Murray will get the starting nod against the Capitals for Game 1 on Thursday, Brian McNally of NHL.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Murray was injured last season when the Pens squared off with Washington, as Marc-Andre Fleury handled that series. The 23-year-old is 4-4-0 lifetime versus Washington with a 3.66 GAA. In his opening-round series, the Thunder Bay native posted a decent .911 save percentage that included a pair of shutouts.