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New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins

CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 5–2 on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at home.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
New York Islanders 2 45-27-10
at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 48-26-8

Goals by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 0 1 1 2
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 3 0 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 12 14 14 40
Pittsburgh Penguins 20 10 13 43

Three stars

  1. S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
  2. K. Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins (3 assists)
  3. M. Cullen, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:34 Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel (12) Matt Cullen (8), Evgeni Malkin (17) Even strength NYI 0, PIT 1
1st 16:35 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (10) Evgeni Malkin (18), Kris Letang (17) Power play NYI 0, PIT 2
2nd 10:25 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (11) Kris Letang (18), Evgeni Malkin (19) Power play NYI 0, PIT 3
2nd 10:57 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cullen (4) Kris Letang (19), Olli Maatta (6) Shorthanded NYI 0, PIT 4
2nd 14:40 Pittsburgh Penguins Patric Hornqvist (8) Brian Dumoulin (9) Even strength NYI 0, PIT 5
2nd 15:19 New York Islanders John Tavares (15) Calvin de Haan (6), Josh Bailey (12) Even strength NYI 1, PIT 5
3rd 19:03 New York Islanders Nick Leddy (1) Kyle Okposo (20), Frans Nielsen (12) Even strength NYI 2, PIT 5

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

Team stats

Stat New York Islanders Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 40 43
Power play 0 of 1 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 2
Hits 30 34
Blocked shots 8 17
Giveaways 4 1
Takeaways 4 4
Faceoffs won 40/68 (58.8%) 28/68 (41.2%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
12 J. Bailey R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 18:48
15 C. Clutterbuck R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 01:45
17 M. Martin L 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 09:20
18 R. Strome C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 0 0 17:36
21 K. Okposo R 0 1 1 -1 0 10 3 0 0 100% 15:33
27 A. Lee L 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 18:35
29 B. Nelson C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 0 0 100% 16:04
51 F. Nielsen C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 70% 15:52
53 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 57.1% 11:43
84 M. Grabovski C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 37.5% 14:55
86 N. Kulemin L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 15:57
91 J. Tavares C 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 56.5% 18:57
2 N. Leddy D 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 26:14
3 T. Hamonic D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 28:17
14 T. Hickey D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 3 0 17:58
28 M. Zidlicky D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 12:51
37 B. Strait D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 17:15
44 C. de Haan D 0 1 1 +1 2 3 1 2 0 16:49
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
1 T. Greiss 26 22 4 .846 30:57 Loss
33 C. Gibson 17 16 1 .941 29:03

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 1 1 2 +2 0 1 1 2 0 16.7% 11:37
11 K. Porter C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 0 0 13:16
13 N. Bonino C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 69.2% 16:32
14 C. Kunitz L 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 17:28
16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 40% 11:56
43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 0 0 13:49
57 D. Perron L 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 2 0 16:30
61 S. Plotnikov L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 0 0 12:17
71 E. Malkin C 0 3 3 +1 0 2 0 0 0 12.5% 17:53
72 P. Hornqvist R 1 0 1 +1 0 7 1 0 0 15:13
81 P. Kessel R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 17:53
87 S. Crosby C 2 0 2 0 0 7 1 0 2 42.3% 17:40
3 O. Maatta D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 3 0 20:59
6 T. Daley D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 16:48
8 B. Dumoulin D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 17:32
12 B. Lovejoy D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 4 2 0 17:58
28 I. Cole D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 3 0 17:18
58 K. Letang D 0 3 3 +1 0 3 7 2 0 25:21
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 40 38 2 .950 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:50 New York Islanders Calvin de Haan Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 15:34 New York Islanders Anders Lee Holding 2
2nd 09:55 New York Islanders Matt Martin Boarding 2
2nd 10:39 Pittsburgh Penguins Conor Sheary Hooking 2
3rd 02:22 New York Islanders Ryan Strome Roughing 2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach
Jack Capuano
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Thomas John Luxmore, Chris Lee
Linesmen
Shane Heyer, Bryan Pancich
New York Islanders scratches
Eric Boulton, Steve Bernier, Adam Pelech
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
David Warsofsky, Scott Wilson, Adam Clendening

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page
New York Islanders 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final/SO Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at New York Islanders 0 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 2

Matchup Status Details
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final/SO Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final/SO Game page
New York Rangers 0 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 2 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5 Final/SO Game page
Calgary Flames 4 at Colorado Avalanche 0 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page

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