93.7 The Fan (PITTSBURGH) - Tristan Jarry made history in Thursday's win against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Jarry scored an empty netter to seal the Penguins 4-2 win over the Lightning, he is the first goalie in Pittsburgh Penguins history to score a goal.
After being outshot 17-5 in the first period, the Penguins were down 2-0 to the Lightning. In the second period, Sidney Crosby scored on a breakaway goal to get the Penguins on the board and with less than a minute to play in the period, Drew O'Connor was set up perfectly by Evgeni Malkin for the tying goal making it a brand new game headed to the 3rd period.
Jeff Carter scored his first goal of the season after a give-and-go with Matt Nieto, for the go-ahead goal. Jarry put the game away with his empty netter from the crease.
Jarry not only stole the spotlight with his goal, he also made 39 saves in the win.
"It's great for him," said head coach Mike Sullivan. "It's very exciting, you don't see that very often, in the game. I know Jarry has had one in Wilkes I believe, but he's never had one in the NHL, so that's exciting. Our bench certainly loved it, they were all fired up. It's something you don't see very often, those types of events are fun."
It's now four straight wins for the Penguins at the Amalie Arena. The last time they lost there was February 6, 2020.