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Matt Murray felt his performance was 'average' in OT loss to Devils

After the Penguins’ 4-3 overtime loss to the Devils Friday night, Patric Hornqvist stopped at his goaltender’s stall on his way out of the locker room and offered a few words of encouragement.

He told Matt Murray he played great, and assured him the defeat wasn’t on his shoulders.

Murray was a bit harder on himself. When asked to assess his 30-save performance against the Devils, he replied simply, “Average.”

What about his game was average?

“Pretty much everything.”

Murray certainly wasn’t the main culprit in the Penguins’ loss — that honor could probably go a dismal second period, too-frequent defensive lapses or a struggling penalty kill — but he still felt there was plenty of room for improvement as the Penguins’ season turns towards the playoffs.