Senators' Matt Murray suffers lower-body injury vs. Canucks

April 25, 2021 - 12:59am

Ottawa Senators goalie Matt Murray (30) stops Vancouver Canucks' Matthew Highmore (15) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Thursday, April 22, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/CP)

Ottawa Senators goalie Matt Murray got knocked out of a game he wasn’t even supposed to start in the first place.

Injury update: #Sens goaltender Matt Murray has sustained a lower-body injury and will not return to tonight's game in Vancouver.

— Sens Communications (@Media_Sens) April 25, 2021

The two-time Stanley Cup champion suffered a lower-body injury in the second period of the Senators’ 4-2 loss to the Canucks on Saturday as he stretched out to stop Vancouver forward Jake Virtanen on a rebound.

Matt Murray takes a tripping penalty and leaves the game with an injury. Hope he’s okay. pic.twitter.com/tQD52QgvIX

— Everyday Sens (@EverydaySens) April 25, 2021

There are no further details on the 26-year-old’s injury.

Murray started the matchup in the place of goalie Anton Forsberg, who sustained a lower-body injury in warmups.

Marcus Hogberg stepped in for Murray, stopping 19 of 21 shots in relief.

There are no emergency goalies this season due to COVID-19 roster changes, but Senators coach DJ Smith told reporters after the game that forward Artem Anisimov was ready to strap on some pads in case of another injury.

DJ Smith says Artem Anisimov would have been the emergency goalie tonight if something happened to Marcus Hogberg.

"Arty had the gear on and was ready to go in."

— Ian Mendes (@ian_mendes) April 25, 2021

Murray has struggled during his first season in the nation’s capital, with a 3.39 goals-against average and 0.892 save percentage heading into action Saturday.

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