From: lli+@cs.cmu.edu (Lori Iannamico)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Belated Pens Summaries
Keywords: 2 games
Date: 5 Jan 93 16:49:26 GMT
Organization: School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon

I finally have found enough time to post a quick summary of the Pens' 3-3 
outing with Toronto on New Year's Eve, and the Pens' 5-2 victory over the 
Rangers on 1/2/93.

The Toronto summary will be very quick.  Because I missed almost the entire
first period because of a forgotten ticket (Not mine.) that had to be 
retrieved.  We finally made it to the Civic Arena late in the first.  (Also,
I didn't take any notes, and (Because we had to meet friends.) I left before
the start of overtime.)

The timing was perfect, because just as I looked through a gate to 
catch the score, Lemieux scored his 100th point.  Ron Francis fed the puck
to Lemieux, who had just stepped out of the penalty box. (The Pens were 
still shorthanded at the time.) Lemieux shot down the center of the ice,
danced around 2 Toronto defenders and snapped the shot past Fuhr.  But
on our way to out seats, Toronto managed to score 2 goals and take the 
lead.  I didn't get a chance to see either goal, but if I remember correctly
Cullen scored the first.  And it was a power play goal.  I can't remember
who scored the second.

The Pens tied the game early in the second, when Kevin Stevens(Tocchet, ?)
beat Fuhr.  The Leafs answered about 5 minutes later(again, I can't remember
who scored), on a 2 man break.  Kevin Stevens tied the game late in the third.
Lemieux, working from the right side, faked Fuhr out and quickly got the puck
over to Stevens, parked on the left in front of an open net.  He shot the puck
into the net as Fuhr slid helplessly across the goal crease.  This goal was
Stevens 30th of the season, giving him 30 in 30.

I left before the start of overtime, but listened to it on the radio.  Fuhr
came up with 2 great saves (on Lemieux and Errey) and the game remained tied.

There were very few penalties in the game.  Not because the game was so clean,
but because Stewart was calling the game.  'Nuff said.
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On Saturday, the Rangers came to down.  The fans were wound up and ready for
a good game, and the Pens didn't disappoint them, winning the game 5-2.  Tom
Barrasso earned his 100th win as a Penguin.  He is the first Pens goalie to
achieve this.  Joey Mullen scored 2 goals, and Mario had 2 goals and an assist,
bringing his total to 104 points. (39 goals, 65 assists).

Mullen said in an interview after the game that he loves to play against NY
because he knows his friends and family will be there, or at least watching
him on TV.  That gets him very pumped up and ready to play.

So it seemed fitting the Mullen would open the scoring.  After taking a 
pass from Lemieux, Mullen skated up the right and ripped a slapshot from near
the faceoff circle and past Vanbiesbrouck. (Paek, 2:20)  

At 4:16, Mario Lemieux scored his second short handed goal in as many games.
Again, it would be Ron Francis feeding the puck to a breaking Lemieux.  He
skated directly in on Vanbiesbrouck, and left him dazed and confused.

The Pens opened the second with a goal just :23 seconds into the period.  Bob
Errey, standing on the edge of the crease, deflected a Joe Mullen rebound past
Vanbiebrouck.  (U. Samuelsson)

But the Rangers got back into the game on 2 goals by Mike Gartner that were 
scored only 46 seconds apart.  The first goal came at 9:01, when he fired a
Kevin Lowe pass past Barrasso.  At 9:47, Gartner swooped in from behind the 
net and stuffed a wraparound between the post and Barrasso's leg.(Nemchinov,
Hardy).

But in the third, Joey Mullen gave the Pens a 2 goal cushion.  After taking
a great pass from Jagr, Mullen beat Vanbiesbrouck on the glove side in almost
the same fashion as the first.  This time, Vanbiesbrouck was able to get a 
glove on the shot, but not enough as the puck skipped over the glove and into
the net. (Stanton. 6:32)

At 12:06, while working on the power play, the Pens scored again.  Mario 
Lemieux (Stevens, Tocchet) skated in on Vanbiesbrouck, who came out to 
challenge him.  Lemieux took a shot, and it appeared that Vanbiesbrouck,
doing a great imitation of a beached whale, knocked the puck into his own
net.  But replays show that Vanbiesbrouck made the intial save, and that
Lemieux tapped his own rebound into the open net.

BOX SCORE:

PITTSBURGH: 2-1-2=5
NY RANGERS: 0-2-0=2

FIRST PERIOD: SCORING: 1, Pittsburgh, Mullen (Lemieux, Paek. 2:20) 2, 
Pittsburgh, Lemieux (Francis) 4:16shg.  PENALTIES: Wells, NYR(roughing) 1:32.
Loney, Pittsburgh (roughing)1:32.  Wells, NYR(major-fighting)3:39.  Loney,
Pittsburgh(major-fighting)3:39.  McEachern, Pittsburgh(interference)3:39.
Stevens, Pittsburgh(holding)6:39.  Turcotte, NYR(high-sticking)7:37.  Kovalev,
NYR(roughing)14:42.

SECOND PERIOD: SCORING: 3, Pittsburgh, Errey (Mullen, U. Samuelsson):23. 4,
NYR, Gartner(Lowe)9:01. 5, NYR, Gartner(Nemchinov, Hardy)9:47.  PENALTIES:
Nemchinov, NYR(high-sticking)5:43.  U. Samuelsson, Pittsburgh(slashing)12:51.

THIRD PERIOD: SCORING: 6, Pittsburgh, Mullen(Jagr, Stanton)6:32.  7, Pittsburgh
Lemieux (Stevens, Tocchet)12:06ppg.  PENALTIES: Beukeboom, NYR(tripping)5:03.
Meesier, NYR(high-sticking)6:32.  McEachern, Pittsburgh(high-sticking)6:32.
Errey, Pittsburgh(high-sticking)7:23.  Vanbiesbrouck, NYR(slashing-served by
Bourque)11:15.  Lowe, NYR(tripping)13:55.

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Pittsburgh: 15-13-9=37
NY Rangers: 12-7-8=27

GOALIES: 
Barrasso (27 shots, 25 saves.  23-7-3)
Vanbiesbrouck(37 shots, 32 saves)

Ref: Gregson  Linesmen:Collins, Hodges

Lori
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