NHL ROUNDUP : Rookie McEachern Leads Penguins, 4-1

Shawn McEachern, who last winter was a member of the U.S. Olympic team, is developing into an another potent weapon in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ arsenal.

The rookie scored two goals Friday night to help Pittsburgh defeat the New Jersey Devils, 4-1, at East Rutherford, N.J.

Playing on a club that already has such proven goal scorers as Mario Lemieux, Kevin Stevens, Joe Mullen, Rick Tocchet and Jaromir Jagr, McEachern is making his mark.

His two goals improved his season total to 13, tying him with Tocchet for third on the club behind Lemieux and Stevens and third in the NHL among rookies behind Teemu Selanne and Eric Lindros.

Detroit 7, Washington 5--The Red Wings scored three goals in a span of 4:16, the last by Paul Ysebaert with 3:45 left, to overcome a two-goal deficit and defeat the Capitals at Landover, Md.

Mike Ridley’s second goal had given Washington a 5-3 lead with 11:13 left. But Steve Yzerman got his 16th goal on a 40-foot slap shot with 8:01 left, and Sheldon Kennedy tied it with a shot in the slot off a pass from Mike Sillinger with 4:27 remaining. Ysebaert’s 20-foot slap shot gave the Red Wings the lead.