Penguins place Tristan Jarry on injured reserve, recall Sergei Murashov

The Pittsburgh Penguins made a series of transactions Monday evening, two of which involve their goaltending position.

Goaltender Tristan Jarry was placed on injured reserve along with forwards Noel Acciari and Justin Brazeau.

To replace them on the active roster, the club recalled goaltender Sergei Murashov as well as defenseman Ryan Graves and Danton Heinen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL).

In a corresponding transaction, rookie defenseman Owen Pickering was assigned to the AHL club.

There was no specific word as to the nature of the ailments involving the players placed on injured reserve.

Aside from the final minutes when the Penguins needed an extra attacker, Jarry virtually completed Monday’s 4-3 road loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. In that contest, he made 16 saves on 20 shots over 57 minutes, 32 seconds of ice time.

This season, Jarry and Arturs Silovs have alternated every other start in net, with Jarry offering better results. Through seven games, Jarry has a 5-2-0 record, a 2.60 goals-against average (GAA), a .911 save percentage and one shutout.

Acciari was injured during Monday’s game and was limited to two shifts. Primarily stationed on the fourth line and on the penalty kill, Acciari has appeared in 13 games this season and has three assists while logging 12:56 of ice time per contest.

Brazeau has missed the past two games because of an undisclosed injury. A quiet signing in July this past offseason, Brazeau has jumped out to a surprising start as the right wing of the team’s second line while also working on the second power-play unit. Despite missing the past two games, he is the team’s third-leading scorer with 12 points (six goals, six assists) in 12 games while averaging 13:29 of ice time.

That trio joins forwards Kevin Hayes (suspected left shoulder) and Rickard Rakell (left hand) as well as defenseman Caleb Jones (suspected left foot), already on injured reserve. Additionally, three rookies — goaltender Joel Blomqvist (undisclosed), Rutger McGroarty (undisclosed) and Jack St. Ivany (suspected right foot) — are on the injured non-roster list as a result of injuries suffered before the regular season opened.

Murashov is considered one of the organization’s top prospects.

A native of Russia who is in the midst of his second professional season on this continent, Murashov has served as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s top goaltender hitherto this season. In seven games, he has a 5-2-0 record, a 1.73 GAA, a .931 save percentage and one shutout.

Sergei with a couple stellar saves ???? pic.twitter.com/DgSQCdXCvf

— Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (@WBSPenguins) October 17, 2025

During the preseason with the NHL club, Murashov, 21, saw action in three contests and posted a 2-0-1 record, a 1.72 GAA and a .935 save percentage.

Dating back to April, Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas had repeatedly declared an open competition for the goaltending position entering the 2025-26 season. Following a 5-4 preseason home win against the Buffalo Sabres on Oct. 3, Murashov was asked if he did enough to earn a role at the NHL level.

“I just did my job,” Murashov said. “I just stop the puck. The decision is up to them (management). Whatever they will say and (determine), I will take it and just keep going.”

Graves and Heinen are veterans with seven-figure salary cap hits who cleared waivers in the days prior to the opening of the regular season and were assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

In the third year of a six-year contract with a salary cap hit of $4.5 million, the 30-year-old Graves has skated in 10 AHL contests this season and has seven points (one goal, six assists) while primarily skating on the left side of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s second pairing.

Gravy gives us life! pic.twitter.com/KAUuOtoIs6

— Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (@WBSPenguins) October 19, 2025

When the team waived Graves on Oct. 4, coach Dan Muse suggested there was an avenue for him to return to the NHL club.

“For him, we’ll see where things go here over the next day in terms of if he gets claimed or if it’s a situation where he is going to (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton) and to go down there and play and get his game in the best place possible,” Muse said. “And see where it goes from there.”

Heinen, 30, entered Tuesday tied for the AHL lead in scoring with 14 points (five goals, nine assists) in 10 games.

Danton extends his goal streak to 4 games! pic.twitter.com/x8ySGa5zJl

— Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (@WBSPenguins) October 25, 2025

Much of that success came with rookie Ville Koivunen, currently on the NHL roster, on his line with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

“He’s a great player,” Koivunen said Oct. 27. “He knows how to play in the NHL. He’s pretty good with the puck. It was a lot of fun playing with him.”

Largely deployed as a center with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Heinen can play all three forward positions. He is in the final year of a two-year contract with a salary cap hit of $2.25 million.

As for Pickering, he was recalled to the NHL roster Oct. 28. Primarily deployed on the left side of the team’s third defensive pairing, Pickering appeared in four games and did not record a point while averaging 12:06 of ice time.

During Monday’s loss, Pickering took an interference penalty at 14:28 of the first period then lost a one-on-one battle that led to the winning goal by Maple Leafs forward Bobby McMann at 13:43 of the third period.

BOBBY THE MCMANN THAT YOU ARE! Leafs take the lead! ???? pic.twitter.com/FtFLRkonma

— Sports on Prime Canada (@SportsOnPrimeCA) November 4, 2025

With Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pickering has primarily skated on the left side of the top pairing and posted four points (one goal, three assists) in seven games.