What It Means:

Murray will be making his 18th start of the year and first in January. In December, the 22-year-old netminder posted a 6-1-1 record with a 2.34 goals-against average and a .926 save percentage in 10 games. Murray has played only one game versus Ottawa this year, stopping 17 of 18 shots faced in a win back on December 5.

Our models have Murray as the third-best goalie option on Thursday with a projected 2.1 goals allowed, 26.2 saves, and a 60.0 percent chance of winning.