1991 Wales Final Game 3: Pens 4, Bruins 1

The Penguins channeled their frustration stemming from a Game Two overtime loss into a passionate but focused effort that resulted in a 4-1 win, bringing them back into the Wales Conference Final and cutting Boston’s series lead to two games to one.

Ulfamania was a Penguin Pest all night long.

With the Pens leading 2-0 halfway through the second period, Boston’s Ray Bourque got one back when he converted a Cam Neely pass, firing a hard shot behind Tom Barrasso. Their celebration didn’t last long, though, as low-scoring defenseman Grant Jennings answered right back 16 seconds later, putting a Mario Lemieux rebound in the back of the Boston net, sending the sellout Igloo crowd into delirium. Lemieux added one himself before the period was out, and Tom Barrasso stopped all 12 Bruins shots in the third to ice the victory.

“We’re back in the series,” said Boston native Kevin Stevens, the Pens left winger who had boldly predicted a Penguins series win after the Game Two loss. “And we’re confident we can win the series. The other night was frustrating because we played well enough to win. But I know this team believes in itself.”

Aside from the result, a hot topic of conversation after the game was Ulf Samuelsson’s knee-on-knee hit on Neely in the second period. The collision left the Bruins steaming. “I thought it was a real cheap shot on Cam,” said Boston defenseman Garry Galley, “the way he stepped up and really went for that (knee) area.”

Ultimately, though, Bruins coach Mike Milbury had to admit that his team had been outmatched on this night. “Tonight they were too much for us and we didn’t have the answers.”

Check out highlights of this game here

• Samuelsson hit on Neely is at very beginning 
• Spectacular Mario Lemieux goal at 0:52
• Interviews follow later.