Pens' Fleury To Start Game 5
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- After being out for a few weeks, Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury will return to the net Sunday night for Game 5.
Pens coach Mike Sullivan announced Sunday morning that Marc-Andre Fleury would start in the net for Game 5 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Coach Sullivan says that Marc-Andre Fleury is in net tonight, and the rest of the lineup is a game-time decision.
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) May 22, 2016
Fleury was out for seven weeks after sustaining a concussion during a game on March 31. Goaltender Matt Murray took his place in the net until partway through Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals on Friday, when Fleury returned to the ice and stopped all seven shots taken during the third period.
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Coach Sullivan also announced Sunday morning that defenseman Trevor Daley would be out for the remainder of the season due to a broken ankle. Daley was injured during Friday's game.
"Trevor Daley has a broken ankle and he'll be out for the remainder of the season."
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) May 22, 2016
The Penguins face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning for Game 5 Sunday evening at the CONSOL Energy Center.