NHL ROUNDUP : Bourque Gets 1,000th Point to Help Bruins Gain a Tie

The Boston Bruins have had a series of outstanding defenseman, including Bobby Orr and Brad Parks.

Although he doesn’t claim to be in the same class with Orr, Ray Bourque is the first Bruin defenseman to get 1,000 points.

Bourque, 31 and in his 13th NHL season, assisted on a late goal by Bobby Carpenter Saturday at Boston to help the Bruins overcome a three-goal deficit and tie Washington, 5-5.

Bourque is only the third defenseman to reach 1,000 points, joining Denis Potvin and Paul Coffey.

Pittsburgh 5, Buffalo 2--If the Stanley Cup champion Penguins are going to make it to the playoffs, they need Mario Lemieux to lead them.

At Pittsburgh, Lemieux scored two goals to match his total for the 13 previous games.

New Jersey 3, New York Islanders 1--Chris Terreri stopped 28 shots at Uniondale, N.Y., and the Islanders failed in their bid to sweep the back-to-back series.

Toronto 6, Chicago 5--Wendel Clark scored one minute into overtime at Toronto to cap a rally by the Maple Leafs.

Hartford 5, Minnesota 4--Adam Burt scored with barely more than a second remaining in overtime at Bloomington, Minn.

The North Stars’ Basil McRae suffered a severed tendon in his left foot and will be sidelined for the rest of the season.

Detroit 3, St. Louis 2--Vladimir Konstantinov scored a short-handed goal early in the third period at St. Louis to lift the Red Wings.