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Bo Horvat's 2nd goal of the game lifts the Islanders over the Penguins 5-4 in overtime

Bo Horvat scores a top-shelf breakaway goal for OT winner

Mathew Barzal had a goal and two assists, Ilya Sorokin made 31 saves and New York snapped its two-game skid. Matthew Schaefer added a goal and an assist, and Ryan Pulock also scored for the Islanders.

Justin Brazeau had a goal and an assist for the Penguins, who dropped their second consecutive game. Anthony Mantha, Egor Chinakhov and Bryan Rust also scored. Stuart Skinner stopped 18 shots.

Horvat, who also had an assist, buried a breakaway in overtime to give the Islanders a critical victory in their second-to-last game before the Olympic break.

Barzal tied it at 3 midway through the third period, but Brazeau redirected a shot from Brett Kulak to put Pittsburgh ahead 4-3 with 9:20 remaining.

Pulock responded for the Islanders with less than six minutes left in the third to tie it again and force overtime.

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby corralled a loose puck behind the net and slid it to Rust, who fired a sharp-angled shot from behind the goal line that caught Sorokin off guard with under six minutes to play in the second.

Brazeau set up Mantha in the slot for the opening goal of the game at 12:09 of the first.

Horvat tied it with less than two minutes left in the period when he buried a rebound.

Schaefer, an 18-year-old rookie defenseman, fired a slap shot from the point in the closing seconds of the first to give the Islanders a 2-1 lead. He has 16 goals and 23 assists.

Chinakhov evened the score at 2 early in the second off a feed from Tommy Novak.

Up next Penguins: Visit the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.

Islanders: Visit the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 12:09 Anthony Mantha Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Justin Brazeau (12)
Goal 1st Period 18:41 Bo Horvat Goal (22) Backhand, assists: Anders Lee (20)
Goal 1st Period 19:56 Matthew Schaefer Goal (16) Slap Shot, assists: Ondrej Palat (8), Bo Horvat (15)
Goal 2nd Period 3:52 Egor Chinakhov Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Thomas Novak (20), Erik Karlsson (31)
Goal 2nd Period 14:09 Bryan Rust Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (32), Ilya Solovyov (4)
Goal 3rd Period 8:37 Mathew Barzal Goal (16) Slap Shot, assists: Adam Pelech (7)
Goal 3rd Period 10:40 Justin Brazeau Goal (15) Tip-In, assists: Brett Kulak (8)
Goal 3rd Period 15:24 Ryan Pulock Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Mathew Barzal (33), Simon Holmstrom (16)
Goal 4th Period 0:52 Bo Horvat Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Mathew Barzal (34), Matthew Schaefer (23)

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 12
25 Hits 22
8 Takeaways 3
35 Shots 23
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
25 Faceoffs Won 31
44.6 Faceoff Win Percent 55.4
17 Giveaways 14
2 Total Penalties 2
4 Penalty Minutes 4
New York Islanders New York Islanders Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Calum Ritchie, C Out Jan 31
Kyle Palmieri, C Injured Reserve Nov 30
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Caleb Jones, D Injured Reserve Feb 4
Kris Letang, D Injured Reserve Jan 31
Jack St. Ivany, D Injured Reserve Jan 29
Peyton Kettles, D Out Nov 24

Game Information

UBS Arena

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

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 35 15 76 6
Pittsburgh 28 15 68 12
NY Islanders 31 21 67 5
Columbus 29 20 65 7
Washington 28 23 63 7
Philadelphia 25 20 60 10
New Jersey 28 26 58 2
NY Rangers 22 28 50 6
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