
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, March 20, 1991                   TAG: 9103200213
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B7   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: LANDOVER, MD.                                 LENGTH: Short

HULL GETS 80TH GOAL OF SEASON

Brett Hull became the third NHL player to score 80 goals in one season as the St. Louis Blues ended a six-game winless streak and stalled the Washington Capitals' playoff drive with a 2-1 victory Tuesday night.

Hull's first-period goal put him in a select club that previously had included only Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky.

Lemieux scored 85 goals in 1988-89, and Gretzky reached the 80-goal barrier twice, first in 1981-82 when he got an NHL-record 92.

Hull scored on the power-play at 8:41 when he easily beat goalie Don Beaupre with a wrist shot to extend his point-scoring streak to nine games. - Associated Press

Keywords:
HOCKEY

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