Frank Pietrangelo (born December 17, 1964) is a

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former professional

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. Born in

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, Pietrangelo started his

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career with the

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, winning the Stanley Cup in 1991. He also played for the

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. He left the NHL after the

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season. He played several more years in the IHL with the

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, Italy with HC Bolzano and

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in the

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with

Kaufbeurer Adler ESV Kaufbeuren (ESVK) is a professional ice hockey team based in Kaufbeuren, Germany. They currently play in DEL2 DEL2 (also known as DEL II) is the second tier ice hockey league in Germany, below the '' Deutsche Eishockey Liga'' (DEL) and ...

, and England in the BISL with the Manchester Storm before retiring after the 2001 season. He was named the Sekonda Face to Watch while playing for Manchester in December 1998. He is perhaps best known for his play during the 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs in place of injured Penguins' starting goaltender

Tom Barrasso Thomas Patrick Barrasso (born March 31, 1965) is an American professional ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 18 seasons. He began his time in the NHL with the Buffalo ...

. In game six of the opening round against the

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, Pietrangelo helped the Penguins stave off elimination with one of the most significant stops in Stanley Cup history, a glove save against

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, who was shooting at a mostly-open net at point-blank range. The play, which would become known simply as
The Save
" helped the Penguins win the game and keep them alive in the series. He then shut the Devils out in game 7 to allow the team to advance to the next round, Barrasso to heal, and the Penguins to go on to win their first

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beating the Minnesota North Stars. Pietrangelo is cousin once-removed to NHL defenseman

Alex Pietrangelo Alexander Pietrangelo (born January 18, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the St. Louis Blues for parts of twe ...

. Frank Pietrangelo played for the University of Minnesota between 1982 and 1986.

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