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Fans now know the name Matthew Murray after young Penguins goalie stifles Rangers

Neil Best

Neil Best first worked at Newsday in 1982, then returned in 1985. His SportsWatch column debuted on Sept.

If you never had heard of Jeff Zatkoff or Matthew Murray a week ago, do not be embarrassed. You are among the vast majority of less than avid hockey fans in North America, and perhaps even in Pittsburgh.

Even casual Rangers fans have heard of them now, for all the wrong reasons.

Those are the two goaltenders who made their playoff debuts for the Penguins in Games 1 and 3 of a first-round series, and enjoyed their experiences immensely.