NHL Roundup : Islanders Top Flyers, 6-2, to Stay Alive

Mike Bossy scored one goal to tie Maurice Richard’s career playoff total and added two assists Thursday night, enabling the New York Islanders to remain alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 6-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers at Uniondale, N.Y.

Philadelphia leads the best-of-seven quarterfinal series, 3-1. Game 5 is Sunday in Philadelphia.

Only the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and 1975 Islanders have rallied from 3-0 deficits to win a seven-game series.

Earlier in these playoffs, the Islanders became the only team to rebound from a 2-0 deficit to win a best-of-five series by overcoming the Washington Capitals.

Kelly Hrudey, playing in place Billy Smith, registered his first playoff victory.

Bossy’s goal was his 82nd in the playoffs, tying him with Richard, and gave the Islanders a 4-0 lead.

Denis Potvin put New York ahead, 3-0, 54 seconds into the second period from Bossy after Pat LaFontaine and Bryan Trottier scored in the first period.

Edmonton 8, Winnipeg 3--Wayne Gretzky had three goals and four assists as the Oiler overwhelmed the Jets at Winnipeg to wrap up their Smythe Division series with a four-game sweep.

The victory gave the defending Stanley Cup champions a 7-0 playoff record this season. The Oilers play the winner of the Chicago-Minnesota series for the Campbell Conference title.

Gretzky tied his own record for points in a playoff game, set April 17, 1983 at Calgary, when he had four goals and three assists. Two of Gretzky’s goals came in short-handed situations. The two short-handed goals tied a playoff mark set by Toronto’s Dave Keon in 1963 and Bryan Trottier of the New York Islanders in 1980 and Gretzky in 1983.

Jari Kurri also scored three goals for the Oilers.

Montreal 3, Quebec 1--Guy Carbonneau scored an unassisted, short-handed goal in the second period that carried the Canadiens past the Nordiques at Quebec to even their Adams Division final playoff at two games apiece.

Game 5 of the best-of-seven series is Saturday in Montreal.

Mario Tremblay scored an insurance goal in the third period on a deflection of Tom Kurver’s pass from the right corner during a power play.

Chicago 7, Minnesota 6--Darryl Sutter’s goal 1:56 into the second overtime at Minneapolis lifted the Black Hawks to a 3-1 lead over the North Stars in the Norris Division playoffs.

Game 5 of the best-of-seven Stanley Cup series will be played Sunday at Chicago.

Chicago tied the game, 6-6, on Denis Savard’s second goal of the game with 7:28 to play. Tony McKegney staked the Stars to a 6-5 lead on a power play when he took a pass from Dennis Maruk and beat Chicago goalie Murray Bannerman.