Twenty Years Later - Devils 5, Penguins 1 - 04-13-12
"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' 5-1 win against the Flyers, April 13, 1992.
The Penguins played their first game in nearly two weeks following a strike by the NHLPA at Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, N.J. Right winger Stephane Richer gave New Jersey a 1-0 lead with a goal against goaltender Tom Barrasso just 1:46 into the game. Center Alexander Semak recorded the only assist.
Center Peter Stastny put the Devils up 2-0 with a power-play goal at the 13:37 mark of the second period off assists from right winger Claude Lemieux and defenseman Alexei Kasatonov.
Less than two mintues later at 15:04, left winger Valeri Zelepukin scored an unassisted goal to give New Jersey a 3-0 lead.
The Penguins finally got on the scoreboard at 17:05 when left winger Bob Errey scored against goaltender Chris Terreri. Center Mario Lemieux and defenseman Larry Murphy netted assists.
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New Jersey took a 4-1 lead when center Kevin Todd scored at 9:00 of the third period. The only assist went to right winger Randy McKay.
Left winger Zdeno Ciger scored the game's final goal at the 17:59 mark. It was unassisted.
Notes:
-Barrasso made 31 saves in the loss.
-The three stars were 1.) Terreri 2.) Zelepukin 3.) Semak.
-Lemieux left the game in the third period due to a bruised right shoulder.
Statistics:
| Player Position |
Games Played |
Goals | Assists | Points |
| Mario Lemieux, C | 64 | 44 | 88 | 131 |
| Kevin Stevens, LW | 78 | 53 | 69 | 122 |
| Joe Mullen, RW | 75 | 43 | 43 | 86 |
| Larry Murphy, D | 76 | 21 | 54 | 76 |
| Jaromir Jagr, RW | 68 | 31 | 35 | 66 |
| Rick Tocchet, RW | 58 | 26 | 32 | 57 |
| Ron Francis, C | 68 | 21 | 33 | 54 |
| Bob Errey, LW | 76 | 19 | 16 | 35 |
| Bryan Trottier, C | 61 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| Phil Bourque, LW | 56 | 10 | 17 | 26 |
| Troy Loney, LW | 74 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| Gordie Roberts, D | 71 | 2 | 21 | 23 |
| Kjell Samuelsson, D | 73 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Jiri Hrdina, C | 54 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Ulf Samuelsson, D | 60 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| Paul Stanton, D | 52 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Ken Priestlay, C | 50 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Jamie Leach, RW | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Grant Jennings, D | 51 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Jim Paek, D | 49 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Peter Taglianetti, D | 44 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Shawn McEachern, C | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Jeff Chychrun, D | 42 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Patrick Division Standings:
| Record | Points | |
| Rangers | 49-24-5 | 103 |
| Capitals | 45-26-8 | 98 |
| Devils | 38-30-11 | 87 |
| Penguins | 38-31-9 | 85 |
| Islanders | 33-35-11 | 77 |
| Flyers | 32-36-11 | 75 |
Also in the news that day:
A utility tunnel underneath the Chicago River breached and and flooded numerous basements and underground facilitities throughout the city.
(Photo: Penguins Hockey Cards; Video-Jay Korber)