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"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' 6-4 win against the Bruins, Dec. 19, 1991.

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The Penguins traveled to Boston for the first time since the previous season's Wales Conference final. Right winger Joe Mullen opened the scoring 51 seconds into the game with a slap shot off the right wing against goaltender Andy Moog. Assists went to left winger Bob Errey and center Ron Francis.

At 4:03 of the first period, left winger Kevin Stevens scored off assists from Mullen and center Mario Lemieux to give the Penguins a 2-0 lead.

The Bruins got on the scoreboard at 8:39 of the period when left winger Dave Reid scored a shorthanded goal against goaltender Tom Barrasso. Left winger Bob Carpenter recorded the only assist.

At the 16:06 mark, former Penguins center Barry Pederson scored to tie the game, 2-2. The goal was unassisted.

Boston took a 3-2 lead at 9:30 of the second period when right winger Bob Sweeney scored off assists from Pederson  and defenseman Ray Bourque.

The Penguins tied the game, 3-3, when Francis scored on a rebound at 17:12. Defensemen Jim Paek and Paul Stanton were credited with assists.

Just 1:36 into the third period, right winger Jaromir Jagr put the Penguins up 4-3 with a wrist shot from the slot. Center Jiri Hrdina and left winger Troy Loney had assists.

Less than three minutes later at 4:27, the Bruins tied the game, 4-4, when Bourque scored off an assist from Pederson.

Just 33 seconds after that, Jagr scored again with a slap shot from the left circle to give the Penguins a 5-4 lead. The goal was unassisted.

Right winger Mark Recchi secured the win with an empty-net goal at 19:21. Assists went to defenseman Larry Murphy and Hrdina.

Notes:

-Barrasso made 35 saves in the win.

-Left winger Phil Bourque was scratched due to a back injury.

Statistics:

Player Position	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points
Kevin Stevens, LW	33	26	27	53
Mario Lemieux, C	30	22	31	53
Paul Coffey, D	33	7	34	41
Mark Recchi, RW	33	18	20	38
Joe Mullen, RW	33	16	23	38
Jaromir Jagr, RW	33	11	23	35
Larry Murphy, D	32	4	18	22
Bob Errey, LW	32	9	8	17
Ron Francis, C	23	8	9	17
Phil Bourque, LW	28	4	10	14
Gordie Roberts, D	31	2	11	13
Troy Loney, LW	30	3	7	10
Bryan Trottier, C	25	4	5	9
Jiri Hrdina, C	18	3	6	9
Jamie Leach, RW	21	4	3	7
Ken Priestlay, C	28	2	4	6
Ulf Samuelsson, D	19	0	4	4
Jim Paek, D	29	0	4	4
Grant Jennings, D	26	2	1	3
Paul Stanton, D	13	1	2	3
Peter Taglianetti, D	25	0	2	2
Glenn Mulvenna, C	1	0	0	0
Todd Nelson, D	1	0	0	0
Jeff Daniels, LW	2	0	0	0
Jay Caufield, RW	15	0	0	0

Patrick Division standings:

	Record	Points
Capitals	23-10-1	47
Rangers	21-12-1	43
Penguins	18-11-4	40
Devils	16-12-4	36
Islanders	11-15-5	27
Flyers	10-16-6	26

Also in the news that day:

-Forward Chris McNeal scored 25 points for Pitt in a 89-65 win against Marshall at the Henderson Center in Huntingdon, W.Va.

(Photo: Penguins Hockey Cards; Videos: Jay Korber)

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