Morris, Bure Lead Flames Over Struggling Red Wings

Derek Morris and Valeri Bure each scored twice to lift the Calgary Flames to a 5-3 victory over the struggling Detroit Red Wings on Monday night at Calgary.

The Flames took a 4-1 lead early in the second period behind Bure and Morris before the Red Wings made it close. Steve Dubinsky added an empty-net goal to seal the win.

Steve Yzerman, Uwe Krupp and Sergei Fedorov scored for the Red Wings, who have lost six of their last eight games.

The improving Flames, who finished a six-game homestand with a 3-3 record, thoroughly outplayed the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions.

AROUND THE LEAGUE / Neely Gives Up on Comeback

Cam Neely, citing the same pain in his right hip that forced him to retire in 1996, called off his comeback attempt with the Boston Bruins.

Neely made the decision after an uncomfortable 30-minute skate.

“I know how I’m feeling now, I know how I felt yesterday and I know how I don’t want to feel,” the 33-year-old Neely said. “I’m young, and I don’t want to be struggling at 45 to be getting around.”

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Jon Klemm will be out for three to four months because of a knee injury, team officials said. Klemm injured his left knee during the Avalanche’s 2-1 victory over Vancouver on Sunday night.

Former Quebec Nordique teammates Peter Stastny and Michel Goulet were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. Also inducted were the late Roy Conacher in the veteran player category; Monsignor Athol Murray, who created the hockey program at Notre Dame College in Wilcox, Canada, in the builder category; Yvon Pedneault, the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award for journalism; and Howie Meeker, the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for broadcasting.