Depleted Penguins without Tristan Jarry for Game 6 vs. Rangers

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry remains not quite healthy enough to man the net in Game 6. Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Depleted Penguins without All-Star goalie Tristan Jarry for Game 6 vs. Rangers

By Zac Wassink | Last updated May 13, 2022 12:42 PM ET

The Pittsburgh Penguins hold a 3-2 first-round playoff series lead over the New York Rangers heading into Friday's Game 6 held on their home ice of PPG Paints Arena but nevertheless will be up against it as they attempt to avoid a Game 7 on Sunday that would take place in New York.

Per Wes Crosby of the NHL's website, Pittsburgh head coach Mike Sullivan confirmed that All-Star starting goalie Tristan Jarry won't play at all on Friday due to the reported broken right foot that's kept him out of action for nearly one entire month. Jarry, who last played on April 14, was "making significant progress" in his recovery as of Thursday, and there were teases he could potentially serve as the backup on Friday evening.

Louis Domingue in the "starter's net" for the Penguins at their morning skate. Tristan Jarry has the other net to himself, so it's possible he could be the backup tonight.
— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) May 13, 2022

Instead, third-choice option Louis Domingue will continue to take the place of Casey DeSmith. DeSmith was injured in the second overtime period of the series' opening game and underwent season-ending core muscle surgery last Friday.

Domingue, 30, logged only two NHL regular-season starts in 2021-22 before he was called into action in Game 1. Over the last four contests, which the Penguins split, he's allowed 15 goals.

The Penguins recalled Alex D'Orio from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League last week, and he will continue to be Domingue's backup through Friday's game.

More Sullivan on Jarry: "We're trying to put players in positions to be successful. We understand how important he is to our team. And so, we're trying to make decisions accordingly that's best for the team and best for Tristan."
— Pens Inside Scoop (@PensInsideScoop) May 13, 2022

Pittsburgh will also be without superstar captain Sidney Crosby for at least Game 6 due to the unspecified upper-body injury he suffered on Wednesday.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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