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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' 5-2 loss to the North Stars, Feb. 15, 1992.

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The Penguins lost their fourth consecutive game at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minn. Former North Stars defenseman Larry Murphy opening the scoring 5:54 into the game with a shorthanded goal against goaltender Darcy Wakaluk. Assists went to center Mario Lemieux and defenseman Gordie Roberts.

At the 12:27 mark, the North Stars tied the game, 1-1, when center Dave Gagner scored a power-play goal against goaltender Tom Barrasso. Center Neal Broten and defenseman Mark Tinordi recorded assists.

Just three minutes into the second period, left winger Gaetan Duchesne scored to give Minnesota a 2-1 lead. Left winger Brian Bellows and Broten netted assists.

At the 16:14 mark, right winger Ulf Dahlen scored his 30th goal of the season to put Minnesota up, 3-1. Center Todd Elik recorded the only assist.

Murphy scored his second goal of the game at 7:52 of the third period to make it 3-2. Roberts and left winger Kevin Stevens had assists.

Right winger Mike Modano scored at 16:29 to give the North Stars a 4-2 lead. Dahlen had the lone assist.

A power-play goal by Elik at 18:17 capped off the scoring. Right winger Mike Craig and Dahlen netted assists.

Notes:

-Barrasso made 28 saves in the victory.

-The three stars were 1.) Dahlen 2.) Duchesne 3.) Broten.

Statistics:

Player Position	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points
Kevin Stevens, LW	56	37	51	88
Mario Lemieux, C	43	29	52	81
Mark Recchi, RW	56	33	35	68
Joe Mullen, RW	56	30	33	64
Paul Coffey, D	52	9	51	60
Jaromir Jagr, RW	48	23	28	51
Larry Murphy, D	54	13	34	47
Ron Francis, C	46	12	20	32
Bob Errey, LW	55	12	10	22
Bryan Trottier, C	42	9	13	22
Troy Loney, LW	53	8	14	22
Gordie Roberts, D	50	2	17	19
Phil Bourque, LW	39	7	11	18
Jiri Hrdina, C	30	3	11	14
Ken Priestlay, C	46	2	8	10
Ulf Samuelsson, D	39	1	9	10
Jamie Leach, RW	36	5	4	9
Paul Stanton, D	36	2	5	7
Jim Paek, D	39	0	6	6
Grant Jennings, D	42	2	1	3
Peter Taglianetti, D	39	1	2	3
Gord Dineen, D	1	0	0	0
Glenn Mulvenna, C	1	0	0	0
Todd Nelson, D	1	0	0	0
Jeff Daniels, LW	2	0	0	0
Jay Caufield, RW	30	0	0	0

Patrick Division standings:

	Record	Points
Rangers	37-18-3	77
Capitals	33-20-5	71
Devils	30-18-7	67
Penguins	26-24-6	58
Islanders	23-26-7	53
Flyers	21-25-10	52

Also in the news that day:

-In the first round of the Albertville Olympics, Penguins right winger prospect Shawn McEachern scored a goal for the United States which defeated Poland, 3-0, at Méribel Ice Palace in Méribel, France. Goaltender Ray LeBlanc made 24 saves in the victory.

-The Pirates re-signed pitcher Doug Drabek to a one-year contract worth $4.5 million.

-Guard Sean Miller scored 25 points for Pitt in an 84-74 loss to St. John's at the Fitzgerald Fieldhouse.

(Photo: Penguins Hockey Cards)

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