Penguins goalie Matt Murray leaves ice in warmups, Fleury to start

Because Matt Murray was injured Marc-Andre Fleury will make the start in Game 1 for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray left the ice during warmups and will not play Game 1 of their series against the Columbus Blue Jackets Wednesday night.

It is not yet clear what happened with Murray. The Penguins will go with Marc-Andre Fleury against Columbus’ Sergei Bobrovsky ad he will be backed up by 21-year-old Tristan Jarry.

Murray appeared to tweak his groin while sliding across the crease.

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