From: lli+@cs.cmu.edu (Lori Iannamico)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Pens-6 Bruins-2
Date: 6 Jan 93 19:34:52 GMT
Article-I.D.: cs.C0G6EC.3I2.1
Organization: School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon

Bob Errey (2), Jaromir Jagr, Rick Tocchet, Joe Mullen and Shawn McEachern 
all scored last night as the Pens defeated the slumping Boston Bruins 6-2.
McEachern, a native son of Boston, scored the game winning goal.  2 other
Boston boys each played a part in last night's victory.  Tom Barrasso upped
his league leading wins total to 24 with a solid performance in the net,
stopping 41 of the 43 shots he faced.  And Kevin Stevens chipped in with 2
assists.

Mario Lemieux, the league's leading scorer, removed himself from the game
early in the second period.  It was reported later that he again was suffering
from a stiff back (which caused him to leave the Rangers came late in the 3rd).
Lemieux will be evaluated today, at which time it will be decided on whether
he should sit out a few games to give his back a rest.  Lemieux had no points
last night.

IMHO, Boston outplayed Pittsburgh in the first, but fanastic goaltending by
Tom Barrasso kept the Bruins off the board.  At 12:15 Bob Errey scored his 
first of two goals, beating Andy Moog on a breakaway.(Francis, Mullen).  The
Pens second goal was due in part to some sloppy goaltending on Moog's part.
Kevin Stevens shuffled a little drop pass back to Tocchet.  Tocchet weakly
threw the puck at the net from long range.  Moog seemed to just kind of stand
there, and made a rather weak attempt to tap the puck away.  Instead, the puck
bounced off something (either his stick or skate, I really couldn't tell) and
trickled into the net.

Boston closed to within one early in the second period.  At 1:50 David Shaw
(Juneau) fired a shot from the point that bounced off Ulf and deflected past
Tom Barrasso.  But at 2:24, the Pens struck again. After intercepting a pass
from Larry Murphy, Jagr one-armed a pass from behind the net to Shawn 
McEachern.  McEachern hesitated a bit, moved in on Moog and beat him for the
goal.

The Pens scored again at 8:27, largely due to some great work by Jim Paek
in his own end.  After stripping a Bruin of the puck, Paek banked a pass to
himself off the boards, and then got the puck to a breaking Jagr.  Jagr got
the puck to Errey, who fired on net.  Moog made the initial save, but Joe
Mullen tipped the rebound past Moog.  (With Lemieux out of the lineup, 
Bowman lines appeared.  Players were on different lines and in different 
positions.  It was hard to keep track of everyone.)

The Bruins were getting the shots off in the second, but they weren't getting 
the goals.  But at 19:21 the hard work paid off.  Adam Oates knocked a Stephen
Leach rebound(Shaw)to get back to within 2.

The Pens added their fifth goal at 2:52 in the 3rd.  Bob Errey came from 
behind the net and threw the puck around Moog and into the net.(McEachern,
Mullen).

The Bruins had a chance to get back into the game when Pittsburgh committed
2 penalties about mid way through the 3rd.  But during the first power play
Boston was unable to generate anything, and during the second the shooters
hit the post, twice.

The Pens finished up the scoring 18:50.  While working on the power play,
Jagr fired from the slot and beat Moog on the glove side.(Stevens).  The Pens
spent the rest of the game trying to set Bob Errey up to get a hat trick, but
he was unable to score.

Scratches: K. Samuelsson(fractured cheekbone, indefinite), Bryan Fogarty
(pneumonia, indefinite), Jay Caufield.

BOX SCORE:

Pittsburgh: 2-2-2=6
Boston:     0-2-0=2

FIRST PERIOD: SCORING: 1, Pittsburgh, Errey(Francis, Mullen)12:15.  2,
Pittsburgh, Tocchet(Stevens, Stanton)16:44.  PENALTIES: Ruzicka, BOS(holding)
8:56.

SECOND PERIOD: SCORING: 3, Boston, Shaw(Junea)1:50.  4, Pittsburgh, McEachern
(Jagr, Murphy)2:24.  5, Pittsburgh, Mullen(Errey, Jagr)8:27.  6, Boston, 
Oates(Leatch, Shaw)19:21.  PENALTIES: Murphy, PGH(tripping)10:52.  Jennings,
PGH(roughing)13:15.

THIRD PERIOD: SCORING: 7, Pittsburgh, Errey(McEachern, Mullen)2:52.  8,
Pittsburgh, Jagr(Stevens)18:50ppg.  PENALTIES: Oates, BOS(interference):48.
Kimble, BOS(major-fighting)5:41.  Jennings, PGH(major-fighting)5:41.  Tippett,
PGH(holding)9:11.  U. Samuelsson, PGH(holding)14:22.  Bourque, BOS(hooking)
18:10.

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Pittsburgh: 10-9-5=24
Boston:   12-19-12=43

GOALIES:
Barrasso (43 shots, 41 saves. 24-7-3)
Moog (24 shots, 18 saves)

REF: Hoggarth  Linesmen: Collins, Pare

Lori
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