Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!maytag!looking!clarinews From: clarinews@clarinet.com (United Press International) Newsgroups: clari.sports.hockey,clari.sports.top Subject: NHL Roundup Keywords: hockey, men's professional Message-ID: Date: 12 Jan 90 09:09:44 GMT Lines: 78 Approved: clarinews@clarinet.com ACategory: sports Slugword: hkn-nhlrup Priority: major Format: summary ANPA: Wc: 831; Id: s0455; Sel: ns--s; Adate: 1-12-410aes; Ver: sked Codes: yshpmxx. Philadelphia took a hat trick right in the mouth Thursday night for refusing to protect Al Secord in the NHL waiver draft last year. The Flyers refused to promise Secord they would protect him in the NHL waiver draft, so he signed with the Chicago Blackhawks as a free agent before the season. He might have made Philadelphia regret that decision when he scored three goals, two in the third period, to give Chicago a 5-4 victory over the Flyers, who lost their third straight home game. ``Every game is a big game for me,'' said Secord, who played in 34 games with the Flyers last season after he was acquired in a trade from Toronto. ``I sat out quite a bit early in the season. Lately, I've gotten an opportunity to play more and get (Coach) Mike Keenan's confidence. It's nice to know I have his confidence.'' The feeling is mutual. ``He was hungry for the win,'' Keenan said. ``He was shooting the puck hard and shooting it well. He's found the mark and he's regained some of the confidence he once had.'' Secord broke a 3-3 tie at 6:07 of the third period with his 10th goal of the season, with a little help from Philadelphia goaltender Ken Wregget. Secord launched a slap shot from just outside the blue line. Wregget gloved the puck but could not hold it, allowing it to fall to the ice behind him and trickle into the net. ``It was just one of those things,'' Wregget said. ``I went up to glove it and it tipped off of my glove. He got a heck of a shot off.'' The Blackhawks, who held a 2-1 lead entering the third period, improved their record to 19-0-2 when they lead after two periods. ``That's the kind of stat we had with the Flyers,'' said Keenan, who coached in Philadelphia for four seasons. ``It takes intensive effort, concentration and a lot of confidence. And a team has to be fit to play hard to be successful in the latter stages of any game.'' Philadelphia, meanwhile, dropped to 0-13-1 when it trailed going into the third period and lost for the sixth time in its last eight home games. ``We need to start winning at home to have something to build on,'' defenseman Jeff Chychrun said. ``Everyone seems to be getting the last goal on us. We keep trying and trying and frustration can set in pretty easily.'' Chicago took a 5-3 lead on an empty-net goal by Jeremy Roenick, his 11th goal of the season, at 19:01 of the third period. Philadelphia closed within 5-4 on Kerry Huffman's first goal of the year at 19:23. Chicago tied the score 3-3 on Secord's ninth goal of the season at 4:08 of the third period. ``I just thought it was a nice time to come to the Hawks,'' said Secord, who also played in Chicago from 1980 until 1987. ``(Flyers General Manager) Bobby Clarke couldn't guarantee that I would be protected. I didn't want to end up in the waiver draft and play somewhere I didn't want to go. I wanted to have control over my destiny.'' Elsewhere, Boston whipped Quebec 3-1, the New York Islanders hammered Minnesota 8-4, Calgary overcame Buffalo 5-3 and Los Angeles rallied for a 3-3 tie with Edmonton. _B_r_u_i_n_s_ _3_,_ _N_o_r_d_i_q_u_e_s_ _1 At Boston, Cam Neely scored his 31st goal of the season and goalie Andy Moog kicked out 19 shots to lead the Bruins to their fifth straight victory. Randy Burridge scored a power-play goal in the first period and Ken Linseman added an empty-net goal with 19 seconds remaining. Tony McKegney spoiled Moog's bid for a shutout with 8:23 to play. Moog is 15-1-4 in his career against Quebec. _I_s_l_a_n_d_e_r_s_ _8_,_ _N_o_r_t_h_ _S_t_a_r_s_ _4 At Bloomington, Minn., Pat LaFontaine had a goal and had five assists to lead New York. LaFontaine leads the NHL with 39 goals and has at least one goal in 11 straight games. The win was the Islanders' fifth straight and 10th in 11 games and moved them into a tie with Philadelphia for second place in the Patrick Division. _F_l_a_m_e_s_ _5_,_ _S_a_b_r_e_s_ _3 At Calgary, Alberta, rookie Paul Ranheim scored his 11th goal of the season at 9:14 of the final period to cap a four-goal Flames rally that gave Buffalo its sixth loss in a row. The Flames, who entered the final period trailing 3-1, took a 4-3 lead on a 25-foot slapshot by Ranheim. _K_i_n_g_s_ _3_,_ _O_i_l_e_r_s_ _3_,_ _t_i_e At Inglewood, Calif., Luc Robitaille netted his 32nd goal of the season and assisted on Wayne Gretzky's tying score for the only goals of the third period, enabling Los Angeles to salvage a tie. Gretzky's 24th goal of the year came with 5:04 left in regulation after a Robitaille pass from behind the net.