NHL Roundup : Carbonneau, Helping Canadiens Fly High Again, Leads 2-1 Win

When the Montreal Canadiens dominated hockey, they were known as the Flying Frenchmen.

In the late 1970s, the Canadiens were still flying high with such quick-skating stars as Guy Lafleur, Yvan Cournoyer, Jacques Lemaire and Guy Lapointe. But the dynasty faded.

Now, the team, which has bounced back into contention, is dominated by Americans and Swedes.

There is a notable exception--Guy Carbonneau. The fast-skating French-Canadian center has led the Canadiens back to the top of the tough Adams Division.

Carbonneau scored his 19th goal of the season and had an assist as the Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins, 2-1, Saturday night at Montreal to stretch their division lead to five points.

Carbonneau set up Bob Gainey for a goal early in the first period, then scored himself at 16:04 of the same period. The aggressive Bruins did most of the shooting the rest of the game, but goaltender Doug Soetaert held them at bay until Keith Crowder scored on a power play at 6:09 of the last period.

After Carbonneau’s goal, the Canadiens had only eight shots in the last 44 minutes and had only 16 shots for the entire game. The Bruins had 27.

The victory enabled the Canadiens to extend their unbeaten string to six games and their winning streak to five.

The Bruins lost defenseman Brian Curran, who broke his leg when he slammed into the net in the first period.

Calgary 4, Edmonton 4--The Flames still haven’t won a game against the Oilers this season, but in this game at Calgary, they managed a tie after losing the previous six to the two-time defending league champions.

Don Quinn scored on a power play midway through the last period, and, when the Flames could not score on five shots in overtime, they had to settle for a tie.

Glenn Anderson of the Oilers scored twice to reach 39 goals for the season, and Wayne Gretzky continued on a record assist pace, picking up three more for 104 in 53 games.

New York Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 3--Ever since Coach Al Arbour came up with a new line composed of brothers Brent and Duane Sutter and rookie Mikko Makala, the Islanders are unbeaten.

Brent Sutter scored the first goal at Pittsburgh and the Islanders went on to stretch their unbeaten string to six (5-0-1), although outshot, 44-26.

“We like playing with Mikko so well,” Brent said, “that we’re planning on getting him a jersey with M. Sutter on it.”

Quebec 2, Philadelphia 2--Brent Ashton and John Anderson scored goals fewer than three minutes apart in the third period at Quebec to earn a tie for the Nordiques.

It was the second tie in three games for the Flyers, who until last Tuesday had played 78 consecutive games over two seasons without a tie.

New York Rangers 3, Hartford 1--The Rangers have won only 23 of their 52 games, but they always have a chance when John Vanbiesbrouck is in the nets.

In this game at Hartford, Vanbiesbrouck stopped 25 shots to register his 22nd victory.

Chicago 7, Toronto 4--Troy Murray continued his hot scoring pace, scoring goals 28 seconds apart in the first minute of the third period at Toronto to break the game open.

Murray, in his fourth season with the Black Hawks, has 31 goals, five more than his previous high for a season. In the last 32 games, he has 21 goals and 40 points.

St. Louis 4, Detroit 3--The Blues scored three of the goals in a five-goal third period at St. Louis.

Ron Flockhart deflected a shot by Rob Ramage into the net with 2:18 left in regulation to give the Blues the victory.

In a shocking trade right after the game, the Blues sent Joe Mullen, Rik Wilson and Terry Johnson to Calgary for Ed Beers, Charlie Bourgeois and Gino Cavallini. Mullen, a right wing, had 28 goals and 24 assists this season, socring more points than the three new Blues combined.

Washington 5, New Jersey 4--The struggling Capitals had to overcome a two-goal deficit at Landover, Md., to avoid a three-game losing streak. In recent games, the Capitals lost to Toronto and Detroit, the teams with the worst records in the NHL.