Casey DeSmith will miss the remainder of the playoffs after undergoing core muscle surgery
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced on Friday that goaltender Casey DeSmith underwent core muscle surgery and will be out for the remainder of the playoffs.
Coach Sullivan has announced that Casey DeSmith had successful core muscle surgery this morning. He will be unavailable for the remainder of the playoffs.
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) May 6, 2022
DeSmith started Game 1 of the Penguins’ first-round series against the New York Rangers but left partway through the second overtime period. Third-string goaltender Louis Domingue came into the game in relief of DeSmith and stopped 17 shots en route to a 4-3 win in triple overtime.
With DeSmith out for the playoffs and Tristan Jarry still going through a rehab process for a foot injury, the Penguins will roll with Domingue for the time being. The backup behind Domingue is now Alex D’Orio, a 23-year-old who hasn’t ever played a game at the NHL level.
Domingue started Game 2 for the Penguins on Thursday and stopped 35 of the 40 shots that the Rangers threw his way. New York won the game by a score of 5-2 and evened the series at 1-1.
Domingue spent most of his season with the Penguins’ AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, where he posted a .924 save percentage over the course of 22 games. He stopped 79 of 83 shots in two regular-season games with the Penguins this season.