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Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders

Barclays Center, Brooklyn Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at home.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 48-26-8
at New York Islanders 2 45-27-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 12 11 12 35
New York Islanders 8 9 10 27

Three stars

  1. A. Lee, New York Islanders (1 goal)
  2. J. Tavares, New York Islanders (1 goal)
  3. N. Leddy, New York Islanders (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:04 New York Islanders John Tavares (24) Nick Leddy (29), Frans Nielsen (24) Power play PIT 0, NYI 1
1st 13:13 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang (12) Sidney Crosby (38) Even strength PIT 1, NYI 1
3rd 08:55 New York Islanders Anders Lee (12) Nick Leddy (30), Frans Nielsen (25) Power play PIT 1, NYI 2

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins New York Islanders
Shots on goal 35 27
Power play 0 of 3 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 8
Hits 15 23
Blocked shots 13 22
Giveaways 9 7
Takeaways 12 4
Faceoffs won 27/61 (44.3%) 34/61 (55.7%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 54.5% 10:30
13 N. Bonino C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 37.5% 16:50
14 C. Kunitz L 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 18:20
17 B. Rust R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:14
23 S. Wilson C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 16:36
34 T. Kuhnhackl R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 11:29
43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 05:02
47 T. Sestito L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 04:09
71 E. Malkin C 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 1 0 50% 19:45
72 P. Hornqvist R 0 0 0 +1 2 3 1 0 0 18:30
81 P. Kessel R 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 21:06
87 S. Crosby C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 2 0 42.9% 23:15
3 O. Maatta D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 0 21:14
4 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 15:50
6 T. Daley D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 18:14
8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:07
28 I. Cole D 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 14:38
58 K. Letang D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 26:58
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 27 25 2 .926 58:44 Loss

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
11 S. Prince L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 10:28
12 J. Bailey R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:00
15 C. Clutterbuck R 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 13:46
17 M. Martin L 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 09:28
18 R. Strome C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 17:01
21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 16:22
27 A. Lee L 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 12:37
29 B. Nelson C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 50% 16:06
51 F. Nielsen C 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 47.4% 19:29
53 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 50% 13:09
86 N. Kulemin L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 66.7% 11:47
91 J. Tavares C 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 0 1 63.2% 19:33
2 N. Leddy D 0 2 2 -1 2 1 0 1 0 20:03
3 T. Hamonic D 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 7 0 27:30
6 R. Pulock D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 11:44
14 T. Hickey D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 23:48
37 B. Strait D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 12:52
55 J. Boychuk D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 2 0 21:17
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
1 T. Greiss 3 3 0 1.000 04:22
41 J. Halak 32 31 1 .969 55:38 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:55 Pittsburgh Penguins Patric Hornqvist Hooking 2
1st 12:37 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Roughing 2
1st 12:37 New York Islanders Travis Hamonic Roughing 2
2nd 13:10 New York Islanders Nick Leddy Cross checking 2
3rd 04:04 Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel Slashing 2
3rd 05:48 New York Islanders Anders Lee Slashing 2
3rd 08:35 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cullen Cross checking 2
3rd 10:49 Pittsburgh Penguins Ian Cole Roughing 2
3rd 15:44 New York Islanders Kyle Okposo High sticking 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
New York Islanders head coach
Jack Capuano
Referees
Francis Charron, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
Ryan Gibbons, Andy McElman
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Jeff Zatkoff, Carl Hagelin, Derrick Pouliot
New York Islanders scratches
Eric Boulton, Marek Zidlicky, Steve Bernier, Calvin de Haan, J-F Berube

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 Mar 8

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final/SO Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Winnipeg Jets 2 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Edmonton Oilers 0 Final Game page

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