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Home , Bob Gainey, Johnny Bucyk, Reggie Leach, Steve Shutt

Canadiens, Flyers take semifinal playoff victories

MONTREAL (UPI) Veteran defen-sema- n Billy MacMillan had taken the faceoff scored one for the Islanders, and skated around and set up two others Thursday night as Parise to push a low into the corner the took a 2-- 0 lead of the cage. in their best-of-seve- n Philadelphia 2 1 semifinal hockey series by defeating Boston PHILADELPHIA , the 4-- 3. - the National Hockey The third and fourth games of the League's leading goal-scor- er Vseries will be played in New York on during the regular season, Saturday and Tuesday nights. scored his eighth playoff goal, when he pushed in a in of at Savard scored what proved to be the shot front the net 13:38 of sudden-deat- h to give winning goal at 2:42 of the final period, overtime the Flyers 2-- 1 win starting Islanders goalie Billy a over the Boston chasing Bruins. Smith out of the game. The victory for the defending cham- took a hard shot at Smith and the pions evened the Stanley Cup rebound came out to Savard, who semifinal series at one game each. a three-met-er (10-foo- t) drive in- blasted Boston forced to the New York net The goal gave the overtime on a power play goal by Johnny Bucyk at Montreal a 4--1 lead. 13: 17 of the third period. The Islanders narrowed Montreal's But the Flyers kept continued pressure margin with two goals. Ralph Stewart on Boston goalie scored at 4:34 when he lifted a high before Leach who scored 61 regular-seaso- n drive past Canadiens goaltender Ken jp$Us put in the game-winn- er on by Drytien. At 8: 14, Jude Drouin scored his avfets Jim and Joe Watson. second goal of the game-- . ," Flyers goalie Wayne Stephenson was The Canadiens scored on the first two -- tested severely in the suddethdeath shots against Smith. Bob Gainey made period in the few times the Bruins were the score 1--0 at 2:41 of the opening able to break .out of their own zone. period. At 4:08, Winger took Stephenson, appearing in Jus first the faceoff for the Canadiens, knocked playoff game this year, made several the puck away from J. P. Parise after glove saves.