<p>The <a href="https://puckpedia.com/player/joel-blomqvist">Pittsburgh Penguins</a> <a href="https://x.com/PenguinsPR/status/1971579986160259529">announced</a> Friday that goaltender Joel Blomqvist is expected to be sidelined for at least four weeks after suffering a lower-body injury.</p>



<p>Although it is unknown when the injury occurred, Blomqvist has made a lone appearance in the 2025-26 preseason, coming Monday against the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/montreal-canadiens/line-combinations">Montreal Canadiens</a> in which he <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/pittsburgh-penguins-joel-blomqvist-out-day-to-day-lower-body-injury-nhl">turned aside 11 shots</a> in about a period-and-a-half of action.</p>



<p>Set to enter his second season with Pittsburgh, the 23-year-old Finnish-born netminder saw 15 appearances with the Penguins a year ago in which he went 4-9-1 coupled with an .885 save percentage and 3.81 goals-against average. Blomqvist also made 18 appearances with the AHL affiliated Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in which he posted an 8-7-3 record alongside a .914 save percentage and 2.84 goals-against average with one shutout.</p>



<p>In all, through part of four seasons with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Blomqvist stands 33-21-10 with a .918 save percentage, 2.38 goals-against average, plus a pair of shutouts.</p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="152"></div>



<p>Blomqvist was originally chosen by the Penguins in the second round of the 2020 NHL Draft. Per <a href="https://puckpedia.com/player/joel-blomqvist">PuckPedia</a>, Blomqvist is entering the final year of a three-year pact that carries an $886,667 average annual value and can become a restricted free agent in the upcoming offseason.</p>



<p>With Blomqvist sidelined, the Penguins will turn to expected starter Tristan Jarry. Entering his 10th season with the Penguins, the 30-year-old native of Surrey, B.C., closed out the 2024-25 campaign with a 16-12-6 record coupled with an .893 save percentage and 3.09 goals-against average. Jarry also saw 12 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton after clearing waivers in January. With the minor-league club, Jarry went 6-5-1 with a .908 save percentage and 2.67 goals-against average and one shutout.</p>



<p>The Penguins begin the 2025-26 season on October 7 in Manhattan versus the Metropolitan Division rival <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/new-york-rangers/line-combinations">New York Rangers</a>. The Penguins last qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2022, falling to the Rangers in a seven-game opening-round set.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="160"></div>
