Unsurprisingly, the absence of Tristan Jarry between the pipes has been a challenge for the Penguins since he went down with a lower-body injury in the Winter Classic in Boston on Dec. 2. In the following seven games, Penguins goalies allowed fewer than four goals only three times.
Winners of three games in their last 12, the Penguins got a major boost in welcoming Jarry back to the crease for the second leg of a home-and-home with the Senators here at PPG Paints Arena Friday night.
Maybe a little too happy to have Jarry back, the Penguins surrendered 45 shots on goal from the Senators.