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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' 6-2 win again the Capitals, Dec. 28, 1991.

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The Penguins won their third consecutive game at the Capital Centre in Landover, Md. Penguins right winger Mark Recchi opened the scoring at 8:57 of the first period with a power-play goal against goaltender Don Beaupre. Assists went to left winger Kevin Stevens and former Capitals defenseman Larry Murphy.

Left winger Phil Bourque gave the Penguins a 2-0 lead with a goal at the 9:31 mark. Center Jiri Hrdina and right winger Jaromir Jagr had assists.

Right winger Dino Ciccarelli scored Washington's first goal against goaltender Wendell Young at 11:59. Defenseman Al Iafrate recorded the lone assist.

Bourque scored his second goal of the game while killing a penalty at 10:36 of the second period. Center Mario Lemieux had the only assist.

Recchi's 20th goal of the season came on a power play at the 11:54 mark. Defensemen Paul Coffey and Paul Stanton were credited with assists.

Murphy scored a shorthanded goal just 29 second into the third period to give the Penguins a 5-1 lead. Lemieux and left winger Bob Errey had assists.

The Penguins' final goal was scored by left winger Troy Loney at the 3:20 mark off assists from Jagr and defenseman Jim Paek.

The game's final goal was scored by Ciccarrelli on a power play at 10:08. Assists went to defensemen Kevin Hatcher and Sylvain Cote.

Notes:

-Young made 27 saves in the win.

-The three stars were 1.) Recchi 2.) Bourque 3.) Ciccarrelli.

-The Penguins tied a franchise record with their fourth consecutive road win.

Stastistics:

Player Position	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points
Mario Lemieux, C	35	26	43	69
Kevin Stevens, LW	37	29	36	65
Joe Mullen, RW	37	25	26	51
Mark Recchi, RW	37	20	24	44
Paul Coffey, D	37	7	37	44
Jaromir Jagr, RW	37	15	25	40
Larry Murphy, D	36	6	24	30
Bob Errey, LW	36	10	9	19
Ron Francis, C	27	9	10	19
Phil Bourque, LW	30	6	10	16
Jiri Hrdina, C	22	3	8	11
Gordie Roberts, D	33	2	11	13
Troy Loney, LW	34	4	7	11
Bryan Trottier, C	25	4	5	9
Jamie Leach, RW	24	4	4	8
Ulf Samuelsson, D	22	1	7	8
Ken Priestlay, C	32	2	5	7
Jim Paek, D	33	0	6	6
Paul Stanton, D	17	1	3	4
Grant Jennings, D	28	2	1	3
Peter Taglianetti, D	26	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	16	0	0	0

Patrick Division standings:

	Record	Points
Rangers	24-13-1	49
Capitals	24-13-1	49
Penguins	21-12-4	46
Devils	17-13-6	40
Flyers	12-17-7	31
Islanders	12-17-6	30

Also in the news that day:

-Guard Chris Leonard scored 18 points for the West Virginia men's basketball team in an 84-80 loss to Alabama-Birmingham in the Cable Car Classic tournament at Toso Pavilion in Santa Clara, Calif.

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