Oilers Purchase Tristan Jarry from Penguins to Handle Goaltending Considerations

The Edmonton Oilers lastly addressed their multiple-season downside in purpose by buying Pittsburgh Penguins netminder Tristan Jarry on Friday.

The Oilers despatched goalie Stuart Skinner, defenseman Brett Kulak and a 2029 second-round decide to Pittsburgh for Jarry and ahead Sam Poulin.

Edmonton additionally made one other commerce Friday, sending a 2027 third-round decide to the Nashville Predators for defenseman Spencer Stastney.

Jarry, 30, is in his tenth NHL season, all with the Penguins. He had helped Pittsburgh to a stunning begin that put it in a playoff seed by means of Thursday’s video games. He was 9-3-1 in 14 video games with Pittsburgh this season with a .909 save proportion and a 2.66 goals-against common with one shutout. MoneyPuck had him at 9.8 targets saved above anticipated.

Edmonton has the second-worst crew save proportion within the NHL this season (.873). The Oilers have appeared in back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals, dropping each occasions to the Florida Panthers. Every run has been suffering from goaltending inconsistency, with Skinner and backup Calvin Pickard unable to offer championship-caliber stability. The Oilers would have most popular including a veteran goalie to a tandem with Skinner, however that may have been a problem underneath the wage cap.

Jarry is signed by means of the 2027-28 season with a $5.375 million cap hit.

Skinner is signed by means of this season, and his contract carries a median annual worth of $2.6 million. Kulak can be signed by means of 2025-26, and his contract carries a median annual worth of $2.75 million. Each are set to be unrestricted free brokers subsequent summer time.