NEW YORK — Backup goaltending competitions around the NHL have come into focus after the latest round of waiver moves.
The Pittsburgh Penguins for now are keeping Tristan Jarry as Matt Murray’s backup and waived Casey DeSmith.
James Reimer won the Caro…
Oddly enough, with just 50 NHL games played, goalie Casey DeSmith is about as invaluable to the Pittsburgh Penguins as anyone else on the roster. Especially the other goalies. The…
The Penguins’ positional strengths and weaknesses are apparent. Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are the best duo at center in pro hockey. Kris Letang is an elite puck-mover on the…
Matt Murray has been the anchor in goal for the Pittsburgh Penguins since his debut on Dec. 19, 2015. When healthy, he is one of the best netminders in the…
With only nine games left in the regular season, the Pittsburgh Penguins currently sit in third place in the tight-knit Metropolitan Division. They are three points out of first place,…
On Nov. 22, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that they had placed starting goaltender Matt Murray on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. Head coach Mike Sullivan said that he was…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…