Dunn (illness) will not be in the Blues lineup on Thursday.
Dunn will miss his second straight game with an illness but should be available for the Blues’ back-to-back on Saturday/Sunday.
Seattle Kraken News
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Murray will start Thursday vs. the Hurricanes.
Murray stopped all 11 shots that he faced after replacing the banged up Tristan Jarry in the Penguins win in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Tonight he will make his first start of the season versus the Hurricanes, but his 14th start on home ice—he is 8-3-1 with a 2.63 GAA and .920 SV% in his first 13 games at PPG Paints Arena.
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Murray will start Sunday in Detroit.
Murray allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Penguins win over the Blue Jackets on Wednesday. Murray went on to miss Friday’s game in Carolina with an injury, but will be back between the pipes tonight in Detroit. Murray has gone 3-3-0 with a 2.91 GAA and .898 SV% in six December starts.
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Murray was the first goalie off of the ice at the Penguins morning skate.
Murray allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Penguins win over the Blue Jackets on Wednesday. Murray went on to miss Friday’s game in Carolina with an injury, but will be back between the pipes tonight in Detroit. Murray has gone 3-3-0 with a 2.91 GAA and .898 SV% in six December starts.
Call up / Send down
The Predators have recalled Frederick Gaudreau from Milwaukee (AHL).
Murray is day-to-day with an upper-body injury; won’t play Friday in Carolina.
Murray finished last night’s shootout win over the Blue Jackets but the Penguins announced on Thursday that he will travel with the team to Carolina but won’t be available to start.
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Grubauer will start Wednesday in New York.
Grubauer gave up three goals on 27 shots in the Capitals loss in Arizona last Friday. The Capitals have another back-to-back on Wednesday/Thursday so Grubauer will likely go tonight and Braden Holtby tomorrow. Grubauer has played betttwe as of late, going 2-0-1 with a 1.37 GAA and .947 SV% in his last four appearances.
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Murray will start Wednesday vs. the Blue Jackets.
Murray was pulled after allowing three goals on 13 shots in the Penguins loss to the Ducks last Saturday. Since returning from injury, Murray has won two of five starts while posting a 2.71 GAA and .903 SV%. One of those wins came against the Blue Jackets, who he’ll face again tonight—he stopped 30 of 32 shots in a 3-2 shootout victory vs. Columbus last Thursday.
Stephenson (illness) did not travel to New York and won’t play Wednesday.
Stephenson will miss Wednesday’s game against the Rangers and will be replaced by Alex Chiasson. Stephenson is day-to-day but could be back in the lineup when the Capitals return home for Wednesday’s game vs. the Bruins.
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Grubauer will likely start Wednesday in New York.
Grubauer gave up three goals on 27 shots in the Capitals loss in Arizona last Friday. The Capitals have another back-to-back on Wednesday/Thursday so Grubauer will likely go tonight and Braden Holtby tomorrow. Grubauer has played betttwe as of late, going 2-0-1 with a 1.37 GAA and .947 SV% in his last four appearances.
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Murray is expected to start in goal for the Penguins.
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Grubauer will start Friday in Arizona.
Grubauer stopped all 17 shots that he faced in relief of Braden Holtby in the Capitals loss to the Islanders on December 11th. The Capitals have a back-to-back on Friday/Saturday so it looks like Grubauer will go tonight in Arizona. He had a terrible start to the season, but has stopped 66 of the last 68 shots (.971 SV%) that he has faced.
Goalie Start
Grubauer was in the starter's crease on Thursday; expected to start Friday in Arizona.
Grubauer stopped all 17 shots that he faced in relief of Braden Holtby in the Capitals loss to the Islanders on December 11th. The Capitals have a back-to-back on Friday/Saturday so it looks like Grubauer will go tonight in Arizona. He had a terrible start to the season, but has stopped 66 of the last 68 shots (.971 SV%) that he has faced.
Line Change
Montour will be back in the Ducks lineup on Thursday.
Montour served as a healthy scratch in New York on Tuesday but will replace Andy Welinski tonight in Brooklyn. After a night off the Ducks hope Montour can get back to being a productive defenseman. He has 16 points (6G / 10A) in 33 games this season.
Goalie Start
Murray will start Thursday vs. the Blue Jackets.
Murray allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Penguins loss in Colorado on Monday. Since returning to the Penguins crease, Murray has gone 1-2-0 with a 2.38 GAA and .911 SV%. Tonight he will make his 11th start at PPG Paints Arena—he has gone 6-2-1 with a 2.40 GAA and .928 SV% on home ice his season.
Line Change
Montour is scratched from Tuesday's lineup in New York.
The Penguins have acquired Jamie Oleksiak from the Stars for a conditional 2019 4th round pick.
The Oilers have activated Adam Larsson (upper-body) from IR; will return to the Oilers lineup on Monday.
Goalie Start
Murray will start Monday in Colorado.
Murray stopped 15 of 17 shots in the Penguins win in Arizona on Saturday. It was an easy night for Murray who has stopped 39 of 43 shots (.907 SV%) in two starts since returning to the Penguins’ crease. The 23-year-old comes into tonight’s game at 6-6-0 with a 3.25 GAA and .885 SV% away from Pittsburgh.