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Matt Murray adds to Penguins postseason save legacy

Penguins postseason history doesn’t lack for incredible saves.

Marc-Andre Fleury on Alex Ovechkin — twice — and also Nicklas Lidstrom.

Frank Pietrangelo on Peter Stastny.

What Matt Murray did Wednesday by denying Philadelphia’s Scott Laughton at 8:20 of the first period to spur a 7-0 win probably falls a cut below those aforementioned stops, but it was impressive nonetheless.

And crucial as the Penguins grabbed a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.

“It’s huge,” Bryan Rust said. “That’s why he’s had so much success and he is who he is. That put some energy throughout the whole building.