From: lli+@cs.cmu.edu (Lori Iannamico)
Subject: Pens weekend summary (Finally!)
Keywords:  Long post, covers 2 games.
Organization: School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 19:30:42 GMT

Sorry this took so long.  I'm trying to get as much work done as possible 
before I blow out of here on Friday for a very long holiday break.  Which 
means unless someone volunteers to fill in for me, there will be no Pens
summaries/box scores from 12/19 thru 12/31.  If someone would like to 
volunteer, please send me e-mail.

Friday Night: Pens-1 NJ-2 (Played in NJ)

This was a goaltender's dual, with Chris Terreri coming out on top.  Both 
goaltenders were really into the game.  The power play units for both teams
didn't have much of an evening.  Pens went 0-7 and so did NJ.  But the penalty
killing unit of NJ was able to produce the game winner.  NJ also did an 
effective job of shutting down Mario Lemieux, holding him to no points and
limiting him to only 3 shots on goal.

In the first, NJ was seriously outplaying Pittsburgh.  But it would be the
Pens who would score first.  On a 2-1 break,  Bob Errey slid a pass from
the left across the slot to Shawn McEachern, who had his back to Terreri.  In
one motion he got the pass and backhanded it past Terreri.(3:51).

But even after this goal, NJ still outplayed Pittsburgh and it finally paid 
off at 8:58 when Stephane (sp?) Richer (Driver) beat Barrasso on a slapshot
from the right point.

In the second, Pittsburgh picked up their game.  But a heads up play by
Alexi Kasatanov led to a short handed goal.  Kasatanov was able to intercept a
pass and fired it down the left boards to a breaking Alexander Semak.  Semak
broke in alone on Barrasso and fired from near the left point.  Barrasso put
his pad out in an attempt to make a leg save.  The puck hit the bottom of the
pad an bounced into the net.

NJ had the lead, and Chris Terreri did the rest, making big save after big
save, his best coming on a backhander by Jagr with about 20 seconds left in 
the game.

Scratches: Kjell Samuelsson (broken bone-right foot), Martin Straka, Bryan
Fogarty, Jay Caufield.

BOX SCORE:

Pittsburgh: 1-0-0=1
NJ Devils : 1-1-0-2

FIRST PERIOD:  1, Pittsburgh, McEachern(Errey)3:51.  2, NJ, Richer(Driver)8:58.
PENALTIES: Loney, Pittsburgh(hooking)10:56.  Ahola, Pittsburgh(interference)
13:59.  Ojanen, NJ(slashing)15:37.

SECOND PERIOD: 3, NJ, Semak(Kasatanov)7:43shg.  PENALTIES: M. Lemieux,
Pittsburgh(cross-checking):22. Pellerin, NJ(holding the stick)3:16. Driver, NJ
(cross checking)6:03. Daniels, Pittsburgh(interference)9:12.  Paek, Pittsburgh,
(high sticking)11:39.  Barrasso, Pittsburgh(unsportsmenlike conduct)served by
Tippett, 13:08.  Albelin, NJ(holding the stick)15:22.  Semak, NJ (slashing)
17:28.

THIRD PERIOD: No scoring.  PENALTIES: Kasatanov, NJ(holding)2:51.  Jagr,
Pittsburgh(interference)9:06.  Albelin, NJ (cross checking)11:31.

SHOTS ON GOAL

Pittsburgh: 7-13-12=32
NJ Devils : 12-11-6=29

GOALIES: 
Barrasso (29 shots, 27 saves.  17-6-2)
Terreri  (32 shots, 31 saves)

Ref: Kerry "I'm having a good hair day" Fraser  Linesmen: Brosker, Collins

Saturday Night: Pens-6 NJ-5 (Played in Pgh.)

Kevin Stevens had the hat trick, Troy Loney scored his first 2 goals of the 
season and Mario Lemieux had 4 points (1 goal, 3 assists) including the game
winning goal as the Pens defeat the NJ Devils 6-5.  Kevin Stevens also had
4 points (he picked up an assist, too.).

Lemieux now has 33 goals and 49 assists (82 points) in 31 games.  Kevin
Stevens, even after missing 9 games due to arthroscopic surgery on his knee,
has 22 goals and 25 assists (47 points) in 23 games, putting him close to
(if not among) the top ten scorers in the league.

Chris Terreri, although he was the losing goalie, turned in another strong
performance, turning away 36 of 42 shots.  The score could have easily have
been a lot higher.

For the majority of the first, the Devils dominated, just like they did the
night before in NJ.  At 6:26 of the first the Devils scored on the power play.
Peter Stasny(C. Lemieux, S. Stevens) beat Barrasso from the point.  Less than
a minute later ? Guerin (Pellerin, Kasatanov) put the Devils up by 2.(7:04)
The Pens defense just wasn't there that first period, and Claude Lemieux 
exploited the lack of defense for the Devils' 3rd goal of the period. (Richer,
Kasatanov, 11:04).  

At 14:42, the Pens finally scored, with the goal coming from a rather unlikely
source.  Troy Loney, who had yet to score a goal all season, took a long range
pass from Lemieux and one timed a shot past Terreri from the left point to 
finally put the Pens' on the board.(Murphy).

At 19:45, while on the power play Kevin Stevens (Francis, M. Lemieux) fired
the puck home from the left of the net to pull the Pens to within one.

In the beginning of the second, Kevin Stevens tied the game with his second
power play goal of the evening, deflecting Larry Murphy's pass into the net.
(Francis, 1:37).  

But the Devils went ahead again on a power play of their own at 15:14.
Working on a 2 man advantage, Peter Stasny(C. Lemieux, Driver) was able to
convert with only 14 seconds left on the first penalty.

In the 3rd, the Pens ripped off 3 straight goals to go up 6-4.  At 1:30 of the
first. Kevin Stevens got the hat trick, beating Terreri from in front of the
net.(M. Lemieux, Paek).  At 8:09, Troy Loney picked up his second goal of the
night(and of the season).  In a scramble in front of the net, Loney was able to
get his stick on the puck and get the puck past Terreri.  At 16:31 Mario 
Lemieux got what turned out to be the game winner, taking a Joe Mullen pass and
firing it past Terreri from the left.  

The Devils made things interesting at 18:56.  With Terreri pulled in favor for
the sixth attacker, Bobby Holik skated in on Barrasso and beat him between the
pads to bring the Devils to within one.  But the Pens were able to hold off the
Devils for the last minute of the game.

At the end of the game, Chris Terreri was harrassing someone behind the
net.  Fetisov, Semak, and C. Lemieux joined in.  All but Terreri were slapped
with misconduct penalties by Paul Stewart.  According to Mike Lange (in the 
post game report), the Devils players were harassing the goal judge, blaming
him for what the Devils felt was a no goal by Loney.   In reality, the goal
light had not gone on until Stewart signaled that the puck was in the net.
So if anything, the Devils should have complained to Stewart.  Not that he'd
have paid any attention to it...

Scratches: Kjell Samuelsson (broken bone-right foot), Martin Straka, Peter 
Ahola, Bryan Fogarty, Jay Caufield.

BOX SCORE:

Pittsburgh: 2-1-3=6
NJ Devils:  3-1-1=5

FIRST PERIOD: 1, NJ, Stasny(C. Lemieux, S. Stevens)6:26ppg.  2, NJ, Guerin
(Pellerin, Kasatanov)7:04, 3, NJ, C. Lemieux(Richer, Kasatanov).  4, Pittsburgh
Loney(M. Lemieux, Murphy), 5, Pittsburgh, K. Stevens(Francis, Lemieux)19:45ppg.
PENALTIES: Pellerin, NJ(interference):20.  M. Lemieux, Pittsburgh(tripping):20.
Driver, NJ(interference)5:59.  Holik, NJ(19:13).  S.Stevens, NJ(high sticking)
19:57.

SECOND PERIOD: 6, Pittsburgh, K. Stevens(Murphy, Francis)1:37ppg.  7, NJ, 
Stasny(C., Lemieux, Driver).  PENALTIES: K. Stevens, Pittsburgh(interference)
4:49.  Stasny, NJ(hooking)4:52.  Todd, NJ(slashing)8:52.  Tocchet, Pittsburgh
(hooking)13:28.  U. Samuelsson, Pittsburgh(holding)14:26.

THIRD PERIOD: 8, Pittsburgh, K. Stevens(M. Lemieux, Paek)1:30.  9, Pittsburgh,
Loney(Jagr, K. Stevens)8:09. 10, Pittsburgh, M. Lemieux(Mullen)16:31.  11, NJ,
Holik(Driver, S. Stevens)18:56.  PENALTIES: Zelepukin, NJ(tripping)1:54.  M.
Lemieux, Pittsburgh(hooking)1:58.  Murphy, Pittsburgh(high-sticking)4:15.
S. Stevens, NJ (tripping, unsportsmanlike conduct)8:58.  Tocchet, Pittsburgh,
minor misconduct(10 minute misconduct)8:58.  Fetisov, NJ(misconduct)20:00.
Semak, NJ(misconduct)20:00.  C. Lemieux, NJ(misconduct)20:00.

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Pittsburgh: 17-11-14=42
NJ Devils:     8-9-9=26

GOALIES:
Barrasso (26 shots, 21 saves. 18-6-2)
Terreri  (42 shots, 36 saves).

Ref: Stewart.  Linesmen: Champoux, Vines

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