Murray vs. Fleury: Ex-teammates face each other for 1st time

The Pittsburgh Penguins' former No. 1 goaltender and his heir in the crease will square off in a regular-season game for the first time Thursday night.

Marc-Andre Fleury will tend the twine for the Vegas Golden Knights, opposing Matt Murray, who was confirmed Thursday afternoon as the Penguins' starter.

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Murray was activated off injured reserve Tuesday after missing six games with an injury. Fleury stopped 35 of 37 shots in Tuesday's shootout loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in his return from a 25-game absence that was due to a concussion.

Fleury was the Penguins' starter for their Stanley Cup championship in 2009 and played with Pittsburgh from 2003-04 until last season after selecting him first overall in 2003.

The Golden Knights claimed the veteran in the expansion draft over the summer.

Murray supplanted Fleury as Pittsburgh's No. 1 netminder down the stretch in 2015-16, leading them to another title before doing so again this past June.