Last night in the Meadowlands, as the seconds ticked down in overtime, Craig Wallanan blasted
a shot from the blue line and that sent the Devils on to beat the Blackhawks by a score
of 3-2.
Tonight, the road trip winds up in Pittsburgh in the Civic Arena, where the Blackhawks take
on the Penguins for the second time in two weeks.
Mario Lemieux and Paul Coffey are the fan favorites here.
Coming up, it's the Blackhawks and the Penguins from the Igloo, the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh,
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The Blackhawks try to rebound from an overtime loss last night.
Tonight, they meet the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Hello again, everybody.
I'm Pat Foley and Dale Talon from the Igloo, the Civic Arena here in Pittsburgh.
The second meeting in the last two weeks between these clubs.
The Penguins walked into Chicago Stadium last week and handed the Hawks their heads, 8-3.
So that loss has got to be fresh in the players' minds, I would think.
Well, I think there's a double jeopardy here after that tough loss last night with 17 seconds
to go.
It would be interesting to see how the Blackhawks react to that devastating loss.
Plus, the fact that they lost 8-3 to this hockey club, their confidence can't be great
against this team.
And you've got Lemieux and Coffey and people like that, it's going to be a tough game for
the Blackhawks.
The third game on this road trip, they're going to have to play a very disciplined game
and they're going to have to be wary of the two stars, Lemieux and Coffey.
Lemieux is awesome.
He's got a 15-game scoring streak, 33 points in that.
And Coffey is deadly coming from behind.
He's the quickest guy in the league coming from behind and catching up with the play.
Shut those two guys down, you've got a good chance of winning the hockey game.
Meanwhile, the Blackhawks superstar, Dennis Savard, after being held off the score sheet
often lately, has really come back into form.
Lost six points in his last two games, had another excellent night last night with a
goal and assist.
It was robbed by Bob Sauve, his buddy, a couple of times, especially early in the third period.
But Savard has played extremely well all season long.
And I think he was a little bit embarrassed that last game in Chicago and he's got something
to prove here tonight.
I think he tried a little too hard maybe to outshine Mario Lemieux and I think he'd be
a little more relaxed.
They know, he knows, that Dan Quinn will be out there against him at every opportunity
and they'll try to get away from him and see if he can outplay Dan Quinn.
Now that game last week in Chicago Stadium was a rather physical game.
There were several altercations throughout that contest.
Sometimes when you anticipate it happening it doesn't, but I would think that this might
be a physical one.
Well, I would say that the Blackhawks have an edge in that department.
If they're willing to start to do that early, take the body against Pittsburgh, they would
have an edge in the hockey game if they were able to take the body against them and be
physical because I think they could intimidate them in that department.
That's one thing that the Penguins don't have a lot of and that's a lot of aggressive muscle
type players.
They've got a lot of finesse, they've got a lot of hard workers, they're not too good
on the wings as far as scoring threats, they're strong up the middle, they've got good defense
and their goaltending is questionable.
This Pittsburgh team really in a dogfight for a playoff spot in the Patrick division
and home ice has not been a tonic for them lately.
They haven't won a home game in a month, four losses and three ties, their last seven at
home.
So the Blackhawks trying to get back on the winning track.
They started off this road trip in good form, dropped one last night, let's see if they
can wind it up tonight in a positive way, the lineups in a moment but first let's pause
and enjoy the anthem.
Can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last
gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there
O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
Darren Pang gets a start for the Blackhawks.
Pang, it is 30, 40th, 41st appearance with a 3.61 goals against average.
He's won 18, lost 17 and tied four and he's going for his eighth victory in a row which
will tie a record set by Tony Esposito.
Frank Pietrangelo out of the University of Minnesota last year played 35 games in the
international league.
He gets the start for the 11th time of the year.
He gets the plays.
He's got a 3.78 goals against average, he's won four, lost five, came up with some big
saves in that win at the stadium.
Referee in this game tonight is Dan Marawelli, the linesman, Ron Asseltine and Mark Perry.
Here's the draw shot into the Pittsburgh zone.
Coming to the near side, Hawks trying to hold it in, Wilson does now a quick turnaround
shot from Graham, went wide, Savard centered it, out to Nyland, shooting, shot it wide,
rebound Graham.
Oh, he had an open net and failed to hit it.
Came to the near side and the Penguins able to clear.
And the Blackhawks in the first 15 seconds of the game had a couple of chances to take
the lead but were unable to do it, now icing against Pittsburgh.
Savard's passing behind the net, out to Nyland, he moved in, got all of it, shot it wide,
it caromed off the end boards, Graham had Peter Angelo down, had the open net and shot
it into him, missing the net.
First shot by Graham, picked up by Savard, the backhand pass right through the slot to
Nyland, Nyland cranked it up, the rebound off the end boards and Graham had the empty
net and somehow missed it.
Oh, Graham who's been very sharp since coming to the Blackhawks, he'll be seeing that one
later tonight, that empty net was just glaring at him.
Here's the draw, shot down into the Hawks own, Peng put it to the near side, now five
fought off a check to clear it to center and here comes Troy Murray with a long blast,
Peter Angelo a blocker save and Billy Searron rolled it to center right.
Now a lead just up over the stick of Lemieux, Peng trying to clear it, Lemieux stole it,
centered one, in front, here's a shot blocked at the defense, nice play by Bergevin and
away comes five, Rick five, two on two over the line trying to cut for the net, Coffey
played the body nicely and forced him in behind, now Callender jams it loose for the Penguins
to Searron and he bounced one back into the Chicago zone, Dave Fenton on it, it's a good
play, now Manson clearing to center, Bill Watson, Watson carries to the line but the
Hawks were changing players, he didn't have any help, back come the Penguins, here's a
long drive by Kachowski and Chang stopped that, now cleared to the far side and here
come the Blackhawks, Steve Thomas four on two over the line, trying to center one but
that hit escape, over to the far side, the Penguins move back, here's a quick out there
and got us failed to hold the puck, back into the Hawks zone it goes, centering pass, reflecting
in behind the net, now finally Corral by Cassidy, it was Cassidy for Watson on the right wing
boards, he kicked it ahead to center, Noonan got around to check, comes over the line,
cuts in, centered it and Thomas couldn't get any wood on the pass, the Hawks have had a
couple of great chances early, here's Thomas, Cassidy rather on the far side, tied up along
the boards, it's knocked loose to center, Noonan trying to move back in but it lost
his stick so he swaps it ahead with the glove and now the Penguins try to move back, here's
Hillier, Andy Hillier over the Hawk line to Wayne Van Dorp, he tried to shoot but Noonan
tied up his stick from behind and the Penguins regroup its center, now they dump it in and
Wilson got it to the far board, Cochran tied up, here's a long shot from Bustas that didn't
get through with the flex upstairs, early in the game, no score, a sports vision at
WBVM.
Blackhawks with a good start to this game, have missed a couple of great scoring opportunities,
Graham missing an empty net and Thomas failed to click in a Noonan pass on a two on one.
Now the Hawks, Bob Murray feeds Stapleton who shoots it in, Peter Angelo comes to play
it to the near side, they battle in the corner, Stapleton digging it out, center, what a shot,
shot wide, Cochran from the doorstep unable to hit the net, now Cassidy a long shot that
missed out, here's Stapleton taking a whack at it and he couldn't connect and now the
Penguin Fodger cleared it to the far side, taken by Lee Giffin, Giffin shoots it into
the Hawk zone, bounces to the near circle, now Hawk penalty is coming up as the Penguins
Van Dorp hit the deck, no score early, the Penguins will have a power play after this
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Hawks have had now three good chances, a good shift for Stapleton, Ludzik in the corner
with some great work, Stapleton out front and Cochran just fails to click on the pass
from in close as Giffin got the stick on him and at the other end Van Dorp pulled down
by Bob Murray and the Penguins get the first power play of the game.
Paul Coffey got it to the near corner, Lemieux, he left it there and Quinn's centering pass
goes through to the far point, Coffey is there, the long shot hit somebody in front, now Quinn
on the far board and Quinn trying to center one, picked off by Savard, Hawks move two
on two, Savard in over the line, criss-crossing to the near side but it's knocked off his
stick and here's Charlie Simmer, the Penguin veteran, he got it to center, now a lead for
Quinn over the line, got it to Bodger, right in, shoot, bang, nice rebound and he got to
it before the Penguin attacker could get to the loose part.
Making his best save in the early going, Bodger breaking it in the left side.
Little pass, Bodger top of the circle, lets it go, Peng makes the save, juggles, reaches
in front to get the rebound, Charlie Simmer right there to pounce on the rebound and that's
Simmer's territory from the crease in.
Face off will be to the right of Peng, now the draw, Bodger in the deep slot, put it
to Coffey on the far side, back for Bodger, now Bodger at the near point, up the board
for Lemieux, he centered one, it did get through Bergevin, back of the net it goes, Bergevin
battles there with Brown, he'd like the freeze if he can but Brown dug it out, got it over
to the far side.
Now Brown plays around the board to the near point, held in by Bodger, his pass deflected
away nicely by Larimer who anticipated the pass and it winds up back in the Pittsburgh
zone.
40 seconds for the Penguin power play, here's a pass not clicking back into the hog zone,
Manson will take over, trying to clear it and does get it to center ice.
Now Rob Brown, his pass went right to Troy Murray who fires it down all the way.
And one more rush for this Pittsburgh power play, here's Coffey, flipping it over the
line, bounce to the far corner, Coffey is there, put it to the line, Searon held it
in, to Coffey along the board, now Coffey to the far point, waves a man in front, takes
a long shot, Pang stops it, rebound to the far side, Ludzig jams it loose to center,
it's a two on one, Bob Murray just out of the box over the line for Stapleton, blocked
out the defense, Billy Searon broke up the play nicely.
And both teams now back at full strength.
Searon cleared it ahead but right to Ben Wilson, Wilson feeds Noonan, he gains it to Lyman,
was tied up on the play, Loney put it around to the near side, Hawks able to hold it in,
Bill Watson's pass for Noonan, he was too well covered in front, Callender tries to
clear, couldn't, Wilson held it in, Wilson near point to the deep slot, Noonan's long
shot is blocked and Troy Loney leads the Pittsburgh rush back, his pass is broken up, now taken
by Watson, 4-5 over the line, Rick Vibe knocked down by Hillier as he tried to make a one
on one move, and the Penguins clear it back into the Hog zone, Bob Murray, forced a turn
deep in his own end, now gave it away, Loney in the far corner but a penalty is coming
up here to the Penguins with a score, nothing nothing back in a moment on sports vision
in BBM.
The first penalty for the Penguins, the first power play for the Blackhawks, Kachelsky for
high sticking at 646.
The last two games, the Hawk power play is clicked in nicely, four of the last nine,
here's the draw, to the Penguins, and Dodger clears, over to the far side, Dan Quinn is
there, his pass deflecting to Larmor, Steve Larmor hits the Penguin line to the far side,
a drop pass broken up, then Cassidy held it in, and then his pass is stolen and Hillier
clears it down all the way.
Here comes Bob Murray as the Penguins pull right back to line up for a cross, Murray
forced to dump it in, over to the far board it goes, and then it bounced loose to center.
Bob Murray, speeding ahead, broken up by Dodger, now Cassidy got it back, Ruth Cassidy in over
the line, in traffic, lost the handle, and the Hawks will have to regroup at center ice
with a minute remaining on the Chicago power play.
Dennis Savard at his own line, turning quickly there, David to Cassidy and the Hawks having
trouble advancing the puck, now a pass off the stick of Savard, taken by Hillier, and
he clears it down all the way.
Ryan Noonan tries to work it in, Noonan hits the line, rolled it into the near corner,
Troy Murray rings it around the board, five to the far point, now to the near point, Noonan,
deep slot to Wilson, Ben Wilson rolled it back to Noonan, Noonan at the near point,
had it go off his skate, back to center ice, Noonan tries to flip it ahead, here's Steve
Thomas centering one, and blocked at the last second at the defense, now to the line it
goes Wilson, around the check, now the long shot, and a stay by Pietrangelo, then the
puck knocked down with a stick above the shoulder, or the whistle just as the Penguin penalty
expired.
What a play by the forward loan, he was the last guy back, he was able to get the stick
on the potential pass, Troy Murray would have been in all alone as Thomas tried to get it
to him, then Wilson after the good play by Loney, let one go, was deflected by Pietrangelo
up into the air, Thomas knocked it down with a stick above the shoulders, the penalty had
expired so the face-off goes to the neutral zone and not the length of the ice.
Both teams back at full strength with 11 minutes to go in a scoreless first period.
There's the draw to Manson, he flipped it over the line taken by Staple and shooting,
he shot it just wide and Ludzig just barely missed tipping that, back to center ice it
goes, Rod Fuscus on the far side, is tied up, it's knocked back into the Penguin zone,
now Wayne Pandora carries it to the Hawk line and flips it in deep, bang to the near board
for Ludzig, he took a hit but the Hawks carry on, Bergevin, his pass off the stick of Staple
and now Fuscus played it to the left wing side, Van Dorp deflected to Jim Johnson,
he put it ahead just too far for Brown, otherwise the Penguins had a good chance.
Glenn Cochran turning in his own zone, gave it to Mark Bergevin, now Troy Murray, he'll
shoot it in as the Hawks go for a player change, Roger bounced it to center, here's Dave Hunter
over the Hawk line, put it to Lemieux near side, the long shot didn't get through, deflecting
in behind the net, taken there by Troy Murray, Murray cleared it to Vive at center, break
five over the line, tries to split the defense, he did, then he went down and a penalty is
coming up here to the Penguins as Vive draws a Pittsburgh penalty, it's nothing nothing
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Break five with some nice moves at the Pittsburgh blue line, he splits the defense, Hillier
and Bodger, he faked that he was going to go wide cut into the middle, had a step on
Bodger but was hooked from behind by Hillier, the second straight power play opportunity
for the Hawks, they're 0 for 1, Hawks are third overall, the Penguins are 19th overall
in penalty killing.
Here's the draw to the line, Ben Wilson, the Noonan at the near point, he threw it into
the corner, Graham took a bump there, Coffey dug it loose and Coffey able to push it to
the Hawk line.
Taken there by Steve Larmer and he'll retreat behind the goal.
Now Larmer up the middle for Savard, he hits the line, dropped it for Ben Wilson, right
in, fires, Peter Angelo!
Ben Wilson walked right to the doorstep before cranking it up and Peter Angelo with a one
on one situation won that battle.
Savard picking up the pass at the red line from Larmer and behind his own net he drops
it to Ben Wilson, cranks it up, no one near him, he has all kinds of room, he had Peter
Angelo beaten it seemed but somehow Peter Angelo reaches back with the glove, the puck
was by him and somehow got the glove on it.
Everyone backing off giving Wilson lots of room and a good shot by Wilson, a better save
by Peter Angelo.
Face off to the right of the Penguin goal, here it is, over to the far side, Looney and
Noonan both hit the deck.
Noonan trying to jam it loose, now Looney throws it to center right and the Hawks control
there, Noonan back over the line to the near board and Larmer he's tied up, Graham dug
it out to the deep slot, Wilson, he put it to Savard on the far board, back to the line
and Wilson, Wilson in the deep slot to Savard, tees it up, doesn't shoot it though, side
of the net for Graham, trying to stuff it in, it rolled off the end of his stick, Hawks
keep it in, Larmer in the near corner, centered one through to Savard on the far side, he
put it to the line and Wilson who's forced to turn but held it in beautifully, got it
to the near point and Noonan.
Now Larmer run over by Bodger on the near board, four players battling there, two more
join in, Hawks dig it out, here's Wilson, the drive, Peter Angelo the save and he gave
no rebound, with Savard on the doorstep and now a big scrum in behind the net.
Savard was all alone hoping for a rebound and took a whack I think at Peter Angelo
trying to jam the puck loose and the Penguins took exception to that.
Troy Lane, Looney came in after and put Savard heavily into the end boards, then Savard took
exception, took a poke at Looney, but Ben Wilson has had two marvelous chances on this
power play, the first time he tried to go to the glove side, he tried to shoot this
one higher but Wilson with a good play to keep it in at the line, the line's been ruled
that it never totally crossed the line, prior after that Wilson moved in, cranks went up,
tried to go high this time and Peter Angelo wouldn't go for it.
28 seconds remaining on the penalty to Hillier for hooking but now Looney goes to the penalty
box.
As does Ben Wilson.
Ben Wilson came in after the fact and got involved with Troy Looney so they'll get off
setting minor penalties.
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Half a minute remaining on the Chicago power play here, the draw just outside the Penguin
line, no score with just over eight minutes to go in the first, now Coffey from the draw
clears.
Here's Bruce Cassidy on the last hog rush for this power play, feeding Bob Murray who
dumps it in.
Over to the far corner it goes, five knocked down there and Dan Quinn clears it down all
the way.
Both teams are now back at full strength.
Bob Murray long feed to Vibe, it was on the stick but unable to hold it, back tumbled
it, back comes Quinn over the line.
Quinn tees it up, fakes the shot, put it to the trailer, Johnson is shooting the same
rebound and a save by Peng.
Rebound save as the Penguins Giffen had a glorious chance, now the Hawks try to clear
but can't get it out.
There's Cassidy deep in his own end and he shot it to the neutral zone, Hillier has it
there.
Gave it to Hunter back over the line, centered one, Cassidy stole it nicely and rolled it
to the Pittsburgh end.
Taken by Hillier for Coffey in full stride at center, he comes to the line, shooting
the score.
Paul Coffey on the move at center, nobody's going to catch him when he's in full stride
and he fired it low to the glove side by Peng, one to nothing Penguins.
Coffey can really get motoring his soul with such ease, glides over the ice, knocks back
in, he's inside the line, half slap shot, takes it back about two feet and blows it
by Peng with a low shot to the glove side.
Oc defense backing in, giving Coffey the blue line, he was in 10-12 feet inside the line
and pumped a low shot past the glove hand to Peng.
Coffey scores his sixth of the year, four of the six have come against the Blackhawks.
Coffey from Hillier at 13-08 and the Penguins on top one to nothing.
Now from the draw, everybody battling on the near side.
Buck came loose to Lemieux and with one hand on the stick he's able to roll it ahead.
Play broken up though and now the Penguins will dump it in.
Here's Dave Manson ahead for Ludzik at center.
Steve Ludzik over the line, stick handling, put it to the far side, Cochran shot dribbled
wide, back of the net it goes and the Penguins move away.
Hillier up the board for Simmer on left wing.
Charlie Simmer turned to the near side, now threw it across but it bounced loose to center
and the Penguins regroup there.
Now Johnson mishandled it.
Cochran crossing the line but has no help as the Hawks were changing.
And here comes Lemieux back.
Mario Lemieux put it into the Hawks zone and Simmer offside on the play.
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Here's the play in the Chicago zone.
Bruce Cassidy shot it to center ice.
Doug Bodger dumps it right back in.
Bang, cleared it to the left wing board, Steve Thomas had it knocked away by Loney.
Now Thomas got it back.
And Huck is cleared back into the Pittsburgh zone.
Now Bodger fired it into the Hawk end, taken by Noonan.
Ryan Noonan works his way to center.
Backhand pass right to Thomas, moving and fires right on and a save by Peter Angelo.
And a substantial edge in the scoring chances in this period to the Hawks,
but they haven't been able to find the net yet.
Nice stick handling by Noonan through the middle of the ice.
The backhand pass to Steve Thomas.
Thomas tries to put it high over Peter Angelo, who's well out of the net.
The Hawks have been trying to pump it through Peter Angelo.
Bit of a fake shot and go wide on him as he comes way out of the net.
The Hawks fake and go wide, they'll get an opportunity for an empty netter.
Face off to the left of Frank Peter Angelo.
Now the draw, Ludzik wanted to vibe, but he couldn't pull the trigger.
Paul Coffey flips it back into the Chicago zone.
Taken by Manson.
Manson harassed by Lemieux, who stole it, centered one, bouncing around in front,
chopped right through the goal crease.
Lemieux tries to center, pang, picks it off, and he'll hang on to it.
Mario Lemieux does some aggressive work in the Hawk zone.
Lemieux putting chase, gets by Bergevin who tries to interfere with him.
Lemieux showing some good strength and balance, and then chases Manson,
gets the puck, dumps it out to the side of the net.
The Penguins fail to get possession, so do the Hawks,
the backhand attempt to the side of the net, and then pang just freezes it.
One to nothing in favor of the Penguins, just under five minutes for the first period.
Face off to the right of pang, here's the draw to Ben Wilson.
Heared it to the far side.
Now a penalty coming up here, we'll tell you about it in a second.
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Ben Wilson carrying the puck to the left of pang,
makes the pass and then gets the stick up on Giffin.
Giffin eating some lumber as he four-checked Ben Wilson.
Ben Wilson goes to the penalty box.
The Penguins' second power play of the game, they're 0 for 1.
Here's Doug Bodger for Lemieux over the line.
He's tied up, flipped it to the corner.
Oh, everybody battles away, it's cleared behind the net.
Pang put it back to the near side, held in by Bodger.
Over to the far point, Coffey, cleared it into the corner.
Simmer is there, back to the net for Lemieux.
Ariel Lemieux sets up shot, and it will be scored!
Dan Quinn, all alone outside the goal crease, and it's two to nothing Pittsburgh.
Well, Lemieux taking a page out of Gretzky's book, getting set up in behind the hot net,
gets everyone facing him with their back to the front of the net.
Lemieux is taking a look, he's the only one that can see who's coming.
And Quinn sneaks in, the quick little pass past Bob Murray,
and Quinn from the crease puts it in through the legs of Pang.
Lemieux is behind the net, now everyone's looking at him, no one's looking at the front of the net.
He's got everyone right where he wants them.
He sees Quinn come in, a perfect pass, a Quinn with a one-timer,
two-zip power play goal for the Penguins.
Dan Quinn from Lemieux and Simmer at 15-56.
Ariel Lemieux now has 106 points for the year, 52 of them have come on the power play.
And that extends his scoring streak to 16 in a row, here comes Watson, a drive, didn't get it through.
Steve Thomas whiffed on a potential shot, Penguins move back.
Brown over the hawk line, cuts in front, and a puck jumped over his stick,
and Watson takes it away, and now a Penguin player went crashing into the goal, McElwain,
and it came off as boring.
Also Brown paid the price too, as he was leveled by Nyland.
Hawks come down the other end and had a couple of good chances,
the first shot by Watson was blocked by the defense, Thomas had a chance,
he fanned on it, and at the other end Nyland with a good solid check on Brown as he sent Brown flying.
Well as the teams were changing players, a little yapping going on down there,
but that's all it is for the moment.
Van Dorp coming off and taking exception to that hit on Brown, but that was a clean solid hit.
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This is a very frustrating period for the Blackhawks, they've had a tremendous edge in scoring chances,
had an excellent start to it, but they find themselves trailing 2-0.
Now the play in the Chicago zone, Nyland trying to clear, but Quinn held it in.
Along the far board, Penguins dig it out, Buskus a long shot deflecting up into the seats.
Penguins can seem to do no wrong in the poor periods they've had against the Blackhawks.
Everything they seem to touch goes in, they scored eight goals at the stadium.
Coffey's shorthanded goal at the stadium that turned the game around, made it a 5-2 game,
and that took the steam out of the Hawks.
And the Hawks had a two-man power play, Coffey came out of the penalty box,
went in beautifully, went in on a break and scored, and that was the end of it for the Hawks.
His goal here to start things off at 13.08, it certainly started things off from the right foot for the Penguins.
Gary Nyland back of his own net, feeding Savard who deflects to center.
Buskus dumps it right back in.
Nyland to Graham on the right wing board, he shot it to center.
Buskus has it there and sends it in once again.
Now Dennis Savard, bounce one loose to Graham at center.
Graham crisscrossing over the line, trying to beat Serin, he did to the corner,
then centered but nobody home in front for the Hawks, and the puck back to center right.
Dave Manson, a long shot from there, Peter Angelo put it to the corner, and Coffey gave it to Serin.
He got it ahead for Hunter. Dave Hunter shovels it ahead.
Hawks pick it up and Larmor banged it to center ice.
Now it came back to Larmor.
Dave Larmor shooting it in.
Coffey is back.
Coffey motors on the far board.
Bounce one ahead, Manson broke it up.
And Coffey now in the neutral zone.
With two minutes to go in the period, Charlie Simmer in traffic, forced to dump it in.
Bergevin back, got it to the far side, held in.
Here's Simmer's side of the net, centered one, blocked out the defense nicely by Bergevin.
Back of the net to Simmer, he pulled it out in front of him, shot it right through the goal mouth.
Hawks move the other way, Rick Five on the right wing board, in over the line.
Tied up by Coffey though and Simmer takes it away.
Charlie Simmer to Coffey.
He lost the handle at center.
Now bounces around to Hillier in his own end.
Randy Hillier's pass picked off by Manson.
Now Callender got it back, jock Callender over the Hawk line to Hunter.
His shot is deflected to the corner.
Santa pass has it there, shot it over everybody's head back into the Penguin zone.
Now Jim Johnson for Pittsburgh as we go into the final minute of the period.
He shot it to the center ice area.
Taken there by Johnson and he flips it into the Chicago zone.
James Cassidy is back, gave it to Watson.
Now out to center ice for Thomas, Steve Thomas over the line.
He's rubbed off by Badger on the near board.
Here to the far side and back to center ice it go.
Half a minute for the period.
Bob Murray in the neutral area, shooting it in.
Roger Angelo got it to the far side.
Taken by Steve Goddard.
Out to center for Hunter.
He dumps it back into the Hawk zone.
Back of the net, Brian Noonan took a hit.
A centering pass deflecting to the line.
Buskus held it in to the corner.
Hunter but not enough time to make a play from there as the first period has come to an end.
The Pittsburgh Penguins grab a 2-0 lead in the opening 20 minutes tonight.
Paul Coffey started it off scoring from Hillier at 13.08.
And then the Penguins capitalizing on a power play chance.
Dan Quinn from the doorstep assisted by Lemieux and Simmer at 15.56.
The Penguins had nine shots in that first period and the Blackhawks had eight.
News, weather and sports coming up on the radio side.
On television we're going to have a feature on Chicago's winger Steve Larmer.
That will be on television in our first intermission tonight.
Which is upon us at the end of one.
It's the Penguins two and the Blackhawks nothing.
Other action in the National Hockey League a couple of afternoon games today.
In the Boston Garden the New York Rangers went in there and came away with a 4-2 victory.
And in Philadelphia the Flyers beat the Winnipeg Jets by a score of 4-3.
Other Norris Division action tonight the St. Louis Blues are hosting the Quebec Nordiques.
They'll be getting started shortly in Toronto in the second of the home and home series.
The Red Wings and the Maple Leafs are scoreless in the first.
Montreal on Long Island the Canadians have a 1-0 lead in the first period.
Minnesota is playing in Los Angeles later.
In Edmonton the Oilers and the Hartford Whalers just getting underway.
And in Calgary the Vancouver Canucks and the Calgary Flames.
Also scoreless in the first period of their game.
Here tonight the Blackhawks had a good first period.
And really with a little more sharpness around the net in the first couple of minutes of play.
The Hawks could have given themselves a lead.
But they failed to capitalize on a couple of great chances early.
And then the Penguins started to take over.
And it was their two stars that were the difference on their two goals.
Well Peter Angelo came up with a tremendous period.
The Hawks had some great chances.
Graham missing an empty net.
Steve Thomas had a great chance.
Ben Wilson with two tremendous chances.
And Peter Angelo robbed them both times.
And a couple of other chances the Hawks just shot wide.
Or failed to complete a pass on two on one situations.
They had an excellent period.
But nothing to show for.
It's got to be frustrating.
They played well enough to get a point last night.
Here they come out of the gate well.
Have a good first period.
And find themselves trailing.
That's what a guy like Coffey can do to this hockey club.
He turns them on as he did in the stadium.
A quick burst up the middle.
Bang it's 1-0.
And then they score in the power play.
So the Penguins have the lead.
Stay with us.
We'll come back for some information with Steve Larmor.
After this time out.
After one period in the civic arena in Pittsburgh.
It's the Penguins two.
The Blackhawks nothing.
Steve Larmor has silently become a mainstay on the Blackhawks.
Since coming to the club in 1981-82.
Larmor has also become a fine defensive player.
In the past six years.
Well I think over the past six years.
I think I've matured and grown.
And I think when I first came here.
I was strictly a one dimensional player.
Strictly offensive.
And I think in the last couple of years.
I've learned to play well defensively.
And I think it's helped me.
I was always taught that you don't say anything.
Unless you're spoken to or whatever.
But I like being quiet.
Just to sit back and listen.
Because I think you can learn a lot from listening to what other people have to say.
Over the past six years.
Steve Larmor has quietly developed into a strong offensive and defensive player.
Steve hasn't missed the game since turning pro in 1981-82.
And is bidding for the Hawks Ironman record held by John Marks with 509.
Teamed often with star center Dennis Savard and Rick Vive.
Larmor definitely capitalized on the scoring chances.
When you're playing with Dennis Savard.
You have to realize that your job is to score goals.
And I think that's been the case in the past.
You know, you're out there.
He's going to create opportunities for you.
And you have to be there to put them in.
Well often paired with Savard.
Larmor has had a long time professional relationship with another Black Hawk.
Steve Ludzik.
Well we've played together on the same team now.
I think this is our tenth year.
We've played three years as a junior.
A year in Moncton together.
And six years here.
So we've been together for a long time.
He's a diligent worker.
I mean he works very hard.
And he's a physical player.
He always takes a body.
And he does a great job out there for us.
I always get him.
I think I know him better than his wife does.
We played junior together when we were 16 and that.
And we ended up staying together our first few weeks anyways at our boarding house.
And I had to move because I ate too much.
And he's a pretty easy guy to get along with.
But almost the opposite too.
He's more laid back quiet and reserved.
And I'm more of the jokester and the prankster.
And I try getting him going.
In addition to playing the power play.
This season Larmor has added penalty killing to his repertoire.
I really enjoy it.
I've never really had the opportunity to do it in the years past.
But it's been a new challenge for me this year.
And it's been a lot of fun.
Especially killing out there with Dennis and that.
Our main goal is to make sure that we don't get scored against.
But when the opportunity arises we want to take advantage of any chances that we do get.
This season Steve scored his 200th career NHL goal.
But there are some other goals that he has in mind.
Just to play really well and have a better year than I did the year before.
And to be as consistent as I possibly can.
And to contribute to the team as much as I can.
I'd like to play on a winning team and hopefully win the Stanley Cup someday.
If not this year then in the future.
And they've made changes around here this year.
And I think they're working towards that direction to bring a winner to Chicago.
Larmor will continue to quietly strive to bring the winning attitude to Chicago.
So far in 52 games this year Steve Larmor has recorded 54 points.
Larmor has never missed a game in his career with the Blackhawks.
This is 452nd straight game.
In that span he has accumulated 466 points.
So it's been a tremendous career for Steve Larmor.
Larmor also holds the record for most assists by a right winger.
Breaking the record set by my good friend Jim Pappen.
After one in Pittsburgh it's the Penguins 2, the Blackhawks nothing.
Pat and I will be back with highlights after these messages.
The Penguins have a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes of play here in the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh.
Boy the Blackhawks had a terrific start to this hockey game.
Really could have done themselves some big favors early.
But a couple of squandered opportunities and then a couple of big saves.
And all of a sudden the Penguins got their jets going.
One of the reasons the Hawks have been successful late.
Here's a great goaltending timing in the opposition.
Tonight it's Peter Angelo in the first period.
The Hawks had a great start.
Had a lot of good scoring chances.
Ben Wilson had two tremendous chances.
Steve Thomas had a couple.
Dirk Graham missed the best chance right off the bat in the first shift.
Had an empty net and somehow didn't put it in.
And then the Penguins Paul Coffey just turned this team on.
With a great rush up the middle.
The Hawks back in.
And when Coffey's coming at you at full speed.
You get a little nervous and you're back in.
You give him an extra room and he can shoot it on the fly.
And he beat Peng low to the glove side.
Coffey's at the red line.
Two strides and he's inside the Hawk line.
He just glides on his skates.
And lets it rip at full speed.
He gets a lot more momentum behind the shot.
Because of that great speed of his.
That made it 1-0 at 13.08.
And then on the power play at 15.56.
Mary Lemieux is in behind the net.
Now everyone turns and faces Lemieux.
Lemieux is the only guy that can see what's happening in front of the net.
Quinn sneaks in a quick little pass.
Quinn with the one timer through the legs of Peng.
Peng wasn't quite ready.
He was looking at Lemieux.
He looks to his left.
Looks to his right.
Trying to get the stick in front.
To prevent the pass.
But the pass missed his stick.
And Quinn put it through his legs for his 18th.
The Penguins have a 2-0 lead.
It's got to be frustrating.
I thought the Hawks had an excellent first period.
Peter Angelo is the difference.
He was marvelous.
Well the tough thing I would think for the Blackhawks at this point.
Is to try to maintain their poise.
And play the same way.
If they get 40 more minutes like that.
They might be in good shape.
Well I'm sure they'll be reminded of that.
And I'm sure they'll be reminding themselves.
Listen we had an excellent first period.
Keep going.
We're getting our chances.
Sooner or later we're going to get one by Peter Angelo.
And we've got to take advantage of our power play situations.
The Hawks had two in that period.
And didn't get many chances.
Ben Wilson had a couple on the one power play.
And that's it.
Alright the Blackhawks trail.
The Penguins 2-0 at the end of one.
Back with period two in a moment.
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon back in the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh.
The Penguins have a 2-0 lead over the Blackhawks.
As we get set to start the second period.
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The Penguins had nine shots in that first period.
The Blackhawks had eight.
I would say in the scoring chances at minimum it was even.
And maybe the Hawks even had an edge.
I'd say they had an edge definitely.
And some of their chances they shot wide or just didn't get through.
It hit a defenseman or deflected off a stick.
One situation Troy Murray would have walked in all alone.
The pass to him from Thomas hit Loney's stick.
And he was skating with his back to the plate.
Didn't even know the pass was coming.
All right here we go with the second period.
From the face off.
Buskus shooting it in.
Wilson to the far side.
Put it behind the goal to Nyland.
Now left wing boards in Larmer.
Steve Larmer has some room to center.
Shovels it in deep.
Going back is Bodger now lost it to Larmer to the far side.
And Graham his pass hit a skate bill.
And Hunter moves away.
Dave Hunter fires it into the hawk zone.
And Peng had to be careful with that.
Steered it to the corner.
Now they battle there.
Buck came free to the black hawk.
Savard who rolled it to center and Graham.
Dirk Graham over the line.
Had it knocked away to the near side.
Searon for Pittsburgh.
Able to clear it to the neutral area.
And Quinn gave it back to Searon.
He bounces it into the Chicago zone.
Dirk Graham back for.
Able to feed Savard.
Who scoops it to center ice.
Now Paul Coffey.
His pass hits the skate to Simmer.
Carried on by Lemieux.
Lemieux to the near side for Callender.
His long shot.
Peng the save.
And wound up right on top of the net.
Now in behind they scramble.
Here's Troy Murray gaining control.
And he's going to take an icing call here.
As the Hawks were scrambling a bit in their own zone.
That shot appeared to hit the glove of Peng.
And almost trickled in.
But just went over the crossbar.
Larry Lemieux lost control of it.
Penguins Callender takes a long shot.
Peng makes the save.
Got a piece of it with the webbing.
He was looking to go forward with it.
Thought he had it.
And luckily for him.
It just landed on top of the net.
Out of the webbing and on top of the net.
And then the Hawks Troy Murray.
Iced the puck to get reorganized.
Face off will be to the right of Peng.
Larry Lemieux with his assist in the first period.
Extends his scoring streak to 16 straight.
He's got 17 goals and 34 points.
In the last 16 games.
And he's still got 40 minutes more tonight to work on that.
Here's the play behind the Hawks.
Lemieux tries to center it.
Hits the back of the goal.
And now five on the right wing board.
Unable to get it out.
Five tries a second time.
That one's held in two.
Lemieux to the corner against Manson.
They battle heavily there.
And there's going to be a Hawks penalty coming up here.
What was the matter with that?
And here the Hawks dumping it in.
The Penguins are going to have a power play.
Here's Callander now.
Coffee going after Troy Murray.
Or is it, yes it is coffee.
And Troy Murray in a wrestling match on the far side.
Dave Manson's really going to get bad call there.
He was doing great job against Lemieux defensively.
He had him covered perfectly.
And then he put the arm up saying that he was holding Lemieux.
And meanwhile Troy Murray and Coffee are now separated.
Well Lemieux and Manson, two big guys.
Lemieux showing some good strength.
And then he tried to kick the feet from under Dave Manson.
So a host of penalties coming up here.
Tell you about them in a second.
Early in the second period, two nothing Penguins on Sports Vision and BBM.
Well exactly what you like.
Lemieux and Coffee, two stars in this Penguin club.
And both of them in the penalty box.
Manson and Troy Murray, Blackhawks in the penalty box.
Manson got the original penalty for holding on Lemieux.
A bad call as Manson did a good job of defending against Lemieux.
And then Troy Murray and Coffee got involved inside the Penguin blue line.
It appeared that maybe Coffee took exception to a slash across the forearm.
They got involved in a wrestling match.
Meanwhile Coffee went in and so did Troy Murray.
But now Lemieux also goes to the penalty box.
Troy Murray, five minutes for fighting.
So Murray, Troy Murray and Coffee each get five for fighting.
Lemieux and Manson each get minor penalties.
So it's all a washout and here's the play in the Hawk Zone.
On the far side, Bob Murray plays the boards to the near side.
Picked up by Thomas.
He pushed it to center ice.
Noonan trying to move in was stopped and it's cleared back into the Hawk Zone.
Bob Murray bangs one to center ice.
Noonan shoots it in from there.
Andy Hillier is back.
Put it to the near side.
Watson held it in.
Loney then tied him up.
Here the Hawks able to keep it in though.
Noonan near board.
Shot it around to the far corner.
Steve Thomas after it there to the deep slot.
Cassidy, the long shot is blocked.
Trickles to the near side.
Now winds up in behind the net.
Taken there by Hillier.
Andy Hillier able to shoot it down into the Hawk Zone.
And this will be an icing call against the Penguins.
Pressure applied by Noonan.
Thomas.
Trio having an excellent shift.
Bill Watson on the line as well.
Thomas got it into.
Cassidy after Thomas with a good solid forecheck and body check on Hillier.
Keeping the play alive.
Forcing Hillier to rush his play.
Cassidy got the pass from Thomas after he got a loose puck.
This shot was deflected wide by a forward that came out to the point.
Face off to the left of Peter Angelo.
Here's the draw.
Taken by Hunter.
Brings it around to the near side.
And it's deflected out to center ice.
There Graham shooting it back in.
There to the far point.
Ben Wilson holding it in near point to Nyland.
Need to flex it to the corner.
Taken there by Quinn.
And here come the Penguins away.
Dan Quinn put it over the Hawk line.
A long shot and a save by Pang on Hunter.
Now in behind the goal goes Quinn.
The centered one it didn't get through.
Now over to the far side goes Giffin.
Lee Giffin tied up by Nyland.
Larmer came to take it away.
Steve Larmer ahead for Grant.
He left it for Savard.
Dennis Savard crossing the line.
Lost the handle.
And that forced the play offside.
Rod Busk is able to get the stick on there and force Savard to take an extra move and lose control of the puck.
Savard on the pick up from Dirk Graham.
Going on the off wing. Tried to fake and go to the middle.
Puck poked away on an offside call.
The Blackhawks will be back on home ice on Monday night.
The Boston Bruins will come into town.
Boston is in on Monday and Wednesday night the Norris Division leaders, the Detroit Red Wings, will be in the stadium.
Here's from the draw stapled in a shot deflecting in front.
Peterangelo gloved it easily.
Now Ciren back of the net.
Gave it to Hillier.
Kept it along the right wing boards.
The Callender.
Jacques Callender.
Lost it as he came to the line but Lemieux carries on.
Battles to the boards but was tied up there.
Dave Manson after in the corner.
Wired it around to the far side and by.
Who deflects it to the center ice area.
Now the Hawks carry it in offside.
Early in the second period it's 2-0 Pittsburgh on sports vision and WBBM.
Now from the face off the Blackhawks dump it in.
Ciren to the far side.
Up the boards for Simmer who shot it to center.
Now bouncing around there.
Ciren lines up on the stick of Lemieux crossing the line.
Lemieux on the near board.
Got around to check.
Lemieux cuts for the net.
Centered one just behind Callender.
Ciren held it in.
To Lemieux far corner.
To the line Ciren a long shot deflecting wide.
Comes to the near board.
And Thomas whacks it back into the Penguin zone.
Hillier cleared it to Callender at center.
Callender for Lemieux over the line.
Pass for Simmer a drive and he blasted it wide.
Now Buskus holding it in.
Buskus rolled it back to the net.
Lemieux trying to center.
Couldn't get it through the traffic.
And Noonan came up with it.
Ryan Noonan starting the Hawks to center.
To Watson over the line.
For Noonan in the corner.
Centered one Bob Murray.
Couldn't get there.
Now Watson a long shot.
That's blocked up into the air.
They scramble and the Penguins clear it back to center ice.
Here's Ben Wilson.
To Cassidy who sends it in.
Peter Angelo to the far side.
Hunter he rolled it to the center ice area.
Gary Nyland put it back into the Penguin zone.
Taken by Bodger.
He cleared it to center.
Hunter now hits the line.
Trying to center one.
It deflects to the corner.
Hunter is there.
His pass deflected though to Nyland.
And Gary Nyland feeds Savard at center.
Over the line for Graham.
Left it for Savard.
Far side.
Back to Graham.
Side of the net.
Centered one.
Just missing Larmor in front.
And the Penguins carry away.
Dave Hunter to the line.
The long shot deflects to the near side.
Taken there by Nyland.
He put it on Savard's stick.
Savy shooting it in hoping for Graham.
Graham able to touch it to save icing.
Up clear to the near side.
Savard is there.
Here's the long shot.
Peter Angelo to save through a Graham screen.
And it's cleared back to the Hawk line.
Now the Penguins Johnson at center.
Put it into the Hawk zone.
Here's the long shot.
And it's saved by Pang on Kachowski's drive.
Hawks on the counter attack.
Ludzik over the line.
Left it for Cochran a shot.
Peter Angelo the save.
And he covers it up with Ludzik bearing down on it.
Twelve and a half minutes for the second period.
Two nothing Penguins on sports vision in WBBM.
The Blackhawks playing this back to back game using four lines.
Ludzik to Cochran.
Cochran with the low shot.
And Peter Angelo with a good save.
He's made saves with high shots.
And there a low shot along the ice.
A tough save for a goaltender to the stick side.
But he was able to get the right pad on it.
Face off to the right of Peter Angelo.
Everybody getting ready.
Troy Murray and Dave McElwain will go for the draw.
Murray won it.
But Cochran fan.
Now Bob Murray a long shot.
Tipped.
And a save.
Scrambled.
And the shot.
And a save by the defenseman I believe.
I don't think Peter Angelo got it.
Here's Cassidy a long shot.
He scores.
And the Blackhawks after keeping the heat on,
able to dent the net finally.
And it's a 2 to 1 Pittsburgh lead.
Off the draw.
The Hawks get the shot on goal.
Cochran on the backhand.
Didn't get on it.
Turned.
Let the shot go.
It trickled into the crease.
The defenseman got on top of it.
Looked like he might get a penalty shot out of it.
The Blackhawks.
You see McElwain in behind.
Peter Angelo.
Penguin player sits on it.
Troy Murray continues to poke away.
He pries it loose.
Gets it back to the point.
And Cassidy.
Cassidy had moved in to the top of the circle.
The shot right in front.
It might have deflected off the stick of Rick Vibe up over Peter Angelo.
But a big goal for the Blackhawks on a great second effort by Troy Murray.
Looked as if the Hawks for a second there might miss yet another glorious chance.
Rob Brown actually saved the goal on the initial scramble.
After it was shot past Peter Angelo.
But then it wound up on Cassidy's stick end.
He let the shot rip and eventually wound up in the net.
We'll wait for the official call.
But the Hawks have cut the Penguin lead in half.
Now here's Hunter turning in his own end.
Dave Hunter cleared it to center.
Larmer broke up the play there.
And then Quinn got it back.
He feeds Coffey.
Call Coffey to Hunter.
Hunter crossing the line.
Shoots one.
Locked in front.
Now a quick shot.
Nice save by Pang.
As the trailer Quinn had a lightning quick change.
Hawks able to clear to center.
Taken there by Hunter.
Now Coffey to the near side of Giffen.
Lee Giffen shooting it in.
Ben Wilson back.
Wilson got it to Graham at center.
Put it into the Penguin zone as the Hawks had for a change.
Al Hillier got it to center.
Ice.
Charlie Simmer shoots it in.
Goes to the far corner.
Simmer and Bergevin come together there.
Buck jumped loose.
Back of that Lemieux trying to stuff it in.
His shot was blocked.
And Cochran able to clear to center and five.
Five dumping it in hoping for Cochran.
But Peter Angelo came to knock it away.
Cochran in the near corner.
Centered one.
That's deflected in behind the net.
Callender has it there.
He got it to Hillier.
The far side Simmer put it into the Chicago zone.
And Manson with Lemieux right on his tail getting back for it.
Dave Manson bounce one to center ice.
Now the Hawks flip it in deep.
Taken by Hillier.
Randy Hillier cleared it to center.
Jim Johnson a long shot.
Pang squeezing the pads together to stop that.
Now Manson got into the Penguin zone.
Bounce right to the slot.
But Buskus got there to move the Penguins back.
Here's Buskus over the Hawk line.
Left it for Lemieux.
He centered one.
Pang slots it behind the net.
But Lemieux is there.
Walks in front.
Shooting.
And a save by Pang.
It dribbled just past the near post.
A scramble there.
Hawks trying to freeze it.
Pang finally does.
And Lemieux bidding for his 49th didn't miss by much.
It's 2-1 Pittsburgh on Sports Vision at WBBM.
Troy Murray gets credit for the goal on deflection of a Cassidy shot after he passed it to Cassidy.
But at the other end, Murray to Lemieux.
The great reach uses his body beautifully to keep the puck between his body and the defender.
Swept around and let the backhand shot go.
The save was made and the puck trickled to the near side.
Here's Buskus a long shot and a save by Pang.
Rebound Graham.
He shot it into the Pittsburgh zone.
Buskus tied up behind the net by Savard.
Now they battle to the far corner.
And here the Hawks taking it out.
Larmor the long shot up off the glass.
Came to the near side.
And winds up back at center ice.
And Hawks goal Troy Murray from Cassidy and Cochran at 734.
Murray's 15th of the year.
Cochran every time he's been on the ice tonight has had a goal scoring opportunity.
Here's Steve Larmor tied up as he came to the line.
And Wilson waits for him to clear and shoots it in.
Bodger to the far side.
Hunter.
Dave Hunter gave it to Buskus.
His long shot up high off the glass.
Came to the near corner.
Troy Loney tied up by Noonan nicely.
Cleared to the far side.
And Bill Watson feeds Thomas busting up the middle.
Thomas hits the line.
Thomas is forced off the play.
Here's Watson to the corner.
Ties to center.
Couldn't do it.
Thomas back of the net.
He threw it in front.
And that deflects to the near board.
Cassidy shoots.
Pietrangelo the save.
Rebound to the Penguin.
Here's Kaczowski flipping it into the Chicago zone.
Loney in behind the net.
Lost the handle to Noonan.
Brian Noonan shot it to the far corner.
Thomas held it in there.
Put it back to the near side.
Taken by Kaczowski to the line.
Coffee walks in.
Center.
Kaczowski scores.
A wide open net for Kaczowski.
What a feed by Coffee.
It's three to one Pittsburgh.
A long shift for Brian Noonan and his line.
And they're unable to get into position.
Noonan had fallen down in behind the net.
Tried to sweep it up front.
Kaczowski got the pass across.
He tried to go to Coffee.
He tried to go to the slot.
It came to Coffee.
Everyone thought Coffee was going to let it go.
He split it back against the flow to Kaczowski.
And Kaczowski had an empty net opportunity.
Great play from Coffee.
Kaczowski from Coffee at 12-0-4.
And the Penguins regain their two goal lead.
So it's 3-1 and here's Nyland shooting it in.
Kim Johnson back.
Long feed to Quinn at center.
Dan Quinn crossing the line.
Centered one.
Deflects to the goal mouth where Peng leaves it for Troy Murray.
Now Ben Wilson sends it into the Pittsburgh zone.
A hand pass made here for a whistle.
Mario Lemieux who is, this is the 50th game that Lemieux has played this year.
He's got 48 goals so he needs two to nine of these to reach that magic 50-50 plateau.
Not too many guys have achieved that.
Mike Vossy, Gretzky, Morris the Rock and Richard did a 50 when they had a 50 game schedule.
And I think that's the end of the story.
I think you got them all.
Maybe Phil Esposito, did he get 50-50?
He scored 76 one year.
Scored the 76.
That's a good question.
I'm not sure whether he did reach 50-50.
All right, meanwhile here come the Penguins with a pass picked off by Savard.
Dennis Savard to center.
Got it to the line but had it knocked away there.
Back come the Penguins.
Here's Lemieux over the line.
Tees it up.
Shooting.
Fired it wide.
Trying for the long side.
Here's another long shot.
That missed the net.
And the Hawks now take over.
Larmer gets to center.
Shoots it in as the Hawks head for a change.
Now Hillier cleared it to the neutral area.
Hunter got it to Lemieux.
Turning.
Lemieux hits the line.
Stick handles to the far side.
Turns.
Centers.
Deflection right on.
Rebound.
And Fang held it off as a Penguin player calendar went crashing into the net and then the end
boards.
And I think the net came loose.
Six and a half to go in the second.
Three to one Pittsburgh on sports vision and WBBM.
Mario Lemieux with a great play.
Looked like he was going to go wide.
Turned back.
Passed it across.
It was deflected on and calendar crashing through the goal mouth.
Trying to stuff it in.
He was upended by Troy Murray and went crashing into the end board.
Face off to the right of Pang.
Now ready.
Here's the draw.
Tabacha a long shot.
He whistled it wide.
Came to the near side.
Buskus held it in to the corner.
Loney shoots one from a tough angle right through the goal mouth.
And now the Hawks able to clear it to the Penguin line.
Rod Buskus.
Got it into the Hawks zone.
Taken by Goddess.
Turning on the near board.
His pass deflects to the line.
Here's a long drive and a save by Pang.
And Badger got all of that.
Now Buskus a long shot.
He missed the target.
And the Hawks able to move back.
Here's over the line comes Watson.
Moving right in.
Shooting and a save by Peter Angelo.
Nice play from Noonan to give Watson a chance.
But Peter Angelo was up to it.
Now it's center Bob Murray to Watson.
Back to Murray over the line.
His pass deflects up into the air.
Came down on the stick of a Penguin player.
And now Simmer shot it into the Hawks zone.
Stapled in deep in his own end.
Lost the handle.
Centering pass Quinn.
His shot is blocked.
The race is on.
Santa Paz hustles the center.
Over the line against Serin.
Trying to wait for some help.
Serin drilled him into the board.
Now stapled and jammed it loose for Ludzik far corner.
Ludzik knocked down.
Coffee took him to the ice.
And the Hawks will get a power play.
Five minutes to go in the second.
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Action at both ends.
Paul Coffee on Ludzik.
Ludzik excellent along the corner board.
Just wrestled to the ice by Coffee.
He has the nerve to look back at the official
and say me.
The Hawk tied Ludzik.
The Blackhawks third power play of the game.
0-3.
The only power play in the second period by both teams.
Face off to the left of Peter Angelo.
Here's the draw.
Taken by Hunter.
He tries to clear and does.
Get it to center ice.
Ryan Noonan.
Now hammers it back in.
From the near side Savard.
Trying to set things up.
Savard in the near circle to the line and Wilson.
Put him across to Noonan.
Back to Wilson deep slot.
Now his long drive.
Peter Angelo the save and he gave no rebound
with Larmer and Graham both right there.
Peter Angelo didn't give him a chance.
Ben Wilson has a good shot.
Looking to pass it to Savard.
That alley was shut down.
He elected to shoot Noonan.
Corrals a bouncing puck.
Got it to Ben Wilson.
He took a look.
Saw that Savard's angle was covered.
He let it go with Graham in front.
Peter Angelo made the save as Graham and Larmer
tried to get at the rebound but no rebound.
Good flexibility shown by Peter Angelo there.
After making the save he reached to his left.
Big power play opportunity here for the Hawks
to cut it down to 2-3-2 lead for the Penguins.
Here's the draw to Hunter.
He got it to center where Quinn
shoots it the rest of the way.
Now Ben Wilson to Noonan at center.
Dumping it in.
Down to the near side.
Larmer took a hit but got help from Savard.
To Wilson at the near point.
Deep slot to Noonan.
Far circle to Larmer.
Back to Wilson.
Touch pass missing Savard.
Penguins control and clear.
Just under a minute for the Hawk power play.
Larmer back over the line.
Tied up.
Dropped it for Noonan.
Wilson near circle for Savard.
Shooting from a tough angle.
He shot it upstairs into the seat.
And Wilson getting it to Savard.
Nice soft pass.
Savard though from a sharp angle.
I think he got the handle of Peter Angelo's stick
and deflected it into the crowd.
Now 40 seconds to go on the Hawk power play.
Face off to the right of Peter Angelo.
Toronto has taken a 1-0 lead over Detroit in the first.
Here's the draw.
Troy Murray to the near side for Vibe.
Centering a shot.
They score.
Not by much but it did go in.
Steve Thomas had a point blank chance and whiffed.
But it dribbled into the net and the score is 3-2.
That's a beautiful passing by the Blackhawks.
Cassidy moving to his right.
Reverse the flow.
Back to Troy Murray.
Soft pass to Vibe.
Vibe pulled away across the front of the goal mouth.
To Thomas.
Thomas had Peter Angelo down and he fanned on the shot
and it still trickled under the outstretched stick
of Peter Angelo.
Boy, it hasn't been easy for the Hawks offensively tonight.
Peter Angelo with all kinds of great saves
and some missed opportunities by the Blackhawks.
Finally, Thomas paid the price as he was hit from behind
as he fanned on the shot but finally got it in.
Rigged Vibe and Troy Murray assisting Steve Thomas
on his ninth of the year.
Thomas gave him the old Gaylord Perry change up.
And Peter Angelo was lunging.
So the Hawks now down by one.
Now a chance for the Penguins.
Lamu almost tucked one in off a giveaway.
Into the near corner it goes
and the Hawks able to clear to center ice.
Now Callender.
He shoots it in.
Troy Murray around to the near side and Thomas.
He deflects it to the neutral zone.
Here's Paul Coffey.
Gave it to Siren.
Long feed right on the stick of Simmer
and then he's knocked off the play by Manson.
But Callender held it in.
Back to the net for Lamu.
She's tied up there.
Everybody battling behind the Hawk goal
and Vibe came out of there with it.
Big Five gave it away to Siren centering Lamu.
Oh he couldn't hold the pass.
He was all alone in front
but was unable to hold the centering feed.
Hawks clear it to the Penguin line.
Here's Coffey.
Oh Coffey shoots it in.
Manson on the near side.
Couldn't get it out.
Buskus a long shot.
Deflects behind the net.
Lamu is there centering.
And the puck deflects away to Stapledon.
Stapledon shoots it into the Pittsburgh zone.
Clear to the far side.
Ludzik.
Leave Ludzik a long shot.
Knocked down in front.
And then wound up in the glove of Pietrangelo.
Dangerous play there for the Penguins.
Ludzik just turned and let a wrist shot go
towards the front of the net.
Was Stapledon right there and the shot just hit him.
Oh what a chance for Lamu.
He mishandled the puck.
He was all alone in front.
A little over anxious and lost control of it.
As Rick Vi failed to clear in his backhand.
It was kept in by Sirin.
At the other end Ludzik tried to dump it towards the front of the net
and almost went in.
Almost surprised Pietrangelo.
Power play goal.
Making it a 3-2 game.
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Face off to the left of Pietrangelo.
Two minutes for the second period.
There's the draw.
Utter back of his own goal.
Cleared it to the far side and Bodger.
Doug Bodger shot it into the hawk end.
They battle now.
Quinn dug it out.
Moves in.
Shooting.
He shot it up high.
Rebound taken by Stapledon.
Who flipped it to the Pittsburgh line.
Now Bodger.
Back over the hawk line against Nyland.
Turns in the far corner.
Centered one.
A shot shot wide by Hunter.
Now Hunter to the near corner.
Centered one.
That's stolen by Savard.
Hawks break quickly.
Here's Graham.
Around a check.
Crossing the line.
Graham to the far corner.
Finally tied up by Bodger.
Bustas then took it away.
Shot back into the hawk zone.
Here's Pang out of the net against Lemieux.
Lemieux deflects it to the corner.
Pang scurries back in the goal.
And finally Larmer came to take it away.
Larmer feeding ahead to Graham.
For Savard over the line.
Ran it between his legs but then
Serin managed to tie him up.
And here come the Penguins back.
Four on two rush.
Here's Callender over the line.
For Coffey to Callender.
Cutting in.
Never did get off a shot.
Bergevin went sliding across
to break up the play.
Four on two rush and the Penguins
didn't get a shot.
Back come the hawk.
Graham a drive.
Peterangelo big save.
And the Penguins as they go end to end.
Now they've tried to cross the line
but Larmer back to break it up.
Here's Lemieux at center.
Now Lemieux drop it for Simmer over the line.
Simmer to the far corner.
Now will run out of time
as the second period comes to an end.
So a furious finish to the second period tonight
but the Blackhawks are able to cut
into the Pittsburgh lead.
Troy Murray scored his 15th of the year
from Cassidy and Cochran
at 734 to make it two to one.
The Penguins regained a two goal lead
and Mark Kachowski scored on a great feed
from Coffey at 1204.
The Hawks cash in on a power play.
Steve Thomas with his ninth of the year
on the change up from five and Troy Murray
at 1628 to finish off the scoring.
The Penguins had 12 shots in the second period.
The Blackhawks also had 12.
Two period totals 21 to 20
favoring Pittsburgh.
News weather and sports coming up
on the radio side.
On television we're going to have our
end of the month down on the farm report
featuring a look at the Saginaw Hawks.
That's coming up shortly on the television side.
At the end of 40 minutes
Pittsburgh three, Chicago two.
Another action of the National Hockey League
today there were two games played.
The Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 4-2
right in Boston and Philadelphia
used the home ice advantage to beat
Winnipeg by a score of four to three.
St. Louis and Quebec just getting
underway in St. Louis scoreless in the first.
Toronto has taken a one nothing lead
over Detroit in the second of their
home and home series.
You may be aware that Eddie Olchek
scored with three seconds left last night
to give Toronto a tie in Detroit.
Montreal has opened up a three nothing lead
over the Islanders in the second period.
Minnesota in Los Angeles later.
Hartford is in Edmonton.
The Oilers have taken a one nothing lead
in the first.
I guess Gretzky is alright.
Four assists last night in his first game back.
And Calgary on home ice is tied with
Vancouver at one in the first period.
So that's the other action in the NHL
today and tonight.
And in a moment you'll be updated on
what's been happening down on the farm.
All about the Saginaw Hawks in the
International League.
That will follow this time out.
After two periods of play in Pittsburgh
it's the Penguins three the Blackhawks two.
Now it's time for our monthly feature
down on the farm.
The Saginaw report.
Here's Terry Stanton with the latest on
what the Blackhawks farm team is doing.
It sounds like a broken record.
The Saginaw Hawks are still struggling.
Or are they?
At first glance the answer appears to be yes.
But let's take a closer look.
As of January 25th the Hawks remained in
the cellar of the IHL's East Division.
But if you transplant the Hawks into the
West they're fighting for second place.
And that's something that just might pay
off in the long run.
As it stands right now we're in fifth
place in our division.
And that's good for second in the West.
And that's really strange.
Conceivably the last place team in the
East could have more points than the
first place team in the West.
So I guess if you were looking to jockey
a bit that wouldn't be a real bad place
to finish.
We've got 40 games to go.
It's a little early to start worrying about that.
But if it ended today and we're being
fifth in our division that would put us
over there.
I think that would give us a spark.
And last year's spark Jeff Pyle says
there's an obvious difference in the
play of the East Division as compared to
the West.
You know we play a little more physical
brand in this division I think.
Muskegon's real tight checking.
Flint's the same way.
Kalamazoo are saws in Fort Wayne.
We may be struggling a little bit now
but that's going to help us when it comes
to playoff time because you've got to be
really good defensive.
The teams in the West are high flying
teams.
They're not quite as tight checking and
I think that'll be a situation like I
said where if we do end up in the
finals against a team like that I think
our odds are better.
We should however keep in mind that
there are 40 games yet to be played in
the regular season and the standings
can change in a hurry.
We're all right in the middle of things.
You play one of the teams ahead of you
a couple of times and knock them off.
Your standings can change so quickly.
But in order to move up the standings
the Hawks need to bottle something
that's been elusive all season.
Continuity.
Case in point.
Jeff Pyle began the season in Europe
playing division two hockey in Germany
and although he's played well since
returning to the Hawks he still feels
that something's missing.
It's really tough for me to adjust
since I've come back because the game
over there was a lot slower and not as
think though.
It's been tough to get up for every
game and get used to the new player.
This is the first time I've played with
most of these guys.
There's only a few guys from last
year's team so it's been a struggle
for me and when the team is going
bad it gets a little tough at times
and I'm just going to try and pull
myself out of it and try and be a
little more consistent because I've
been a little up and down.
And if Jeff can even out his game
he'll be a terrific asset to the team
and when speaking of assets Rosie
reminds us of the play of goaltender
Ed Belfort.
And I'm just very happy with him.
He's a strong kid, he loves the work
but still in all even if you say you
like the work and you want all the
work you can get there's still a time
when you need the rest and I think
that's one of our pluses is the way
Eddie's been playing for us.
And after all is said and done our
question is still the same.
What can be done to turn things
around?
You've got to keep your optimism
there that things are going to get
better and they will.
I mean there's no question about it.
There's been so many injuries we just
shake our heads this year but the
attitude's good and the talent's good
so just work hard and make sure that
we get to the playoffs and once we
get there I think we'll be in, you know,
we've got a good hockey team.
I think the team will rise to the top
and we'll get there.
Reporting for Sports Vision, I'm Terry
Stanton in Saginaw.
Terry will be back on February 25th
when the Hawks take on the New York
Islanders.
Down on the farm reports can be seen
on the last road game of every month.
Meanwhile let's take a look at the
standings in the International Hockey
League.
In the East Muskegon on top with 33
wins only six losses and six overtime
losses with 71 points.
They're ahead of Fort Wayne.
Kalamazoo is third.
Flint is in fourth with 49 and Saginaw
is with 47.
Saginaw with a win tonight.
They're ahead of Peoria 4-1 in the
second period.
They tie with Flint for fourth place.
In the West, Colorado has slowed up
somewhat.
They're 24-20-3 with 51 points.
Milwaukee eight games under 500.
Tied with Salt Lake for second at 42
points and Peoria in the cellar with
40 points they have 17 wins.
As we mentioned in the second period
it's Saginaw for Peoria 1.
Here in the Civic Arena after two
periods it's the Penguins three, the
Blackhawks two.
Pat now will be back with highlights
right after these messages.
In the second period the Blackhawks
were able to cut into the Pittsburgh
lead but the Penguins still have an
edge. It's three to two after 40 minutes
of play and the Blackhawks in that
second period were able to strike first.
That cut the Penguin lead in half.
Shortly thereafter Pittsburgh got up by
two again but then the Hawks answered.
It was great perseverance, good effort
by Troy Murray who was having an
excellent game.
Cassidy got the pass from Troy Murray,
let the low shot go.
Five, Cochran and Troy Murray who
made the pass all went to the front of
the net.
They give Troy Murray credit for his
15th from Cassidy and Cochran at 734.
The first shot was stopped by Peter
Angelo.
The Hawks just kept hacking away at it.
Pucks squirted loose.
McIlwain came in behind Peter Angelo
to give him extra protection.
Brown fell on top of the puck in the
crease, tried to sit on it, failed to do
that. Troy Murray just poked it under
him to the side of the net.
He just continued to whack at it,
pried it loose.
Great second effort on his part.
Got it back to Cassidy at the point.
Cassidy moved in, let the low shot go.
Cochran was there.
Troy Murray was there and so was Rick
Five.
It looked like a couple of right-handers
might have had a chance to deflect it
and give credit to Troy Murray.
Then at 1204 what a beautiful pass from
Paul Coffey.
Everyone thought he was going to shoot.
Pang included.
He came out of the net to challenge the
shooter.
Kaczelski made the pass across.
He intended the pass to the centerman.
He deflected off the skate and went to
Coffey.
Coffey made a brilliant play to make a
3-1 at 1204.
And then at 1628 on the power play.
Some nice passing.
Troy Murray to Five.
Five back across the front of the goal
mouth to Steve Thomas.
And Thomas gave all the Blackhawks and
the organization fits there as he fanned
on it.
And it still went in.
It looked like he was going to bury it.
But he fanned on it.
But it had enough steam to go across the
line as the Hawks really moved the puck
beautifully on the power play.
So through 40 minutes it's the
Penguins three and the Blackhawks two.
We'll come back with third period action
right after this timeout.
With ex Blackhawk and Penguin Dale
Talon.
Pat Foley back in the civic arena in
Pittsburgh where the Penguins have a
three to two lead over the Hawks getting
ready for the third period.
Tomorrow on Sports Vision.
It's a college hockey doubleheader at
two.
The UIC Flames host the Fighting Falcons
of Bowling Green at six thirty.
The Michigan Wolverines take on Michigan
State live from East Lansing.
It's all tomorrow on Sports Vision.
Chicago's winners on cable.
Bowling Green Falcons have probably got
no chance.
The alma mater of our fine producer
director Lisa Seltzer has done a fine
job on this telecast and last night's
telecast as well.
Didn't have much control over the one in
Detroit though.
We did a pretty good job considering
we're located in the Windsor Tunnel.
All right.
Peter Angelo to our right here in the
third period.
Baron Pang to our left.
Here's the draw and Ben Wilson sends it
in Hawks head for a quick change.
They didn't like the match up.
Roger back for the Penguin.
They're in the center.
Island dumps it right back in.
And the Hawks are ruled to be offside
on the play.
The face off will be just outside the
Pittsburgh line.
A sold out civic arena here tonight.
Sixteen thousand one hundred and
sixty eight on hand for the Penguins.
It's their fifteenth sell out of the
year.
They have sold out nine of their last
eleven home games.
It's great to see this building filled
up once again.
It wasn't that long ago.
We'd come in here and be four or five
six thousand people would be all that
would show up with the arrival of Lemieux
and the trade with coffee coming over.
City is excited about their Penguin.
Here come the Penguins now from the
draw.
Coffee along wrist shot deflecting
harmlessly toward the net.
Peng handled it easily.
And now Larmer starts back.
Steve Larmer to Graham at center.
The return pass got into the line but
it's knocked away to the far corner.
Hunter trying to feed Lemieux who's tied
up.
But he got some help from Hunter.
Dave Hunter works his way to center.
Now lost the handle.
Locks clear it back into the Penguin
zone.
Billy Serin.
Down at the coffee at center.
All coffee shooting it in.
Pang shot it to the far board.
Cochran battles calendar there.
Now Simmer dug it out.
Simmer to the corner.
Took a hit from Manson trying to
feed Lemieux.
He was tied up.
Huck loose to the far side.
Now Cochran able to clear it to
center and five.
Break five to the line.
He was knocked off the play by
Bodger.
And controlled by calendar.
Now calendar cleared it to the far
board.
Now Dan Quinn controls.
His pass broken up to Wilson.
Now back into the Penguin zone.
It's taken by Buskus.
Proud Buskus.
His pass is broken up.
That came loose to center.
Here's a feed.
Lee Giffin tied up in traffic.
Unable to advance it.
And now the Penguins Kachowski
dumps it in.
Gary Nyland put it to the near
side.
Penguins hold it in though.
Kachowski in behind the net for
Giffin.
Lee Giffin turns.
Unable to make a play though.
And it's cleared to the near side
and Watson.
Watson shot it to the neutral
zone.
Penguins move back in.
Got to save it.
Open net.
Kachowski missed it.
Kachowski had a chance for his
second empty netter of the night
and he shot it wide.
Came to the near side.
Penguins keep it in.
Now Wilson fired it around to the
far board.
Held it by Hillier.
Hillier got it to the deep slot.
Then a pass hit escape.
And the Hawks able to clear it to
the neutral zone.
Back over the line comes Lone.
He cuts for the net.
Shooting.
Pang a glove save and he holds
on to it.
Early in the third period.
Pittsburgh 3.
Chicago 2 on Sports Vision and
BBF.
The rookie goddess makes a great
play.
Fakes the slap shot.
Passes it across.
Kachowski is all alone.
He's got the empty net and he
shot it wide.
Thank you very much.
By the way Steve goddess was
just awarded an assist on the
third Pittsburgh goal.
They had one so the goal reads
Kachowski from Poppy and goddess
at twelve oh four the second
period.
Goddess should have had another
assist right there but Kachowski
unable to hit the empty net.
Now it's in the Pittsburgh zone.
Graham in the near corner tied
up by Lemieux who stole it.
Now Poppy works it to center
ice from behind some art picked
his pocket and then it was
knocked off his stick.
Poppy gets it back.
His feed deflected right back to
it.
He shot it into the Blackhawks
zone.
Mark Bergevin tied up by Lemieux
Bergevin wants to freeze it but
can't.
Now Larmer helping out.
Steve Larmer got it to dirt
Graham Graham the center dumping
it in.
Taken by calendar.
Out of coffee in stride and
center coffee hits the line.
Coffee cuts in behind the net
trying to wrap around and rolled
off the stick.
Here's a shot and a save by Pang
and a penalty coming as Poppy
was taken down.
And the Penguins will head to the
power play Pittsburgh leading
three to two on sports vision and
BBM.
All coffee showing a burst of
speed on the off wing.
Santa Paz takes a whack at him.
He cuts in behind the net cast.
He's got him angled.
Grabs a hole of his left arm and
pulled Cassidy down as Cassidy
or I should say coffee tried to
get it out front.
Hunter walked in cranked it up
bang with a good save on the
on the delayed penalty call.
Cassidy for holding at three
fifty nine.
Here's the draw to the Penguin
on the near board Lemieux.
Put it into the corner now
Quinn Saturday goes through to
the far side.
Coffee holds it in there.
Chopped it back in the net.
It bounced loose to the Blackhawks
and here's Stapleton.
Mike Stapleton carries it over
the Penguin line against Badger.
They battled into the far corner
and now the Penguins able to pry
it loose.
All coffee on feed right on the
stick of Quinn fires a rebound
chop wide.
Now in behind the net it goes.
Lemieux has it there.
Put it to the deep slot.
Badger far side to Quinn
shooting.
He fired it wide.
Coffee into the near corner.
Back to the goal.
Lemieux center to fish.
Dan Quinn off a great feed from
Lemieux and the Penguins lead
at four to two.
Lemieux is just a real treat.
What a play on his part.
He set up Quinn earlier from
behind the net.
This time he was to the left of
Pang a soft little backhand pass
right onto Quinn who had broken
through the middle.
What a pass from Lemieux right
onto the stick of Quinn.
His 19th goal of the year.
Second goal on the power play.
Lemieux and coffee assisting
Quinn his second power play
goal of the game at four fifty
one.
And now the hogs down by a four
to two count.
Here's the draw.
Cassidy he's up a long one.
Peter Angelo gloves it and
holds it.
The Hawks box they're breaking
down three hot players along
across in a straight line in
front of the net.
Lemieux with the soft touch a
great hand made a beautiful
backhand pass onto the stick of
Quinn.
You with both assists on the
Quinn power play goals big goal
for the Penguins as they pull
ahead for two with 15 minutes to
go in the third period.
By the way there's been a change
in a Hawke goal and an assist
the first Hawke goal scored by
Troy Murray Cassidy assisting
they take the second assist away
from Cochran and give it to
five at seven thirty for the
second face off to the left of
Peter Angelo.
Here's the draw the near corner
Noonan tied up there.
Now Thomas pries it loose but
his pass hit a skate.
Thomas along the near board now
goddess came to take it away
brings it around the boards it
deflects right back into the
Hawks zone.
The race is on and this will be
icing as Bob Murray gets there
to touch it first.
That's a bad break for Glenn
Cochran who thought he had a
sixth assist that would have
pulled him ahead of Darren
Peng.
Their ongoing battle.
Cochran's had three or four
shifts and every time he's been
out there he's had a goal
scoring opportunity.
Promise me he would score a
goal last night in New Jersey
being his birthday his 30th
birthday.
He's had the better chances
tonight in a few shifts that
he's played Dan Quinn.
So far the man of the hour for
the Penguins with two power
play goals when the former
Calgary flame traded for
longtime penguins sniper Mike
Bullard.
And as he did in Chicago
Stadium Quinn has been faced
with a task of looking after
Dennis Savard a task that he has
performed as well as anybody
can.
Savvy's been held off the
score sheet through five
periods.
Here's Nyland a long shot.
Peter Angelo the same rebound
of the goal mouth and Frank
Peter Angelo covers it there.
Right off the draw Nyland
moved into the top of the
circle let one rep but Peter
Angelo has been cool made the
pad save kicked it away.
Larmer attempted to get to the
rebound he had a stick tied up
just got a little bit of it and
advance it to the goal crease
and Peter Angelo froze it.
Island who's had a strong game
lets it rip on the first shift
of the game he let one rip just
went wide the puck came out the
end boards the dirt Graham he
missed the empty net on the
first shift of the game and boy
it could have been a different
story altogether.
The Hawks had three great
chances their first three shifts
didn't score on any of them.
That one there especially by
Graham might have made a big
difference in the style of the
game.
That's for sure I was thinking
actually at the time Dale the
Hawks may look at the first five
minutes of this game and I was
hoping then it wouldn't come
back to haunt them but it just
might do that because I could
have had two or three goals early
but unable to convert and the
penguins now have a four to lead
and Quinn trying to clear it
bounced away to Fodger.
He got it to center before he
was stopped in the Hawks dump it
back in to the near side.
Hunter chopped it to center
Wilson has it there to Graham
DeLarmer over the line for
Savard far circles spinning to
the corner with Boscas all over
in there.
Hawks have all three all three
players in the corner now and
finally the puck is held there
in the whistle sound.
Good job by Boscas on Savard
tying them up not letting them
escape.
He tried to 360 in the corner
Boscas tied him up beautifully
pinned him against the corner
boards and got a face off with
1351 to go.
4-2 penguin lead.
Quinn has two coffee has one
I should say a coffee
has a goal and assists
Kachowski stored in a great
coffee feed.
Face off to the right of Peter
Angelo here's the draw to the
far corner.
Unable to clear it.
Troy Murray barrels to the side
of the net tried to stuff it in
but Peter Angelo wouldn't leave
the post and he holds on to it.
Troy Murray's had a fine game
he's got a goal and an assist
he's been working extremely
hard.
Well down got up tried to stuff
it.
Angelo is well positioned up
against the far post.
Face off to the right of the
penguin goal.
Here's the draw right to
Cochran but his shot is blocked
and out come the penguins.
Here's Lemieux over the line
for simmer a shot he shot it
wide.
Cochran moves the other way on
feed behind five who captures
it.
Now got it to Troy Murray and
then his pass picked off by
Lemieux and Paul Coffey may be
shaken up.
He had hit the deck and was slow
to get up but now has the puck
Coffey gave it to Siren.
Siren cleared it over the Hawk
line.
Callender trying to walk in as
the defense backed right in but
finally Callender lost the
handle.
Now Pang put it to the near side
taken by simmer simmer center
Lemieux shoots Pang got a piece
of that with the left hand and
Cochran able to clear it to the
Pittsburgh line.
Paul Coffey cleared it to the
far side.
Now back into the penguin zone
it's taken by Siren.
Siren gave it to Kachowski.
He's tied up Hawks try to dig it
loose but Coffey steals and Paul
Coffey bangs one out to center
right Santa Pat trying to move
back in Coffey steals to Lemieux
and now a penalty is coming up
off the play and we'll fill you
in momentarily.
It's Pittsburgh four Chicago
two on sports vision and WBBM.
Darren Pang comes up with a big
save on the screen shot from
Mario Lemieux.
Lemieux bidding to score his
49th and 50th goals in 50 games
he has 48 goals and 49 games
coming into this contest but
he's been held off as far as
goals are concerned he's made
two beautiful passes to set up
goals on the power play.
Meanwhile Coffey off the play
got a slashing penalty and the
Hawks have a chance on the
power play their fourth.
Now the puck in the neutral zone
cleared back into the Hawken
bouncing around finally Corral
by Noonan Ryan Noonan to Ben
Wilson who shoots it in comes to
the near side Graham battles the
boards digs it out for Noonan
Noonan near point move it across
to Ben Wilson far side to
Savard side of the net to Graham
looks for a play feeds Noonan
here's the drive Peter Angelo to
save and he hangs on that shot
almost squirted through Peter
Angelo's legs he goes in that
butterfly butterfly style with
his pads as he was going down
and almost snuck through Noonan
Graham wanted to feed it across
the goal mouth Badger slid in
front of it so he had to pass it
to the open point and that almost
went through Peter Angelo's legs
just over a minute remaining on
the Hawk power play eleven and a
half for the third period four
to two in favor of the penguins
now Troy Murray and Lemieux
Murray winning the draw to Bob
Murray his long shot deflects
into the seat the long reach of
Mario Lemieux able to get the
stick on it face off will
originate about six feet inside
the penguin line shot was tipped
box of one power play goal Thomas
scored his ninth goal of the year
to make it 3 2 at sixteen twenty
eight of the second period and
they need to capitalize on this
one trailing by two with eleven
and a half minutes to go Toronto
has taken a three to one lead
over Detroit in the second period
and Quebec is tied with St. Louis
1 1 in the second here's Bob
Murray back of his own net
penguins pulling back to center
allowing Murray to shoot it in
over to the far side it goes held
in by Cassidy near point to Bob
Murray his long shot Peter
Angelo to save rebound to the
far corner dog out of there by
Lemieux Mario Lemieux feeding
for Troy Loney he chopped it to
the side of the hawk net and
Troy Murray has it there with
half a minute for the Hawk power
play now a pass up over the stick
of Bob Murray he has to regroup
then gave it right to Hunter Dave
Hunter wasting time and clears it
into the Chicago zone goddess
hustles into the corner knocked
down there by Cassidy he wants to
freeze it and he does aggressive
for checking box having difficulty
getting on track out of their own
zone only 10 seconds remaining on
coffee slashing penalty Dave
goddess going off in a player
change getting a lot of ice time
in this game goddess played junior
hockey with Dave Manson and Prince
Albert Saskatchewan he won the
Memorial Cup now the draw to
Savard at center here Savard
wheeling over the line put it to
Graham near side centered one
deflects in front of the penguins
hunter and just out of the box
comes coffee coffee over the line
far side then Wilson able to
sprawl to knock it away both
teams are now back at full
strength.
Island chipped it to the near
side.
Bodger trying to hold it in but
didn't quite do it.
Offside is called.
We're halfway through the third
four to two pit on sports vision
at WBBM at Foley back in
Pittsburgh along with the man who
ranks eighty seventh on the all
time Pittsburgh scoring list
dropped seven spots in a week.
Here's stapled and over the line
shooting and a save by Peter
Angelo and he holds it.
Peter Angelo has made every save
in that area in the waist high
shot ox got to find a different
location to beat him.
He's been sharp with all those
shots.
Good hustle.
Good effort by stable and catches
up with the puck on the off wing
lets it go and Peter Angelo out
of the net has the angle and
makes the save right in the bread
basket looks like it winded him
a bit.
I think it's a wonderful
accomplishment that you rank
eighty seventh on the Pittsburgh
scoring list until I look higher
and I see luminaries such as
Gary Rissling.
Oh yeah.
He was here for 12 years.
Eddie Shaq outscored you when he
was here.
He played about 22 games in this
town.
And who is Dunk McCallum.
He outscored you when he was
here.
That was a percentage was
scoring percentages higher than
all those guys have played very
few games here.
Face off to the right of Peter
Angelo.
Here's the draw to coffee.
All coffee up the middle for
Lemieux he chipped it ahead
picked off by five who cleared
it back into the Penguin zone.
Coffee stands back of the net
didn't have a play just banks
one to center ice taken by
Manson back in his own zone
around the board for Santa pass
lost at the calendar back of the
net it goes to simmer he tries
to center that hit escape and
Troy Murray takes over.
Murray feeding five on the
right wing board tied up by
calendar at center but now the
Hawks managed to dump it in.
Troy Murray knocked down on the
far side Santa pass tries to
dig it out but lost the handle
taken by calendar.
Calendar feeds simmer at center
early center tied up but
calendar carries on over the
line cut for the net forced in
behind he centered it and it's
stolen by Bergevin.
Watson the lead for stapled and
over the line waiting for help
the help is Bob Murray the shot
and a save by Peter Angelo
rebound in behind the goal
Watson battling there now
stapled and after it against
Hilliard they wrestle in the
far corner they both hit the
deck and they fell on top of
the puck.
Just over eight minutes for the
third period for two penguins on
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Chicago's winners on cable face
off in the penguin zone now winds
up back in Chicago territory.
Here's Cassidy his pass bounced
over the penguin line to Larmor
he was tied up Quinn jammed it
loose to center talks back in
offside.
Don't forget Monday night the
Boston Bruins will be in
Chicago Stadium a rare Monday
night game.
Seven twenty radio only with the
pregame and Wednesday night the
Detroit Red Wings will come into
town.
Now the draw shot to the Chicago
line taken by Butch Cassidy
Cassidy to center shooting it in
taken by Hillier Randy Hillier
tied up in the corner got help
from Quinn who shot it by
everybody back into the hog zone
and clears it himself to center
taken there by Graham.
Dirk Graham works it over the
line Graham to the near side
feeding Bob Murray turning in
behind the net.
Murray tries to center that hit
a skate and Quinn able to clear
to center ice.
Here's Hunter putting Quinn
over the line the long shot
and he had it flutter up over
top of the net out to the line
buskers his shot is blocked
taken by Bob Murray now Cassidy
down to seven minutes remaining
in the Hawks trail by a pair
cleared to the Pittsburgh zone
buskers going back around the
boards for Kachowski he bounced
it loose to center here's a
three on two lonely over the
line for Kachowski shooting
stopped it on the short side
came to the near board and back
come the Blackhawks Steve Thomas
leaves the rush coming over the
line and Troy Murray was in
play three on two going against
the Blackhawks lonely to
Kachowski Kachowski who has a
goal missed an empty net
opportunity for a second of the
game in the early part of the
third period he tried to go to
the short side on paying dang
made the save and on the other
end the three on two for the
Hawks and the Hawks go outside
as Thomas had Troy Murray to his
left and Rick five to his right
shots on goal twenty nine
Pittsburgh shots twenty seven
Blackhawks shots here's the draw
taken by Lemieux hold it to an
open wing Steve Ludzik now trying
to move back Lemieux tied him up
Ludzik holding his stick and got
away with it and stapled and
came to take it away.
Able into the far side nylon
works his way to center shooting
it in comes to the near side the
penguins clear the race is on
here's Lemieux over the line
against nylon fire Tennessee
rebound calendar turns in behind
the net never did get off a shot
and then his pass bounce back
into the penguin zone here's
coffee wheeling over the Hawks
line coffee cuts in shooting
hang on a piece of that it may
have stung him now back of the
net it goes taken there by
Larmor Steve Larmor bounce one
to the near side Bergevin
clearing Lemieux controls at
center and his pass
intercepted but the Hawks move
in offside it's getting to the
late part of the game four to
Pittsburgh on sports vision and
WVBM from the face off Bob
Murray sends it ahead right to
the stick of Hillier though who
clears the center and now
Cassidy dumps it in taken by
Hillier got it to the near side
into the corner goes Thomas he
centered it a shot Peter
Angelo a save as Santa passed
right there rather five kind of
stuff in it here's a two on one
went over the line with Hunter
when moving in mishandled it
but jumped over his stick just
as he cut to his forehand now
five the other way with a long
shot blocked at the defense
cams in front of shot and a
save by Peter Angelo Troy Murray
a great chance and the penguins
able to move away Dave Hunter
over the line and now it came
back to Hunter on the near side
flipped it into the slot bus
just centered one deflects to
the line goddess he's knocked
down before he could shoot now
it's clear to center ice taken
by Graham leading Larmer forced
to turn a Savard was knocked
down and would have been
offside and now the Hawks have
to dump it in to the near side
Ben Wilson keeping it in rolled
it to the corner goddess and
Graham come together there now
goddess looks like he wants to
freeze it if he can but the
Hawks still work him over and
now jamming loose behind the
net now it's Graham and Hunter
battle and Wilson comes in to
kick it loose for Savard
Savard spinning to the far
corner Savard into the far
circle cuts for the slot
shooting and a save and a
penalty is coming up the Black
Hawks with the last gas power
play chance here and they have
to cash in on this one this
their fifth power play but you
got to give them credit they
just continued to work and
forecheck and fry the puck
loose as the penguins tried to
freeze it Hawks kept the play
alive with some good
forechecking Savard eventually
got the puck cut it on the far
side cut it on his forehand and
it was held as he let the shot
go the Hawks will get their
fifth power play chance there
one for four still plenty of
time three thirty nine to go
Hunter the former evidence
Euler in the penalty box
final score Montreal knocked
off the Allenders six to
Toronto ahead of Detroit three
two in the second face off here
to the right of the penguin
goal now the draw to the line
Cassidy near point Bob Murray a
touch pass picked off clear just
outside the line now the
penguins feel here's Lemieux
over the line Lemieux near
circles shooting famous a
rebound to the Hawks and back
comes by break five over the
line barrels into the near
corner against coffee then he's
knocked down and the penguins
control here's Quinn putting
Lemieux over the line Lemieux
trying to center one right to
the goal now coffee for Lemieux
walking in front the long reach
he shoots the same rebound to
the line and now the penguins
away some time Pittsburgh is
shorthanded but they're putting
on a show here Lemieux in
particular here's Siren coming
into the Hawks zone he finally
lost it to Larmor in the first
minute of the Hawks power play
has belonged to Pittsburgh Larmor
over the line far side put it to
Savard out to the line Wilson
for Noonan at the near point now
back to Wilson Wilson with a far
side and Savard so Wilson deep
slot shooting fired it wide
rebound Noonan his blast up high
over the glass into the crowd
the first minute you said it the
penguins Mary Lemieux with a
great pass across the goal mouth
Peng made a terrific save on
Quinn and then Lemieux as he was
tied up in front went to his back
hand and somehow Peng was able to
make the save perfect pass across
the goal mouth Peng sliding in
front as Quinn had a step on
when and then Lemieux with a
great move to turn fake come to
his back hand and the shot was
deflected wide half a minute for
the Hawks power play just over
two minutes for the third four
to two in favor of the penguins
Pittsburgh hasn't won a home
game for a month losing four and
tying three in their last seven
starts in this building but they
opened up a two nothing lead in
the first and have carried on to
a four to lead here late in the
game face off will be to the
left of Peter Angelo Pittsburgh
all year here at home has not
been that great at all eleven
wins nine losses and six times
here's the draw taken by buskers
turning back of the net clearing
Ryan Newton to Wilson over the
line for Savard Savard into the
far corner rings it around the
boards to the near side the
penguins able to clear it down
all the way here's Noonan back
to center Noonan gains the line
and plays the board back of the
net Peter Angelo leaves it for
coffee he gave it right to
Noonan but it bounced away to
center ice and the Pittsburgh
penalty is over both teams back
at full strength Lemieux steals
from Wilson that Ben Wilson got
it back at the last second
Wilson flipped it over the line
Graham far side his pass broken
up and here's Lemieux with under
a minute and a half to go the
Hawks have that last power play
chance and virtually had to
capitalize on it but were unable
to generate even one good
scoring chance there's a steal
by coffee in his own end
there's it to the far side a
battle at center ice were into
the final minute and coffee
giving some ground to his own
end bounce one to center now
corralled by Serin in his own end
to coffee Penguins just trying to
play keep away here now Hunter
turns at center and the Hawks
have been unable to touch the
puck in the final minute now
here's Cassidy crossing the line
and Chicago off side of the play
Penguins have done a good job
in this third period shut the
Hawks down and when the Hawks
did get a chance Peter Angelo
would come up with a big save
he's had a wonderful night for
the big Penguins right off the
first shift he's made great save
after great save good effort by
the Hawks in this game they
should certainly deserve the
better fate in this game
thirty twenty three seconds to
go in the game and it gives us
an opportunity to tell you about
tonight's Anheuser-Busch player
of the game Troy Murray gets the
nod tonight he had a goal and an
assist and was solid throughout
the game with some good
forechecking and good defensive
work as well tonight's Anheuser-
Bush player of the game Troy
Murray 20 seconds to go as the
Hawks dump it in taken by Johnson
cleared it to the far side big
scramble along the boards in the
whistle sound eight seconds left
a little pushing and shoving over
there
giving one another the hairy
eyeball I think we're going to
have some penalties here and
they're both going to be set on
the lines and do a good job of
breaking things up they send
Hilliard to the Pittsburgh locker
room that's it goes to the
Blackhawk locker room this
coming with only eight seconds
to go in the game and a road
trip that started out in such
promising style with a victory
over the Norris division leaders
in Detroit winds up with two
disheartening defeat the last
second loss last night to the
Devils and the Blackhawks had a
terrific start in this game and
really should have led to nothing
early but failed to capitalize
on their chances and it could be
said that the first couple of
shifts to this game might be the
ones that come back to haunt the
Blackhawks when it's all said and
done Hilliard and Manson each
get roughing penalties here with
eight seconds left and Graham
and Giffin also get penalties
for roughing Graham here's the
draw the Penguins clear it and
this one's all over the Penguins
out to congratulate Frank
Peterangelo Pittsburgh breaking
a seven game home ice winless
streak with a 4 2 victory here
tonight in the third period the
Penguins got the only goal Dan
Quinn on the power on the power
play from Lemieux and coffee at
451 to seal the verdict for
Pittsburgh the Penguins had 13
shots in the third the Hawks had
11 game totals 34 to 31
favoring the Penguins the final
score Pittsburgh for Chicago to
and we'll wrap it up in a moment
well the Blackhawks had a very
promising start to this three
game road swing they beat the
Detroit Red Wings in Detroit but
then two disheartening losses
last night a real heartbreaker
and the final seconds of
overtime losing to the New
Jersey Devils and tonight a four
two loss at the hands of the
Penguins I really think you look
back at the first five minutes
of this game and the complete
story could have been very
different well the Hawks should
have three or four goals in the
first five minutes of great
chances they had Graham right
off the get go at an empty net
opportunity shot a wide Thomas
had a good chance Cochran had a
good chance Ben Wilson had two
great chances on the power play
Peterangelo was very sharp in
the first period and then the
explosiveness of Paul coffee I
think he can really turn a game
around Hawks were in good shape
they had an excellent first
period they had good pressure
good scoring chances shut down
Lemieux shut down the Penguins
and all of a sudden out of
nowhere coffee just flies through
the middle of the ice lets one
go instead of it being one or
two nothing Chicago was one or
not one nothing Penguins and
they score in a power play and
it had to be disheartening they
had a two nothing they were
trailing to nothing after the
first period it was one of them
better there one of their better
road periods all season long and
then the goal that killed him
was the early power play goal in
the third period after they made
it three two at the end of two
was a good effort on their part
they played solidly but they
just didn't get any breaks
offensively and whenever they
got great chances Peter Angelo
came up with some big saves
goaltending I think was the
difference as far as the
Penguins are concerned Peter
Angelo made tremendous saves
Blackhawks had been inching
close to the five hundred mark
but they are now back to five
games below the break even point
twenty two twenty seven and
three Hawks will remain at forty
seven points and in third place
in the Norris division by the
way Detroit has come back to
tie Toronto at last report three
three in their game so the
Blackhawks will get back to home
ice on Monday night after Super
Sunday tomorrow the Boston
Bruins come into town and if
this road trip was a tough one
to swallow there won't be any
room to breathe on Monday night
well that's for sure the Boston
Bruins last time they were at
the stadium really forechecked
well they're aggressive and the
Bruins are coming off a tough
loss against the Rangers on home
ice so they'll be ready to play
they've got some speedy forwards
that are aggressive and like to
play it in the offensive zone
and you also have the Ray Bork
who had the dimension coming
late so it'll be a tough game
for the Blackhawks but they've
played well this road trip and
they should have had a few more
points out of it seven twenty
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igloo the Penguins break a long
seven game home ice winless
streak they beat the Blackhawks
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