Jarry (illness) will back up Alex Nedeljkovic versus Washington on Thursday, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.

Jarry missed the last two games due to an illness. He is 19-24-5 with a 2.90 GAA and a .903 save percentage this season. Jarry is 1-5-1 in his last eight appearances and is now battling Nedeljkovic for the No. 1 job with the Penguins.