Penguins get Jarry back after 9-game injury absence

The Pittsburgh Penguins' No. 1 netminder has returned to the crease.

Tristan Jarry is starting against the New York Islanders on Monday night, the Penguins announced.

The Canadian goaltender missed the previous nine games with what the club called a lower-body injury. He originally got hurt in the Winter Classic against the Boston Bruins on Jan. 2, missed the next seven contests, then returned to play two before going on the shelf again.

Jarry has played well when healthy in 2022-23, going 16-5-5 with a .921 save percentage over 27 games. He entered Monday's action ranking 10th in the NHL in goals saved above average at five-on-five and 21st in goals saved above expected in those situations, according to Evolving Hockey.

The Penguins starter is in his seventh campaign with Pittsburgh, which drafted him 44th overall in 2013.

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