NHL ROUNDUP : Ex-King Coffey Helps Red Wings Win

Former King defenseman Paul Coffey had a goal and an assist for the Detroit Red Wings in a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues Sunday night at St. Louis.

Coffey, 33, a 15-year veteran, is the NHL’s career leader among defensemen in goals, assists and points, and now he’s playing good defense too.

“He’s playing very well defensively this year,” said Red Wing Coach Scotty Bowman. “He had to kill penalties tonight because we only had five defensemen, and he has played good defense all year.”

OTHER GAMES

Kevin Kaminski, a rookie for the Washington Capitals, scored his first NHL goal in a 3-1 victory over Tampa Bay at Landover, Md. After he scored, Kaminski stuffed his stick into an imaginary holster and rolled a pretend pair of dice for luck. . . . After blowing a 3-1 lead, Eric Lindros’ second goal of the night helped the Philadelphia Flyers snap a 3-3 tie midway through the third period and beat New Jersey, 4-3, at Philadelphia. . . . Goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck stopped 24 shots and the Florida Panthers made two first-period goals stand up for a 4-1 victory over the Hartford Whalers at Hartford. . . . Paul Broten’s goal with 7:36 remaining in regulation completed the Dallas Stars’ comeback from a three-goal, third-period deficit for a 4-4 tie with Calgary at Dallas. . . . Christian Ruuttu, obtained from Chicago on Friday in exchange for left-winger Murray Craven, scored in the second period to help the Vancouver Canucks defeat Edmonton, 5-2, at Edmonton.