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What Tristan Jarry said after Edmonton Oilers shutout win over Flames

Preston Hodgkinson
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Oct 29 2026, 12:00 pm
What Tristan Jarry said after Edmonton Oilers shutout win over Flames
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Tristan Jarry was due for a breakthrough win, and he got it.

The 31-year-old goaltender has been plagued by inconsistent play and question marks ever since he was acquired by the Edmonton Oilers last season, but he quieted all the critics on Wednesday night. Jarry was the best player on the ice in a 4-0 shutout victory over the Calgary Flames at Rogers Place.

He turned aside all 24 shots that he faced to secure the 24th shutout of his career and his second with the Oilers, while Mathieu Joseph, Alex Formenton, Kasperi Kapanen, and Mattias Ekholm got the goals.

It was Edmonton’s first shutout victory of the season.

“I didn’t think I played my best [against Toronto], and I think the next couple games we chipped away,” Jarry told reporters after the game. “I think you kind of get into a little bit of a rhythm, a little bit of a zone night in and night out.

“Whenever you can do that, it helps a lot, but I think when you’re in the net you have to prioritize what you can. When you’re not, you have to use those practices accordingly and be prepared.”

Jarry’s last shutout came last season, when he stopped 31 shots in a 6-0 Oilers victory over the Vancouver Canucks in January.

Goaltending was once again a big question mark for the Oilers heading into the season. Devon Levi got off to a hot start to the season, but an injury suffered last week has thrust Jarry into the starter’s position once again.

He had a dismal outing against the Toronto Maple Leafs, but rebounded with some better play over the last couple of games. Captain Connor McDavid is liking what he is seeing from the Oilers’ goaltenders.

“I thought he played great,” McDavid said. “Really, really good. Made some big saves, especially early in the game and in the second period. Really solid.

“In net, it’s a critical position. We got three capable guys, and we believe in all three of them. It doesn’t matter who’s in there; we know they’re gonna give us a chance to win, and Jars certainly did that tonight.”

Matt Tomkins has been backing Jarry up while Levi is sidelined with an injury. Edmonton has a pair of back-to-back games coming up against the New York Islanders and New York Rangers this weekend where the AHL goaltender could make an appearance.

Head coach Mike Babcock was asked if Tomkins will get one of those games, but he refused to give a clear answer.

“What I do is I say, ‘Hey, Pete, who’s starting?’ and if I agree, that’s who starts,” Babcock said, referring to Oilers goalie coach Peter Aubry. “We haven’t got to that day yet.”

The win ends a five-game homestand for Edmonton, who went a decent 3-1-1 in that span with a pair of losses to the Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings.

Jarry’s shutout victory brought the Oilers up to a stellar 9-2-2 through the first 13 games of the season. That is enough to vault them into a tie for first place in the Western Conference with the Minnesota Wild with 22 points and just two behind the league-leading Carolina Hurricanes.

Edmonton will embark on a three-game road trip in New York and New Jersey before returning to the Alberta capital next Thursday for a matchup against the Anaheim Ducks.

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