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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' 5-3 win against the Islanders, Jan. 25, 1992.

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The Penguins won the first game of a two-game road win at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Center Pierre Turgeon gave the Islanders a 1-0 lead just 37 seconds into the game by scoring against goaltender Wendell Young. Right winger David Volek and left winger Derek King had assists.

A power-play goal by right winger Joe Mullen at 3:52 of the first period against goaltender Mark Fitzpatrick tied the game, 1-1. Center Mario Lemieux netted the lone assists.

At the 10:33 mark, King scored on a power play to give New York a 2-1. lead. Assists went to defenseman Tom Kurvers and Turgeon.

Right winger Mark Recchi scored an unassisted shorthanded goal at 13:35 to tie the game again, 2-2.

At the 6:44 mark of the second period, Turgeon scored again on a power play to give the Islanders a 3-2 lead. Defenseman Uwe Krupp and Kurvers netted assists.

Just 58 seconds into the third period, right winger Jaromir Jagr's goal tied the game, 2-2. Defenseman Paul Stanton had the only assist.

Lemieux scored the game-winning goal late at teh 19:08 mark off assists from Jagr and left winger Kevin Stevens.

An empty-net goal by center Ron Francis with two seconds remaining in regulation sececured the win. Defenseman Larry Murphy collected the only assist.

Notes:

-Young recorded the win by making 23 saves.

-The three stars were 1.) Lemieux 2.) Turgeon 3.) King.

-Penguins defenseman Peter Taglianetti suffered a broken nose when he was hit in the face with a high stick by Islanders center Adam Creighton.

Statistics:

Player Position	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points
Mario Lemieux, C	40	29	49	78
Kevin Stevens, LW	47	35	41	76
Joe Mullen, RW	47	28	33	61
Mark Recchi, RW	47	26	30	56
Paul Coffey, D	46	9	45	54
Jaromir Jagr, RW	47	22	28	50
Larry Murphy, D	45	9	28	37
Ron Francis, C	37	12	16	28
Bob Errey, LW	45	11	10	21
Troy Loney, LW	44	5	13	18
Phil Bourque, LW	36	6	10	16
Gordie Roberts, D	41	2	14	16
Jiri Hrdina, C	31	3	10	13
Bryan Trottier, C	33	5	6	11
Ken Priestlay, C	38	2	7	9
Jamie Leach, RW	27	4	4	8
Ulf Samuelsson, D	33	1	7	8
Jim Paek, D	39	0	6	6
Paul Stanton, D	27	1	4	5
Grant Jennings, D	34	1	2	3
Peter Taglianetti, D	31	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	22	0	0	0

Patrick Division Standings:

	Record	Points
Rangers	31-17-2	64
Capitals	28-16-4	60
Penguins	25-17-5	55
Devils	23-16-7	53
Islanders	17-24-6	40
Flyers	14-24-9	37

Also in the news that day:

-Center Darren Morningstar had 17 points for Pitt in a 96-76 loss to Arizona at the McKale Center in Tuscon, Ariz.

(Photo: Penguins Hockey Cards)

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