Our “On This Day” series continues today with a look at Game 2 of the 1991 Stanley Cup Final.
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The Penguins teams from 80’s and 90’s were highlighted by one of the greatest players to ever step foot on an ice hockey rink. And while the early years of the Mario Lemieux era weren’t filled with postseason glory, the script was flipped by 1991 and it was time for Lemieux and the Penguins to become an NHL powerhouse.
The Penguins actually began the 1990-91 season without Lemieux, as he would miss the first half of the season recovering from a back injury that he suffered in a game against the New York Rangers towards the end of the previous season.