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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' 4-1 win against the Blues, Feb. 1, 1992.

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The Penguins snapped a three-game losing streak at the Civic Arena. Left winger Kevin Stevens gave the Penguins a 1- lead 1:50 into the game against goaltender Curtis Joseph. Defenseman Larry Murphy and right winger Mark Recchi recorded assists.

Just over three minutes later at th 4:57 mark of the first period, Recchi scored off assists from Stevens and center Bryan Trottier.

Right winger Joe Mullen scored at 11:41 to give the Penguins a 3-0 lead. Center Ron Francis and defenseman Ulf Samuelsson netted assists.

A goal by defenseman Larry Murphy at 14:40 gave the Penguins a 4-0 lead and chased Hebert from the game in favor of goaltender Guy Hebert. Trottier and Stevens were credited with assists.

Rookie defenseman Jason Marshall scored his first career goal against goaltender Tom Barrasso at 16:50 of the second period. Left winger Brendan Shanahan and center Nelson Emerson had assists.

Notes:

-Barrasso made 31 saves in the victory.

-The three stars were 1.) Stevens 2.) left winger Bob Errey 3.) Trottier.

-The Penguins recorded 26 shots on net in the first period. That set a new Blues franchise record for shots in a single period.

-Recchi's goal was the 100th of his career.

Statistics:

Player Position	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points
Kevin Stevens, LW	51	36	45	81
Mario Lemieux, C	42	29	51	80
Joe Mullen, RW	51	29	33	62
Mark Recchi, RW	51	29	31	60
Paul Coffey, D	49	9	50	59
Jaromir Jagr, RW	48	22	28	51
Larry Murphy, D	49	11	29	40
Ron Francis, C	41	12	19	31
Bob Errey, LW	49	12	10	22
Troy Loney, LW	48	7	13	20
Gordie Roberts, D	45	2	15	17
Phil Bourque, LW	36	6	10	16
Bryan Trottier, C	37	6	9	15
Jiri Hrdina, C	35	3	10	13
Ulf Samuelsson, D	36	1	9	10
Jamie Leach, RW	31	4	5	9
Ken Priestlay, C	42	2	7	9
Paul Stanton, D	31	1	5	6
Jim Paek, D	39	0	6	6
Grant Jennings, D	37	1	2	3
Peter Taglianetti, D	34	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	25	0	0	0

Patrick Division standings:

	Record	Points
Rangers	34-17-2	70
Capitals	30-17-4	64
Penguins	26-20-5	57
Devils	25-17-7	57
Islanders	18-24-7	43
Flyers	16-24-10	42

Also in the news that day:

-Forward Chris McNeal scored 21 points for Pitt in an 85-81 win against Providence at the Providence Civic Center in Rhode Island.

(Photo: Penguins Hockey Cards)

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