NHL ROUNDUP : Hull’s 59th Goal, Two Assists Power Blues Past Oilers, 4-2

The knock against Brett Hull the last two seasons has been that he doesn’t assist on many goals.

But as the St. Louis Blues moved into first place in the Norris Division with a 4-2 victory Tuesday night at Edmonton, Hull assisted on two goals.

First, he scored his league-leading 59th goal, then set up two of the next three as the Blues went ahead for good in the last second of the second period. Geoff Courtnall scored twice for the Blues, who have 75 points to 74 for Chicago.

N.Y. Islanders 5, Minnesota 4--Pat LaFontaine scored his 31st goal with less than three minutes remaining at Uniondale, N.Y., and clinched the Islanders’ 19th victory in 58 games.

Detroit 6, Winnipeg 1--Rookie Sergei Federov of the Soviet Union scored on a power play in the first minute of the last period and the Red Wings quickly turned the game at Detroit into a rout.

Quebec 4, Buffalo 4--Benoit Hogue redirected a pass into the net with 5:24 left in regulation to get the Sabres the tie at Quebec. The Nordiques are 3-1-2 against Buffalo.