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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' 3-3 tie with the Flyers, Feb. 16, 1992.

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The Penguins extended a winless streak to six games at The Spectrum in Philadelphia. Right winger Joe Mullen opened the scoring 3:44 into the game and gave the Penguisn a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal against goaltender Ron Hextall. Assists went to center Mario Lemieux and defenseman Larry Murphy.

Philadelphia responeded just under 10 minutes later when defenseman Steve Duchesne scored an unassisted power-play goal against goaltender Tom Barrasso at 13:22 of the first period.

Left winger Kevin Stevens reclaimed the lead for the Penguins at 3:09 of the second period with another power-play goal off a wrister from the right circle. Defenseman Paul Coffey recorded the only assist.

At the 9:07 mark, the Flyers tied the game again, 2-2, when right winger Kevin Dineen scored off assists from defensemen Garry Galley and Mark Howe.

Mullen's second goal of the game came at 4:34 of the third period and gave the Penguins a 3-2 advantage. Lemieux had the lone assist.

Another power-play goal of a rebound by right winger Rick Tocchet at the 7:54 mark tied the game again, 3-3. Left winger Mark Pederson and center Rod Brind'Amour recorded assists.

Notes:

-Barrasso made 25 saves in the tie.

-The three stars were 1.)  Mullen 2.) Howe 3.) Stevens.

-Murphy extended a scoring streak to seven games.

-At the 4:44 mark of overtime, a five-on-five brawl ensued and resulted in all five skaters - Coffey, Lemieux, Mullen, Stevens, defenseman Ulf Samuelsson of the Penguins and defensemen Terry Carkner, Kjell Samuelsson, centers Keith Acton,  Al Conroy and Mike Ricci of the Flyers - on the ice receiving 10-minute misconducts. In all, the teams combined for 116 penalty minutes.

Statistics:

Player Position	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points
Kevin Stevens, LW	57	38	51	89
Mario Lemieux, C	44	29	54	83
Mark Recchi, RW	57	33	35	68
Joe Mullen, RW	57	32	33	66
Paul Coffey, D	53	9	52	61
Jaromir Jagr, RW	48	23	28	51
Larry Murphy, D	55	13	35	48
Ron Francis, C	47	12	20	32
Bob Errey, LW	56	12	10	22
Bryan Trottier, C	43	9	13	22
Troy Loney, LW	54	8	14	22
Gordie Roberts, D	51	2	17	19
Phil Bourque, LW	39	7	11	18
Jiri Hrdina, C	31	3	11	14
Ken Priestlay, C	47	2	8	10
Ulf Samuelsson, D	40	1	9	10
Jamie Leach, RW	37	5	4	9
Paul Stanton, D	37	2	5	7
Jim Paek, D	39	0	6	6
Grant Jennings, D	42	2	1	3
Peter Taglianetti, D	40	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	31	0	0	0

Patrick Division standings:

	Record	Points
Rangers	37-19-3	77
Capitals	33-20-5	71
Devils	31-18-7	69
Penguins	26-24-7	59
Islanders	23-26-7	53
Flyers	21-25-11	53

Also in the news that day:

-In the preliminary round of the Albertville Olympics, Blackhawks defenseman prospect Igor Kravchuk scored two goals and led the Unified Team to a 5-4 win against Canada at Méribel Ice Palace in Méribel, France. Former Penguins center Dave Hannan had a goal and an assist for Canada.

-Kings center prospect Robert Lang had a goal and an assist for Czechoslovakia which defeated Switzerland, 4-2.

(Photo: Penguins Hockey Cards)

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