 The Penguins suffered from several injuries during the season . Many of the injuries were long @-@ term . By the end of the season , the team had missed a combined total of over 280 man games due to injury . Goalie Marc @-@ Andre Fleury sustained a high @-@ ankle sprain against the Calgary Flames on December 6 . Following the injury , Fleury was ruled out for six to eight weeks . The Penguins recalled Ty Conklin from the American Hockey League to serve as a back @-@ up to Dany Sabourin on an emergency basis . Conklin started for the first time on December 20 , winning the game 5 – 4 in a shootout . After winning his first nine starts and supplanting Sabourin as the starting goaltender , Conklin lost his first game , a shootout , on January 12 against the Atlanta Thrashers . Before Fleury 's eventual return as a starter on March 2 , Conklin recorded a mark of 17 – 6 – 5 , while Sabourin went 4 – 6 – 0 . 
