yeah, Kurri scoring in a 4 on 4 . 4 of the 10 goals come on open ice this game.

Final Moose 6, Spirit 3

1st star – Lysiak 1G 4pts
2nd – Kurri 2G
3rd – Paiement 2G

Moose have their way the rest of the game, and Staniowski makes it easy on his mate, stopping everything that comes his way. Rogers, Beers, and Cote with goals to make the final 7-0. Price edges out Campbell in the PIM race for the team 161-160

1st star – Staniowski 24 saves
2nd – MacLean 2G
3rd – Rogers 1G 2pts

Scoring Summary
Per Time Str Team
1 1:58 PP DAL Mullen (33), assisted by Ludvig (20) and Baxter (13)
1 7:57 PP CHA Shedden (25), assisted by Fox (8) and Nicholls (53)
2 1:31 PP DAL Mullen (34), assisted by Duguay (45)
2 2:26 PP CHA Nicholls (42), assisted by MacInnis (36) and Coffey (66)
2 3:36 EV DAL Mullen (35), assisted by Ramage (53)
2 10:10 EV CHA Coffey (36), assisted by Kisio (36) and Shedden (31)
2 14:53 PP CHA Shedden (26), assisted by Nicholls (54)
3 1:30 EV DAL Ramage (12), assisted by Brickley (21) and Sundstrom (58)
3 1:57 EV DAL Brickley (24), assisted by Ramsey (28)
3 3:33 EV DAL Gould (19), assisted by Ramage (54) and Hanlon (4)
3 15:24 EV CHA Nicholls (43), assisted by MacInnis (37) and Farrish (23)
3 19:34 EV CHA McKegney (34), assisted by Krushelnyski (18) and MacInnis (38)
4 3:15 EV DAL Gould (20), assisted by MacLeish (18) and Allison (3)

Star 1: DAL Mullen 3 G
Star 2: CHA Nicholls 2 G, 4 Pts
Star 3: DAL Gould 2 G

GWG: Bobby Gould

Notables: DAL Mullen hat trick
CHA Nicholls 22 faceoffs won, Garrett 30 saves, MacInnis 3 assists

Charlotte’s third-line left winger Dave Hunter, among those aforementioned eight 20-goal scorers, recorded his 26th and 27th tallies of the season to spark the Dynamo rally. Hunter’s second goal with 6:52 left in the third period was the game-winner that put ahead Charlotte 4-3 and Laurie Boschman added his 33rd goal of the game three minutes later.

The Dynamo’s early sloppiness was in full display when Legends Ray Bourque and Bob Gainey both scored shorthanded goals during a single Charlotte two-minute powerplay to offset a Len Hachborn Charlotte goal and put Ohio ahead 2-1. Later, Tim Kerr added his 40th goal of the season on assists from Tony Tanti and Bourque with 2:17 left in the first period giving Ohio its short-lived two-goal lead.

Dynamo goalie Allen Bester recovered from that point on and recorded 27 saves to improve to 18-12-1 (where would this team be without him?). Ohio outshot Charlotte 30-22 but was 0 for 3 on the power play.

Three stars (all Charlotte):

1. Hunter 2 G
2. Hachborn 1 G 2 Pts
3. Defenseman Guy Lapointe 3 Assists.

A losing record entering the playoffs would be a mild embarrassment, but hey, this is the 80s where sub-30 win teams were finishing fourth in a five-team division and then making deep playoff runs all the time (see Quebec, Vancouver, Toronto et al.) – John Ziegler sure did run a Mickey Mouse joke of a league, but I digress.

And Chicago actually scored the 1st goal 2 minutes into the game when Anderson scores his 41st. Then the scoring shifted to the good guys as Haworth scores twice in the 1st and then Sittler scores 2 in the 2nd followed by a Wickenheiser goal near the end of the 2nd. Both teams skated around the Garden in the 3rd period showing off not much except some good defense by the Rangers.

STARS (all CAP)
3. Resch – 34 saves
2. Haworth – 2 goals
1. Sittler – 2 goals

1st Star – Paiement
2nd Star – Naslund
3rd Star – MacTavish

The 2nd period was scoreless but Hunter (21) evens the score in the third and Gretzky (82) gives Portland a 3-2 lead with 8:57 remaining. Pulling their goalie the Ducks kept fighting and with 40 seconds left Manno (4) manages to score to send the game into OT

With 13 seconds from a draw, Portland’s Howe (17) sends the Sasquatch fans home happy with a game-winning goal

Star #1 – Hunter 2 goals
Star #2 – Gretzky 1 goal 1 assist
Star #3 – Howe 1 goal 1 assist

Lemelin 32 saves for Portland

1:04 into the 2nd period Gretzky (83) gives the Sasquatch their first lead of the game on their third power-play goal but Charlotte responds when Boschman (33) evens the score with another power-play goal. With 17 seconds remaining in the period yet another PP goal gives Charlotte a 4-3 lead when Langevin (3) scores

In the third period, Portland manages to tie the game at 4 when Gretzky (84) shows his greatness yet again. With the game looking to be going to OT Charlotte’s Anderson (4) sends the crown home disappointed as he scores with 1:12 remaining to give the Dynamo the win

Star #1 – Gretzky 2 goals 2 Assists
Star #2 – Anderson 2 goals
Star #3 – Hawerchuck 1 goal 1 assist

The two teams combined for 6 power-play goals on 12 attempts