Jarry will likely return to the crease on Thursday searching for his fourth straight victory. The 28-year-old Jarry saved 32 of 35 shots (.914 SV%) in a 4-3 overtime victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. He has a 2.57 GAA and .912 SV% through 39 games this season (17-17-4). The Penguins enter action as +104 road underdogs against the Seattle Kraken.
Rust did not play on Tuesday and will be out on a week-to-week basis as he recovers from an upper-body injury. He was starting to heat up before his injury, scoring four points (3G / 1A) in two games before his injury. Pittsburgh has recalled Jonathan Gruden as a lineup replacement in the interim.
Bryan Rust was placed on Injured Reserve on Thursday, allowing the Penguins to recall Gruden. Gruden played five games with Pittsburgh earlier this season but has spent the majority of the 2023-24 campaign in the AHL, scoring 23 points (13G / 10A) in 41 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
Jarry will be looking to extend his two-game winning streak as he takes over the Penguins crease for a third straight game on Tuesday in Vancouver. The 28-year-old leads the NHL in shutouts (6) this season but still has a below .500 record with his 16-17-4 record, 2.56 GAA and .911 SV%. He will face the Canucks on the road Tuesday, who snapped a four-game losing streak with a massive 3-2 victory over Boston their last time out.
Jarry will be looking to extend his two-game winning streak as he takes over the Penguins crease for a third straight game on Tuesday in Vancouver. The 28-year-old leads the NHL in shutouts (6) this season but still has a below .500 record with his 16-17-4 record, 2.56 GAA and .911 SV%. He will face the Canucks on the road Tuesday, who snapped a four-game losing streak with a massive 3-2 victory over Boston their last time out.
Grzelcyk was limited to only 35 seconds on the ice, exiting the game with a lower-body injury after receiving a slash to his leg from Ryan McLeod of the Edmonton Oilers in his first shift. The 30-year-old defenseman has zero points in his last 12 games.
A fourth-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, Bemstrom scored 31 goals and 38 assists in 204 games across parts of five seasons in Columbus, playing predominantly in the team's bottom-six. It's unclear where the Penguins plan to deploy the 24-year-old Swede in their lineup.
Puljujarvi will be the odd-man out as Noel Acciari (concussion) is set to return from injury. Puljujarvi is yet to register a point in six games this season.
Acciari exited the Penguins' 3-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets on February 6th after he suffered a concussion from a Brendan Dillon hit and has not played since. Acciari had played 11 of the past 12 games for the Penguins before his injury but failed to register a point in that time while averaging 12:58 time-on-ice.
Lizotte has been out of the lineup since January 15th with a lower-body injury but is set to return on Thursday night against the Nashville Predators. The 26-year-old Lizotte had been held without a point in 11 straight games before his injury.
Grzelcyk was limited to only 35 seconds on the ice, exiting the game with a lower-body injury after receiving a slash to his leg from Ryan McLeod of the Edmonton Oilers in his first shift. The 30-year-old defenseman has zero points in his last 12 games and will be a game-time decision on Thursday against the Calgary Flames.
Jarry did not participate in the morning skate but will start between the pipes for the Penguins on Thursday evening. Despite an unspectacular 2-3-0 record, Jarry has allowed two or fewer goals in four of five posting a solid .920 SV%. The Penguins have lost five of their last six (1-4-1) but are -231 home favourites on Thursday against the low-scoring Montreal Canadiens (2.78 GF / GP).
