The Maple Leafs already announced that Matthews would miss 7-to-10 days and his move to the IR simply opens up a roster spot for Tomas Plekanec, who they traded for on Sunday afternoon. Monitor Matthews’ status as we head into next weekend.
Murray gave up three goals on 32 shots en route to a 5-3 win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. The win was the fourth straight for Murray, who’s posted a .940 SV% over that span. He draws a great matchup tonight against the Hurricanes.
Murray turned in another strong performance Thursday, turning away 34 of the 35 shots he faced in a 3-1 victory over the Kings. Murray has been solid since returning from injury, going 6-1 with a .924 SV%. He draws a difficult matchup tonight against the high-scoring Maple Leafs.
Murray turned in another strong performance Thursday, turning away 34 of the 35 shots he faced in a 3-1 victory over the Kings. Murray has been solid since returning from injury, going 6-1 with a .924 SV%. He draws a difficult matchup tonight against the high-scoring Maple Leafs.
Murray stopped 30 of 33 shots in the Penguins’ 6-3 victory over the Senators on Tuesday. The Penguins don’t need Murray to play particularly well right now; they’ve scored 4.42 goals per game over their last seven. In that same seven-game stretch, Murray has gone 5-0-1 with a mediocre .916 SV%. He and the Penguins draw a tough matchup tonight in the Kings.
Murray stopped 30 of 33 shots in the Penguins’ 6-3 victory over the Senators on Tuesday. The Penguins don’t need Murray to play particularly well right now; they’ve scored 4.42 goals per game over their last seven. In that same seven-game stretch, Murray has gone 5-0-1 with a mediocre .916 SV%. He and the Penguins draw a tough matchup tonight in the Kings.
Murray stopped 33 of 34 shots in the Penguins win in St. Louis on Sunday. Murray has won four of five with a 2.76 GAA and .918 SV% since returning from the death of his father. The Penguins are really heating up right now and Murray is a must-start vs. the Senators this evening.
Dahlstrom, 23, was a second round pick (No.51 overall) in 2013 and has earned his first NHL call-up after picking up three goals and 20 assists (23 points) in 47 games with the IceHogs this season. Dahlstrom is expected to replace Michal Kempny and skate with Connor Murphy.
Murray allowed four goals on 25 shots in the Penguins win over the Golden Knights on Tuesday. Since returning to the Penguins crease, Murray is 3-0-0 with a 3.33 GAA and .900 SV%. The 23-year-old has not been nearly as good on the road as he has on home ice. Luckily for him he catches the Stars on the tail-end of a back-to-back, but they’ve been one of the best home teams in the NHL this season.
McCabe was hurt against Anaheim and did not return on Tuesday and will miss at least three games after undergoing thumb surgery this week. There’s no word how McCabe suffered the injury, but he recorded three blocked shots on Tuesday, so you have to think one of those shots did the damage.
McCabe left Tuesday’s game with an upper-body injury and did not return. The Sabres announced on Wednesday that he will be re-evaluated later today—making him questionable for Thursday’s game vs. the Islanders.
Murray allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Penguins win over the Capitals last Friday. He was given Saturday off, so look for him to be back in tonight vs. the Golden Knights. Murray has gone 2-0-0 while stopping 69 of 75 shots (.920 SV%) since returning to the Penguins’ crease. He will go head-to-head with his former teammate Marc-Andre Fleury.
