Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at home.

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

Goals by period

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

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 7 7 15 29
New York Islanders 4 9 11 24

Three stars

  1. J. Bailey, New York Islanders (2 goals, 3 assists)
  2. K. Okposo, New York Islanders (2 goals)
  3. P. Dupuis, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 11:07 New York Islanders Marty Reasoner (1) Mark Streit (1), Josh Bailey (1) Even strength PIT 0, NYI 1
2nd 08:37 Pittsburgh Penguins Pascal Dupuis (1) Craig Adams (1), Paul Martin (1) Shorthanded PIT 1, NYI 1
2nd 16:36 New York Islanders Kyle Okposo (1) Josh Bailey (2), Travis Hamonic (1) Power play PIT 1, NYI 2
2nd 18:36 New York Islanders Josh Bailey (1) Jay Pandolfo (1) Shorthanded PIT 1, NYI 3
3rd 05:52 New York Islanders Kyle Okposo (2) Josh Bailey (3), Frans Nielsen (1) Even strength PIT 1, NYI 4
3rd 08:20 Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Staal (1) Zbynek Michalek (1), Paul Martin (2) Even strength PIT 2, NYI 4
3rd 18:29 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (1) Tyler Kennedy (1), Matt Cooke (1) Even strength PIT 3, NYI 4
3rd 19:55 New York Islanders Josh Bailey (2) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net PIT 3, NYI 5

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 29 24
Power play 0 of 4 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 10
Hits 28 18
Blocked shots 7 13
Giveaways 11 12
Takeaways 7 15
Faceoffs won 22/45 (48.9%) 23/45 (51.1%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 2 1 0 15:35
Number 11 J. Staal C 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 66.7% 20:00
Number 14 C. Kunitz L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 17:39
Number 18 J. Neal L 0 0 0 -3 2 3 2 0 0 17:51
Number 24 M. Cooke L 0 1 1 +1 2 1 3 0 0 16:25
Number 25 E. Tangradi L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 06:09
Number 26 S. Sullivan L 0 0 0 -3 0 4 2 0 0 17:01
Number 27 C. Adams R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 11:04
Number 45 A. Asham R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 07:51
Number 48 T. Kennedy C 0 1 1 +2 0 5 1 1 0 75% 14:25
Number 71 E. Malkin C 1 0 1 -2 0 6 0 2 0 45.5% 21:37
Number 87 S. Crosby C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 42.9% 17:28
Number 4 Z. Michalek D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 0 0 21:46
Number 5 D. Engelland D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 2 0 15:29
Number 7 P. Martin D 0 2 2 +1 0 1 2 0 0 27:07
Number 37 B. Strait D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 14:08
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 20:37
Number 47 S. Despres D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 09:29
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 29 M. Fleury 23 19 4 .826 58:27 Loss

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 2 3 5 +2 2 2 0 0 0 33.3% 16:35
Number 15 P. Parenteau R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 20:07
Number 16 M. Reasoner C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 2 0 0 64.3% 11:32
Number 17 M. Martin L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 5 0 0 11:03
Number 21 K. Okposo R 2 0 2 +1 2 3 0 0 1 12:42
Number 25 N. Niederreiter R 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 11:19
Number 26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 19:07
Number 29 J. Pandolfo L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 2 0 11:43
Number 40 M. Grabner L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 13:37
Number 51 F. Nielsen C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 30% 16:33
Number 53 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20% 08:59
Number 91 J. Tavares C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 75% 21:08
Number 2 M. Streit D 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 1 0 23:42
Number 3 T. Hamonic D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 3 0 20:18
Number 4 M. Eaton D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 4 2 0 16:43
Number 24 S. Staios D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 13:21
Number 42 D. Reese D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 18:33
Number 47 A. MacDonald D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22:58
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 A. Montoya 29 26 3 .897 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:11 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cooke Holding 2
1st 14:20 New York Islanders Josh Bailey Hooking 2
2nd 04:40 New York Islanders Kyle Okposo High sticking 2
2nd 06:40 Pittsburgh Penguins Simon Despres Hooking 2
2nd 12:11 New York Islanders PA Parenteau Slashing 2
2nd 12:11 Pittsburgh Penguins Brooks Orpik Slashing 2
2nd 14:44 Pittsburgh Penguins Brooks Orpik Holding 2
2nd 17:15 New York Islanders Matt Martin Boarding 2
3rd 00:44 Pittsburgh Penguins James Neal Boarding 2
3rd 06:09 New York Islanders Mark Streit Hooking 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Bylsma
New York Islanders head coach
Jack Capuano
Referees
Chris Rooney, Rob Martell
Linesmen
Scott Driscoll, Tim Nowak
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Richard Park, Matt Niskanen, Kris Letang, Joe Vitale, Ben Lovejoy, Dustin Jeffrey
New York Islanders scratches
Evgeni Nabokov, Milan Jurcina

2011-2012 season series

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Sources and further reading

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