The Edmonton Oilers placed newly acquired goalie Tristan Jarry on injured reserve Friday after he left Thursday’s win over the Boston Bruins with a lower-body injury.
Edmonton traded goalie Stuart Skinner to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Jarry a week earlier, and he has won his first three starts with the Oilers.
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By placing him on injured reserve, Jarry will be forced to miss three games as the Oilers wait to know more about the extent of his injury and how much time he’ll miss.
Jarry’s injury has reopened discussions about the Oilers’ potential chase for another goalie in a trade, and attention turned to the Buffalo Sabres and goaltender Alex Lyon on Friday.
According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, discussing the news on Friday’s episode of the “32 Thoughts” podcast, Edmonton “called the Sabres a couple times in recent weeks” and the Oilers have “done their research” on Lyon.
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Per Friedman, the Oilers first looked into the 33-year-old last summer and called Buffalo again earlier this season.
“Edmonton’s spoken about him,” Friedman said. “They looked into him again this season. It comes down to, is Buffalo ready to do this, and it also comes down to how seriously Jarry might be hurt.”
Edmonton Oilers goaltender Tristan Jarry (35) kisses his goal stick before the start of the first period against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena.Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images
With Jarry out, the Oilers recalled Connor Ingram from the Bakersfield Condors to back up Calvin Pickard, who owns a .858 save percentage and 3.91 goals-against average. Ingram’s AHL numbers are worse, with an .856 SV% and 4.04 GAA across 11 games.
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Lyon, meanwhile, has a .904 save percentage and a 7–6–3 record this season. The Sabres goalie carries a $1.5 million cap hit and is part of a three-man rotation in Buffalo, something new GM Jarmo Kekalainen could resolve through a trade.
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This story was originally published by Athlon Sports on Dec 20, 2025, where it first appeared in the NHL section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.