User Rating: / 0
PoorBest 

"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' 2-1 loss to the Canadiens, Feb. 22, 1992.

---

The Penguins opened a three-game road trip at the Montreal Forum. Left winger Shayne Corson gave the Canadiens a 1-0 lead 7:28 into the first period with a goal against goaltender Tom Barrasso. Right winger Russ Courtnall recorded the only assist.

At 4:45 of the second period, left winger Phil Bourque tied the game, 1-1, by scoring against goaltender Patrick Roy. Right winger Rick Tocchet and center Ron Francis had assists.

Just 13 seconds later at 4:58, rookie defenseman Patrice Brisebois scored scored his first career goal and put Montreal up, 2-1. Assists went to Corson and right winger Stephan Lebeau.

Notes:

-Barrasso made 24 saves in the loss.

-The three stars were 1.) Roy 2.) Corson 3.) Tocchet.

-Defenseman Jeff Chychrun made his debut for the Penguins.

Statistics:

Player Position	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points
Kevin Stevens, LW	60	39	53	92
Mario Lemieux, C	47	29	58	88
Joe Mullen, RW	60	36	34	70
Jaromir Jagr, RW	50	24	29	53
Larry Murphy, D	58	14	37	51
Ron Francis, C	50	15	21	36
Rick Tocchet, RW	44	13	18	31
Bob Errey, LW	58	12	11	23
Bryan Trottier, C	46	9	13	22
Troy Loney, LW	57	8	14	22
Phil Bourque, LW	40	8	11	19
Gordie Roberts, D	54	2	17	19
Jiri Hrdina, C	44	3	12	15
Kjell Samuelsson, D	56	4	9	13
Ulf Samuelsson, D	44	1	10	11
Ken Priestlay, C	48	2	8	10
Jamie Leach, RW	38	5	4	9
Paul Stanton, D	39	2	6	8
Jim Paek, D	42	0	6	6
Grant Jennings, D	42	2	1	3
Peter Taglianetti, D	42	1	2	3
Jeff Chychrun, D	27	0	3	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	34	0	0	0

Patrick Division standings:

	Record	Points
Rangers	38-20-4	80
Capitals	35-20-5	75
Devils	32-19-8	72
Penguins	27-25-8	62
Islanders	26-26-7	59
Flyers	21-27-11	53

Also in the news that day:

-In his debut with the Flyers, former Penguins right winger Mark Recchi had two goals and an assist in a 7-5 loss to the Capitals in the Capital Centre in Landover, Md.

-In the bronze medal game of the Albertville Winter Olympics, Kings center prospect Robert Lang had two goals and an assist for Czechoslovakia which routed the United States, 7-1, at at Méribel Ice Palace in Méribel, France. United States goaltender Ray LeBlanc made 28 saves.

(Photo: Penguins Hockey Cards; Video: Jay Korber)

< Prev		Next >