Penguins Goaltending
The 5 Best NHL Backups
November 13th, 2018 It may be a relatively thankless job, but NHL teams need serviceable backups. If they’re lucky, they get one who’s able to go above and beyond in relief of their starter. Sometimes, they may even overtake the No. 1 altogether. Looking at all of the league’s...
Penguins Pulpit: Rutherford Riled, DeSmith Dominant & Sprong Sprung
November 13th, 2018 After a forgettable trio of games last week, the Pittsburgh Penguins had a rocky start to the new week but finished it off with two strong performances, the second of which snapped a five-game losing streak. Following a 5-1 loss at the hands of the New Jersey...
Murray's Injury Could Confuse Penguins' Crease
October 10th, 2018 During the late morning on Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced netminder Matt Murray had been diagnosed with a concussion, the third of his career and his second in less than eight months. Of course, concussions have no set timetable for recovery, and it puts the...
Top 3 All-Time Penguins Goalies
October 2nd, 2018 The Pittsburgh Penguins — at least for the past few decades — have been a franchise known for their offense. When an organization is lucky enough to have multiple generational talents like Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin it isn't...
Penguins Goalie Dilemma: Jarry or DeSmith?
August 30th, 2018 With just under three weeks until training camp opens, the Pittsburgh Penguins don't have many positional question marks. Barring injuries or sudden trades, their skaters are set. It's a nice spot to be in a year after beginning camp without a third or fourth-line...
Matt Murray Ready to Join Elite Ranks of "Money" Goalies
April 10th, 2018 The first round of the NHL playoffs is nearly upon us, and the Pittsburgh Penguins have drawn the Philadelphia Flyers. The series will begin on Wednesday night, and fans should man their proverbial battle stations; this will be a hard-fought battle between two teams that...
Fleury Meets the Penguins on the Way to the Playoffs
February 6th, 2018 For more than a decade, Marc-Andre Fleury was the unquestioned starting goaltender for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Everybody remembers his spectacular Cup-clinching save on Nick Lidstrom; the native of Sorel-Tracey, QC has always had a knack for theatrics. Professional...
Penguins Need to Find Matt Murray's Counterpart
October 28th, 2017 The Pittsburgh Penguins had a great goalie situation last season. Matt Murray and Marc-Andre Fleury split the year and led the team to a second consecutive Stanley Cup championship. Fleury moved on this offseason in the Expansion Draft, and the Penguins are now moving full...
Q & A with Penguins Alumnus Jean-Sebastien Aubin
August 14th, 2017 On March 9, 2016, the NHL announced the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers would participate in the Coors Light NHL Stadium Series. The game would be held in Pittsburgh at Heinz Field and give the hockey world the opportunity to see the "Battle of Pennsylvania"...
Antti Niemi's Best Perfomances
July 30th, 2017 In the wake of the NHL's first expansion draft in 17 years, the Pittsburgh Penguins found themselves with a large hole to fill in the roster, and Finnish goaltender Antti Niemi found himself a free agent. The Penguins didn't have to wait long to find a suitable...
Niemi Right Choice for Penguins
July 2nd, 2017 People who have heard tales of the Dallas Stars’ goaltending woes over the 2016-17 season might be wary of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Saturday acquisition, but picking up goaltender Antti Niemi in free agency was the best response to the departure of Marc-Andre Fleury...
Pittsburgh Bids Farewell to the Flower
June 23rd, 2017 In the end, it was Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford who couldn’t come up with a crucial save. After the emergence of young goaltender Matt Murray over the past two seasons, Pittsburgh deemed Marc-Andre Fleury expendable. Once Fleury waived his no...
How Clutch is Matt Murray?
June 15th, 2017 Late in the 2015-16 season, Pittsburgh’s third round (83rd overall selection) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, got his shot in the NHL when Marc-Andre Fleury fell to a concussion. Murray, a standout performer in the American Hockey League with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in...
