Tristan Jarry records 20th career NHL shutout

Tristan Jarry (Michael Miller, Wikimedia Commons)

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry of Surrey, British Columbia recorded his 20th career National Hockey League shutout and first of the 2024-25 NHL regular season on Sunday. He accomplished the feat in a 1-0 Penguins overtime win over the Ottawa Senators at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Jarry made 31 saves for the shutout. He made 16 saves in the first period, 11 saves in the second period, and four saves in the third period.

The Penguins goal scorer was Canadian Olympic gold medalist Sidney Crosby of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. Crosby, who led Canada to Olympic gold at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver and the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, scored his 24th overtime winner of his career. That is second all-time behind Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals. who has 27 overtime winners. Erik Karlsson and Rickard Rakell had the assists at 1:16 of the extra period on the power-play.

All of Jarry’s 20 shutouts have been with the Penguins. This season he has a record of 13 wins, 11 regulation losses, and five losses in extra time. Jarry has a goals against average of 3.21 and a save percentage of .891.

The Penguins have 71 points this season. They are six points back of the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers for a playoff spot.

 

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