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New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3–1 on Sunday, December 31, 2023 at home.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
New York Islanders 1 39-27-16
at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 38-32-12

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 14 12 12 38
Pittsburgh Penguins 11 12 15 38

Three stars

  1. A. Nedeljkovic, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
  2. L. Eller, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
  3. N. Acciari, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:18 Pittsburgh Penguins Lars Eller (5) Jansen Harkins (2), Valtteri Puustinen (6) Even strength NYI 0, PIT 1
2nd 02:20 Pittsburgh Penguins Noel Acciari (3) Drew O'Connor (7) Even strength NYI 0, PIT 2
3rd 13:51 New York Islanders Samuel Bolduc (1) Unassisted Even strength NYI 1, PIT 2
3rd 19:17 Pittsburgh Penguins Lars Eller (6) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net NYI 1, PIT 3

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

Team stats

Stat New York Islanders Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 38 38
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 25 11
Hits 27 14
Blocked shots 25 18
Giveaways 0 7
Takeaways 6 11
Faceoffs won 25/64 (39.1%) 39/64 (60.9%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
10 S. Holmstrom R 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 12:58
13 M. Barzal C 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 66.7% 18:39
14 B. Horvat C 0 0 0 0 12 2 1 1 40% 19:58
15 C. Clutterbuck R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 2 12:50
16 J. Gauthier R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 11:06
17 M. Martin L 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 0 08:42
20 H. Fasching R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 15:11
21 K. Palmieri C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 50% 17:05
27 A. Lee L 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 16:30
29 B. Nelson C 0 0 0 -2 0 6 3 1 25% 18:46
44 J. Pageau C 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 44.4% 15:01
53 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 0 33.3% 11:41
2 M. Reilly D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 15:41
4 S. Bolduc D 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 12:22
8 N. Dobson D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 2 27:19
24 S. Mayfield D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 17:58
25 S. Aho D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20:19
28 A. Romanov D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 5 22:17
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
30 I. Sorokin 37 35 2 .946 59:02 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
10 D. O'Connor L 0 1 1 +2 2 2 1 0 50% 18:04
13 V. Hinostroza C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 07:58
19 R. Smith R 0 0 0 +1 0 4 0 0 18:00
20 L. Eller C 2 0 2 +1 0 2 2 1 44.4% 14:41
43 J. Harkins C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 100% 08:19
48 V. Puustinen R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 07:34
55 N. Acciari C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 3 66.7% 12:46
59 J. Guentzel C 0 0 0 +1 0 5 1 1 21:56
67 R. Rakell R 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 19:41
71 E. Malkin C 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 58.3% 20:12
77 J. Carter C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 80% 12:46
87 S. Crosby C 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 58.3% 18:10
2 C. Ruhwedel D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 1 12:01
7 J. Ludvig D 0 0 0 -1 5 0 0 2 09:25
27 R. Graves D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 5 19:30
28 M. Pettersson D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 2 1 24:35
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 +2 0 5 0 2 25:18
65 E. Karlsson D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 25:04
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
39 A. Nedeljkovic 38 37 1 .974 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:07 Pittsburgh Penguins John Ludvig Fighting (major) 5
1st 00:07 New York Islanders Matt Martin Fighting (major) 5
1st 11:31 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Slashing 2
1st 18:26 New York Islanders Bo Horvat Holding 2
1st 19:33 New York Islanders Simon Holmstrom Tripping 2
2nd 07:22 New York Islanders Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 08:34 New York Islanders Alexander Romanov Roughing 2
2nd 08:34 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell Slashing 2
2nd 16:29 Pittsburgh Penguins Drew O'Connor Holding 2
3rd 19:25 New York Islanders Bench Delaying game bench face off violation (bench minor) 2
3rd 19:25 New York Islanders Bo Horvat Misconduct (misconduct) 10

Game information

New York Islanders head coach
Lane Lambert
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Garrett Rank, Corey Syvret
Linesmen
CJ Murray, Mark Shewchyk
New York Islanders scratches
Robert Bortuzzo, Pierre Engvall, Oliver Wahlstrom
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Ryan Shea, Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Radim Zohorna

2023-2024 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 at New York Islanders 0 Final Game page
New York Islanders 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final/OT Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 31

Matchup Status Details
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 7 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Calgary Flames 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Dallas Stars 8 Final Game page

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