Penguins goalie Matt Murray is sidelined indefinitely and listed as “week to week” because of an undisclosed lower-body injury, coach Mike Sullivan announced Thursday.
Murray, who helped the Penguins win the Stanley Cup in the spring, was hurt Wednesday in the second period of a 3-2 victory against the Hurricanes.
Marc-Andre Fleury, who relieved Murray, is 4-0-1 in his last five decisions and will become the team's go-to goalie.
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"We believe we have two No. 1 goaltenders," Sullivan said.
Fleury has appeared in 23 games, and Murray has played in 19. Murray is 13-3-1 with a 2.18 goals-against average and .928 saves percentage, while Fleury is 11-5-4 but giving up 3.13 goals per game on a .908 saves percentage.
Tristan Jarry was recalled from Wilkes-Barre to replace Murray on the roster.
The Penguins’ next game — at home Saturday against the Canadiens — is their last until Jan. 8, when the Lightning visit.
“Obviously, we have the five-day break, the bye week,” Sullivan told reporters. “We’ll evaluate [Murray] coming out of that bye week.”
Pittsburgh is one point back of the red-hot Blue Jackets in the Metropolitan Division.
