Murray (ankle) won't be available for at least the next two games, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.
Murray was unable to make his scheduled start Friday against Ottawa. It hasn't been determined yet when he will be available to play, but it's not expected to be a long-term issue. The Leafs return from the All-Star break Feb. 10 with a road contest versus Columbus. Toronto brought up netminder Joseph Woll on an emergency basis from AHL Toronto on Sunday. Ilya Samsonov will start Sunday versus Washington and could play again Wednesday against Boston.
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Maple Leafs' Matt Murray: Will undergo further testing
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Murray (ankle) will undergo further testing after he suffered an injury during warmups for Friday's game against Ottawa.
The Maple Leafs play Sunday against Washington and will have to recall a goaltender from the minors if Murray is unable to back up Ilya Samsonov, who is getting the start. Murray has an 11-5-2 record, as well as a 2.73 GAA and .911 save percentage this season. Consider him day-to-day at this time.
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Maple Leafs' Matt Murray: Dealing with minor injury
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Murray missed Friday's game due to an undisclosed injury, Mike Stephens of SI Now reports.
Murray's injury "flared up" during warmups so he was a late scratch in the loss. It's unclear if he'll be able to suit up Sunday against Washington.
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Maple Leafs' Matt Murray: Not starting Friday
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Murray will not start Friday against the Senators, Mark Masters of TSN reports.
Murray was the expected starter but a late change will have Ilya Samsonov getting the starting nod instead. It's unclear if something happened to Murray during warmups or if it was simply a coach's decision. There will likely be more information on the decision after the game Friday.
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Maple Leafs' Matt Murray: First off ice Friday
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Per Mike Stephens of SI Now, Murray was the first goaltender off the ice at practice Friday, indicating he will get the home start versus Ottawa.
Murray has not started since Jan. 17 when he was pulled early in the second period after giving up four goals on eight shots against Florida. Murray is 11-5-2 with a 2.73 GAA and a .911 save percentage this season. He will face his former team, the Senators, who are 25th in NHL scoring, averaging 2.85 goals per game.
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Maple Leafs' Matt Murray: Gets hook against Panthers
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Murray allowed four goals on eight shots before being replaced by Ilya Samsonov early in the second period of Tuesday's 5-4 overtime win over the Panthers.
None of the four goals can be laid at Murray's feet -- in fact, he stoned Aleksander Barkov on a short-handed breakaway midway through the first period, only for Anton Lundell to be the first person to get to the rebound and bang it home -- but with the Leafs sleepwalking through the early stages of the game, coach Sheldon Keefe made the switch in net to try and spark some life into his club, and the move worked. Murray's given up at least four goals in two straight starts and four of his last seven outings, leaving him with a 2.73 GAA and .911 save percentage on the season, and Samsonov's sharp relief could tip the playing-time scales back in his favor.
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Maple Leafs' Matt Murray: Facing Florida
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Murray will patrol the home crease versus the Panthers on Tuesday, Sportsnet's Luke Fox reports.
Murray was a little shaky in his last start Saturday against the Bruins, surrendering four goals on 34 shots en route to a 4-3 defeat. He'll try to get back in the win column in a home matchup with a Florida team that's 10-14-1 on the road this year.
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Maple Leafs' Matt Murray: Can't topple Bruins
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Murray stopped 30 shots in Saturday's 4-3 loss to Boston.
Auston Matthews gave the Maple Leafs a chance to at least earn a point in TD Garden -- the toughest building in the NHL this season for visitors -- by tying the game at 3-3 early in the third period, but Murray couldn't come up with a Matt Grzelcyk blast from the point with just over a minute left in regulation. The netminder has started six of the last nine games for Toronto and appears to be the team's current No. 1, but Murray's been far from consistent during that stretch, going 3-3-0 with a 3.02 GAA and .899 save percentage.
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Maple Leafs' Matt Murray: Facing Bruins
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Murray will guard the road net versus Boston on Saturday, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.
Murray has won his last two starts, giving up only three goals on 69 shots in victories over Philadelphia and Nashville. Murray is 11-4-0 with a 2.48 GAA and a .919 save percentage this season. He will have a tough matchup against the Bruins, who are the best team in the NHL this season with a 32-5-4 record.
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Maple Leafs' Matt Murray: Shuts down Preds
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Murray made 32 saves in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Predators.
Murray and Juuse Saros went save-for-save for most of this one, but Mitch Marner broke a 1-1 tie with 1:15 left in the third period to propel the home side to victory. The highlight of Murray's night came early in the first period, when he stopped Tanner Jeannot twice from in close, then dove backwards across the crease and made another save on Jeannot despite facing away from the puck. Murray boosted his record to 11-4-2 with the win.
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Maple Leafs' Matt Murray: In goal Wednesday
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Murray will protect the home net in Wednesday's game versus the Predators, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.
Murray has alternated wins and losses over his last seven games, posting a 2.87 GAA and an .886 save percentage. The inconsistency is concerning, and he'll have a tough draw against the Predators, who have won seven of their last 10 contests.
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Maple Leafs' Matt Murray: Helps Leafs best Flyers
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Murray stopped 34 of 36 shots in a 6-2 win against Philadelphia on Sunday.
Calle Jarnkrok put the Leafs on the board first with his goal at 9:51 of the first period, and Murray never surrendered Toronto's lead. He improved to 10-4-2 with a 2.57 GAA and .916 save percentage in 16 contests this season. It was a strong bounce back performance for Murray after allowing five goals on 26 shots in a 5-1 loss to Seattle on Thursday.
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Maple Leafs' Matt Murray: In goal Sunday
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Murray will start Sunday's road game in Philadelphia, Lance Hornby of The Toronto Sun reports.
Murray will handle the second half of a back-to-back after Ilya Samsonov defeated the Red Wings on Saturday. Over his last six outings, Murray has alternated wins and losses while posting a pedestrian 3.02 GAA and a poor .871 save percentage in that span.
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Maple Leafs' Matt Murray: Tormented by tentacles
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Murray surrendered five goals on 26 shots in a 5-1 loss to the Kraken on Thursday.
The Kraken scored all five goals in a span of just under 16 minutes. Four came in 13 minutes in the second and the last was very early in the third. Murray is 2-3-0 in his last five starts after going 7-1-2 in his first 10 starts. And he has allowed at least four goals in four of his last eight starts.
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Maple Leafs' Matt Murray: Facing Seattle
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Murray will guard the home crease against Seattle on Thursday, NHL.com's Dave McCarthy reports.
Murray was strong in his last start, stopping 26 shots in a 6-2 win over Colorado. Overall, Murray is 9-3-2 with a 2,43 GAA and a .920 save percentage, his best start to the season in three years. Murray will face the Kraken, who are fifth overall in NHL scoring, averaging 3.50 goals per game.
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Maple Leafs' Matt Murray: Makes 26 saves in win
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Murray saved 26 of 28 shots in a 6-2 win against Colorado on Saturday.
Toronto jumped out to a 2-0 edge by 9:27 of the first period thanks to goals by Mitch Marner and Pierre Engvall, and Murray never conceded that lead. He improved to 9-3-2 with a 2.44 GAA and .920 save percentage in 14 games in 2022-23. The 28-year-old has held the competition to two or fewer goals in three of his last four starts.
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Maple Leafs' Matt Murray: Starting in Colorado
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Murray will guard the road goal Saturday versus Colorado, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.
Murray surrendered four goals on 21 shots in Thursday's 6-3 loss to Arizona. He has a record of 8-3-2 this season with a 2.47 GAA and a .919 save percentage in 13 appearances. The Avalanche sit 25th in the NHL this season with 2.94 goals per game, but Nathan MacKinnon (upper body) will return to action Saturday.
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Maple Leafs' Matt Murray: Takes loss in Arizona
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Murray allowed four goals on 21 shots in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Coyotes. The last two tallies were empty-netters.
The Maple Leafs' four best forwards were held to zero points and a combined minus-12 rating, so it's not like Murray got much help here. The Coyotes ran away with it late in the third period. The 28-year-old goalie has alternated wins and losses in his last four appearances, and he's now at 8-3-2 with a 2.47 GAA and a .919 save percentage through 13 starts. Murray and Ilya Samsonov have split the starts fairly evenly throughout December, so it wouldn't be surprising to see the latter start Saturday in Colorado.
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Maple Leafs' Matt Murray: Expected to start Thursday
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Murray is expected to start on the road against Arizona on Thursday, Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe told David Alter of Sports Illustrated.
Ilya Samsonov is set to guard the road net versus St. Louis on Tuesday. Murray has an 8-2-2 record, 2.34 GAA and .925 save percentage in 12 contests this season. Arizona has the 27th-ranked offense with 2.69 goals per game.
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Maple Leafs' Matt Murray: Not busy in Tuesday's win
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Murray made 18 saves in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Lightning.
He took a shutout into the third period before Vladislav Namestnikov banged home a greasy goal from right on his doorstep, but Murray handled everything else Tampa Bay threw at him. The 28-year-old netminder has just one regulation loss in 11 starts since making his mid-November return from a groin injury, going 8-1-2 with a 2.18 GAA and .932 save percentage, but for now he remains in a timeshare with Ilya Samsonov.
