Blomqvist makes 29 saves in debut, Penguins defeat Red Wings
DETROIT -- Joel Blomqvist made 29 saves in his NHL debut, and Evgeni Malkin got his 800th assist to help the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 6-3 victory against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday. Anthony Beauvillier scored twice for the Penguins (1-1-0), who were coming off a 6-0 loss to the New York Rangers on Wednesday.
Penguins' Joel Blomqvist: Wins NHL debut
It was his NHL debut, and he helped Pens' fans forget about the team's 6-0 loss to the Rangers the night before. Blomqvist became the youngest Penguins goalie to win his NHL debut since Philippe De Rouville in 1995.
Blomqvist stands tall, Penguins fill the net in win over Detroit
The Pittsburgh Penguins looked like a team in deep, deep trouble for much of the first period Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings. They trailed 1-0, but only because rookie goalie Joel Blomqvist, who made his first NHL start,
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Scoring the Red Wings’ first goal of the season, Alex DeBrincat got a pass from Lucas Raymond and fired a one-timer into the back of the net from the left face-off circle to make it 1-0 at 3:46 of the first period. Captain Dylan Larkin also earned a secondary assist on DeBrincat’s game-opening tally.
Joel Blomqvist gets first NHL win
Penguins goaltender Joel Blomqvist got his first NHL win on Thursday night and it was one of many milestones for Pittsburgh players during the 6-3 victory over the Red Wings on the road in Detroit! Blomqvist made 29 saves on 32 shots during the win over the Red Wings,
Joel Blomqvist earns first NHL win as Penguins rebound with victory against Red Wings
Mike Sullivan had a simple message for Joel Blomqvist on Thursday. The Penguins were coming off an ugly loss to the New York Rangers in their season opener and had to rely on their rookie goalie in the second half of a back-to-back,
Rookie goaltender Joel Blomqvist leads Penguins to first win
The Pittsburgh Penguins need Joel Blomqvist. After all, established backup goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic opened the 2024-25 season on injured reserve because of an undisclosed ailment, and someone has to be the backup.
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