Gilmour Assists in Leafs’ Win

Wendel Clark scored in his first game back after sitting out 16 games because of a broken thumb, but then again, it wasn’t that difficult.

Doug Gilmour made sure of that.

Actually, he made sure that none of the Maple Leaf goals were all that difficult, assisting on all of them in a 5-3 victory over Calgary that ended a seven-game Toronto losing streak.

Clark’s goal at 11:58 of the second period was the game-winner at Toronto, and the Maple Leafs won for the first time in 1997. The goal came 28 seconds after one by Rob Zettler ended a 2-2 tie.

Clark also assisted on a power-play goal by Kirk Muller in the first period.

“[The thumb] held up pretty well,” Clark said. “It was a bit sore, but that’s to be expected.

“Dougie had an outstanding game, led everyone the whole way, and Cat [Felix Potvin] made a great save to end the game.”

Potvin preserved a 4-3 lead with a spectacular close-in glove save on a shot by Theoren Fleury--who had already scored twice--with 20 seconds to play.

OTHER GAMES

Derek King had two goals and an assist for the New York Islanders, who ended a four-game home losing streak with an 8-1 victory over Edmonton. . . . Jason Dawe scored twice and the Sabres got goals from five players en route to a 6-1 victory over Montreal in Buffalo. . . . Adam Oates scored a short-handed goal in the first period and Boston got three goals in the third of a 4-1 victory over Ottawa at Kanata, Canada. . . . Brian Leetch’s second goal of the game with 36.8 seconds to play broke a tie, and the New York Rangers beat Washington, 5-3, at Landover, Md. . . . Hartford’s Robert Kron followed a game-delaying brawl with a goal with 14 seconds to play in overtime to lift the Whalers to a 2-1 victory over visiting Florida. . . . John LeClair’s 29th goal gave Philadelphia a 2-2 tie with the Red Wings at Detroit. . . . Alexander Mogilny set up David Roberts’ tying goal with 2:47 left in regulation and scored 1:24 into overtime for Vancouver, which rallied from a two-goal deficit to win, 4-3, at Chicago.