It’s been several years since Tristan Jarry started a game for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. As part of the ongoing melodrama involving Jarry’s struggles and the crowded Pittsburgh Penguins field, the team assigned Jarry to WBS Saturday morning for a conditioning assignment.

Jarry, 29, quickly stopped 32 of 34 shots and earned first star honors as WBS defeated the Syracuse Crunch 3-2 at Mohegan Sun Arena. Packing missions can last up to 14 days.

It was the first time since the 2018-19 season that Jarry played for WBS. The following season, he beat out Casey DeSmith for the Penguin backup role, and shortly after, he overtook the starter. Matt Murray for position #1. The following summer, the Penguins traded Murray to the Ottawa Senators, and Jarry has been the Penguins’ starting goaltender ever since.

However, the struggles at the end of last season, followed by the immediate struggles this season, have relegated Jarry to third behind Joel Blomqvist and Alex Nedeljkovic.

Penguins prospect Tristan Broz scored a goal and recorded an assist. He was the No. 2 star. Sam Poulin scored his second goal of the season and Emil Bemstrom had two assists in the winning effort.