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The Penguins, hockey and more, by the PG's Seth Rorabaugh. |
"Twenty Years Later" is a segment with a highly unimaginative name which will appear on Empty Netters throughout the 2011-12 season. We will examine the Penguins' 1991-92 season which led to the second 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' 7-3 win against the Nordiques, Nov. 20, 1991.
Late in the first period at 18:41, a goal of a rebound by left winger Bob Errey against goaltender Ron Hextall tied the game, 1-1. Assists went to right winger Jaromir Jagr and defenseman Larry Murphy.
Just 3:23 into the second period, defenseman Paul Coffey gave the Penguins a 2-1 lead with a slapper off assists from Larry Murphy and Jagr.
At 11:50, left winger Kevin Stevens scored the eventual game-winning goal. Center Ron Francis and right winger Joe Mullen had assists.
Center Mike Ricci scored the Flyers' second goal off a two-on-one at 17:44. Defenseman Steve Duchesne recorded the only assist.
At 13:52 of the third period, Jagr scored with a backhander off an assist from center Bryan Trottier to make it 4-2.
Mullen scored his 10th goal of the season just over two minutes later at 15:58. Assists went to Francis and Larry Murphy.
Notes:
-Barrasso made 29 saves in the win.
-The three stars were 1.) Jagr 2.) Larry Murphy 3.) Francis.
-Penguins left winger Troy Loney suffered a broken nose during a second period fight with Flyers right winger Rick Tocchet.
Statistics:
| Player Position |
Games Played |
Goals | Assists | Points |
| Kevin Stevens, LW | 21 | 16 | 18 | 34 |
| Mario Lemieux, C | 18 | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| Paul Coffey, D | 21 | 5 | 21 | 26 |
| Jaromir Jagr, RW | 21 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| Joe Mullen, RW | 21 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| Mark Recchi, RW | 21 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| Larry Murphy, D | 20 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| Bob Errey, LW | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Bryan Trottier, C | 20 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Phil Bourque, LW | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Jiri Hrdina, C | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Troy Loney, LW | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Gordie Roberts, D | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Ron Francis, C | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Ulf Samuelsson, D | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ken Priestlay, C | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Grant Jennings, D | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Stanton, D | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamie Leach, RW | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Paek, D | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn Mulvenna, C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Daniels, LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Caufield, RW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Taglianetti, D | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Patrick Division standings:
| Record | Points | |
| Capitals | 15-5-0 | 30 |
| Rangers | 13-8-1 | 27 |
| Devils | 12-9-0 | 24 |
| Penguins | 10-8-3 | 23 |
| Flyers | 8-10-1 | 17 |
| Islanders | 7-11-2 | 16 |
Also in the news that day:
-Braves third baseman Terry Pendleton edged Pirates outfielder Barry Bonds in voting for the National League's MVP award, 274-259.
-Paul Evans earned his 100th win as Pitt's head coach in a 72-61 preseason win against Manhattan in a preseason NIT game at the Fitzgerald Field House.
(Photo: Penguins Hockey Cards)

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