Drive to the Net: Jarry rebounds with sharp form, shutout
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Tristan Jarry in net against the Senators on Sunday at PPG Paints Arena.
Tristan Jarry was great when he returned from his stint in the AHL.
After going nearly two months without an NHL start, he went 4-1 in his first five games back with Pittsburgh, posting a .928 save percentage and a 2.40 goals-against average. He was making timely saves and pretty big saves, handling high-danger chances exceptionally better than his earlier time in the NHL this season.
Then the Penguins went on the road. He was fine for the first stop in Florida, stopping 27 of 30 shots in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Panthers. The next two games were disasters -- he allowed four goals on seven shots in 16 minutes before being pulled in Tampa. He then allowed four goals on 12 shots, including goals on the first two shots faced, before being pulled after 25 minutes in Buffalo.
Mike Sullivan never lost the belief that Jarry was a good goaltender, even through his lowest points earlier in the season. And after those two tough games on the road, Sullivan turned back to Jarry for Sunday's game against the Senators. And Jarry made good on that faith, stopping 31 shots in a 1-0 overtime win for his first shutout of the season.
"You wish it was a little sooner," Jarry said of his first clean sheet. "But I think just to be able to get that and just to be able to climb, it's good. It's good for me and it's good for the team to just play that way and be able to shut a game out like that."
Jarry gave a lot of credit to that team in front of him for defending in a way that made his life a little easier. He noted his teammates' ability to clear pucks from the net front, box out opponents, and make sure that the Senators weren't able to get off rebounds.
"A lot of the shots that I thought that they had tonight, they didn't have many second chances," Jarry explained. "It gave me time to reset and get back in position and face another shot. I thought that the whole team did a great job."
Sullivan said that he was sure the Penguins' defending helped Jarry, "but he still made a few big saves. Give Ottawa credit, they've got a lot of talent. They got a few looks, and Jarrs made some big saves for us."
The win certainly did a lot to restore some confidence in Jarry after getting pulled twice in a row on the road trip. But he knows he still has a ways to go to prove himself.
"I think I've played a couple of good games in a row, and then obviously the last two, I think I would like to have back," Jarry said. "Being pulled is never easy, but I think just being able to play today and play the game I did, I think that shows resiliency. Just keep going with that."
When Jarry first came up from the AHL, he was asked if he was looking at this final stretch of the season as an audition of sorts for other teams. Jarry said it was an audition, but "my audition is for here."
The Penguins have seven games left, and Jarry will presumably earn a few more starts before it all wraps up. His plan hasn't changed -- he's auditioning to stay here in Pittsburgh.
"I obviously want to be here," he said. "I've been here my whole career, and that's where I plan on finishing my career, hopefully. That's something that I want to do, and I've loved every minute putting the Pittsburgh Penguins jersey on. And I hope I get to do it for a lot longer."
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Tristan Jarry in net against the Senators on Sunday at PPG Paints Arena.
Tristan Jarry was great when he returned from his stint in the AHL.
After going nearly two months without an NHL start, he went 4-1 in his first five games back with Pittsburgh, posting a .928 save percentage and a 2.40 goals-against average. He was making timely saves and pretty big saves, handling high-danger chances exceptionally better than his earlier time in the NHL this season.
Then the Penguins went on the road. He was fine for the first stop in Florida, stopping 27 of 30 shots in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Panthers. The next two games were disasters -- he allowed four goals on seven shots in 16 minutes before being pulled in Tampa. He then allowed four goals on 12 shots, including goals on the first two shots faced, before being pulled after 25 minutes in Buffalo.
Mike Sullivan never lost the belief that Jarry was a good goaltender, even through his lowest points earlier in the season. And after those two tough games on the road, Sullivan turned back to Jarry for Sunday's game against the Senators. And Jarry made good on that faith, stopping 31 shots in a 1-0 overtime win for his first shutout of the season.
"You wish it was a little sooner," Jarry said of his first clean sheet. "But I think just to be able to get that and just to be able to climb, it's good. It's good for me and it's good for the team to just play that way and be able to shut a game out like that."
Jarry gave a lot of credit to that team in front of him for defending in a way that made his life a little easier. He noted his teammates' ability to clear pucks from the net front, box out opponents, and make sure that the Senators weren't able to get off rebounds.
"A lot of the shots that I thought that they had tonight, they didn't have many second chances," Jarry explained. "It gave me time to reset and get back in position and face another shot. I thought that the whole team did a great job."
Sullivan said that he was sure the Penguins' defending helped Jarry, "but he still made a few big saves. Give Ottawa credit, they've got a lot of talent. They got a few looks, and Jarrs made some big saves for us."
The win certainly did a lot to restore some confidence in Jarry after getting pulled twice in a row on the road trip. But he knows he still has a ways to go to prove himself.
"I think I've played a couple of good games in a row, and then obviously the last two, I think I would like to have back," Jarry said. "Being pulled is never easy, but I think just being able to play today and play the game I did, I think that shows resiliency. Just keep going with that."
When Jarry first came up from the AHL, he was asked if he was looking at this final stretch of the season as an audition of sorts for other teams. Jarry said it was an audition, but "my audition is for here."
The Penguins have seven games left, and Jarry will presumably earn a few more starts before it all wraps up. His plan hasn't changed -- he's auditioning to stay here in Pittsburgh.
"I obviously want to be here," he said. "I've been here my whole career, and that's where I plan on finishing my career, hopefully. That's something that I want to do, and I've loved every minute putting the Pittsburgh Penguins jersey on. And I hope I get to do it for a lot longer."
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