NHL ROUNDUP : Turn of Events Leads to Calgary Victory

A go-ahead goal that wasn’t, on a shot by Winnipeg’s Phil Housley, and a breakaway goal that was, on a shot by by Calgary’s Sergei Makarov, resulted in the Flames’ 4-3 victory over the Jets on Wednesday night at Winnipeg.

Makarov’s winner, with 1:48 to play, came after the Jets’ defensemen were caught pinching in and Calgary broke out three-on-one, with Makarov beating goalie Bob Essensa.

Minutes before that, the Jets thought they had scored the go-ahead goal. But a review of the videotape convinced officials that a shot by Housley had crossed the goal line after the net had been knocked off its moorings.

“It’s a game, you never know,” Makarov said. “Winnipeg can score, we can score, it’s hockey.”

Todd Harkins, with his first NHL goal, Paul Ranheim and Gary Roberts also scored for the Flames. Three Russian rookies--Sergei Bautin, Alexei Zhamnov and Evgeny Davydov--scored for Winnipeg.

Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 0--Mario Lemieux scored two goals, his first goals in four games, and Tom Barrasso stopped 20 shots for his third shutout of the season as the Penguins won at Philadelphia.

Pittsburgh is 9-0-4 in its last 13 games against Philadelphia, 3-0-0 in the last nine days. Philadelphia has lost eight of its last nine games, and rumors are surfacing that Coach Bill Dineen’s job is in jeopardy.

Barrasso earned his NHL-leading 22nd victory and 18th career shutout, second among active goalies behind Montreal’s Patrick Roy (19).

Buffalo 4, Washington 1--Alexander Mogilny scored three second-period goals and Dominik Hasek stopped 32 shots as the Sabres won at Buffalo.

It was Mogilny’s third hat trick of the season. He has scored in four consecutive games and has 11 goals in his last seven.

New Jersey 5, N.Y. Rangers 4--Stephane Richer scored his second goal of the game at 1:33 into overtime to give the Devils a victory at New York. New Jersey is 4-0-1 in overtime this season.

The Devils won for only the second time in their last 13 visits to Madison Square Garden when Richer, who had given them a 4-3 lead late in the second period, sent a 30-foot slap shot from the slot past John Vanbiesbrouck.

N.Y. Islanders 6, Montreal 2--Uwe Krupp and Benoit Hogue scored 22 seconds apart early in the second period to lead the Islanders at Montreal.

The goals chased starting goaltender Patrick Roy, who was replaced by Andre Racicot in the second period after being beaten four times in 15 shots.

Chicago 4, Ottawa 2--Steve Larmer scored three goals and the Blackhawks scored on all three of their power plays during the victory at Ottawa.

Neil Brady and Jeff Lazaro scored for Ottawa, which lost its fifth in a row.

Hartford 3, Tampa Bay 1--Rookie Patrick Poulin scored twice in a 2:05 span of the second period and Sean Burke stopped 19 shots to help the Whalers win at Hartford.

Poulin, who has seven goals in his last 10 games, broke a 1-1 tie with a power-play goal at 15:47 of the second period and added his 10th of the season at 17:52.

Edmonton 4, San Jose 2--Petr Klima and Scott Mellanby scored two goals apiece and Bill Ranford stopped 34 shots at Edmonton as the Oilers handed the Sharks their 13th consecutive loss.

Rob Gaudreau scored in the third period for San Jose.