New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins

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New York Islanders

31-28-8

Final
4 - 2

Pittsburgh Penguins

28-32-10

Engvall gets tiebreaking goal in Islanders' four-goal 3rd period to beat Penguins 4-2

New York Islanders vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights

Kyle Palmieri had a goal and two assists, Noah Dobson added a goal and an assist, and Simon Holmstrom also scored to help New York get four goals in the third after trailing 2-0 for the second straight game. Ilya Sorokin finished with 20 saves.

Sidney Crosby scored his 24th goal, Joona Koppanen got the first of his NHL career and Tristan Jarry stopped 34 shots for the Penguins, who snapped a four-game win streak.

Palmieri got the Islanders on the scoreboard 17 seconds into the third as he chased down the puck after it got away from Penguins defenseman Kris Letang, skated in on Jarry and fired a shot in off the right post.

Dobson tied it as he knocked in the rebound of Bo Horvat’s driving attempt at 5:34.

Engvall put the Islanders ahead as he beat Jarry with 6:52 left, and Holmstrom added an empty-netter with 1:32 remaining to seal the win.

Koppanen gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead as he deflected Vladislav Kolyachonok's shot from the point past Sorokin 4:40 into the game.

Crosby doubled the lead with 15 seconds left in the first as he knocked in the rebound of a shot by Conor Timmins.

Takeaways Islanders: New York won for the second time in five games and is three points out of a wild card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Penguins: Pittsburgh was trying for its first five-game win streak since Nov. 4-14, 2023. Instead, the Penguins fell to 5-4-1 in their last 10 games.

Key moment The Penguins had several chances to score late in the final minute of the first period. Sorokin made saves on shots by Rickard Rakell and Timmins before Crosby scored to give him 1,670 points for his career. He moved past Wayne Gretzky for the fourth-most points with one franchise in NHL history.

Key stat The Islanders improved to 5-21-2 when trailing after two periods, and the Penguins fell to 18-2-2 when leading after two.

Up next Islanders host Montreal on Thursday night, and Penguins host Columbus on Friday.

Regular Season Series

NYI win series 3-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 4:40	Joona Koppanen Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Vladislav Kolyachonok (5), Kris Letang (20)
Goal	1st Period 19:45	Sidney Crosby Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Conor Timmins (9), Ryan Graves (2)
Goal	3rd Period 0:17	Kyle Palmieri Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal	3rd Period 5:34	Noah Dobson Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Bo Horvat (24), Kyle Palmieri (22)
Goal	3rd Period 13:08	Pierre Engvall Goal (5) Deflected, assists: Noah Dobson (22), Hudson Fasching (2)
Goal	3rd Period 18:28	Simon Holmstrom Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Kyle Palmieri (23)

Statistics

NYI		PIT
23	Blocked Shots	15
19	Hits	18
2	Takeaways	5
38	Shots	21
0	Power Play Goals	0
1	Power Play Opportunities	3
0.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
25	Faceoffs Won	30
45.5	Faceoff Win Percent	54.5
14	Giveaways	18
3	Total Penalties	1
6	Penalty Minutes	2