PITTSBURGH — Penguins coach Mike Sullivan has no time for gamesmanship in the Eastern Conference final.

Sullivan spared the suspense on Sunday morning by announcing that goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury will start Game 5 for the Penguins. He will be Pittsburgh’s third starting netminder during these playoffs, joining Matt Murray and Jeff Zatkoff.

Sullivan also announced that defenceman Trevor Daley will be out for the remainder of the season with a fractured ankle.

Sunday night will mark Fleury’s first start since March 31 when he sustained his second concussion of the season. But he stopped seven shots in the third period of Friday’s Game 4 in Tampa Bay after Murray was pulled.

Murray, 21, started 13 consecutive games for Pittsburgh and went 9-4-0 with a .923 save percentage after taking over for Zatkoff in Game 3 of the first round against the Rangers. Murray was also out with a suspected head injury to begin the playoffs.

“Lots of things went into the decision,” Sullivan said. “I’d rather not elaborate on the details of it. 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 to give our team the best chance to win. That’s the direction that we chose to take for this game.”

Fleury, 31, helped carry the Penguins to a Stanley Cup in 2009. In a Conference final round which has seen all eight goaltenders appear for the final four teams, Fleury is the only one with Stanley Cup experience as a starter. San Jose’s Martin Jones mopped up with 56 minutes in the Kings’ 2014 Stanley Cup playoff run.

The news on Daley’s condition is hardly a surprise. Daley left Game 4 in the second period and limped out of Amalie Arena on crutches. Losing Daley could change the series for Pittsburgh. He is expected to be replaced by 21-year-old Olli Maatta.

Beau Bennett could also draw into Pittsburgh’s lineup in place of Conor Sheary. Bennett, 24, hasn’t played since April 5 with a right shoulder injury.

Tied at 2-2, the winner of Game 5 in the semifinal round has gone on to win the series more than 81 per cent of the time in NHL history, according to WhoWins.com.

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