Matt Murray News

Murray left Thursday's game in Winnipeg with an upper-body injury and will miss the rematch on Saturday. The Senators did not give a timetable on how long they expect Matt Murray to be out, but Marcus Hogberg will start Saturday with Filip Gustavsson coming up to be his backup.

Murray allowed two goals on 32 shots in Ottawa's 2-1 loss to the Canadiens on Saturday. Murray had a disastrous start to his Senators career but has settled in nicely in his last two starts, stopping 66 of the 70 shots (.943 SV%) that he's faced in those games. Tonight he'll look to continue his hot stretch of play vs. an Oilers team that scored three goals on nine shots against him last Sunday.

Murray allowed four goals on 26 shots in the Senators loss to the Jets last Thursday. Marcus Hogberg gave him the night off on Saturday, so they'll come back to Murray tonight in Vancouver. After winning his first start with Ottawa, Murray has lost three in a row while allowing a combined 11 goals on 94 shots (.883 SV%).

Murray gave up four goals on 28 shots in the Senators' loss to the Jets on Tuesday. Murray has struggled in his first three games of the season, giving up a combined 10 goals on 91 shots (.890 SV%). Things won't get any easier on Thursday with a high-powered Jets team in town.

Murray gave up four goals on 28 shots in the Senators' loss to the Jets on Tuesday. Murray has struggled in his first three games of the season, giving up a combined 10 goals on 91 shots (.890 SV%). Things won't get any easier on Thursday with a high-powered Jets team in town.

After five years with the Penguins, Murray was traded to the Senators this offseason and he's expected to take on a heavy workload as their No.1. Murray had a couple of terrific seasons in Pittsburgh but is coming off of an ugly 2020 campaign, where he had a 2.87 GAA and .899 SV%. Tonight he'll face a Maple Leafs team that averaged 3.67 goals per game in three games vs. the Senators a season ago.

After five years with the Penguins, Murray was traded to the Senators this offseason and he's expected to take on a heavy workload as their No.1. Murray had a couple of terrific seasons in Pittsburgh but is coming off of an ugly 2020 campaign, where he had a 2.87 GAA and .899 SV%. Tonight he'll face a Maple Leafs team that averaged 3.67 goals per game in three games vs. the Senators a season ago.

Murray was acquired from the Penguins on Wednesday and signed a four-year extension this afternoon. The signing makes Murray the seventh-highest paid goalie in the NHL for the 2021 season. Last year, Murray was tied for 34th in GAA (2.87) and tied for 45th in SV% (.899 SV%), so he has a lot of work to do to earn this contract.

The Penguins made their decision in net when they locked up Tristan Jarry last week. With so many free agent goalies becoming available on Friday it was a priority to get this trade done before then to maximize Murray's value. He is coming off of a down year, having posted a 2.87 GAA and .899 SV% in 38 starts but Murray is a huge upgrade in net for the Senators, who have improved drastically over the last 24 hours.