Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is scheduled to start Monday’s home contest against the Metropolitan Division rival Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena.
Coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status following a morning skate in Cranberry.
In 15 games this season, Jarry has a 7-5-2 record, a 3.51 goals against average and an .885 save percentage.
Throughout his career, Jarry has faced the Flyers in 18 games and has posted an 11-4-2 record, a 3.06 goals against average and an .895 save percentage.
Notes:
• Rookie defenseman Owen Pickering was placed on injured reserve due to a concussion he suffered during a 3-0 road loss to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. In 14 games this season, the left-handed Pickering has two points (one goal, one assist) while averaging 15:47 of ice time per contest.
• Per Sullivan, defenseman Marcus Pettersson worked out on the ice before the morning skate. The left-hander is currently designated to injured reserve and has missed the past three games due to an undisclosed ailment.
• Defenseman Nate Clurman was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). A right-handed shot, Clurman has five points (one goal, four assists) in 14 AHL games this season.
• The team’s lines and pairings during the morning skate were:
67 – Rickard Rakell – 87 Sidney Crosby – 17 Bryan Rust
8 Michael Bunting – 71 Evgeni Malkin – 19 Cody Glass
72 Anthony Beauvillier – 10 Drew O’Connor – 53 Phil Tomasino
83 Matt Nieto – 46 Blake Lizotte – 55 Noel Acciari
24 Matt Grzelcyk – 65 Erik Karlsson
73 P.O Joseph – 58 Kris Letang
27 Ryan Graves – 5 Ryan Shea
Clurman skated on a fourth pairing with reserve forward Kevin Hayes.
• The top power-play unit included Bunting, Crosby, Grzelcyk, Letang and Rakell. The second power-play unit involved Glass, Karlsson, Malkin, Rust and Tomasino.
• The Penguins have a 1-6-1 record against Metropolitan Division foes this season.
• Per the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Flyers are scheduled to start goaltender Sam Ersson. In 16 games this season, Erssson has a 7-5-2 record, a 3.09 goals against average, an .881 save percentage and one shutout.
Throughout his career, Ersson has faced the Penguins in two contests and has posted a 1-1-0 record, a 2.94 goals against average and a .903 save percentage.
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