The Ottawa Senators will start Anton Forsberg against the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, head coach D.J. Smith confirmed.
Filip Gustavsson will be the backup for Forsberg as Matt Murray was scratched from the lineup.
The move comes after Smith singled out the team’s goaltending performance against the San Jose Sharks.
“I didn’t mind our details. I just think we’ve got to get someone to take the net and start to win us some games when we give that effort. We need someone to get in there and hold us right now,” Smith said. “We’re a young team that needs someone to steal one for us, probably.”
Murray made his return to the crease against the Sharks after a bout with COVID-19 allowing four goals on 27 shots in the team’s 6-3 loss to San Jose. Murray has struggled this season going 0-5 with a 3.27 goals-against average and a .890 save percentage.
The 27-year-old is in the second year of his four-year, $6.25 million deal with Ottawa.
Forsberg has appeared in five games this season posting a 1-3 record with a 4.56 goals-against average and .884 save percentage. Gustavsson has played in eight games where he has a 3-4-1 record with a 3.41 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage.
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