Pittsburgh Penguins sign goaltenders Tristan Jarry, Alex Nedeljkovic
The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed goaltender Tristan Jarry to a five-year contract, the club announced Saturday afternoon.
Jarry, 28, posted a 24–13–7 record, two shutouts, and a .909 save percentage in 47 games with the Penguins during the 2022–23 regular season.
The Penguins originally selected Jarry in the second round (No. 44 overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft. The six-foot-two goaltender from Surrey, B.C. made his NHL debut with the Penguins during the 2016–17 season.
Jarry’s new five-year deal with the Penguins carries a $5.375 million cap hit, representing a large raise from the $3.5 million salary he commanded between 2020–21 and 2022–23.
The Penguins have agreed to terms with goaltender Tristan Jarry on a five-year contract.
The deal begins in the 2023.24 season and runs through the 2027.28 campaign, carrying an average annual value of $5.375 million.
Jarry had been eligible to test the unrestricted free agent market on Saturday. He was widely considered to be the best goaltender available to teams in UFA.
Through 206 career games over parts of seven seasons with the Penguins, Jarry has posted a 117–60–20 record, 13 shutouts, and a .914 save percentage. He’s added a 2–6 record and an .891 save percentage in eight playoff contests.
The Penguins also signed goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to a one-year, $1.5 million deal, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported Saturday afternoon.
Nedeljkovic, 27, split the 2022–23 season between the AHL and NHL in the Detroit Red Wings organization. He went 5–7–2 with an .895 save percentage with Detroit; in 26 AHL games with the Grand Rapids Griffins, Nedeljkovic posted a 13–9–3 record and a .912 save percentage.
With Jarry and Nedeljkovic now in the fold for next season, the Penguins are facing a bit of a goaltending logjam. In addition to Jarry and Nedeljkovic, they also have Casey DeSmith making $1.8 million with one year left on his contract.
The Penguins missed the playoffs in 2023 after going 40–31–11 with 91 points in 82 games during the regular season. Earlier this off-season, the Penguins fired GM Ron Hextall and brought in Kyle Dubas to head their new-look hockey operations department.