Pittsburgh Penguins: Revisiting Tom Barrasso’s Historic Run

Tom Barrasso is often considered to be the best goaltender not to be enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame. While a mystery surrounds the reasons why he is yet to be inducted, his impact on the Pittsburgh Penguins cannot be understated.

Tom Barrasso was born on Mar. 31, 1965, in Boston, Massachusetts, and in honor of the legendary goaltender’s birthday, here is a series-by-series look at some of his best performances during the Pittsburgh Penguins 1992 Stanley Cup run.

Capital Punishment

The Penguins first-round match-up vs. Washington went the full distance of 7 games.

Despite allowing 20 goals through the first four games of the series, Barrasso found a way to keep Pittsburgh competitive long…