Current Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry has hit a rough patch in his career. In a recent contest against the Buffalo Sabres, the 29-year-old was pulled after three goals on five shots.
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Unfortunately, it marked the fourth time he’d been pulled from six home games dating back to Mar. 7, 2024. For those who need a reminder, here’s how those contests went.
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Mar. 7 v. WSH – four goals against, 18 saves, .818 SV% (28:43)
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Mar. 16 v. NYR – six goals against, 17 saves, .739 SV% (44:10)
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Mar. 13 v. BOS – two goals against, 12 saves, .857 SV% (26:27)
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Oct. 16 v. BUF – three goals against, two saves, .400 SV% (11:33)
Those are some pretty scary numbers for a netminder considered his team’s de facto No. 1 and making $5.375 million annually.
When discussing Jarry’s recent performance, let’s look at his last ten games, which take us back to Mar. 12, when he lost in overtime to the Ottawa Senators.
His record is just 2-6-0 with two no-decisions: the recent clash with the Sabres and another overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Mar. 24, in which he only played 10:05.
Jarry has surrendered 35 goals in his last ten starts, equalling a 3.50 GAA. He’s made 209 saves on 244 shots, good enough for a .806 SV%. However, it is interesting that he’s averaged just 44 minutes a night in these games.
Jarry has only started and finished five of his previous ten starts.
In his last 17 appearances, Tristan Jarry’s save percentage is .867. The Penguins are 6-9-2 in those games. (Pens scored 34 goals – 5.7 per game – in the 6 wins) He has been pulled four times in that stretch.
The Penguins have their share of issues. This guy is No. 1 on the list— Josh Yohe (@JoshYohe_PGH) October 17, 2024
Unfortunately, seeing his rankings compared to other netminders over the last ten games is difficult. These statistics overlap two seasons, and from quick research, there are no algorithms for sorting out the data we need for his discussion.
However, we can talk about his performance through three games in 2024-25. Right now, 65 netminders have skated in a game, with Jarry ranking 56th with a .836 SV%.
Does anyone wanna guess who ranks 55th? Stuart Skinner of the Edmonton Oilers, a goalie many experts think is the next Vezina Trophy winner.
Even though Jarry isn’t in that conversation, he’s not in good company either. He’s near the bottom of the rankings, along with Alexandar Georgiev, Scott Wedgewood, Justus Annunen, and Ville Husso.
Yet, that isn’t the worst news. Out of those same 65 goalies, Jarry is 60th in the NHL with a 5.47 GAA, slightly ahead of Georgiev (5.79), Ivan Fedotov (6.09), Cayden Primeau (6.30), Mads Sogaard (6.96) and Husso (9.42).
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The Detroit Red Wings recently waived Husso, who signed a two-year deal worth $3.6 million annually last year. Of course, he passed through waivers and is now skating in the AHL.
Last year, the Oilers had to dump Jack Campbell’s $5 million salary, and he spent the season in the AHL.
Just as Jeremy Swayman set the goalie market with a salary request over $8 million, paving the way for Linus Ullmark and Jake Oettinger to each cash in on new lucrative deals.
With Campbell and Husso, the precedent has been set for waiving high-price goalies, meaning that if push comes to shove, the Penguins could place Jarry on waivers and hope a struggling team like the Avalanche takes him.
Either that or an extended stint in the AHL could help him regain his confidence.
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