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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 4–3 on Thursday, October 9, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
New York Islanders 3 43-34-5
at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 41-25-16

Goals by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 1 2 0 3
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 2 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 12 13 12 37
Pittsburgh Penguins 11 9 8 28

Three stars

  1. E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (3 assists)
  2. H. Brunicke, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
  3. J. Brazeau, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:23 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell (1) Evgeni Malkin (3), Sidney Crosby (1) Power play NYI 0, PIT 1
1st 12:02 New York Islanders Jonathan Drouin (1) Matthew Schaefer (1) Even strength NYI 1, PIT 1
2nd 04:04 New York Islanders Kyle Palmieri (1) Mathew Barzal (1), Scott Mayfield (1) Even strength NYI 2, PIT 1
2nd 05:41 Pittsburgh Penguins Harrison Brunicke (1) Filip Hallander (1), Tommy Novak (1) Even strength NYI 2, PIT 2
2nd 08:58 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (1) Evgeni Malkin (4), Rickard Rakell (1) Power play NYI 2, PIT 3
2nd 19:19 New York Islanders Max Shabanov (1) Simon Holmstrom (1) Even strength NYI 3, PIT 3
3rd 14:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Justin Brazeau (3) Evgeni Malkin (5), Anthony Mantha (2) Even strength NYI 3, PIT 4

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

Team stats

Stat New York Islanders Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 37 28
Power play 0 of 3 2 of 5
Penalty minutes 25 8
Hits 22 23
Blocked shots 13 12
Giveaways 16 22
Takeaways 4 6
Faceoffs won 39/67 (58.2%) 28/67 (41.8%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
7 M. Tsyplakov R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 10:59
10 S. Holmstrom R 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 0 0 11:50
11 A. Duclair L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 11:19
13 M. Barzal C 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 1 0 70% 21:01
14 B. Horvat C 0 0 0 +1 2 7 2 0 0 62.1% 21:16
21 K. Palmieri C 1 0 1 0 2 8 0 0 0 20:39
27 A. Lee L 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 16:47
29 J. Drouin L 1 0 1 +1 15 1 0 0 0 19:47
44 J. Pageau C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 1 0 60% 13:21
49 M. Shabanov R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 09:45
51 E. Heineman L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 0 100% 13:12
53 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 2 0 46.7% 12:33
3 A. Pelech D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 18:05
6 R. Pulock D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:04
24 S. Mayfield D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 15:30
28 A. Romanov D 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 20:24
48 M. Schaefer D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 17:15
77 T. DeAngelo D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 23:35
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
30 I. Sorokin 28 24 4 .857 57:45 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
11 F. Hallander C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 0 0 12:36
16 J. Brazeau R 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 11:22
18 T. Novak C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 1 0 10:04
19 C. Dewar C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 100% 13:27
39 A. Mantha R 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 13:30
41 V. Koivunen R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:21
46 B. Lizotte C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 14.3% 16:12
55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 55.6% 13:10
67 R. Rakell R 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 2 1 20:01
71 E. Malkin C 0 3 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 36.4% 18:11
81 B. Kindel C 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 50% 13:06
87 S. Crosby C 1 1 2 -1 0 1 2 2 1 46.7% 19:30
5 R. Shea D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 22:45
28 P. Wotherspoon D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 1 0 20:53
45 H. Brunicke D 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 12:43
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 26:50
65 E. Karlsson D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 0 20:34
82 C. Jones D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 0 15:21
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
35 T. Jarry 37 34 3 .919 59:24 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:00 New York Islanders Alexander Romanov High sticking 2
1st 07:41 Pittsburgh Penguins Noel Acciari Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 07:00 New York Islanders Kyle Palmieri Roughing 2
2nd 07:00 Pittsburgh Penguins Parker Wotherspoon Roughing 2
2nd 08:43 New York Islanders Bo Horvat Hooking 2
2nd 11:40 Pittsburgh Penguins Erik Karlsson Tripping 2
2nd 13:38 New York Islanders Mathew Barzal Tripping 2
3rd 02:15 New York Islanders Simon Holmstrom Hooking 2
3rd 16:15 Pittsburgh Penguins Ben Kindel Hooking 2
3rd 19:45 New York Islanders Jonathan Drouin Cross checking (major) 5
3rd 19:45 New York Islanders Jonathan Drouin Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10

Game information

New York Islanders head coach
Patrick Roy
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Muse
Referees
Gord Dwyer, Mitch Dunning
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Michel Cormier
New York Islanders scratches
Adam Boqvist, Kyle MacLean, Marc Gatcomb
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Mathew Dumba, Connor Clifton, Philip Tomasino

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New York Islanders 5 Final/OT Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 8 at New York Islanders 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 9

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Boston Bruins 4 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 0 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Detroit Red Wings 1 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 5 at St. Louis Blues 0 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 5 at Winnipeg Jets 4 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Vancouver Canucks 5 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Seattle Kraken 3 Final Game page

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