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Signs point to Matt Murray starting Game 5

Matt Murray was the first goaltender off the ice at the Penguins’ gameday skate Thursday.

Murray first goalie off.

— Sam Werner (@SWernerPG) June 8, 2017

If you’re not familiar with this process, this likely means the young net-minder will start Game 5 at PPG Paints Arena over Marc-Andre Fleury.

The previous time we had a goalie watch — ahead of Eastern Conference final Game 4 — Murray left the ice before Fleury, and Murray indeed started that night’s game.

So, signs point to Murray getting the call, but as the Post-Gazette’s Jason Mackey tweeted, there’s always a chance coach Mike Sullivan is running a misdirection.