Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders

Monday, March 24, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 on Monday, March 24, 2008 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	47-27-8
at New York Islanders	4	35-38-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	12	3	14	29
New York Islanders	12	14	10	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:22	New York Islanders	Richard Park (10)	Kyle Okposo (2), Matthew Spiller (1)	Shorthanded	PIT 0, NYI 1
1st	03:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Petr Sykora (28)	Tyler Kennedy (9), Jeff Taffe (7)	Power play	PIT 1, NYI 1
2nd	11:45	New York Islanders	Bill Guerin (23)	Josef Vasicek (19), Radek Martinek (14)	Even strength	PIT 1, NYI 2
2nd	14:53	New York Islanders	Sean Bergenheim (10)	Bill Guerin (19), Miroslav Satan (24)	Power play	PIT 1, NYI 3
3rd	12:41	New York Islanders	Trent Hunter (12)	Miroslav Satan (25), Jeff Tambellini (3)	Even strength	PIT 1, NYI 4

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

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	1	0	36.4%	19:46
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	3	0		21:36
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	1	0	1	-1	2	3	2	0	1		16:20
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	0	0	-3	0	4	2	0	0		22:54
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	33.3%	16:49
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		08:30
Number 37 J. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		09:53
Number 38 J. Taffe	L	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	1	0	100%	13:09
Number 39 C. Minard	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		07:01
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		11:40
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	0	0	-3	0	3	0	0	0	35.3%	24:12
Number 2 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		16:25
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		10:43
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:27
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	3	0		22:39
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		19:23
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	-1	2	4	2	2	0		24:31
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		13:52

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Conklin	36	32	4	.889	60:00	Loss

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 T. Hunter	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	5	3	0		17:41
Number 10 R. Park	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	1	0	50%	19:28
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	1	1	2	+1	0	4	1	1	0		15:15
Number 15 J. Tambellini	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		11:36
Number 20 S. Bergenheim	L	1	0	1	+1	0	6	3	0	1	100%	17:16
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		13:50
Number 28 T. Jackman	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0		09:11
Number 48 S. Regier	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		08:33
Number 57 B. Comeau	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	100%	15:39
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0	85.7%	19:17
Number 72 J. Colliton	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	50%	07:45
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	2	2	+1	0	5	0	0	0	42.9%	18:58
Number 2 A. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		15:05
Number 3 R. Davison	D	0	0	0	+1	4	1	2	3	0		16:57
Number 4 B. Berard	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		20:23
Number 6 M. Spiller	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	3	1	0		18:54
Number 24 R. Martinek	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	2	0		23:48
Number 44 F. Meyer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	1	0		19:06

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 W. Dubielewicz	29	28	1	.966	60:00	Win

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:40	New York Islanders	Jeremy Colliton	High sticking	2
1st	04:33	New York Islanders	Aaron Johnson	Slashing	2
1st	11:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jeff Taffe	High sticking	2
1st	14:12	New York Islanders	Rob Davison	Cross checking	2
1st	18:07	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jarkko Ruutu	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	14:31	Pittsburgh Penguins	Petr Sykora	Slashing	2
2nd	17:36	New York Islanders	Tim Jackman	Interference	2
3rd	05:34	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jordan Staal	Holding	2
3rd	08:12	New York Islanders	Rob Davison	Tripping	2
3rd	14:11	New York Islanders	Jeremy Colliton	Tripping	2
3rd	18:12	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar	High sticking	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
New York Islanders head coach: Ted Nolan
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Brian Murphy
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Gary Roberts, Alain Nasreddine, Pascal Dupuis, Dany Sabourin, Mark Eaton, Kris Beech, Adam Hall, Nathan Smith, Tim Brent, Connor James, 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, Mike Comrie, Ruslan Fedotenko, Rick DiPietro, Andy Hilbert, Darryl Bootland, Drew Fata, Frans Nielsen, Chris Campoli, Bruno Gervais, Ben Walter

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders, Sat, Nov 3, 2007
New York Islanders 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Nov 15, 2007
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 15, 2007
New York Islanders 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Dec 21, 2007
New York Islanders 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Feb 7, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders, Tue, Feb 26, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders, Mon, Mar 24, 2008
New York Islanders 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Mar 27, 2008

Other NHL games on Monday, March 24, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 5 at Montreal Canadiens 7	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Mar 24, 2008
Calgary Flames 0 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Mar 24, 2008
Minnesota Wild 3 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Mar 24, 2008