Report: Edmonton Oilers acquiring G Tristan Jarry from Penguins, sending Stuart Skinner to Pittsburgh
The Edmonton Oilers are acquiring goaltender Tristan Jarry from the Pittsburgh Penguins, in a deal that will send Stuart Skinner the other way.
Here’s what you need to know.
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Tristan Jarry
The full trade will be Jarry and forward Sam Poulin going to Edmonton in exchange for Skinner, defenceman Brett Kulak and a 2029 second-round draft pick.
Jarry has a 9-3-1 record this season with .909 save percentage and a 2.66 goals-against average.
Poulin, 24, has appeared in two games for the Penguins this season, failing to record a point. He has 20 points (9G, 11A) in 22 AHL games.
The Oilers are banking on Jarry’s resurgent season continuing. The 30-year-old wasn’t picked up when he was placed on waivers in January after starting last season 8-8-4 with an ugly .886 SV and 3.31 GAA. After a stint in the AHL, Jarry rejoined the Penguins and finished the year with a 16-12-6 record, posting an .893 SV and 3.12 GAA.
Jarry is in the third season of a five-year contract that holds a $5.38 million cap hit, significantly higher than Skinner’s $2.6 million cap hit.
For his NHL career, Jarry holds a 161-100-32 record with a .909 SV and 2.74 GAA.
Edmonton Oilers, Stastney
The move for Jarry likely seems long overdue for Oilers fans as the team’s goaltending struggles have been well documented over the last few years.
Skinner and Calvin Pickard have combined for an .879 SV this season, which is a major reason why Edmonton has struggled and only hold down a wild-card spot with a 14-11-6 record.
Skinner is 11-8-4 this season, with an .891 SV and 2.38 GAA. The 27-year-old will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.
The Oilers are also adding defenceman Spencer Stastney from the Nashville Predators for a third-round draft pick in a separate move.
The 25-year-old Stastney has nine points (1G, 8A) in 30 games for the Predators this season while averaging just under 15 minutes of ice time.
After back-to-back runs to the Stanley Cup Final, Edmonton currently has the sixth-shortest odds to win in 2026 at +1000. Despite the slow start to the year, oddsmakers still have faith in the Oilers as they are -700 to make the playoffs and +500 to miss.
Personally, I think the best futures value on Edmonton right now is winning the Pacific Division at +425. They’re only five points back of Vegas and this team has shown over the last two years that they can start horribly slow before going on long, dominating, runs.
