Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders
· UBS Arena, Elmont · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 8–3 on Monday, March 30, 2026 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
0 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
| New York Islanders |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
11 |
13 |
8 |
32 |
| New York Islanders |
7 |
8 |
8 |
23 |
Three stars
- A. Mantha, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals, 1 assist)
- J. Brazeau, Pittsburgh Penguins (3 assists)
- R. Rakell, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
01:27 |
New York Islanders |
Anders Lee (17) |
Adam Boqvist (3), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (17) |
Power play |
PIT 0, NYI 1 |
| 2nd |
02:56 |
New York Islanders |
Mathew Barzal (19) |
Calum Ritchie (14), Adam Boqvist (4) |
Even strength |
PIT 0, NYI 2 |
| 2nd |
06:41 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Elmer Soderblom (4) |
Connor Dewar (14), Noel Acciari (11) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, NYI 2 |
| 2nd |
09:17 |
New York Islanders |
Brayden Schenn (16) |
Mathew Barzal (48), Calum Ritchie (15) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, NYI 3 |
| 2nd |
11:01 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Rickard Rakell (18) |
Bryan Rust (34), Parker Wotherspoon (25) |
Shorthanded |
PIT 2, NYI 3 |
| 2nd |
13:29 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Ryan Shea (5) |
Anthony Mantha (28), Sidney Crosby (37) |
Even strength |
PIT 3, NYI 3 |
| 2nd |
14:35 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Anthony Mantha (28) |
Justin Brazeau (15), Parker Wotherspoon (26) |
Even strength |
PIT 4, NYI 3 |
| 2nd |
17:18 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Anthony Mantha (29) |
Justin Brazeau (16), Kris Letang (26) |
Even strength |
PIT 5, NYI 3 |
| 3rd |
06:06 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Avery Hayes (3) |
Ben Kindel (17), Tommy Novak (23) |
Even strength |
PIT 6, NYI 3 |
| 3rd |
07:54 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Rickard Rakell (19) |
Justin Brazeau (17), Samuel Girard (12) |
Even strength |
PIT 7, NYI 3 |
| 3rd |
16:16 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bryan Rust (27) |
Sidney Crosby (38), Kris Letang (27) |
Even strength |
PIT 8, NYI 3 |
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 |
32 |
23 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
11 |
9 |
| Hits |
16 |
16 |
| Blocked shots |
17 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
16 |
15 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
20/63 (31.7%) |
43/63 (68.3%) |
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 16 J. Brazeau |
R |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:23 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:41 |
| Number 18 T. Novak |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
33.3% |
12:19 |
| Number 19 C. Dewar |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
27.3% |
15:08 |
| Number 25 E. Soderblom |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:32 |
| Number 39 A. Mantha |
R |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
18:13 |
| Number 55 N. Acciari |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
37.5% |
11:44 |
| Number 59 E. Chinakhov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:58 |
| Number 67 R. Rakell |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
16:28 |
| Number 81 B. Kindel |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
23.1% |
14:25 |
| Number 85 A. Hayes |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:49 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
35% |
16:48 |
| Number 5 R. Shea |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:04 |
| Number 28 P. Wotherspoon |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:39 |
| Number 49 S. Girard |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:50 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:43 |
| Number 65 E. Karlsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:41 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:53 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 37 A. Silovs |
23 |
20 |
3 |
.870 |
60:00 |
Win |
New York Islanders
New York Islanders skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 B. Schenn |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
61.5% |
16:09 |
| Number 13 M. Barzal |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
18:21 |
| Number 14 B. Horvat |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
68.2% |
18:06 |
| Number 16 M. Gatcomb |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:29 |
| Number 27 A. Lee |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
15:38 |
| Number 32 K. MacLean |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
12:55 |
| Number 44 J. Pageau |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
14:55 |
| Number 51 E. Heineman |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:41 |
| Number 53 C. Cizikas |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
70% |
12:38 |
| Number 64 C. Ritchie |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:57 |
| Number 81 O. Palat |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:12 |
| Number 92 S. Holmstrom |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:03 |
| Number 3 A. Pelech |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:23 |
| Number 4 C. Soucy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:19 |
| Number 6 R. Pulock |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:31 |
| Number 24 S. Mayfield |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:41 |
| Number 34 A. Boqvist |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:48 |
| Number 48 M. Schaefer |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:14 |
New York Islanders goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 I. Sorokin |
29 |
22 |
7 |
.759 |
47:54 |
Loss |
| Number 33 D. Rittich |
3 |
2 |
1 |
.667 |
12:06 |
|
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
16:45 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Samuel Girard |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
16:45 |
New York Islanders |
Mathew Barzal |
Embellishment |
2 |
| 1st |
19:03 |
New York Islanders |
Jean-Gabriel Pageau |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
00:45 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Rickard Rakell |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:41 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Noel Acciari |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:35 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Elmer Soderblom |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
04:35 |
New York Islanders |
Scott Mayfield |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Dan Muse
- New York Islanders head coach
- Patrick Roy
- Referees
- Kendrick Nicholson, Jordan Samuels-Thomas
- Linesmen
- Scott Cherrey, Andrew Smith
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Evgeni Malkin, Kevin Hayes, Ryan Graves, Jack St. Ivany, Blake Lizotte, Ilya Solovyov, Ville Koivunen, Rutger McGroarty
- New York Islanders scratches
- Anthony Duclair, Tony DeAngelo, Isaiah George, Max Shabanov
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Final
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 at Vegas Golden Knights
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Final/OT
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Final
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Sources and further reading
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