NHL Roundup : Dionne Scores 699th; Rangers End Chicago Winning Streak at 5

Marcel Dionne scored his 699th goal, and the New York Rangers responded to a tongue-lashing from Coach Michel Bergeron by trouncing the Chicago Blackhawks, 7-3, Friday night at New York.

Dionne, the No. 3 all-time goal scorer in the National Hockey League, scored on a power-play in a four-goal first-period outburst that helped end Chicago’s five-game winning streak and New York’s three-game losing streak.

Ranger rookie Ulf Dahlen opened the scoring with his first National Hockey League goal, and before the night was over, he had a hat trick.

After the Rangers lost to Calgary Wednesday night, 5-4, and failed to score on two power-play chances in the last four minutes, Bergeron was irate. He blasted the Rangers, saying there were a number of them, “I couldn’t find when the going got rough.”

The Rangers scored 4 times on 15 first-period shots against rookie Darren Pang, at 5 feet 5 inches, the league’s smallest goalie.

Obviously fired up by Bergeron’s tirade, the Rangers held the Blackhawks, who scored 33 goals in their first 7 games, to just 3 shots in the first period.

“There’s no doubt we can score goals,” Bergeron said, “but we also checked well tonight. I feel everybody’s happy again.”

It was only the second NHL game for Dahlen, a 20-year-old center from Sweden. He played the opener, then sat out the next five games.

“It’s tough to be on the sidelines,” he said. “But I worked hard and it paid off.”

New Jersey 5, New York Islanders 3--The Islanders yielded only 10 goals while winning four of their first five games, but the Devils, off to their best start, tore apart the defense at East Rutherford, N.J.

Claude Loiselle scored twice and Bruce Driver had a goal and two assists as the Devils moved into a tie with Washington for first place in the Patrick Division with a 5-2-0 record.

Loiselle scored late in the first period to put the Devils in front, 2-1, then scored his sixth goal of the season midway through the second period.

Buffalo 5, Montreal 3--The Sabres have reportedly offered to trade defenseman Phil Housley for Edmonton’s holdout defenseman Paul Coffey.

If the Sabres were showcasing the 23-year-old from St. Paul in this game at Buffalo, his price probably went up.

Housley scored twice, giving him six goals in eight games, and helped the Sabres take charge. They outshot the Canadiens, 45-17. Ray Sheppard also scored twice for the Sabres.

Detroit 5, Pittsburgh 2--Despite another big game from center Mario Lemieux, the Penguins sank deeper into the Patrick Division cellar with this loss at Detroit.

A power-play goal by Steve Yzerman 6:34 into the game was the first of three goals in a little more than three minutes by the Red Wings, and the Penguins never made a game of it.

Lemieux scored his sixth goal and added an assist to give him 18 points in 8 games. Nevertheless, the Penguins are 1-5-2.

Edmonton 5, Vancouver 4--Defenseman Charlie Huddy scored on a deflected shot at 2:51 of overtime to give the Oilers a victory after they squandered a three-goal lead in the third period at Vancouver.

Huddy’s shot hit the stick of Canuck center Barry Pederson and floated over the shoulder of screened goaltender Kirk McLean.

The victory extended Edmonton’s regular-season unbeaten string over the Canucks to 17 games (15-0-2). Vancouver’s last win over the Oilers was March 10, 1985.