The Penguins recalled goaltender Max Lagace from the taxi squad on an emergency basis prior to Sunday's game against the Capitals, Ron Hextall announced.
Lagace backed up Tristan Jarry.
The recall being made on an emergency basis means that Casey DeSmith is unavailable to play. Mike Sullivan said after the game that DeSmith was unavailable due to illness, and that the illness wasn't COVID-related.
In case you missed it, I had this feature from last week on how Lagace and fellow taxi squad goaltender Alex D'Orio are staying game-ready.
"I've been in this position before," Lagace said of being the third goaltender. "I'm just trying to have fun with it, I'm not trying to put too much pressure. If anything happens, I just go in and have fun. I know what I can do, I'm old enough to keep it simple. I just try to get better everyday, and good things will eventually happen. It's just staying ready, staying healthy, practice every day hard."