Goalie Matt Murray will play for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second of back-to-back games. It's his first appearance since Dec. 28, when he left after the second period against the Carolina Hurricanes with a lower-body injury. The Penguins had their five-game winning streak ended with a 5-2 loss at the Washington Capitals on Wednesday. They will be trying to avoid losing back-to-back games in regulation for the first time since Dec. 14-18, 2015, when Pittsburgh lost its first four games after Mike Sullivan replaced Mike Johnston as coach. Since then, Pittsburgh has gone 90 consecutive regular-season games without back-to-back regulation losses. The Penguins have won four straight games against the Ottawa Senators and are 7-0-2 in the past nine, including an 8-5 win in Pittsburgh on Dec. 5. The Penguins gave up two power-play goals to the Capitals, the first time they gave up multiple power-play goals in a game since they allowed three to the Senators on Dec. 5. The Penguins lead the NHL with an average of 3.48 goals per game.