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Tristan Jarry Scores a Goalie-Goal Playing Against the Lightning! 11/30/23



*Sorry for the lack of photos! Hoping to get permission eventually.*



   The Penguins won with a 4-2 score, one of those goals scored by Tristan Jarry, in Tampa on Thursday, November 30th.


Here's the Penguins lineup against the Lightning:

Guentzel - Crosby - Rust

Smith - Malkin - O'Connor

Harkins - Eller - Zohorna

Nieto - Acciari - Carter


Graves - Letang

Pettersson - Karlsson

Shea - Ludvig


Jarry

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   Steven Stamkos scores in first, putting the Lightning in the lead 1-0. Tanner Jeannot scores, the final score of first period being 2-0.


   Sidney Crosby (O Captain! My Captain!) scores the first goal for the Penguins in second, 2-1. Drew O'Connor scores, tying the game 2-2, being the final score of second period.


   Jeff Carter scores in third, putting the Penguins in the lead with a 3-2 score. In about a minute left in third period, Tristan Jarry scores an empty net!



"I think it was the perfect scenario," Tristan Jarry said. "They dumped it and I didn't even have to stop it. I just shot it right in and it ended up going in."



- Tristan Jarry scored his first NHL goal as a goalie AND scored the first goalie goal in Pittsburgh Penguins history!

- Drew O'Connor hit 100 NHL games.

- Sidney Crosby hit another milestone, Top 25 Goal Scorers All-Time with 564 goals.

- Sidney Crosby stats:

   - 14 Goals

   - 11 Assists

   - 25 Points



"It's cool, to be a part of that," Sidney Crosby said. "You see it happen, but I've never seen it live and been a part of it. I'm really happy for him and it's pretty cool to see it."





POST-GAME : Jeff Carter

POST-GAME : Mike Sullivan

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

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