NHL ROUNDUP : Hull Gets 14th Goal and Blues Win, 3-0

Until he scored 72 goals last season, Brett Hull was best known merely as the son of former NHL star Bobby Hull.

The day may come when Bobby Hull will be better known as the father of Brett Hull.

Brett Hull scored his 14th goal, his seventh in the past three games, Saturday at St. Louis to lead the Blues to a 3-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.

Vincent Riendeau stopped 27 shots for his second career shutout in the first Blue victory at home against the Canadiens in almost three years. The Blues moved into a tie with the Detroit Red Wings for first place in the Norris Division.

Many believe that Wayne Gretzky’s record of 92 goals during the 1981-82 season will never be broken. But with 14 goals in 11 games, Hull is on a pace that would break it.

“I don’t even think about that record,” Hull said. “All I’m doing is trying to help us win a Stanley Cup. That would be something special.”

Defenseman Glen Featherstone scored the last goal for St. Louis. It was his first in 87 NHL games.

Boston 5, Chicago 4--Jacques Cloutier and the Blackhawks were rolling after two periods at Boston. Cloutier had faced only nine shots and Chicago led, 2-0.

The Blackhawks made the score 3-0 when Michel Goulet scored two minutes into the final period. But with Randy Burridge and Cam Neely leading the way, the Bruins scored five times to pull out the victory.

Burridge scored twice, including the inner with 1:49 left. Neely had a goal and an assist.

With two seconds to play, Dirk Graham scored an apparent tying goal, but referee Andy Van Hellemond ruled the net was dislodged before the puck went into the net.

Calgary 9, Washington 4--Joe Nieuwendyk was due to break loose and the Capitals were the victims at Calgary.

Nieuwendyk, scoreless in the previous seven games, had two goals and three assists as the Flames swept into first place, ahead of the Kings, in the Smythe Division.

Dave Tippett scored twice for the Capitals, who are 0-3-2 in their past five games at Calgary.

New York Rangers 4, Quebec 1--Defenseman James Patrick broke a tie with a power-play goal 15 seconds into the third period at Quebec and the Rangers went on to their ninth victory in the past 10 games.

The Nordiques, who lost their third in a row, took a 1-0 lead on Joe Sakic’s eighth goal early in the second period. Shortly thereafter, the Rangers (9-3-0) started putting the pressure on and the Nordiques wilted.

New Jersey 7, Pittsburgh 5--Laurie Boschman and John MacLean scored 31 seconds apart in the third period and the Devils extended their home ice record to 7-0-1.

With the score 4-4 after two periods, the Penguins replaced goalie Tom Barrasso with Wendell Young.

Young couldn’t handle Boschman’s long shot at 3:06, the puck hitting his skate and bouncing into the net. Young then let MacLean’s shot slide across the crease into the far corner.

Vancouver 4, Hartford 2--The Whalers are learning the hard way that it isn’t the number of shots, it’s the quality that wins hockey games.

In this game at Hartford, Conn., the Whalers outshot their opponent for the third game in a row--and lost.

Trevor Linden scored twice and rookie Troy Gamble blocked 40 shots to lead the Canucks.

New York Islanders 5, Philadelphia 2--Pat LaFontaine, recently back from an injury, had a hat trick at Uniondale, N.Y., and the Islanders ended a four-game losing streak.

The Flyers lost more than their third in a row. Goalie Ron Hextall, sidelined because of a groin injury for two weeks, had to leave before the middle of the second period after suffering a knee injury.

Buffalo 3, Toronto 1--Firing Coach Doug Carpenter apparently wasn’t the answer for the Maple Leafs.

Pierre Turgeon and Dale Hawerchuk scored third-period goals at Toronto to lead the Sabres. The Maple Leafs are 1-10-1.

Detroit 2, Minnesota 2--Jimmy Carson scored his seventh goal with 7:10 left in regulation at Bloomington, Minn., to get the Red Wings a tie.

The Red Wings trailed, 2-0, and had only 10 shots on goal in the first 40 minutes.