Penguins' Murray placed on IR with 'longer-term' injury
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Matt Murray will be out "longer-term" due to a lower-body injury, head coach Mike Sullivan said Thursday.
Murray has been placed on injured reserve, the team announced.
"This was not something that we expected," said Sullivan, according to Josh Getzoff of PensTV. Sullivan added Murray has been dealing with the ailment for "a couple of weeks."
The two-time Stanley Cup champion has struggled to keep the puck out of his net this season, sporting an .877 save percentage and a 4.08 goals-against average in 11 games.
Casey DeSmith has been the more effective goalie for the Penguins with a .924 save percentage and a 2.39 goals-against average through 13 appearances.
Pittsburgh has recalled Tristan Jarry from the AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on an emergency basis.
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