Lagace makes mark in return to NHL, shuts out Sabres in season finale

PITTSBURGH — Before Saturday, Max Lagace’s last start in the NHL was on Feb. 1, 2019, a loss for his Golden Knights in Carolina.

In the two years, three months, and one week since then, he’s been working his way back to the NHL, with AHL stints in Chicago, Providence, and most recently, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

The minor injuries that held Tristan Jarry and Casey DeSmith out of the Penguins’ regular season finale at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday finally created an opportunity for Lagace to get back into the NHL, and he made the most of it with a 29-save shutout in the Penguins’ 1-0 win. It was the first shutout of his career, and the first time in Penguins franchise history that a goaltender recorded a shutout in his first start with the team.

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