NHL ROUNDUP : Canadiens, Without Roy, Still Struggling

When goaltender Patrick Roy went out with a back injury nearly a month ago, the Montreal Canadiens were making a run at first place.

They trailed the Boston Bruins by only a point in the Adams Division.

But, without their netminder, the Canadiens are no threat.

Tony Krygier and Pat Verbeek each scored twice at Hartford, Conn., and the Whalers came from behind to beat the Canadiens, 5-3. The Canadiens are 0-3-1 in their last four games and in each of them have given up at least four goals.

The Whalers are 6-2-1 in their last nine games, but their surge may be too late to overtake the second-place Canadiens. With 19 games left, the Whalers are nine points behind the Canadiens.

It was the first two-goal game for Krygier, who has 11 goals.

Before the game the Whalers traded Doug Crossman to Detroit for defenseman Doug Houda. Houda is five years younger than Crossman.

Minnesota 5, Edmonton 1--The North Stars held the Oilers without a shot on goal in the second period and went on to win their sixth in a row at home.

Mike Modano had two goals for the North Stars, and Dave Gagner had three assists.

The Oilers were without their star, Mark Messier, who has an injured right thumb.

They didn’t even have anything resembling a shot in the second period.

Vancouver 5, Winnipeg 5--Steve Bozek scored with seven seconds left in regulation at Winnipeg to get the Canucks a tie.

The Jets had a 4-2 lead after two periods, lost it and then appeared to have the victory when Ed Olczyk scored with just more than a minute left.

The Canucks had seven shots in the five-minute overtime, but couldn’t win it.