Game #2 with Portland leading 1-0
Pittsburgh comes to Portland for game 2 hoping to even the series
Period #1 – Wayne Gretzky once again opens the scoring with a goal at the 13:31 mark but isn’t satisfied with just one as he finds the net again 2 minutes 11 seconds later to stake Portland to a 2-0 lead
Period #2 -2:45 into the second period Portland’s Ciccarelli gets the crowd energized with a beautiful goal off a Gretzky assist. At the 17:04 mark, Gretzky sets up Crossman on a power-play goal to give Portland a commanding 4-0 lead entering the break
Period #3 – Unlike game #1 where Pittsburgh scored 3 unanswered third-period goals to get within one Portland plays stellar defense, limiting the Spirit to just 6 shots on goal in the period. Paul Cyr finishes the scoring for Portland with a goal with 1:01 remaining to give Portland the 5-0 win
Star #1 – Brodeur (Por) 26 saves and a shutout
STar #2 – Gretzky (Por) 2 goals and 2 assists
Star #3 – Crossman (Por) 1 goal and 1 assist |