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PITTSBURGH -- The rest of the Pittsburgh Penguins' playoff run won't include goaltender Casey DeSmith.
Coach Mike Sullivan said DeSmith underwent core surgery on Friday morning and will miss the rest of the postseason.
The surgery comes three days after DeSmith exited in the second overtime of Pittsburgh's 4-3 triple-overtime victory over the New York Rangers in Game 1 of their first-round series. DeSmith entered the playoffs as Pittsburgh's top goaltender with All-Star Tristan Jarry sidelined with a lower-body injury.
DeSmith's injury leaves Louis Domingue as the starter as the best-of-seven series shifts to Pittsburgh for Game 3 on Saturday night.
Domingue picked up the victory in Game 1 when the Penguins won 5:58 into the third extra period. The well-traveled 30-year-old Domingue made 35 saves in a 5-2 loss in Game 2.
Sullivan hasn't ruled out Jarry's return at some point in the series. Jarry hasn't played since injuring his foot on April 15.
While Jarry has been rehabbing off the ice, there is no timetable on when he may be available, leaving Alex D'Orio as Pittsburgh's primary backup as the Penguins try to advance out of the first round for the first time since 2018.
Here's a breakdown of Saturday's Game 3:
WHERE & WHEN: Pittsburgh; Saturday, 7 p.m.
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -123, Penguins +103; over/under is 6
NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Series tied 1-1
TV: AT&T SportsNet and TNT
RADIO: WFBG-AM 1290 & 104.5-FM
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers visit the Pittsburgh Penguins for game three of the first round of the NHL Playoffs with the series tied 1-1. The teams meet Thursday for the sixth time this season. The Rangers won the previous matchup 5-2. Pittsburgh is 46-25-11 overall and 13-8-3 against the Metropolitan Division. The Penguins have a 34-7-5 record when scoring at least three goals. New York has a 52-24-6 record overall and a 14-8-1 record in Metropolitan Division games. The Rangers have a 19-6-2 record in games they have fewer penalties than their opponent.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Guentzel has 40 goals and 44 assists for the Penguins. Danton Heinen has four goals and one assist over the past 10 games; Artemi Panarin has scored 22 goals with 74 assists for the Rangers. Adam Fox has two goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Penguins: 5-4-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.2 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.: Rangers: 6-3-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.3 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Penguins: Jason Zucker: day to day (undisclosed), Tristan Jarry: out (foot), Rickard Rakell: day to day (head), Brian Dumoulin: day to day (undisclosed). Rangers: Barclay Goodrow: day to day (undisclosed), Keith Kinkaid: day to day (upper body), Sammy Blais: out for season (lower body), Tyler Motte: out (upper body)