Fleury moves into net; Daley out for playoffs

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PITTSBURGH — The Penguins are reshuffling their defense as goalie Marc-Andre Fleury will start Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals Sunday against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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Booed out of Edmonton, Justin Schultz has been thrust into action because of injuries, and he has responded in the Penguins’ bid to win the conference finals against the Lightning.

The Penguins will also look to replace defenseman Trevor Daley. He suffered a broken left ankle in Game 4 and will be out the rest of the season, according to coach Mike Sullivan.

“I’ll spare you guys the suspense: Marc-Andre Fleury’s going to play goal tonight,” Sullivan said after the team’s morning skate. “Lots of things went into the decision. I’d rather not elaborate on the details of it, but certainly we had lengthy discussions. It’s an important decision for our hockey team. We’re trying to make the best decisions that we can that we think will give our team the best chance to win, and that’s the route of the direction we chose to take for this game.”

The 31-year-old Fleury hasn’t started a game since he suffered a concussion March 31. He played the third period of Game 4 in Tampa, Florida, and made seven saves in his first game action since suffering the head injury.

He replaced Matt Murray after the rookie netminder allowed four goals in the first two periods of a 4-3 loss that evened the best-of-seven series at 2-2.

Fleury, who won the Stanley Cup with the Penguins in 2009, owns a postseason career record of 53-44 along with a …

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