Matt Murray will be making his saves count for more than on-ice performance this season.
The Pittsburgh Penguins netminder on Wednesday announced a new charitable commitment to donate $30 for each shot he turns aside during the upcoming National Hockey League regular season.
Calling the program Saves MATTer, the Thunder Bay native will be donating half the money raised to be split locally between the Thunder Bay Children's Aid Services and Dilico Anishinabek Family Care, while the other half will go to the Ward Home in Pittsburgh.
"I'm very fortunate to be a professional athlete and I want to do what I can to help others, especially kids and young adults," Murray said in a Penguins media release posted on NHL.com. "My dad worked with his hometown charities both professionally and personally throughout his life, so this donation will be made in his honour."
His father passed away in January.
Murray made 1,290 saves during the 2017-2018 regular season, which would have amounted to nearly $39,000.
