ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Penguins announced Wednesday that goalie Matt Murray will leave the team for an indefinite amount of time and return to his home in Thunder Bay, Ontario, following the death of his father, James.
Murray has not played in the team’s last two games while dealing with what the team had classified as a “personal family matter.” He made the trip out to the West Coast on Monday and was on the ice for the team’s practice at the Honda Center on Tuesday.
The team said Murray will miss an indefinite amount of time, and coach Mike Sullivan has previously said Murray will get “as much time as he needs.