• Who: Penguins (16-15-5) vs. Islanders (13-15-7) • What: NHL regular season, Game 37 • When: 7:38 p.m. • Where: UBS Arena • Goaltenders: Tristan Jarry (8-4-2, 3.47 GAA, .885 SV%) vs. Ilya Sorokin (10-11-2, 2.95 GAA, .898 SV%) • TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh, MSGSN (New York) • Radio: Penguins Radio Network • Streaming: SNP360 (local), ESPN+ • Boxscore: NHL.com • Medianotes: Penguins | Islanders
► FOLLOW THE ACTION
• That's it, 6-3 is the final.
• GOAL: Erik Karlsson is stripped of the puck behind the Penguins' empty net and the Islanders score. Karlsson breaks his stick in frustration. Islanders 6, Penguins 3
• Penguins call timeout with 1:41 left.
• GOAL: Casey Cizikas off a partial breakaway. Islanders 5, Penguins 3 with 5:17 left.
• Way slower start to this period. About six minutes in and each team has a shot.
• Third period is underway. Penguins are down just a goal.
• The Penguins have managed just one takeaway through 40 minutes. Blake Lizotte had it.
• Matt Nieto leads the Penguins with three hits through two periods.
• End of the second. Islanders lead 4-3 and have a 27-20 lead in shots.
• GOAL: Penguins make it a one-goal game with 2.7 seconds left in the second. Matt Grzelcyk fires it from back on the blue line, Rickard Rakell looked like he tipped it. Islanders 4, Penguins 3.
• Penguins kill the Erik Karlsson penalty. Back to full strength
• Penguins to the PK with 3:16 left. Erik Karlsson sits for two for holding.
• Noel Acciari is up to four goals and four assists through 37 games. One of the league-leaders in rate of blocked shots by forwards. Consistently one of the team-leaders in rate of hits. Consistently the best on-ice shares on the PK of any of their forwards. Producing offensively slightly more than he did last season. Whatever scratch/AHL guy you want in the lineup, Acciari isn't the guy you take out.
• GOAL: Penguins get one back. Ilya Sorokin dropped the puck and lost track of it in the crease. Noel Acciari had eyes on it and knocked it in. Islanders 4, Penguins 2.
• Tristan Jarry with a big shorthanded save on Simon Holmstrom after a partial breakaway. Puck snuck through the five-hole but he squeezed his skates to keep it out.
• Just a note, in case this continues to spiral: These two teams play each other tomorrow. Alex Nedeljkovic gets that game. They almost never pull the goaltender in that scenario.
• Penguins get a power play with 8:24 left in the second. Brock Nelson hooked Evgeni Malkin.
• Islanders have an 11-3 lead in shots through the first 10 or so minutes of this period. Just a totally different team from the first.
• GOAL: Islanders, yet again. Alexander Romanox took a shot from the blue line, Casey Cizikas redirected it. Matt Grzelcyk was trying to tie up Cizikas, it might have hit him too. Islanders 4, Penguins 1.
• Feels like whenever the Penguins are here they blow a lead late in regulation and lose. Taking a different approach this time.
• GOAL: Islanders again. Kris Letang knocked it into this own net. Anders Lee took the initial shot, hit Tristan Jarry but stayed floating in the crease. Letang tried clearing it but hit it the wrong way. Islanders 3, Penguins 1.
• GOAL: Islanders regain the lead shortly after the power play ends. It was a two-on-one, Tristan Jarry was drawn to the other side, didn't get over quick enough to stop Anthony Duclair. Islanders 2, Penguins 1.
• Penguins to the power play with 17:38 left in the second. Max Tsyplakov hooked P.O Joseph. Should quell this early Islanders' momentum, at least.
• Islanders are buzzing these first few minutes to open the second. Not exactly close.
• Second period is underway.
• First goal now just reads Michael Bunting from Rickard Rakell. Scorers took away Sidney Crosby's assist. So, he's still tied with Mario Lemieux at 1,033.
• Trying to find the least-messy way to word this: There was only 14:51 of five-on-five in that period. Looking at the times when their forward lines were out there intact (as in, when all three guys were out there together and not mid-change or something) they only had one shot on goal. It came from the fourth line being out there.
• Bryan Rust is the only Penguin with multiple shots on goal so far. He has two.
• End of the first. It's tied, 1-1. Michael Bunting with the Penguins' lone goal. Islanders have an 11-9 lead in shots.
• Sidney Crosby's assist on Michael Bunting's goal was his 1,034th, surpassing Mario Lemieux and giving him sole possession of the most assists in Penguins franchise history.
• Now Ilya Sorokin with a big save on Evgeni Malkin.
• GOAL: Michael Bunting ties it 1:04 into the power play. Picked up a loose puck at the right circle, jut spun and threw a wrist shot on net and it went in. Penguins 1, Islanders 1.
• Penguins to the power play now with 5:01 left in the first. Casey Cizikas for interference.
• GOAL: That one will count. Islanders open the scoring on their ninth shot of the game. Jean-Gabriel Pageau is parked to the left of the crease, catches a pass and puts it on net. Puck hits Tristan Jarry but deflects up into the net. Islanders 1, Penguins 0.
• Penguins to the PK. Phil Tomasino gets called for tripping with 7:43 left in the first. Dove to make a play and knocked a guy's feed out from under him in the process. He argued the call the whole way to the box and then some.
• Aaaand there it is. Tristan Jarry stops his fifth shot in a row. He's done it.
• Tristan Jarry has saves on his first four (real) shots now. One away from history ...
• Kyle Palmieri rang a shot off the side of the net off the rush.
• First TV timeout comes with 12:55 left and Penguins have a 4-3 edge in shots. Islanders had a couple quick ones right before the break.
• OK, nowTristan Jarry faces his first shot on goal and makes the pad save.
• NO GOAL: Goaltender interference confirmed. Back to 0-0. Quick review.
• Hold on. Penguins are challenging for goaltender interference. Anthony Duclair slashed Tristan Jarry's stick in the crease immediately before the goal.
• GOAL: Spoke too soon. Islanders score on their first shot of the game. Brock Nelson with a wrist shot from the right circle that beats Tristan Jarry blocker-side. Islanders 1, Penguins 0.
• Islanders can't even get set up in the Penguins' end at all. Penguins have the game's only three shots through nearly five minutes.
• Power play comes to an end. Penguins only had one shot on it. Good zone time at least.
• Penguins to the power play just 56 seconds in. Max Tsyplakov tripped Kris Letang.
• Penguins and Islanders are underway.
• Islanders' lines and pairings:
Max Tsyplakov - Bo Horvat - Simon Holmstrom Anders Lee - Mathew Barzal - Jean-Gabriel Pageau Anthony Duclair - Brock Nelson - Kyle Palmieri Kyle MacLean - Casey Cizikas - Hudson Fasching
Adam Pelech - Ryan Pulock Alexander Romanov - Noah Dobson Isaiah George - Scott Mayfield
• Penguins are running with the same lines and pairings as this morning's skate:
Rickard Rakell - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust Michael Bunting - Evgeni Malkin- Drew O'Connor Anthony Beauvillier - Cody Glass - Phil Tomasino Matt Nieto - Blake Lizotte - Noel Acciari
P.O Joseph - Kris Letang Matt Grzelcyk - Erik Karlsson Ryan Graves - Ryan Shea
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THE ASYLUM
Taylor Haase
6:20 am - 12.28.2024Elmont, N.Y.Final: Islanders 6, Penguins 3
• Who: Penguins (16-15-5) vs. Islanders (13-15-7)
• What: NHL regular season, Game 37
• When: 7:38 p.m.
• Where: UBS Arena
• Goaltenders: Tristan Jarry (8-4-2, 3.47 GAA, .885 SV%) vs. Ilya Sorokin (10-11-2, 2.95 GAA, .898 SV%)
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh, MSGSN (New York)
• Radio: Penguins Radio Network
• Streaming: SNP360 (local), ESPN+
• Boxscore: NHL.com
• Media notes: Penguins | Islanders
► FOLLOW THE ACTION
• That's it, 6-3 is the final.
• GOAL: Erik Karlsson is stripped of the puck behind the Penguins' empty net and the Islanders score. Karlsson breaks his stick in frustration. Islanders 6, Penguins 3
• Penguins call timeout with 1:41 left.
• GOAL: Casey Cizikas off a partial breakaway. Islanders 5, Penguins 3 with 5:17 left.
• Way slower start to this period. About six minutes in and each team has a shot.
• Third period is underway. Penguins are down just a goal.
• The Penguins have managed just one takeaway through 40 minutes. Blake Lizotte had it.
• Matt Nieto leads the Penguins with three hits through two periods.
• End of the second. Islanders lead 4-3 and have a 27-20 lead in shots.
• GOAL: Penguins make it a one-goal game with 2.7 seconds left in the second. Matt Grzelcyk fires it from back on the blue line, Rickard Rakell looked like he tipped it. Islanders 4, Penguins 3.
• Penguins kill the Erik Karlsson penalty. Back to full strength
• Penguins to the PK with 3:16 left. Erik Karlsson sits for two for holding.
• Noel Acciari is up to four goals and four assists through 37 games. One of the league-leaders in rate of blocked shots by forwards. Consistently one of the team-leaders in rate of hits. Consistently the best on-ice shares on the PK of any of their forwards. Producing offensively slightly more than he did last season. Whatever scratch/AHL guy you want in the lineup, Acciari isn't the guy you take out.
• GOAL: Penguins get one back. Ilya Sorokin dropped the puck and lost track of it in the crease. Noel Acciari had eyes on it and knocked it in. Islanders 4, Penguins 2.
• Tristan Jarry with a big shorthanded save on Simon Holmstrom after a partial breakaway. Puck snuck through the five-hole but he squeezed his skates to keep it out.
• Just a note, in case this continues to spiral: These two teams play each other tomorrow. Alex Nedeljkovic gets that game. They almost never pull the goaltender in that scenario.
• Penguins get a power play with 8:24 left in the second. Brock Nelson hooked Evgeni Malkin.
• Islanders have an 11-3 lead in shots through the first 10 or so minutes of this period. Just a totally different team from the first.
• GOAL: Islanders, yet again. Alexander Romanox took a shot from the blue line, Casey Cizikas redirected it. Matt Grzelcyk was trying to tie up Cizikas, it might have hit him too. Islanders 4, Penguins 1.
• Feels like whenever the Penguins are here they blow a lead late in regulation and lose. Taking a different approach this time.
• GOAL: Islanders again. Kris Letang knocked it into this own net. Anders Lee took the initial shot, hit Tristan Jarry but stayed floating in the crease. Letang tried clearing it but hit it the wrong way. Islanders 3, Penguins 1.
• GOAL: Islanders regain the lead shortly after the power play ends. It was a two-on-one, Tristan Jarry was drawn to the other side, didn't get over quick enough to stop Anthony Duclair. Islanders 2, Penguins 1.
• Penguins to the power play with 17:38 left in the second. Max Tsyplakov hooked P.O Joseph. Should quell this early Islanders' momentum, at least.
• Islanders are buzzing these first few minutes to open the second. Not exactly close.
• Second period is underway.
• First goal now just reads Michael Bunting from Rickard Rakell. Scorers took away Sidney Crosby's assist. So, he's still tied with Mario Lemieux at 1,033.
• Trying to find the least-messy way to word this: There was only 14:51 of five-on-five in that period. Looking at the times when their forward lines were out there intact (as in, when all three guys were out there together and not mid-change or something) they only had one shot on goal. It came from the fourth line being out there.
• Bryan Rust is the only Penguin with multiple shots on goal so far. He has two.
• End of the first. It's tied, 1-1. Michael Bunting with the Penguins' lone goal. Islanders have an 11-9 lead in shots.
• Sidney Crosby's assist on Michael Bunting's goal was his 1,034th, surpassing Mario Lemieux and giving him sole possession of the most assists in Penguins franchise history.
• Now Ilya Sorokin with a big save on Evgeni Malkin.
• GOAL: Michael Bunting ties it 1:04 into the power play. Picked up a loose puck at the right circle, jut spun and threw a wrist shot on net and it went in. Penguins 1, Islanders 1.
• Penguins to the power play now with 5:01 left in the first. Casey Cizikas for interference.
• GOAL: That one will count. Islanders open the scoring on their ninth shot of the game. Jean-Gabriel Pageau is parked to the left of the crease, catches a pass and puts it on net. Puck hits Tristan Jarry but deflects up into the net. Islanders 1, Penguins 0.
• Penguins to the PK. Phil Tomasino gets called for tripping with 7:43 left in the first. Dove to make a play and knocked a guy's feed out from under him in the process. He argued the call the whole way to the box and then some.
• Aaaand there it is. Tristan Jarry stops his fifth shot in a row. He's done it.
• Tristan Jarry has saves on his first four (real) shots now. One away from history ...
• Kyle Palmieri rang a shot off the side of the net off the rush.
• First TV timeout comes with 12:55 left and Penguins have a 4-3 edge in shots. Islanders had a couple quick ones right before the break.
• OK, now Tristan Jarry faces his first shot on goal and makes the pad save.
• NO GOAL: Goaltender interference confirmed. Back to 0-0. Quick review.
• Hold on. Penguins are challenging for goaltender interference. Anthony Duclair slashed Tristan Jarry's stick in the crease immediately before the goal.
• GOAL: Spoke too soon. Islanders score on their first shot of the game. Brock Nelson with a wrist shot from the right circle that beats Tristan Jarry blocker-side. Islanders 1, Penguins 0.
• Islanders can't even get set up in the Penguins' end at all. Penguins have the game's only three shots through nearly five minutes.
• Power play comes to an end. Penguins only had one shot on it. Good zone time at least.
• Penguins to the power play just 56 seconds in. Max Tsyplakov tripped Kris Letang.
• Penguins and Islanders are underway.
• Islanders' lines and pairings:
Max Tsyplakov - Bo Horvat - Simon Holmstrom
Anders Lee - Mathew Barzal - Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Anthony Duclair - Brock Nelson - Kyle Palmieri
Kyle MacLean - Casey Cizikas - Hudson Fasching
Adam Pelech - Ryan Pulock
Alexander Romanov - Noah Dobson
Isaiah George - Scott Mayfield
• Penguins are running with the same lines and pairings as this morning's skate:
Rickard Rakell - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust
Michael Bunting - Evgeni Malkin- Drew O'Connor
Anthony Beauvillier - Cody Glass - Phil Tomasino
Matt Nieto - Blake Lizotte - Noel Acciari
P.O Joseph - Kris Letang
Matt Grzelcyk - Erik Karlsson
Ryan Graves - Ryan Shea
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