Benning will be back in the Oilers lineup on Thursday.
Benning was a healthy scratch on Tuesday but will replace Brandon Davidson in the lineup vs. the Ducks. Benning has nine points (4G / 5A) in 36 games this season.
Toronto Maple Leafs News
Goalie Start
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.
Tanev (groin) will return to the Canucks lineup on Tuesday.
Tanev has missed the last seven games with a groin issue, but will replace Ben Hutton in the lineup vs. Anaheim. Tanev has just six points (2G / 4A) in 25 games this season but does a lot for the Canucks blueline while eating up over 20 minutes a night.
Goalie Start
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.
Goalie Start
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.
Tanev (groin) will not play on Thursday.
Tanev returned to practice on Wednesday but is not quite ready to play. Tanev will miss his sixth straight game but it looks like he’s trending towards a return on Saturday.
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.
Call up / Send down
The Blackhawks have recalled David Kampf from Rockford (AHL).
The undrafted free agent has registered seven goals and 10 assists (17 points) in 30 games in his first season in the AHL. Kampf came over from the Czech league, where he had 31 points (15G / 16A) in 52 games with Chomutov Pirati last year.
Goalie Start
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.
Goalie Start
Goalie Start
Murray is expected to start in goal for the Penguins.
Matthews (concussion) will be back in the Maple Leafs lineup on Saturday.
Matthews has missed the last six games with a concussion but will be back on the Maple Leafs top-line tonight. He will skate with Zach Hyman and William Nylander in New York and comes in with 26 points (13G / 13A) in 26 games this season.
Matthews (concussion) returned to practice on Friday; will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
Matthews has missed the last six games but was back skating on the top line between William Nylander and Zach Hyman at Friday’s practice and is hopeful that he will play tomorrow vs. the Rangers. The Maple Leafs went 2-4-0 without Matthews in the lineup. If he plays, he brings 13 goals and 13 assists (26 points) in 26 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.
Matthews (upper-body) is not expected to play Wednesday in Columbus.
Matthews (upper-body) traveled with the team to Columbus; questionable to play Tuesday.
Matthews has missed the last five games with an upper-body injury but he will travel on the Maple Leafs brief two-game road trip before the Christmas break, suggesting that he may play either Wednesday in Columbus or Saturday in New York.
Matthews (upper-body) will not play Tuesday afternoon vs. Carolina.
Matthews skated again on Tuesday but will not be in the lineup this afternoon. Matthews will miss his fifth straight game and there is no firm timetable for his return. This likely means he will miss Tuesday’s game in Columbus as well.
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.
Goalie Start
Murray will start Saturday in Arizona.
Murray stopped 24 of 26 shots in the Penguins loss in Vegas on Thursday. It was a solid return to the crease for Murray but he was out duelled by his former teammate Marc-Andre Fleury. Murray stopped 24 of 25 shots in a 3-1 win in his first start against the Coyotes this season but is 5-6-0 with a 3.36 GAA and .885 SV% on the road.
Goalie Start
Murray is projected to start Saturday in Arizona.
Murray stopped 24 of 26 shots in the Penguins loss in Vegas on Thursday. It was a solid return to the crease for Murray but he was out duelled by his former teammate Marc-Andre Fleury. Murray stopped 24 of 25 shots in a 3-1 win in his first start against the Coyotes this season but is 5-6-0 with a 3.36 GAA and .885 SV% on the road.