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"We lost a lot of one-on-one battles that gave them the opportunity to take a three-goal lead," Boston Coach Mike Milbury said. "It wasn't just the goaltending. "It was a general lack of containment of the opposition down low that led to their goals." The Whalers, facing the Bruins in the playoffs for the first time in their 11 NHL seasons, went ahead, 3-0, on second-period goals by Dean Evason and Scott Young. Cam Neely cut the lead to, 3-1, at 6:29 of the second period before Randy Ladouceur scored the Whalers' final goal three minutes later. The Whalers survived goals by Bob Carpenter at 15:46 of the second period and Dave Poulin with a two-man advantage with 22 seconds left in the game.

The Bruins, who led the league in fewest goals allowed and most points, got off 36 shots, but Whaler goalie Peter Sidorkiewicz, in just his third playoff game, was outstanding. The Bruins are hoping to repeat last season's performance when they lost the opener of their first playoff series to Buffalo, 6-0, in KINGS Continued from C3 move easily across picture-postcard mountains. Vacationers snap shots of elk running through the forests. Tourists jam the colorful shops and restaurants along Banff Avenue. But in the Banff Recreation Center, where the Kings train, it was all business.

"We're back on Earth," defense-man Steve Duchesne said. "We're back in the real world. We know we have to win four times." There was conjecture before this series began that if the Kings lost the first two games and looked hopelessly out of the series, the club might choose not to use Gretzky at all, allowing him to heal his back injury in the off-season. But with the Kings' chances and Grelzky's back much improved, it is likely he'll play Sunday when the series switches to the Porum for Game 3. "My back is 100 better," Gretzky said by phone from his Encino home.

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"We came out the next game," Robitaille said, "and they were all over us all night." Final score: Edmonton 13, Kings 3. The Oilers didn't lose again, winning the series in five games. In Calgary, the mood had also shifted. Before Game 1, there was an obsession with Gretzky. Would he come? Was he already there? Flame Coach Terry Crisp talked as if the Great One was involved in the Great Scam, that he was hiding somewhere on the slopes of Banff, waiting to drop in at the last minute.

Papers chronicled the Gretzky Watch. One television station reported he had been spotted in Calgary. By Thursday, however, the Flames were more concerned with spotting their own deficiencies. As practice ended in Banff, Robinson had a parting observation for a reporter. "It is not so much the joy of winning," he said, "but the fear of losing that makes you stronger." assist and Dave Andreychuk and Bob Corkum also scored for the Sabres.

Washington 5, New Jersey 4 Dino Ciccarelli scored three goals, the last one coming 5:34 into overtime at East Rutherford, N.J., to lead the Capitals in the first game of a Patrick Division semifinal series. Ciccarelli's game-winner negated a pair of two-goal comebacks by the Devils, who entered the playoffs with a six-game winning streak. stay with what's going well for us." With Gretzky missing, the Kings have asked for leadership from veteran defenseman Larry Robinson, who is appearing in his 18th Stanley Cup playoff. Robinson responds by stressing a low-key approach. "You're all right as long as you don't get too much of an emotional high or low," he said.

"You have to keep it in perspective. In the playoffs, there's more hype each game, each shift. You can't get too caught up in it." Robinson was the voice the Kings heard when things got tense Wednesday. "When we were down, 3-1," Robitaille said, "we were scared a little. And even when we got up, 4-3, it was Larry who said, 'Let's cool down.

Let us play our game and we know we are going to Robitaille has a message of his own for his teammates, which he plans to deliver tonight before Game 2 in Calgary's Olympic Sad-dledome (at 6:30, PDT, on Prime Ticket, KGIL-1260 and KORG-1190). "I'm going to tell the guys what happened my first year," he said. Bruin goalie Reggie Lemelin drops Boston, then won the next four games. Buffalo 4, Montreal 1 Goal-tender Daren Puppa had 34 saves and Rick Vaive broke a second-period tie at Buffalo, N.Y., with the game's only power-play goal as the Sabres took the first game of their Adams Division semifinal series. Vaive tipped in Doug Bodger's shot from the point at 9:55 while Brian Skrudland of the Canadiens was in the penalty box for hooking.

Dean Kennedy had a goal and an back against the New York Islanders on March. 22. If that workout goes well, he'll practice with the team Saturday. Anything would be better than viewing the playoffs on television, as Gretzky did Wednesday night. "It's a lot easier to said.

"I don't like to watch. "I don't know if I've ever been as excited. The guys should be proud, yet this thing is a long way from being over. I'm happy for owner Bruce McNall, General Manager Rogie Vachon and Coach Tom Webster. They took a lot of heat during the year, along with the heat over the Bernie Nicholls trade." When a reporter asked Webster about Gretzky Thursday, he responded loudly: "Let it go! Why are you always asking about Gretzky? Leave it alone!" His mood was not one of anger, but playfulness.

Why not? He had endured a season of injury and criticism to coach his first playoff victory after finishing fourth in the Smythe Division. "We'll deal with Gretzky's return when it happens," Webster said. "I hope it happens. But we can't deal with it now. We have to Oringa County South Qiy BH State College.

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