With just over four weeks remaining in the regular season, the injury is a significant blow to the Blue Jackets who may be forced to endure the start of the postseason without Murray.
Despite a drop in offensive production this season - due in part to the emergence of Zach Werenski - Murray has been solid on the back end, averaging the second most blocked shots among Blue Jackets skaters at 1.6.
He's also been a key cog in the club's penalty kill, which ranks 10th in the NHL and has chipped in two goals and 11 points in 60 games.
The Calgary Flames are the talk of the town, with that town being Anaheim, of course.
The Flames are currently winners of nine straight games, a streak that has seen them jump not just into a playoff spot, but to third in the Pacific Division. It's been an inspiring run and one that has caught the eye of Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf.
"Everybody’s pushing us from behind right now," Getzlaf said, according to Eric Stephens of the Orange County Register. "Watching what Calgary’s doing, those things are motivating factors."
The Flames streak of nine-straight games and points in their last 11 has forced the Ducks to bring their best and they have fared admirably with wins in three of their last four and four of their last six.
Of course the Ducks will need to keep it up as the Flames sit just two points back of Anaheim for second in the Pacific with a game in hand.
"A little bit frustrating because the puck don’t go in," Ovechkin said, according to Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washington Post. "You just maybe wait something happen going to be, a miracle or something. You just have to work harder and fight through it."
During the streak Ovechkin has fired 32 shots on goal, but uncharacteristically went shotless on two occasions. Nevertheless, Ovechkin is trying his best to remain positive, insisting he could be a goal away from turning it around.
"You know, I’m not a rookie anymore," Ovechkin said. "I don’t think about, 'Do I have to score every game?' Of course, I wanted to. If you look at the chances we don’t have, it's all about me. The guys give me really good plays, and I just have to put it in. One goal and it’s turned around in a different way."
Ovechkin' slide has also done very little to deter head coach Barry Trotz who insists Ovechkin might actually be playing better hockey during his slump.
"There will be a lot made of him not scoring lately, but he is skating and maybe playing better than he has in long stretches when he was scoring," Trotz said. "He’s pretty dangerous. He’s skating. I know that he’s worked on that, and he’s getting chances. He’s dangerous and he’s being heavy and he’s hard to play against. It’ll come."
Ovechkin will get his next chance at halting the skid Tuesday when the Capitals host the Minnesota Wild.
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The 23-year-old has been the league's most productive player over the last three weeks and has become the catalyst for a club that has collected seven wins in their last 10 games.
Kucherov has been a monster over the team's last nine contests, scoring 10 of his team's 25 goals, contributing a total of 18 points.
The Lightning sit three points out from the final playoff spot in the East, but could very well make up that ground if Kucherov keeps it up.
Claude Giroux
Two straight losses by the Philadelphia Flyers and suddenly the team is sitting six points back of the final wild-card spot in the East.
The onus doesn't fall strictly on captain Claude Giroux - especially considering he has strung together a three-game point streak. However, there is something to be said about his goal totals of late.
Giroux has put up just 13 goals in 67 contests this season, and just one in his last 15. He's on pace for 15 which would be his lowest goal total of his career in a full 82-game season.
What's more, Giroux has just seven points over that stretch. He must be better if the Flyers are to make a serious playoff push.
Brian Elliott
The Calgary Flames are the league's hottest team right now, and that's no joke.
The team has rattled off nine straight wins and has bumped the Edmonton Oilers down to the first wild-card spot in the West.
Brian Elliott has been monumental in the team's current run, especially over his past seven games. During that stretch he is a perfect 7-0-0 with a .963 save percentage and a 1.13 goals-against average.
Of course, it's worth noting the 31-year-old is currently riding a streak of back-to-back shutouts.
James Reimer
Unfortunately for James Reimer things haven't gone nearly as smoothly of late.
The Florida Panthers netminder had a forgettable week, going 0-3-0 with a .876 save percentage and a 4.8 goals-against average, while being yanked midway through his team's 5-2 pounding by the New York Rangers.
Reimer's slump highlights the club's struggles. With just two wins in their last 10 games, the Panthers have fallen seven points back of the final playoff spot in the East.
The team currently holds a mere 0.6 percent chance of making the playoffs, according to Sports Club Stats. If the Panthers have any hope of resurrecting their season, Reimer will need to step up his play.
Carlyle's the 36th coach in NHL history to hit the mark, and he gave it up to his players after the game, present and past.
"It's always nice, but it's a team accomplishment," Carlyle said of the milestone. "I've been lucky to coach good players."
The 60-year-old has spent the majority of his head-coaching career in Anaheim, and its where he's had the most success. He and his flock won a Stanley Cup in 2007.
After a four-year stop in Toronto, where Carlyle didn't have the pleasure of coaching as many good players as in Southern California, his return to Anaheim after a year off has been nothing but good times.
The Ducks are second in what's become a powerhouse Pacific Division, dominant on home ice, and poised for another deep playoff run.
For the first time in his life, Alex Ovechkin can't score.
The prolific Washington Capitals superstar - and one of the greatest goal-scorers in NHL history - was held scoreless for a 10th straight game Sunday, officially making this the longest dry spell of his career.
The Anaheim Ducks shut Ovi down, and in the process, the Caps. It was a 4-2 final, and Washington's fourth loss in a row.
First time Capitals have lost 4 in a row in regulation since Oct. 26 to Nov. 2, 2014.
Ovechkin had gone nine games without a goal twice before in his career, but the truth is, no one on Washington can find the back of the net right now.
Since kicking off February with six straight wins, and scoring at least five goals in five of those victories, the Capitals have hit an offensive wall. Washington's scored two or fewer in six straight and 10 of its last 12.
#Caps have been held to 2 or fewer goals in six-straight games for the first time since November 15-25, 2006.
More concerning: Ovechkin hasn't scored an even-strength goal since Jan. 31, a whopping 18 games.
The 31-year-old's lowest goal total in a full season is 32, back in 2010-11, in 79 games. He finished with 53 assists and an impressive 85 points, though.
At this point, you have to wonder if he'll get to 35. At the same time, you know that when he does start scoring again, he's going to do it often.
We're just going to assume he's saving them for the playoffs. The Caps are all-in, after all.
The Anaheim Ducks wished their 2007 Stanley Cup-winning team a happy 10th anniversary Sunday night.
The crew was feted with the Washington Capitals in town, and part of the celebration had notable alumni - Ilya Bryzgalov and the legendary Teemu Selanne - serve as mannequins at a team store at the Honda Center.
