NHL ROUNDUP : Lemieux Suffers Another Injury

Mario Lemieux’s comeback will have to be put on hold.

The high-scoring Pittsburgh center, playing his third game after missing 10 months because of a back problem, injured his groin in the second period of the Penguins’ 6-2 victory over the Boston Bruins Saturday at Pittsburgh.

Early indications were that the injury had nothing to do with the back problem that required off-season surgery. But it was intimated that lack of conditioning caused the new injury.

The Penguins expected Lemieux to be ready for the start of this season. But an infection in his back caused him to miss the first half.

He returned last Saturday and had three assists. In his second game Thursday night he had a goal and another assist. However, he played double shifts. That may have been a mistake.

“He’s still in the training-camp type frame,” team physician Charles Burke said. “These types of pulls and strains happen in camp. We don’t think it’s anything to worry about. We’ll know a lot more tomorrow when we examine him.”

Lemieux, who skated off the ice early in the second period complaining of pain, did not accompany the team to Boston where the teams play again tonight.

Rookie Jaromir Jagr of Czechoslovakia came out of a slump to score three goals and lead the Penguins to their fifth consecutive home victory.

Calgary 3, Chicago 1--Theoren Fleury had a goal and an assist at Calgary to lead the Flames.

It was the second consecutive defeat against Smythe Division teams for the Blackhawks, who have the best record in the NHL.

New York Islanders 3, Montreal 3--Ray Ferraro scored on a power play early in the third period at Uniondale, N.Y., to get the Islanders the tie.

Three minutes earlier, Guy Carbonneau put Montreal ahead with a short-handed goal.

Hartford 2, Philadelphia 0--Peter Sidorkiewicz stopped 20 shots for his first shutout of the season and the Whalers got goals from Bobby Holik and Ron Francis in the second period to beat the Flyers at Philadelphia.

St. Louis 5, New Jersey 4--Brett Hull rejoined the Blues after missing two games with a sprained ankle and had his 53rd goal and an assist to help the Blues down the Devils at St. Louis.

Winnipeg 4, Washington 2--Mark Osborne’s second goal of the third period came with one minute left in regulation at Landover, Md., to climax the Jets’ comeback.

Detroit 5, Toronto 2--Steve Yzerman scored his 38th goal to lead the Red Wings at Toronto.

Minnesota 6, Quebec 4--Brian Propp’s two goals and two assists led the North Stars at Quebec.