Jarry stopped 33 of the 35 shots he faced in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Panthers. Jarry is 5-2 with a .911 SV% in his last seven starts. He'll face the Canadiens for the second time this season. Jarry was beat three times on 25 shots in a 4-1 loss to Montreal on December 10th.
Jarry allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Penguins win over the Flyers on January 31st. He watched Matt Murray start the last two games but will start tonight in Florida. Jarry is 6-5-0 with a 2.55 GAA and .919 SV% on the road this season and gave up three goals on 34 shots in a 4-1 win in his only start against Florida.
Aho has been recalled numerous occasions this season but has yet to play in an NHL game this year. He has 23 points (2G / 21A) in 39 AHL games and had one goal and three assists in 22 games with the Islanders last season.
There has been a flu bug going around the Canadiens dressing room so Ouellet could step into the lineup on Thursday. The 26-year-old defenseman has not played in the NHL this season but has 160 career games under his belt. He has scored nine goals with 15 assists (24 points) in 39 AHL games this season.
Jarry allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Penguins loss in Philadelphia on January 21st. Jarry has lost his last two starts and is now 3-3-1 with a 2.83 GAA and .907 SV% in January. He's been a lot better on home-ice but his road numbers are decent, going 6-5-0 with a 2.55 GAA and .919 SV% in 11 appearances.
Lizotte has been out since January 8th but went to Ontario (AHL) over the bye week and is set to play on Wednesday. The rookie centre has scored four goals with 11 assists (15 points) in 45 games this season.
Pettersson’s extension kicks in at the start of the 2020-21 campaign and carries him through 2024-25. The 23-year-old blueliner has had a strong year in Pittsburgh, recording 15 points (1G / 14A) in 50 games and taking on a huge role while the Penguins have dealt with long-term injuries to Brian Dumoulin and Justin Schultz—Pettersson has played an average of 19:22 TOI/gm on the season but is over 20 minutes per game since the middle of December. He has showcased the ability to be a reliable top-4 defenseman and will now be paid as such.
Jarry surrendered three goals on 29 shots in the Penguins loss in Boston last Thursday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Jarry, who has allowed three goals in six straight games--going 3-2-1 with a 2.96 GAA and .903 SV% over that stretch. He gets set to face a Flyers team that is 7-2-0 in their last nine home games while averaging 3.67 goals per game.
Jarry allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Penguins win over the Wild on Tuesday. He's allowed three goals in five straight games but has won three straight while stopping 81 of 90 shots (.900 SV%). Tonight he faces a Bruins team that has lost four of their last seven (3-2-3) while scoring 2.88 goals per game.
Grzelcyk was a healthy scratch on Tuesday but will replace Steven Kampfer on Thursday. Grzelcyk comes in with five assists in his last nine games.
This is the first time that Grzelcyk has been a healthy scratch this season. He was banged up on Saturday but head coach Bruce Cassidy said this is not injury-related, he just "didn't play well" on Monday and will be replaced by Steven Kampfer on Tuesday.
Lizotte stayed back in Los Angeles during the start fo the Kings road-trip and head coach Todd McLellan told reporters that he will remain at home for the duration of the trip. Jaret Anderson-Dolan is expected to remain with the Kings while Lizotte is out.
Crosby has missed the last 28 games after undergoing core muscle surgery to repair a nagging sports hernia in mid-November. Crosby was back on the top line (with McCann and Simon) and top power-play unit and comes in with 17 points (5G / 12A) in 17 games this season.
Jarry allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Penguins win in Arizona on Sunday. Jarry has allowed three goals in four straight games but has still won eight of his last 10 starts (8-1-1) while posting a 2.25 GAA, .925 SV% and one shutout. The Penguins will get a huge boost tonight with Sidney Crosby returning to the lineup.
Grzelcyk left Saturday's game early but took part in the morning skate and is expected to play Monday in Philadelphia. He has five assists in his last eight games.
Grzelcyk was forced to leave Saturday's game against the Islanders after being slashed early in the first period. Grzelcyk skated on Sunday but head coach Bruce Cassidy said that he "seems to be better" but that they'll see "how much strength he has there" during Monday's morning skate.
