Lemieux Reaches 1400 Career Points in Penguins Win
Mario Lemieux scored a goal to bring Pittsburgh a victory over Boston on Saturday marking his 1400th career point in the NHL.
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1996
Page
16
Mario Lemieux scored a goal to bring Pittsburgh a victory over Boston on Saturday marking his 1400th career point in the NHL.
Former Bruins coach Don Cherry blasted Boston for benching Tocchet against the Flyers, calling Kasper out and recalling past benching clashes. Tocchet sprained his knee Friday and faces a 10 day to five week recovery, while players Mallette and others recover from back and knee injuries.
Wayne Gretzky fueled New York's 4 2 win as the Rangers extended their home-ice unbeaten streak against Montreal to ten. Brian Leetch moved to 60 points with a goal and assist, tying the score in the first period and later adding an eighth goal of the season. The victory came as New York, in fifth place in the Atlantic Division, fans hope a spark after a slow start.
Costa Rica defeated the United States 2-1 at Ricardo Saprissa Stadium as Pablo Wanchope opened the scoring and Wilmer Lopez added a late insurance goal. Cobi Jones scored for the U.S. in the closing minutes amid a hostile crowd of 25,000. The U.S. faced lineup absences and discipline woes, but remains positioned to advance to the six-team regional finals with Guatemala and Trinidad and Tobago also in contention.
Misty Hyn, 17, from Phoenixed, clocked 58.29 seconds in the 100-meter butterfly to set a world short course record at the Canadian Open. She used a rare fish kick, surfacing to finish on top with 16 strokes. Canadian Cu Myden won the 100 and 400 IMs, plus added the 200 IM on Saturday. Other winners included Laura Nolls in the 200 free and Tara Sloan in breaststroke, with Canadians sweeping multiple men’s events.
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