Pittsburgh Penguins @ New York Islanders

16-16-5, 6-9-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Penguins PIT	1	2	0	3
Islanders NYI	1	3	2	6

New York IslandersIslandersNYI

14-15-7, 7-8-2 Home

Cizikas, Lee score 2 each as Islanders beat Penguins 6-3

— Casey Cizikas and Anders Lee each scored twice and the New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Saturday night.

Dec 29, 2024, 03:30 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Penguins	1	2	0	3
	Islanders	1	3	2	6

1st Period			PIT	NYI
14:47		Jean-Gabriel Pageau (8) Assists: Mathew Barzal (4)	0	1
16:03		Michael Bunting (10) (Power Play) Assists: Rickard Rakell (14)	1	1

2nd Period		PIT	NYI
5:39	Anthony Duclair (3) Assists: Kyle Palmieri (14), Brock Nelson (11)	1	2
8:36	Anders Lee (14) Unassisted	1	3
9:39	Casey Cizikas (2) Assists: Alexander Romanov (5), Bo Horvat (17)	1	4
13:49	Noel Acciari (4) Assists: Matt Nieto (2), Erik Karlsson (22)	2	4
19:56	Rickard Rakell (17) Assists: Matt Grzelcyk (17), Evgeni Malkin (23)	3	4

3rd Period			PIT	NYI
14:43		Casey Cizikas (3) Assists: Simon Holmstrom (13)	3	5
19:38		Anders Lee (15) (Empty Net) Unassisted	3	6

Giveaway by Ryan Pulock
Maxim Tsyplakov Tripping against Kris Letang
Adam Pelech hit Michael Bunting
Michael Bunting shot blocked by Adam Pelech
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Alexander Romanov
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Noel Acciari
Giveaway by Bo Horvat
Mathew Barzal faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Giveaway by Mathew Barzal
Noah Dobson hit Cody Glass
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Giveaway by Mathew Barzal
Casey Cizikas hit Matt Grzelcyk
Adam Pelech Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Hudson Fasching hit Erik Karlsson
Hudson Fasching Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Takeaway by Brock Nelson
Kyle Palmieri Snap Shot Wide Right
Noah Dobson Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Giveaway by Noah Dobson
Giveaway by Anders Lee
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Tip-In Above Crossbar
Adam Pelech Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Brock Nelson
Giveaway by Alexander Romanov
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Noel Acciari
Noah Dobson Slap Shot Wide Left
Mathew Barzal Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Simon Holmstrom Slap Shot Wide Left
Alexander Romanov Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Tip-In saved by Tristan Jarry
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Mathew Barzal (4)
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Casey Cizikas Interference against Michael Bunting
Kris Letang shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Alexander Romanov
Giveaway by Maxim Tsyplakov
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Simon Holmstrom
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Cody Glass
Mathew Barzal Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Mathew Barzal faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
Blake Lizotte shot blocked by Adam Pelech
Mathew Barzal hit Matt Nieto
Kyle Palmieri Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
Giveaway by Anthony Duclair
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Alexander Romanov Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Anders Lee Wrist Shot Wide Right
Mathew Barzal Tip-In Wide Left
Mathew Barzal Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Maxim Tsyplakov Hooking against P.O Joseph
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Giveaway by Adam Pelech
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Bo Horvat Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Giveaway by Isaiah George
Giveaway by Anthony Duclair
Anthony Duclair Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Kyle Palmieri (14), Brock Nelson (11)
Isaiah George hit Drew O'Connor
Giveaway by Simon Holmstrom
Casey Cizikas hit Evgeni Malkin
Noah Dobson Backhand Wide Left
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Mathew Barzal faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Anders Lee Tip-In saved by Tristan Jarry
Anders Lee Goal (14) , assists: none
Isaiah George Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Ryan Pulock Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Casey Cizikas hit Matt Grzelcyk
Casey Cizikas Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Alexander Romanov (5), Bo Horvat (17)
Giveaway by Alexander Romanov
Brock Nelson Hooking against Evgeni Malkin
Simon Holmstrom Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Blake Lizotte shot blocked by Noah Dobson
Scott Mayfield hit Matt Nieto
Isaiah George hit Blake Lizotte
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Cody Glass
Bo Horvat Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Noah Dobson Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Bo Horvat Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Kyle Palmieri faceoff won against Cody Glass
Ryan Pulock Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Adam Pelech Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Kyle Palmieri Backhand Hit Left Post
Adam Pelech shot blocked by Anthony Duclair
Anthony Duclair Backhand saved by Tristan Jarry
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Scott Mayfield shot blocked by Anders Lee
Giveaway by Anders Lee
Takeaway by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Giveaway by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Isaiah George Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Kyle MacLean faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
Ryan Pulock Wrist Shot Wide Right
Casey Cizikas hit P.O Joseph
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Kyle MacLean hit Matt Grzelcyk
Isaiah George hit Drew O'Connor
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Giveaway by Anthony Duclair
Anders Lee hit Erik Karlsson
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Wrist Shot Wide Left
Scott Mayfield Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Giveaway by Scott Mayfield
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Anthony Beauvillier
Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Noah Dobson Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Adam Pelech hit Bryan Rust
Giveaway by Scott Mayfield
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Kyle Palmieri hit P.O Joseph
Casey Cizikas Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Simon Holmstrom (13)
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Anders Lee
Mathew Barzal hit Anthony Beauvillier
Kyle MacLean faceoff won against Cody Glass
Hudson Fasching Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Anthony Duclair hit Rickard Rakell
Alexander Romanov hit Sidney Crosby
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Tip-In Wide Right
Anders Lee Goal (15) Wrap-around, assists: none
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Puck in Netting
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Brock Nelson
Philip Tomasino Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Ryan Shea Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
P.O Joseph Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Giveaway by P.O Joseph
Icing
Noel Acciari hit Maxim Tsyplakov
Ryan Graves hit Maxim Tsyplakov
Giveaway by Ryan Graves
Challenge Vis - goal interference - no goal
Michael Bunting Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Michael Bunting hit Alexander Romanov
Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk
Casey Cizikas shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
Goalie Stopped
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Blake Lizotte hit Isaiah George
Puck in Crowd
Cody Glass faceoff won against Brock Nelson
P.O Joseph hit Noah Dobson
Icing
Adam Pelech shot blocked by Drew O'Connor
Goalie Stopped
Bryan Rust Backhand Above Crossbar
Blake Lizotte Backhand Wide Right
Blake Lizotte hit Isaiah George
Matt Nieto hit Isaiah George
Philip Tomasino Tripping against Casey Cizikas
TV Timeout
Goalie Stopped
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Icing
Icing
Puck in Crowd
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Michael Bunting Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Rickard Rakell (14)
Drew O'Connor Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Drew O'Connor Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Evgeni Malkin Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Drew O'Connor hit Noah Dobson
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Bryan Rust Backhand saved by Ilya Sorokin
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Adam Pelech shot blocked by Noel Acciari
Off-side
Drew O'Connor faceoff won against Brock Nelson
Goalie Stopped
Ryan Pulock shot blocked by Matt Nieto
Noel Acciari hit Adam Pelech
Giveaway by Bryan Rust
Sidney Crosby Backhand Wide Left
Icing
Off-side
Cody Glass faceoff won against Maxim Tsyplakov
Cody Glass Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Kris Letang hit Maxim Tsyplakov
Icing
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Michael Bunting Poke saved by Ilya Sorokin
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Evgeni Malkin Tip-In saved by Ilya Sorokin
Evgeni Malkin hit Alexander Romanov
Philip Tomasino hit Casey Cizikas
Kyle MacLean shot blocked by Bryan Rust
Icing
Matt Nieto hit Ryan Pulock
Cody Glass hit Isaiah George
Giveaway by Drew O'Connor
Giveaway by Ryan Graves
Giveaway by Philip Tomasino
Michael Bunting hit Alexander Romanov
Sidney Crosby Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Drew O'Connor hit Alexander Romanov
Off-side
Puck in Netting
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Bryan Rust hit Simon Holmstrom
Takeaway by Blake Lizotte
Matt Nieto hit Alexander Romanov
TV Timeout
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Giveaway by Rickard Rakell
Cody Glass Backhand Wide Left
Puck in Netting
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Cody Glass Poke saved by Ilya Sorokin
Philip Tomasino Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Noel Acciari Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Noel Acciari Goal (4) Poke, assists: Matt Nieto (2), Erik Karlsson (22)
Rickard Rakell hit Mathew Barzal
Giveaway by P.O Joseph
Evgeni Malkin Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Kris Letang
Puck in Netting
Cody Glass faceoff won against Kyle MacLean
Puck in Netting
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Michael Bunting shot blocked by Drew O'Connor
Off-side
Erik Karlsson Holding the stick against Brock Nelson
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Ryan Graves
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Cody Glass faceoff won against Brock Nelson
Rickard Rakell Goal (17) Tip-In, assists: Matt Grzelcyk (17), Evgeni Malkin (23)
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
P.O Joseph Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Ryan Shea
Icing
Maxim Tsyplakov shot blocked by Ryan Shea
Kyle MacLean shot blocked by Matt Grzelcyk
Puck in Netting
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Brock Nelson
Erik Karlsson hit Anthony Duclair
Kris Letang Snap Shot Wide Left
Isaiah George shot blocked by Cody Glass
Bryan Rust hit Adam Pelech
Rickard Rakell hit Brock Nelson
Off-side
Rickard Rakell hit Mathew Barzal
Goalie Stopped
Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Kyle MacLean
Matt Nieto hit Scott Mayfield
Cody Glass Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Scott Mayfield shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
Blake Lizotte hit Scott Mayfield
Philip Tomasino Wrist Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Noah Dobson shot blocked by P.O Joseph
Puck in Netting
Puck in Crowd
Matt Grzelcyk Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
TV Timeout
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Icing
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Icing
P.O Joseph hit Alexander Romanov
Puck Frozen - Skater
Hudson Fasching shot blocked by Kris Letang
Erik Karlsson hit Ryan Pulock
Brock Nelson shot blocked by Philip Tomasino
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot Wide Right
Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot Wide Right
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Timeout - Visitor
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Sidney Crosby Tip-In saved by Ilya Sorokin
Giveaway by Bryan Rust
Anders Lee shot blocked by Sidney Crosby

PENGUINS

ISLANDERS

Regular Season Series

NYI lead 2-0

Penguins
3
Islanders
4

Game 1

6/11

Penguins
3
Islanders
6

Game 2

29/12

Islanders
2
Penguins
3

Game 3

29/12

Islanders
4
Penguins
2

Game 4

18/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	29	15	4	62
NY Islanders	26	16	5	57
Pittsburgh	22	14	10	54
Washington	24	18	6	54
Philadelphia	22	16	8	52
New Jersey	24	21	2	50
Columbus	21	19	7	49
NY Rangers	20	22	6	46

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Pittsburgh Penguins @ New York Islanders

Stars of the Game

Casey CizikasC - NYI

Mathew BarzalC - NYI

Anders LeeLW - NYI

Game Information

Cizikas, Lee score 2 each as Islanders beat Penguins 6-3

Shot Chart

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NYI lead 2-0

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