NHL ROUNDUP : Flyers, Canadiens in Rare 0-0 Tie

Philadelphia goaltender Tommy Soderstrom and his Montreal counterpart Andre Racicot turned in stellar performances as the Flyers and Canadiens skated to a 0-0 tie Thursday night at Philadelphia.

Soderstrom turned away 23 shots and Racicot stopped 26 as both goalies recorded the second shutouts of his career in the first scoreless tie in the NHL since the New York Rangers and New York Islanders did it on Dec. 9, 1989.

“It was a big, big game,” said Racicot, who improved his record to 12-3-1. “It was my best game of the year. You know you can’t let a goal in. There’s not a great margin of error. It was like a playoff game tonight.”

Said Philadelphia Coach Bill Dineen: “That’s the way the game of hockey is supposed to be played. Both teams had scoring chances and the goaltending was great.”

Minnesota 1, Tampa Bay 0--Darcy Wakaluk made 34 saves and Tommy Sjodin scored on a power play in the third period, giving the North Stars a victory over the Lightning at Tampa Bay.

Sjodin scored his seventh goal of the season on shot that deflected off the knee of Tampa Bay defenseman Shawn Chambers and past goalie Wendell Young, who finished with 23 saves.

Toronto 5, Vancouver 2--Rookie goaltender Felix Potvin made 23 saves and the Maple Leafs got goals from five different players to beat the Canucks at Toronto.

The Maple Leafs held the highest scoring team in the NHL in check and got goals from Dave Andreychuk, Mike Krushelnyski, Bill Berg, Dave McLlwain and Doug Gilmour.

Chicago 6, Boston 3--The Blackhawks got goals from six different players, including a game-clinching shorthanded breakaway score by Jeremy Roenick at 4:24 of the third period to defeat the Blackhawks at Chicago.

Dirk Graham, Keith Brown, Steve Larmer, Chris Chelios and Brent Sutter also connected for the Blackhawks.

Dave Poulin, Stephen Leach and Adam Oates scored for the Bruins.

Washington 10, St. Louis 6--Dimitri Khristich had three goals and an assist and the Capitals set a season high for goals by defeating the Blues at St. Louis.

The Capitals built a 5-0 lead early in the second period and evened their road record at 15-15-1. Peter Bondra had two goals and two assists and Kevin Hatcher added a goal and three assists for Washington.

The Capitals outshot St. Louis, 49-32, and chased goaltender Curtis Joseph after two periods.