
Edmonton Oilers’ head coach Kris Knoblauch told reporters Sunday that goaltender Tristan Jarry will replace Connor Ingram as the team’s starting goalie for Game 4 of their first-round series against the Anaheim Ducks.
Forward Jason Dickinson will also return to the lineup. He’s been out of the lineup since Game 1.
EDM coach Kris Knoblauch says Tristan Jarry starts and Jason Dickinson is playing
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2026
Jarry comes in after Ingram allowed five goals in the team’s 6-4 loss in Game 2 then six goals against in their 7-4 defeat in Game 3. Through three playoff games this spring, Ingram went 1-2 with an .849 save percentage (SV%) and 4.70 goals against average (GAA).
It will be Jarry’s first taste of action since April 8. Through 33 games this season, he went 18-9-3 with an .882 SV% and 3.32 GAA and two shutouts. He was acquired by the Oilers in December, then proceeded to go 9-6-2 with an .857 SV% and 3.86 GAA in 19 games.
Meanwhile, Ingram finished the 2025-26 regular season with a 16-10-3 record, an .899 SV% and 2.60 GAA.
As for Dickinson, he scored twice in 12:01 of ice time during the Oilers’ 4-3 win over the Ducks in Game 1 of the series. He was acquired by Edmonton from the Chicago Blackhawks this season and scored one goal while recording three assists for four points in 17 games.
In 64 games between the Oilers and Blackhawks, he recorded seven goals and 10 assists for 17 points in 2025-26.
Oilers’ captain Connor McDavid had a goal and assist in Edmonton’s Game 3 loss to the Ducks. He has led the NHL in playoff scoring in three of the last four seasons.
Puck drop for Game 4 is at 9:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. PT.
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