Pittsburgh Penguins reveal starting goalie in what is set to be a defining week

Dan Muse confirmed Silovs is "on the hill" tonight at PPG Paints Arena against Chicago.

Silovs has gone 9-6-8 with a 3.00 GAA and .894 save percentage in 23 games this season.

He is 24, drafted in 2019 (Round 6) by the Vancouver Canucks, and Pittsburgh paid real assets to get him.

That makes every start feel like a measurement, not just a matchup.

The Penguins have played their way into position at 26-14-11, riding four straight wins and points in seven straight.

Now comes the part fans hate, the week where a good month can disappear fast.

After Chicago, it is Rangers on Saturday, then Senators Monday, then back to back road games at the Islanders Tuesday and at the Sabres next Thursday.

That is five games in eight days, with travel baked in.

Silovs does not need to be perfect, but the group needs him steady between the pipes.

The Penguins have been defending well overall, but they cannot gift teams early goals and chase.

You can feel the mood shifting in Pittsburgh, hopeful, but ready to panic if the crease wobbles.

The simplest path is boring hockey: clean breakouts, no risky blue line pinches, and rebounds cleared with purpose.

Win the special teams minutes, stay out of the box, and bank points before this schedule bites back.

If they stack results this week, the playoff spot stops feeling borrowed and starts feeling owned.

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