Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 4–2 on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders
Team Goals 2007-2008 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 47-27-8
at New York Islanders 2 35-38-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 0 2 4
New York Islanders 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 4 11 21
New York Islanders 23 11 18 52

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 10:50 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (36) Petr Sykora (27), Jeff Taffe (4) Even strength PIT 1, NYI 0
1st 17:52 Pittsburgh Penguins Jeff Taffe (4) Tyler Kennedy (5), Chris Minard (1) Power play PIT 2, NYI 0
2nd 10:26 New York Islanders Frans Nielsen (1) Jeff Tambellini (1), Freddy Meyer (7) Even strength PIT 2, NYI 1
3rd 12:55 Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Staal (9) Evgeni Malkin (48), Petr Sykora (28) Even strength PIT 3, NYI 1
3rd 16:58 Pittsburgh Penguins Connor James (1) Ryan Whitney (22) Power play PIT 4, NYI 1
3rd 18:43 New York Islanders Ruslan Fedotenko (15) Josef Vasicek (16), Trent Hunter (26) Power play PIT 4, NYI 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders
Stat Pittsburgh Penguins New York Islanders
Shots on goal 21 52
Power play 2 of 4 1 of 9
Penalty minutes 23 25
Hits 15 18
Blocked shots 20 11
Giveaways 8 18
Takeaways 13 10
Faceoffs won 24/65 (36.9%) 41/65 (63.1%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 J. Staal C 1 0 1 +1 4 1 2 2 0 38.5% 18:46
Number 12 R. Malone L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 25:01
Number 17 P. Sykora R 0 2 2 +1 0 3 0 1 0 17:46
Number 25 M. Talbot C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 50% 14:59
Number 27 G. Laraque R 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 07:36
Number 36 C. James L 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 05:49
Number 37 J. Ruutu L 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 13:31
Number 38 J. Taffe L 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 0 1 50% 12:58
Number 39 C. Minard L 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 08:14
Number 41 N. Smith C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01:36
Number 48 T. Kennedy C 0 1 1 0 5 3 1 2 0 14:36
Number 71 E. Malkin C 1 1 2 +1 2 3 0 0 0 26.3% 24:51
Number 4 R. Scuderi D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 06:30
Number 5 D. Sydor D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 19:24
Number 19 R. Whitney D 0 1 1 +1 2 3 0 1 0 28:13
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 18:27
Number 55 S. Gonchar D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 24:25
Number 58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 20:36
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 T. Conklin 52 50 2 .962 59:54 Win

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 7 T. Hunter R 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 21:09
Number 10 R. Park R 0 0 0 -2 2 4 0 0 0 68.8% 13:21
Number 11 A. Hilbert L 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 50% 14:31
Number 13 B. Guerin R 0 0 0 -1 0 8 1 0 0 16:35
Number 15 J. Tambellini L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 09:40
Number 20 S. Bergenheim L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 0 0 08:35
Number 26 R. Fedotenko L 1 0 1 0 4 4 3 0 1 18:02
Number 51 F. Nielsen C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 1 0 25% 09:46
Number 57 B. Comeau L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 2 0 0 09:36
Number 63 J. Vasicek C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 89.5% 18:49
Number 81 M. Satan R 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 0 0 17:22
Number 89 M. Comrie C 0 0 0 0 15 1 0 0 0 55.6% 16:56
Number 2 A. Johnson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 15:17
Number 3 R. Davison D 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 13:36
Number 4 B. Berard D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 21:37
Number 8 B. Gervais D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 19:31
Number 24 R. Martinek D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 22:27
Number 44 F. Meyer D 0 1 1 -1 0 3 3 3 0 23:57
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 39 R. DiPietro 21 17 4 .810 59:53 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:36 Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Staal Holding 2
1st 02:14 New York Islanders Ruslan Fedotenko Hooking 2
1st 02:28 Pittsburgh Penguins Jarkko Ruutu Hooking 2
1st 13:15 Pittsburgh Penguins Sergei Gonchar Holding 2
1st 13:41 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Whitney Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 16:06 New York Islanders Richard Park Holding the stick 2
1st 17:43 New York Islanders Bruno Gervais Hooking 2
2nd 00:59 Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Staal High sticking 2
2nd 05:26 Pittsburgh Penguins Georges Laraque Hooking 2
2nd 13:20 Pittsburgh Penguins Georges Laraque High sticking 2
2nd 18:34 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Slashing 2
3rd 05:16 New York Islanders Radek Martinek Holding 2
3rd 15:24 New York Islanders Ruslan Fedotenko Tripping 2
3rd 17:03 New York Islanders Mike Comrie Fighting (major) 5
3rd 17:03 New York Islanders Mike Comrie Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10
3rd 17:03 Pittsburgh Penguins Tyler Kennedy Fighting (major) 5
3rd 18:32 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Tripping 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Michel Therrien
New York Islanders head coach
Ted Nolan
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Jean Morin
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Gary Roberts, Alain Nasreddine, Dany Sabourin, Mark Eaton, Kris Beech, Adam Hall, Tim Brent, Ryan Stone, Jonathan Filewich, Alex Goligoski, Sidney Crosby
New York Islanders scratches
Mike Sillinger, Brendan Witt, Shawn Bates, Jon Sim, Andy Sutton, Kip Brennan, Mike Morrison, Darryl Bootland, Matthew Spiller, Tim Jackman, Drew Fata, Joey MacDonald, Chris Campoli, Jeremy Colliton, Steve Regier, Ben Walter, Kyle Okposo

2007-2008 season series

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