Penguins to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Rangers
The Penguins are expected to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Saturday’s home game against the New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena.
His status was announced via a statement by the team this afternoon.
Appearing in 42 games this season — third-most in the NHL — Jarry has a 25-11-6 record, a 2.38 goals against average, a .919 save percentage and three shutouts.
In eight career games against the Rangers, Jarry has a 5-2-0 record, a 2.99 goals against average and .896 save percentage.
Notes:
• The Rangers are slated to start goaltender Igor Shesterkin. In 33 games this season, Shesterkin has a 25-5-3 record, a 1.98 goals against average, a .940 save percentage and three shutouts.
• Saturday’s game will be carried by ABC. As a result, the contest, which has been advertised to begin at 3 p.m., will not actually begin until 3:14 p.m.
Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com.
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