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The Penguins, hockey and more, by the PG's Seth Rorabaugh. |
"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.
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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