Goalie Start
Jarry is expected to start Sunday vs. the Rangers.
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Pittsburgh Penguins News
Grzelcyk (leg) will not play on Saturday.
Grzelcyk was banged up late in Thursday's game vs. the Flyers and will not be available for the rematch on Saturday. With Grzelcyk sidelined, Connor Clifton will replace him at even strength and Charlie McAvoy figures to replace him on the top power-play unit.
Line Change
Glass is expected to be back in the Golden Knights lineup on Friday.
Glass was a healthy scratch for the last two games but it looks like he'll dress on Friday as the Golden Knights shift back to 13 forwards and five defensemen. Glass has one assist in two games this season.
Goalie Start
Jarry will start Friday vs. the Rangers.
Riikola (upper-body) is out "longer term."
Riikola suffered an upper-body injury midway through Tuesday's overtime win over the Capitals and is expected to miss an extended period of time. The Penguins' blueline is in trouble with Riikola, Mike Matheson and Marcus Pettersson all out for at least a couple of weeks.
Pettersson is out week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
Pettersson left Tuesday's game vs. Washington with an upper-body injury that he suffered on a hit from T.J. Oshie. With Pettersson out week-to-week, Cody Ceci will likely draw back into the lineup for Pittsburgh on Friday. If he misses two weeks, he'll miss roughly seven or eight games.
Grzelcyk (upper-body) is expected to play on Thursday.
Grzelcyk left midway through Tuesday's game with an upper-body injury and did not return. However, Grzelcyk was back on the ice for Wednesday's practice session and head coach Bruce Cassidy said that he is "trending" towards playing on Thursday. Grzelcyk remains the QB of the Bruins' PP1, which keeps him in the fantasy conversation but the Bruins offence has been stagnant without David Pastrnak to kick-off the season.
Line Change
Glass will be a scratch Monday vs. the Coyotes.
Riikola will draw into the Penguins lineup on Sunday.
Goalie Start
Jarry will start Friday in Philadelphia.
Jarry surrendered six goals on 25 shots in the Penguins loss in Philadelphia on Wednesday. It was a tough start to the season for the 25-year-old, who the Penguins are entrusting as their No.1 netminder this season. They will go right back to him in a rematch with the Flyers, who he is 4-2-0 with an .885 SV% against in his career.
Goalie Start
Jarry will start the Penguins season opener in Philadelphia.
Matt Murray was traded to the Ottawa Senators this offseason, so Jarry becomes the Penguins' No.1 netminder for 2021 with Casey DeSmith serving as his backup. Jarry was impressive in 33 appearances last season, finishing 20-12-1 and ranking ninth in GAA (2.43) tied for eighth in SV% (.921). He showcased he has what it takes to carry a sizeable workload this season and it will start tonight in Philadelphia. He was 1-1-0 while stopping 54 of 59 shots (.915 SV%) in two starts vs. the Flyers last season but Philadelphia looks like a much deeper team in 2021.
Goalie Start
Jarry is expected to start the Penguins season opener in Philadelphia.
Matt Murray was traded to the Ottawa Senators this offseason, so Jarry becomes the Penguins' No.1 netminder for 2021 with Casey DeSmith serving as his backup. Jarry was impressive in 33 appearances last season, finishing 20-12-1 and ranking ninth in GAA (2.43) tied for eighth in SV% (.921). He showcased he has what it takes to carry a sizeable workload this season and it will start tonight in Philadelphia. He was 1-1-0 while stopping 54 of 59 shots (.915 SV%) in two starts vs. the Flyers last season but Philadelphia looks like a much deeper team in 2021.
The Bruins have re-signed Matt Grzelcyk to a four-year deal worth $14.75 million ($3.6875M AAV).
The Sharks have signed Matt Nieto to a one-year contract.
The Avalanche have re-signed Ryan Graves to a three-year extension worth $9.48 million ($3.16M AAV).
The Devils have acquired Andreas Johnsson from the Maple Leafs for Joey Anderson.
The Canadiens have signed Xavier Ouellet to a two-year, two-way contract ($737.5K/$425K AAV).
In his first two seasons with the Canadiens, Ouellet has appeared in a combined 31 NHL games and 86 AHL games. Most recently, he had nine goals and 15 assists (24 points) in 39 games with Laval (AHL). With the addition of Joel Edmundson, Noah Juulsen back at 100 percent and Alexander Romanov coming over from Russia, Ouellet is pushed down the depth chart.
The Oilers have signed Jesse Puljujarvi to a two-year contract worth $2.35 million ($1.175M AAV).
After three seasons with the Oilers organization in North America, Puljujarvi returned to Finland for the 2020 campaign. He led Karpat (Liiga) in goals (24) and points (53) in 56 games. He'll return to the NHL for the start of the 2021 season looking for some redemption. He had 17 goals and 20 assists (37 points) in 139 NHL games beforehand.
The Penguins have acquired Jonathan Gruden and a 2020 second-round pick (No.52 overall) from the Senators for Matt Murray.
Not to be mistaken with the Las Vegas Raiders head coach, Jonathan Gruden was selected in the fourth-round (No.95 overall) in 2018. The 6-foot, 180 lbs. centre moved from Miami (Ohio) University to the London Knights (OHL) for the 2020 season, where he was second on the team in goals (30) and fourth in points (66) in 59 games.
The Islanders have signed (the other) Sebastian Aho to a two-year deal worth $1.45 million ($725K AAV).
Aho, 24, spent all of 2020 in the AHL, where he led all Bridgeport defensemen with 30 points (3G / 27A) in 49 games. Aho is undersized (5-11, 177) but he's a terrific puck-mover and is not afraid to jump into the rush to create offence. He is a candidate to graduate to the NHL in 2021 but he's blocked by a bunch of high-paid veteran defensemen on the depth chart.
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