Penguins’ Matt Murray placed on injured reserve with lower-body injury

Sportsnet’s Doug MacLean and Caroline Cameron discussed the Pittsburgh Penguins placing goalie Matt Murray on the IR.

Sportsnet Staff November 22, 2018, 1:48 PM

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Matt Murray has been placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury, the team announced on Thursday.

Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan says he will be out “longer-term” with the injury.

#Pens HCMS: Matt Murray is going to be out “longer-term” with a lower-body injury. Been dealing with this for the last couple of weeks. Evaluated this morning by team doctors. “This was not something that we expected”

— Josh Getzoff (@JG_PxP) November 22, 2018

In a corresponding move, the Penguins recalled AHL goalie Tristan Jarry from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on an emergency basis.

Murray, who has struggled as the Penguins’ No. 1 goalie this season, has a 4-5-1 record in 11 starts with a .877 save percentage a 4.08 goals-against average.

Jarry played 26 games with Pittsburgh last season, going 14-6-2 and leading all NHL rookie goalies in wins. He has a career save percentage of .907 and a 2.78 GAA in 27 NHL appearances.

The 23-year-old has a 4-5-2 record, 2.89 GAA and a .909 in 11 games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this season, and also scored a goal in a game earlier this month.

The Penguins’ next game is Friday on the road in Boston.

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