NHL ROUNDUP : Flames Score 12 Goals, as Mullen and Murzyn Get Hat Tricks

The Calgary Flames burned up the nets Thursday night, equaling a team record for goals in crushing the Toronto Maple Leafs, 12-2, at Calgary.

Joe Mullen and Dana Murzyn led the brigade, each scoring three goals.

An Olympic Saddledome crowd of 20,107 saw Mullen pick up his seventh career hat trick, his fifth as a Flame and his first of the season as Calgary ended a two-game losing streak.

The Flames set their single-game record for goals when they were based in Atlanta. In a game on March 21, 1975, they beat Vancouver, 12-4.

Other scorers for the Flames, who moved within one point of Smythe Division-leading Edmonton, were Doug Gilmour with two, Paul Ranheim, Theoren Fleury, Sergei Makarov and Gary Suter.

The Maple Leafs are 0-5-1 in their last six road games.

Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Islanders 3--Randy Gilhen, who hadn’t scored a goal since Dec. 23, tipped in Bob Errey’s shot with 34 seconds left in overtime to give the Penguins a victory over the Islanders at Pittsburgh.

The victory moved the Penguins into a first-place tie with the New York Rangers in the Patrick Division.

Pittsburgh is 6-1-1 in its last eight games and has 63 points, matching the Rangers’ total. The Islanders, who have lost four in a row, are one point back.

After falling behind, 3-0, in the first period, the Penguins tied the score in a 1:40 span in the first 2:28 of the second.

Boston 6, Chicago 3--John Carter scored two goals and Cam Neely tied his career-high with his 42nd goal as the Bruins won their third in a row and moved five points ahead of Buffalo in the Adams Division.

The loss snapped a three-game winning streak by the Blackhawks, who hold a two-point lead over St. Louis in the Norris Division.

Winnipeg 4, New Jersey 2--Doug Evans scored a pair of goals at East Rutherford, N.J., as the Jets handed the Devils their fourth consecutive loss.

Winnipeg rookie goalie Stephane Beauregard, making his eighth start, turned aside 34 shots in recording his fourth victory.

Montreal 6, Quebec 5--Mike McPhee scored the tiebreaker with his second goal of the game at Quebec to give the Canadiens their fifth win in six games against the Nordiques, who have won only once in their last 17 games.

Philadelphia 7, St. Louis 4--Ilkka Sinisalo and Keith Acton each scored two goals at St. Louis as the Flyers moved out of the Patrick Division cellar.

Brett Hull got his NHL-leading 57th goal for the Blues.