Sergei Murashov

His rise began within Lokomotiv Yaroslavl's ranks, where Murashov split time between the club's MHL squad and appearances at KHL level, earning a reputation there for frequent shutouts and steady play. He capped a standout 2022–23 MHL campaign by being named the league's Best Goalkeeper after posting career-best numbers.

Those junior performances paved the way to North America: Pittsburgh selected him 118th overall in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, and he signed a three-year entry-level contract with the organization in June 2024. He later attended the Penguins’ Prospect Challenge in Buffalo as the team evaluated where he would begin his professional career.

Murashov arrived in October 2024 and made his AHL debut with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on 13 October, winning his first game and stopping twenty-seven shots. During 2024–25 he split the season between the AHL and the Wheeling Nailers in the ECHL. In Wheeling he put together extended winning streaks that shattered long-standing franchise marks and set an ECHL rookie record, earned a selection to the ECHL All-Star Game and was voted Wheeling's Rookie of the Year at season's end.

The next step came on 4 November 2025 when Pittsburgh recalled him after a roster move. Murashov made his NHL debut on 9 November 2025, saving twenty-four of twenty-seven shots in a 2–3 loss at home, and in his second start recorded his first NHL victory and his first shutout by stopping all 21 shots in a game played in Stockholm.

Plainly put, his game is built on high save percentages and an ability to sustain streaks of success: frequent shutouts, consistency across levels and the capacity to shoulder a heavy workload define him as a goaltender who relies on technique and steadiness under pressure.