Monday, April 11, 2016

1991 Patrick Semi-Final Game 4: Devils 4, Pens 1

The Penguins lose the game and one of their best players on a night to forget at the Meadowlands. After the Devils had outhustled and outhit the Penguins for the first 44 minutes and built a 2-0 lead, Viacheslav Fetisov high-sticked Pens high-scoring D-man Paul Coffey, striking "the Doctor" in the left eye, causing him to temporarily lose his vision, according to Penguins trainer Skip Thayer.

After a visit to a real doctor, Coffey had regained some vision - albeit blurred - and was released. Fetisov was handed a five-minute major and a game misconduct. On the ensuing power play, Mario Lemieux's howitzer of a shot got the Pens back in the game.

But this night was the Devils', as John MacLean and that other Lemieux, Claude, scored later in the third to secure the victory and send the best-of-7 series back to Pittsburgh tied 2-2.

"I don't think we played a 60-minute game by any means," said Pens winger Bob Errey. "I hoped we learned our lesson. I hope we can find the right combinations to do the job at home."

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