Silovs, Penguins blank Panthers 4-0 to spoil Florida goalie Cooper Black’s record-setting NHL debut

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 23). Silovs, Penguins blank Panthers 4-0 to spoil Florida goalie Cooper Black’s record-setting NHL debut. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/silovs-penguins-blank-panthers-4-0-to-spoil-florida-goalie-cooper-black-s-record-setting-nhl-debut/article_de30ddbb-25f8-55bb-af4a-18893e4d19f5.html

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Arturs Silovs of the Pittsburgh Penguins recorded a 4-0 shutout against the Florida Panthers, stopping 25 shots including key saves against Cooper Black, who made his NHL debut and stands at an unprecedented height of 6-foot-9. Despite Black’s impressive performance with 18 saves, he couldn’t prevent the Panthers from losing their second consecutive game. Pittsburgh’s Nick Robertson scored two goals, while Hendrix Lapierre and Evgeni Malkin each added a goal and assist to secure the victory.
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PITTSBURGH GPE · 6× Penguins ORG · 5× Panthers ORG · 4× Black PERSON · 3× Chicago ORG · 2× Florida GPE · 2× Arturs Silovs PERSON · 1× Cooper Black PERSON · 1× NHL ORG · 1× Nick Robertson PERSON · 1×

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Lapierre doubled Pittsburgh’s lead at the game’s halfway point after taking a pretty feed on the rush from Ville Koivunen and Malkin’s third goal in four games was more than enough for Silovs, who was only sporadically challenged while picking up his second shutout of the season and fourth of his career.
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Silovs, Penguins blank Panthers 4-0 to spoil Florida goalie Cooper Black’s record-setting NHL debut · assertive framing

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Pittsburgh’s Arturs Silovs stopped 25 shots to spoil the history-making debut of Florida counterpart Cooper Black as the Penguins beat the Panthers 4-0 on Thursday. asserted
Penguins → stop → Thursday
Black, who at 6-foot-9 became the tallest goalie ever to appear in an NHL regular season game, made 18 saves but it wasn’t enough to stop the Panthers from dropping their second game in as many nights. asserted
it → become → nights
Nick Robertson scored twice for Pittsburgh. asserted
Robertson → score → Pittsburgh
Hendrix Lapierre and Evgeni Malkin both finished with a goal and an assist as the Penguins shook off a miserable Western Conference road trip in which they were badly outplayed in losses to Chicago, Colorado, Vegas and Utah. asserted
they → finish → Chicago
The trip ended with 19-year-old forward Ben Kindel collapsing on Tuesday during the flight back to Pittsburgh. asserted
Kindel → end → Pittsburgh
Kindel spent the night in a Salt Lake City hospital for observation and returned to the Penguins’ facility on Thursday. asserted
Kindel → spend → Thursday
The team placed him on injured reserve but is hopeful may be able to return to practice as early as next week. uncertain
team → place → week
Pittsburgh coach Dan Muse shuffled his lines in hopes of a spark, and the Penguins responded by solving the towering Black, a 25-year-old from Michigan, three times. asserted
Penguins → shuffle → Michigan
Black, called up from Florida’s AHL affiliate in Charlotte recently after Jacob Markstrom sustained a shoulder injury, was sharp early as the Panthers struggled to find their legs a night after an emotionally charged loss in Ottawa. asserted
Panthers → call → Ottawa
Lapierre doubled Pittsburgh’s lead at the game’s halfway point after taking a pretty feed on the rush from Ville Koivunen and Malkin’s third goal in four games was more than enough for Silovs, who was only sporadically challenged while picking up his second shutout of the season and fourth of his career. asserted
who → double → career
Up next Panthers: Continue their four-game road trip on Sunday in Chicago. Penguins: Host Nashville on Saturday. ___ asserted
Penguins → continue → Saturday
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