National Hockey League

FINAL Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Pittsburgh Penguins 3
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New York Islanders 5
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PIT2103
NYI2305
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Match Report

Nelson helps Islanders beat Penguins 5-3 to reach 2nd round

— Brock Nelson scored twice in New York's three-goal second period and the Islanders advanced to the second round of the playoffs with a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 6 on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

11
Blocked Shots
23
31
Hits
30
3
Takeaways
5
37
Shots
24
1
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
2
50.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
25
Faceoffs Won
32
43.9
Faceoff Win Percent
56.1
7
Giveaways
5
1
Total Penalties
2
4
Penalty Minutes
4

Top Performers

PIT

  • Tristan Jarry GA 5 · SA 24 · SOS 0
  • Sidney Crosby BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Evgeni Malkin BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Jeff Carter BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

NYI

  • Ilya Sorokin GA 3 · SA 37 · SOS 0
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau BS 2 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Mathew Barzal BS 2 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Brock Nelson BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd
  2. 20:00 · 3rd
  3. 19:53 · 3rd
  4. 19:36 · 3rd
  5. 19:25 · 3rd
  6. 19:22 · 3rd
  7. 19:04 · 3rd
  8. 18:52 · 3rd

Head to Head

PIT wins series 6-2

Injuries

New York Islanders

  • Matias Maccelli Injured Reserve
  • Calum Ritchie Injured Reserve
  • Alexander Romanov Injured Reserve
  • Mathew Barzal Injured Reserve

Pittsburgh Penguins

  • Ben Kindel Injured Reserve
  • Elmer Soderblom Day-To-Day
  • Evgeni Malkin Day-To-Day
  • Egor Chinakhov Day-To-Day
  • Samuel Girard Injured Reserve

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