Murray leaves Penguins indefinitely after death of father

Goaltender returned to practice Tuesday after missing two games

Matt Murray

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By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

Goaltender Matt Murray will be away from the Pittsburgh Penguins indefinitely following the death of his father, James Murray, on Tuesday.
Murray, 23, returned home to Ontario. He missed the Penguins' past two games but was at practice Tuesday.

Murray is 15-12-1 with a 2.93 goals-against average and .903 save percentage in 31 games this season.
The Penguins started a three-game road trip with a 4-3 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday. Pittsburgh plays at the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday (10 p.m. ET; NBCSN, SN360, ATTSN-PT, NHL.TV).

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