The
Colorado Rockies entered the Igloo on November 22, 1980 riding the best start in franchise history, sitting one game above the .500 mark - truly a lofty plateau for the perennial league doormat. They looked every bit the powerhouse in the first period, outshooting the Pens 13-4. It was Pittsburgh, however, that built a 2-0 lead by the midway point of the second.
 |
Hardy Astrom surrendered
Ross Lonsberry's winning goal
November 22, 1980 at the Igloo. |
A "familiar Penguin malady" - the inability to protect a two-goal lead, as described by game report writer Pete Wevurski in
this piece the next day - then reared its ugly head. Colorado goals by
Paul Gagne and
Joel Quenneville tied things up before the frame was done.
The score stayed that way until Penguin left winger
Ross Lonsberry scored his first goal in 12 games with less than five minutes to play. The veteran took a pass from
George Ferguson from behind the net and slipped a backhand through the legs of Rockies goaltender
Hardy Astrom. He then added an empty-netter with one second left for good measure. The win snapped Pittsburgh's five-game winless skid. The Rockies, meanwhile, would win only two of their next 10.
No comments :
Post a Comment