NHL ROUNDUP : LaFontaine Pushes Streak to 11, and Adds Five Assists

Pat LaFontaine extended his goal-scoring streak to a club-record 11 games with his NHL-high 39th goal and added five assists Thursday night as the New York Islanders beat the Minnesota North Stars, 8-4, for their fifth consecutive victory.

LaFontaine, who has scored 18 goals in his streak, broke the Islander record set by Mike Bossy, who did it in 1981. LaFontaine, who had only 21 assists coming into Thursday night’s game, fell one short of Bossy’s Islander record with his five-assist night.

The Islander center, who also has a 13-game point-scoring streak, has 11 assists in his 11-game streak, in which New York is 10-1. The Islanders, the NHL’s hottest team, are 14-3-1 in their last 18 games.

Calgary 5, Buffalo 3--Paul Ranheim’s goal midway through the third period capped a five-goal comeback as the Flames won at home.

Calgary rebounded from a 3-0 deficit to send Buffalo to its sixth loss in a row.

Chicago 5, Philadelphia 4--Al Secord scored three goals as the Blackhawks extended their unbeaten streak to six games with the win at Chicago, the Flyers’ third home loss in a row.

Jeremy Roenick scored an empty-net goal for Chicago with 59 seconds left to put the Blackhawks ahead 5-3 and that proved to be the winner after Kerry Huffman connected for the Flyers at 19:23.

Boston 3, Quebec 1--Randy Burridge, Cam Neely and Ken Linseman scored goals in a 42-shot barrage at Calgary as the Bruins got their fifth consecutive victory.