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Monday, 09 May 2011 12:01

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

"Twenty Years Later" is a segment with a highly unimaginative name which will appear on Empty Netters throughout the 2010-11 season. We will examine the Penguins' 1990-91 season which led to the first Stanley Cup title in franchise history. We will look back on games on a particular date and catch up with former players, coaches, executives and media members who were a part or around that team.

Today, we look at the Penguins' 7-2 defeat of the Bruins in Game 5 of the Wales Conference final, May 9, 1991.

The Penguins responded at 7:55 of the first period with a breakaway goal by left winger Kevin Stevens against goaltender Andy Moog. Assists went to right winger Scott Young and defenseman Larry Murphy.

At the 12:04 mark, center Mario Lemieux scored his 10th goal of the postseason on a power play. Stevens and right winger Mark Recchi had assists.

Center Bryan Trottier's first goal of the playoffs at the 15:49 mark proved the be the game-winning goal. Defenseman Ulf Samuelsson and left winger Troy Loney were credited with assists.

Center Craig Janney scored Boston's second goal on a power play late in the period at 19:27. Rookie center Ken Hodge and defenseman Ray Bourque had assists.

Stevens scored his second goal at 13:04 of the second period on another power play with a wrister by Moog's glove hand. Lemieux and Young recorded assists.

Defenseman Paul Stanton scored the Penguins' fifth goal at 17:02 of the period with a wrister from the slot. Trottier had the only assists.

The Penguins got another power-play goal just 1:08 into the third period from Murphy off a slapper from the right point. Lemieux and Stevens were credited with assists.

Samuelsson scored the game's final goal at the 5:36 mark with a one-timer from the blue line. Lemieux and Stevens had the assists once again.

Notes:

-Barrasso made 36 saves to record the win.

-The three stars were 1.) Stevens 2.) Lemieux 3.) Barrasso.

-The win was the Penguins' first at the Boston Garden all season. It was only their seventh victory in the building all-time.

-Bruins left winger Nevin Markwart left the game in the third period and was hospitalized when he suffered a concussion.

-Prior to the game, Bruins coach Mike Milbury said of Penguins coach Bob Johnson, "I think he's a little bit of a fraud. He has an ego so big, so huge, that he thinks he and only he knows anything about hockey. That's what's irksome to me, that he thinks he knows all there is to know about hockey. It's always lecture time with that guy. Talk to him about hockey? No. You have to sit and listen because he's always lecturing."

(Photos: Penguins Hockey Cards)

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written by Matt Eager, May 09, 2011 - 01:59 PM

I'm surprised the universe didn't implode under the sheer ironic weight of that Milbury quote.

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written by PensfaninLAexile, May 09, 2011 - 06:04 PM

And Milbury is the George Costanza of hockey -- whatever he suggests, do the OPPOSITE.

Fortunately, for him and the entire universe of hockey teams and players, Milbury has found his true calling: Yammering endlessly and nonsensically with no expectation of competence, in other words working for NBC.

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written by Sooska, May 09, 2011 - 07:08 PM

was Milbury looking in the mirror when he said that, or listening to a ape of himself?

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