DeSmith will defend the road net against Anaheim on Friday, according to Penguins radio play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff.

EDGE Analysis

DeSmith has started the last four games, as No. 1 netminder Tristan Jarry has been out of action with an upper-body injury. DeSmith has been seeing a lot of rubber of late, facing at least 39 shots in four of his last five contests. He is 8-10-4 with a 3.23 GAA and .905 save percentage. DeSmith will take on the lowest scoring team in the NHL, as the Ducks are averaging 2.44 goals per contest.