PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh City Council has married itself to the fortunes of the city’s National Hockey League franchise by adding a first name to one of the city’s busiest streets.

Council renamed Murray Avenue “Matt Murray Avenue.”

The name change applies to Thursday only, when the Pittsburgh Penguins play host to the San Jose Sharks in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals.

Matt Murray is the team’s 22-year-old rookie who has recorded all but one of the team’s 15 playoff wins so far this season. If Murray and the Penguins win at home Thursday, they’ll clinch the cup.

Most of the street runs through Squirrel Hill, the district of Councilman Corey O’Connor who was prodded by a local FM radio show to push for the honor.