Saturday, April 23, 2016

Penguins rookie goaltender Murray has Rangers on brink (Yahoo Sports)

Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray (30) is congratulated by left wing Conor Sheary (43) after recording a shutout in the Penguins' 5-0 win over the New York Rangers in Game 4 of an NHL hockey first-round Stanley Cup playoff series, Thursday, April 21, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Matt Murray watched the Pittsburgh Penguins' second-round collapse against the New York Rangers from afar two years ago, the wispy goaltender still a teenage prospect in the spring of 2014 as a 3-1 series lead morphed into a franchise-altering meltdown. The 3-1 advantage Pittsburgh takes into Saturday's Game 5 (3 p.m. EDT, NBC) has as much to do with the rookie's steadiness while filling in for injured Marc-Andre Fleury as it does the performances of the bold-faced names in front of him. Teammates Conor Sheary and Tom Kuhnhackl have given the Penguins a needed dose of youth and speed at forward.


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