PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins will continue on without the help of their starting goalie as Tristan Jarry is still not yet ready to return to the ice.
Ahead of the Penguins battle against the New Jersey Devils, head coach Mike Sullivan announced that Dustin Tokarski will start in net.
This will be Tokarski’s second NHL start of the year and snap a streak of eight games started by Casey DeSmith.
In those eight starts from DeSmith, the Penguins have gone 4-3-1 and are still puttering around in the Eastern Conference’s wild card slots.
This is Tokarski’s second start of the year but will be his fourth appearance; in his previous three, he has a 1-1-1 record with a .893 save percentage.
According to Sullivan, Jarry skated in the morning and is still working his way back to a return.
No matter who is in net for the Penugins, they will have their work cut out for them on the second half of a back-to-back and are taking one of the best teams in the East.
The New Jesey Devils come to town rested and riding a streak of 6-2-2 in their last 10, and will be getting their top scorer back in the lineup.
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