Some players thrive under pressure. The more bright the spotlight, the better they seem to play. The Edmonton Oilers have a few of those players on their team right now.
Leon Draisaitl is one of those players. Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard as well. That doesn't seem to be the case for Tristan Jarry, who never really excelled as the starter with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and certainly struggled when he arrived in Edmonton to take Stuart Skinner's starting job. But just because a goalie can't stop every puck every night, that doesn't mean they don't have ability. Jarry's relatively small sample size in 2026-27 suggests that maybe he can play well in more limited circumstances, and that's great news for the Oilers.
Jarry turned away 19 of 20 pucks in his first start of the season against the San Jose Sharks. that included multiple chances in close. Macklin Celebrini is a hundred point player, so holding him to a single goal is a success, especially when your team gets the "W" as well. That was the last time Jarry started a game before Saturday night's match against the Utah Mammoth.
Revenge game
The Mammoth had never won a game at Rogers Place before the Oiler loss on Thursday evening. None of the Oilers were happy about that, and that surely included Jarry in spite of the fact that he wasn't the goalie in net for the loss. The team in front of him came out fast, building up a big lead in the front half of the game, and in those early moments, Jarry made all the saves he needed to.
When the team got up 5-0, the game felt out of reach. Jarry's shutout wouldn't hold as former Oilers draft pick John Marino hammered one past a screen and in, then Mikhail Sergachev scored a fluky goal that bounced off the top of the net and then hit Jarry in the back as it went in. There was a moment or two when everyone felt worried, but Jarry made a key save against Clayton Keller, and shortly after that, McDavid restored the four goal lead. It was a great revenge game for the Oilers, and Jarry looked strong throughout.
Jarry isn't paid like a backup, but having Devon Levi playing strong as a 1A, Frederik Andersen inching toward a healthy body, and Jarry playing well at the same time gives Edmonton an embarassment of riches at a position that has been a known weakness for an awfully long time.
Add us as a preferred source on Google