New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins

CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 on the road.

Final score, New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team Goals 2011-2012 record
New York Islanders 5 34-37-11
at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 51-25-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
New York Islanders 2 3 0 5
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 2 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
New York Islanders 11 7 7 25
Pittsburgh Penguins 17 15 22 54

Three stars

  1. F. Nielsen, New York Islanders (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. J. Bailey, New York Islanders (3 assists)
  3. J. Neal, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:12 New York Islanders Frans Nielsen (1) Dylan Reese (1), Josh Bailey (1) Even strength NYI 1, PIT 0
1st 19:55 New York Islanders Michael Grabner (1) Frans Nielsen (1) Even strength NYI 2, PIT 0
2nd 01:42 Pittsburgh Penguins Tyler Kennedy (1) Pascal Dupuis (1), Brian Strait (1) Even strength NYI 2, PIT 1
2nd 04:10 Pittsburgh Penguins James Neal (1) Chris Kunitz (1), Evgeni Malkin (1) Even strength NYI 2, PIT 2
2nd 12:48 New York Islanders Kyle Okposo (1) Unassisted Even strength NYI 3, PIT 2
2nd 15:20 New York Islanders David Ullstrom (1) Josh Bailey (2), Kyle Okposo (1) Power play NYI 4, PIT 2
2nd 18:08 New York Islanders Frans Nielsen (2) Josh Bailey (3), Dylan Reese (2) Even strength NYI 5, PIT 2
3rd 15:42 Pittsburgh Penguins James Neal (2) Evgeni Malkin (2), Steve Sullivan (1) Power play NYI 5, PIT 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins
Stat New York Islanders Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 25 54
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 10
Hits 13 23
Blocked shots 19 9
Giveaways 3 6
Takeaways 5 7
Faceoffs won 24/64 (37.5%) 40/64 (62.5%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 12 J. Bailey R 0 3 3 +3 0 1 2 0 0 75% 17:47
Number 15 P. Parenteau R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 18:38
Number 16 M. Reasoner C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 31.3% 13:00
Number 17 M. Martin L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 13:01
Number 21 K. Okposo R 1 1 2 +3 0 1 0 0 0 16:14
Number 26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 18:42
Number 29 J. Pandolfo L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 11:11
Number 40 M. Grabner L 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 0 0 12:19
Number 41 D. Ullstrom L 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 0 1 50% 08:19
Number 51 F. Nielsen C 2 1 3 +4 0 3 0 0 0 29.4% 17:03
Number 53 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 +1 4 0 1 0 0 16.7% 09:28
Number 91 J. Tavares C 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 1 0 52.9% 20:08
Number 2 M. Streit D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 24:12
Number 3 T. Hamonic D 0 0 0 +2 2 2 1 1 0 23:33
Number 24 S. Staios D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 5 0 12:06
Number 27 M. Jurcina D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 2 0 15:19
Number 42 D. Reese D 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 0 0 17:32
Number 47 A. MacDonald D 0 0 0 +3 2 0 0 3 0 23:58
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 20 E. Nabokov 32 30 2 .938 40:00 Win
Number 35 A. Montoya 22 21 1 .955 20:00

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis R 0 1 1 -1 0 4 2 0 0 13:54
Number 11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 0 0 50% 20:13
Number 12 R. Park R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 77.8% 08:36
Number 14 C. Kunitz L 0 1 1 0 0 7 2 0 0 19:17
Number 18 J. Neal L 2 0 2 -1 0 12 0 0 1 20:01
Number 24 M. Cooke L 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 14:26
Number 26 S. Sullivan L 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 15:43
Number 27 C. Adams R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 100% 08:24
Number 45 A. Asham R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 100% 07:37
Number 48 T. Kennedy C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 11:48
Number 71 E. Malkin C 0 2 2 -1 0 5 0 0 0 52.9% 23:57
Number 87 S. Crosby C 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 0 0 71.4% 21:09
Number 4 Z. Michalek D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 21:18
Number 5 D. Engelland D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 0 14:31
Number 7 P. Martin D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 1 0 22:26
Number 37 B. Strait D 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 13:49
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 21:17
Number 47 S. Despres D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13:40
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 29 M. Fleury 18 13 5 .722 40:00 Loss
Number 39 B. Thiessen 7 7 0 1.000 18:28

Penalties

Penalties, New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:15 Pittsburgh Penguins Brian Strait High sticking 2
1st 17:35 New York Islanders Casey Cizikas Hooking 2
2nd 09:04 New York Islanders Casey Cizikas Boarding 2
2nd 13:54 Pittsburgh Penguins Steve Sullivan Slashing 2
3rd 04:28 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Cross checking 2
3rd 07:10 Pittsburgh Penguins Brad Thiessen Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 14:02 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cooke Roughing 2
3rd 14:02 New York Islanders Andrew MacDonald Roughing 2
3rd 14:12 New York Islanders Travis Hamonic Hooking 2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach
Jack Capuano
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Dave Jackson, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen
Matt MacPherson, Jonny Murray
New York Islanders scratches
Mark Eaton, Nino Niederreiter
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Brent Johnson, Matt Niskanen, Kris Letang, Joe Vitale, Ben Lovejoy, Eric Tangradi, Dustin Jeffrey

2011-2012 season series

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Sources and further reading

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