Twenty Years Later - Penguins 5, Bruins 1 - 05-21-12
"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 Bruins in Game 3 of the Prince of Wales Conference final series, May 21, 1992.
The Penguins took a 3-0 series lead at the Boston Garden. A goal by left winger Kevin Stevens against goaltender Andy Moog 9:08 into the game gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead. Assists went to center Mario Lemieux and right winger Jaromir Jagr.
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Stevens scored again just over three minutes later at 12:42 of the first period on a power play to make it a 2-0 game. Center Ron Francis and right winger Rick Tocchet netted assists.
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Another goal by Stevens at 15:03 completed his hat trick and gave the Penguins a 3-0 lead. Lemieux and Tocchet were credited with assists.
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At 8:26 of the second period, center Bryan Trottier scored off assists from Jagr and left winger Troy Loney making it a 4-0 contest.
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The Bruins finally got on the scoreboard at 8:11 of the third period when rookie center Joe Juneau scored against goaltender Tom Barrasso. Defenseman Glen Wesley and center Adam Oates had assists.
Stevens collected his fourth goal at the 14:31 mark off assists from Lemieux and Jagr.
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Notes:
-Barrasso made 31 saves in the win.
-The three stars were: 1.) Stevens 2.) Lemieux 3.) Jagr.
-Stevens recorded his first career postseason hat trick. To date, he is the last member of the Penguins to score four or more goals in a postseason game.
-Jagr extended a scoring streak to seven games.
-Trottier's goal was his 184th career postseason point. That moved him past Oilers/Maple Leafs right winger Glenn Anderson for fourth place on the NHL's all-time career postseason scoring list.
-The Penguins set a franchise record with their sixth consecutive postseason win.
Postseason statistics:
| Player Position |
Games Played |
Goals | Assists | Points |
| Mario Lemieux, C | 10 | 9 | 16 | 25 |
| Kevin Stevens, LW | 16 | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| Ron Francis, C | 16 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| Jaromir Jagr, RW | 16 | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| Larry Murphy, D | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Rick Tocchet, RW | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Troy Loney, LW | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Bryan Trottier, C | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Shawn McEachern, C | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Phil Bourque, LW | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Paul Stanton, D | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Joe Mullen, RW | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Jock Callender, RW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kjell Samuelsson, D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Errey, LW | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gordie Roberts, D | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ulf Samuelsson, D | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Needham, RW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Michayluk, LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Paek, D | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jiri Hrdina, C | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jay Caufield, LW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Jennings, D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Also in the news that day:
-Pitcher Bob Walk allowed one earned run and recorded four strikeouts in seven inning for the Pirates in a 1-0 loss to the Giants at Candlestick Park.
(Photo: Penguins Hockey Cards; Videos: Jay Korber)