Goligoski

Whitney was expendable because the return of Sergei Gonchar and the quick development of Alex Goligoski.

Team-by-team NHL trade deadline analysis 2009

-Before the game the Penguins became the latest team to make a trade in advance of the rapidly-approaching deadline on Feb. 28, sending defenseman Alex Goligoski to Dallas for James Neal and Matt Niskanen.

Number of the night from the Capitals' 1-0 win against Pittsburgh 2011

Pittsburgh made its first splash of this trade-deadline season, sending defenseman Alex Goligoski to the Dallas Stars in return for winger James Neal and defenseman Matt Niskanen.

Open thread: Capitals at Penguins 2011

Ruslan Fedotenko, Alex Goligoski and Evgeni Malkin also scored to help Pittsburgh win for the sixth time this season when trailing after two periods, including the past four games.

USATODAY.com 2008

In 117 career regular-season games, Goligoski has only put 161 shots on goal despite posting 59 points, 25 of which came on the power play.

Higgins Hockey Fantasy Index 2010-2011 Rob Higgins 2010

Pavelski scored midway through the first period when Pittsburgh defenseman Alex Goligoski fumbled the puck to Milan Michalek for a breakaway.

USATODAY.com 2008

His 5 goals in October tied him for the most in the league with Dion Phaneuf, Zack Bogosian, and Alex Goligoski among NHL defensemen.

Higgins Hockey Fantasy Index 2010-2011 Rob Higgins 2010

Barely a minute later, Gagne cut through Goligoski and Malkin on a short-handed breakaway and, with Malkin draped on his shoulder, put a backhander past Fleury.

USATODAY.com 2008

• Alex Goligoski had a top-10 HFI, driven by 6 points, 4 of them on the power play.

Higgins Hockey Fantasy Index 2010-2011 Rob Higgins 2010

Alex Goligoski, Pittsburgh Penguins, $1.833M Cap Hit.

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