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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' 4-3 loss to the Rangers, Feb. 5, 1992.

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The Penguins lost their second consecutive road game at Madison Square Garden in New York. Center Bryan Trottier gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead just 37 seconds into the game with a power-play goal against goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck. Center Ron Francis and defenseman Larry Murphy netted assists.

At 5:11 of the first period, defenseman Paul Stanton scored to give the Penguins a 2-0 lead off assists from Trottier and right winger Mark Recchi.

The Rangers got on the scoreboard just over a minute later at 6:36 when center Darren Turcotte scored against goaltender Tom Barrasso. Assists went to defenseman Normand Rochefort and right winger Paul Broten.

New York tied the game, 2-2, at 3:04 of the second period when Turcotte scored his second goal of the game off assists an assist from defenseman James Patrick.

The Penguins reclaimed a 3-2 lead when Recchi scored a power-play goal at the 7:04 mark. Left winger Kevin Stevens and Trottier were credited with assists.

Just over a minute later at 8:25, right winger Tim Kerr tied the game, 3-3, with a power-play goal off assists from Patrick and defenseman Brian Leetch.

Left winger Adam Graves scored a shorthanded goal at 8:31 of the third period to make it 4-3. Center Mark Messier and defenseman Jeff Beukeboom had assists.

Notes:

-Barrasso made 32 saves in the loss.

-The three stars were 1.) Turcotte 2.) Graves 3.) Trottier.

-Trottier's goal was his 1,400th career NHL point.

Statistics:

Player Position	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points
Kevin Stevens, LW	53	36	48	84
Mario Lemieux, C	42	29	51	80
Mark Recchi, RW	53	32	33	65
Joe Mullen, RW	53	29	33	62
Paul Coffey, D	50	9	51	60
Jaromir Jagr, RW	48	22	28	51
Larry Murphy, D	51	11	31	42
Ron Francis, C	43	12	20	32
Bob Errey, LW	51	12	10	22
Bryan Trottier, C	39	9	12	21
Troy Loney, LW	50	7	13	20
Gordie Roberts, D	47	2	15	17
Phil Bourque, LW	37	6	10	16
Jiri Hrdina, C	37	3	10	13
Ulf Samuelsson, D	38	1	9	10
Jamie Leach, RW	33	4	5	9
Ken Priestlay, C	44	2	7	9
Paul Stanton, D	33	2	5	7
Jim Paek, D	39	0	6	6
Grant Jennings, D	39	1	2	3
Peter Taglianetti, D	36	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	27	0	0	0

Patrick Division standings:

	Record	Points
Rangers	35-17-2	72
Capitals	30-19-4	64
Devils	26-17-7	59
Penguins	26-21-6	58
Islanders	20-24-7	47
Flyers	17-25-10	44

Also in the news that day:

-The Pirates hired former St. Louis Cardinals director of player development Ted Simmons as the franchise's eighth general manager.

(Photo: Penguins Hockey Cards)

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