NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders

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Pittsburgh Penguins
27-18-9
Final
4 - 5
New York Islanders
28-23-7
Regular Season Series

NYI lead series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 12:00 Sidney Crosby Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Pierre-Olivier Joseph (12), Chad Ruhwedel (3)
Goal 1st Period 13:56 Anders Lee Goal (20) Backhand, assists: Mathew Barzal (36)
Goal 2nd Period 3:53 Rickard Rakell Goal (20) Tip-In, assists: Jake Guentzel (27), Kris Letang (17)
Goal 2nd Period 5:35 Jason Zucker Goal (14) Tip-In, assists: Pierre-Olivier Joseph (13), Chad Ruhwedel (4)
Goal 2nd Period 14:25 Brock Nelson Goal (23) Wrap-around, assists: Scott Mayfield (10), Alexander Romanov (16)
Goal 2nd Period 18:57 Rickard Rakell Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (42), Marcus Pettersson (14)
Goal 2nd Period 19:32 Anders Lee Goal (21) Deflected, assists: Mathew Barzal (37), Sebastian Aho (12)
Goal 3rd Period 5:01 Brock Nelson Goal (24) Slap Shot, assists: Noah Dobson (23), Anders Lee (18)
Goal 3rd Period 17:17 Zach Parise Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Brock Nelson (31), Kyle Palmieri (9)

Statistics

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14 Blocked Shots 17
19 Hits 29
6 Takeaways 2
44 Shots 28
0 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
36 Faceoffs Won 27
57.1 Faceoff Win Percent 42.9
14 Giveaways 8
2 Total Penalties 1
4 Penalty Minutes 2
New York Islanders New York Islanders Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Alexander Romanov, D Injured Reserve Mar 12
Pierre Engvall, LW Injured Reserve Mar 12
Semyon Varlamov, G Injured Reserve Mar 12
Kyle Palmieri, C Injured Reserve Nov 30
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kevin Hayes, RW Out Mar 12
Samuel Girard, D Out Mar 12
Justin Brazeau, RW Out Mar 10
Jack St. Ivany, D Out Mar 9
Evgeni Malkin, C Suspension Mar 6

Game Information

UBS Arena

Location: Elmont, NY
Attendance: 17,255 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 41 18 88 6
Pittsburgh 32 17 79 15
NY Islanders 37 23 79 5
Columbus 33 21 77 11
Washington 33 27 73 7
Philadelphia 30 23 71 11
New Jersey 32 31 66 2
NY Rangers 26 30 60 8
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