Wickenheiser Dead at 37

Doug Wickenheiser, whose dramatic overtime playoff goal in 1986 is fondly remembered by St. Louis Blues’ fans as the “Monday Night Miracle,” died Tuesday of cancer in St. Louis. He was 37.

Wickenheiser’s goal completed the Blues’ rally from a 5-2 deficit to beat the Calgary Flames, 6-5, in Game 6 of the Campbell Conference finals on May 12, 1986. The Flames won Game 7 to advance to the Stanley Cup finals.

Several Blues’ players and front-office personnel, as well as fans, wore T-shirts emblazoned with his jersey number, 14, atop a burning candle to symbolize hope for Wickenheiser. He had been hospitalized since late summer. Wickenheiser is survived by his wife, Dianne, and three daughters.

TUESDAY’S GAMES

The resurgent Detroit Red Wings got goals from five players in a 5-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at Detroit, ending Montreal goaltender Jeff Hackett’s seven-game winning streak. . . . Ryan Smith scored with 55 seconds left in regulation to give the Edmonton Oilers a 2-2 tie with the Dallas Stars at Edmonton. . . . Peter Forsberg scored a short-handed goal and had an assist as the Colorado Avalanche kept the Chicago Blackhawks winless in five games in January, winning, 4-1, at Denver. . . . Mats Sundin scored the go-ahead goal with 8:08 left and the Toronto Maple Leafs began a seven-game trip with a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Tampa, Fla.