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Pittsburgh Penguins 8, New York Islanders 3 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Pittsburgh Penguins 8, New York Islanders 3. Shots on goal: PIT 32, NYI 23. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 PIT 0-0 NYI; P2 PIT 5-3 NYI; P3 PIT 3-0 NYI.

Scoring plays: P2 01:27 Anders Lee (assists: Adam Boqvist, Jean-Gabriel Pageau) to make it PIT 0-1 NYI; P2 02:56 Mathew Barzal (assists: Calum Ritchie, Adam Boqvist) to make it PIT 0-2 NYI; P2 06:41 Elmer Soderblom (assists: Connor Dewar, Noel Acciari) to make it PIT 1-2 NYI; P2 09:17 Brayden Schenn (assists: Mathew Barzal, Calum Ritchie) to make it PIT 1-3 NYI; P2 11:01 Rickard Rakell (assists: Bryan Rust, Parker Wotherspoon) to make it PIT 2-3 NYI; P2 13:29 Ryan Shea (assists: Anthony Mantha, Sidney Crosby) to make it PIT 3-3 NYI; P2 14:35 Anthony Mantha (assists: Justin Brazeau, Parker Wotherspoon) to make it PIT 4-3 NYI; P2 17:18 Anthony Mantha (assists: Justin Brazeau, Kris Letang) to make it PIT 5-3 NYI; P3 06:06 Avery Hayes (assists: Ben Kindel, Tommy Novak) to make it PIT 6-3 NYI; P3 07:54 Rickard Rakell (assists: Justin Brazeau, Samuel Girard) to make it PIT 7-3 NYI; P3 16:16 Bryan Rust (assists: Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang) to make it PIT 8-3 NYI. Top skaters: Anthony Mantha (PIT) 2 G, 1 A; Justin Brazeau (PIT) 0 G, 3 A; Rickard Rakell (PIT) 2 G, 0 A; Bryan Rust (PIT) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Ilya Sorokin (NYI) 21 saves on 28, decision L; David Rittich (NYI) 2 saves on 3; Arturs Silovs (PIT) 20 saves on 23, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PIT
Anthony Mantha
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 4 SOG · 18:13 TOI
Goals · PIT
Rickard Rakell
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 16:28 TOI
Goaltending · PIT
Arturs Silovs
20 saves on 23 shots (.870) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

PIT 5 largest lead P3 16:16 (PIT 8, NYI 3) · 7-0 run, P2 11:01–P3 16:16
NYI 2 largest lead P2 2:56 (PIT 0, NYI 2) · 2-0 run, P2 1:27–P2 2:56
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P2 1:27 Anders Lee (Adam Boqvist, Jean-Gabriel Pageau) NYI · Power play · backhand shot · PIT 0, NYI 1
  • P2 2:56 Mathew Barzal (Calum Ritchie, Adam Boqvist) NYI · snap shot · PIT 0, NYI 2
  • P2 6:41 Elmer Soderblom (Connor Dewar, Noel Acciari) PIT · snap shot · PIT 1, NYI 2
  • P2 9:17 Brayden Schenn (Mathew Barzal, Calum Ritchie) NYI · snap shot · PIT 1, NYI 3
  • P2 11:01 Rickard Rakell (Bryan Rust, Parker Wotherspoon) PIT · Shorthanded · deflected shot · PIT 2, NYI 3
  • P2 13:29 Ryan Shea (Anthony Mantha, Sidney Crosby) PIT · slap shot · PIT 3, NYI 3
  • P2 14:35 Anthony Mantha (Justin Brazeau, Parker Wotherspoon) PIT · backhand shot · PIT 4, NYI 3
  • P2 17:18 Anthony Mantha (Justin Brazeau, Kris Letang) PIT · backhand shot · PIT 5, NYI 3
  • P3 6:06 Avery Hayes (Ben Kindel, Tommy Novak) PIT · snap shot · PIT 6, NYI 3
  • P3 7:54 Rickard Rakell (Justin Brazeau, Samuel Girard) PIT · deflected shot · PIT 7, NYI 3
  • P3 16:16 Bryan Rust (Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang) PIT · wrist shot · PIT 8, NYI 3

Linescore

123 T
PIT 053 8
NYI 030 3

Shots on goal: PIT 31, NYI 23

Biggest Period

The Pittsburgh Penguins scored 5 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

PITNYI
32Shots on goal23
68Shot attempts49
20Faceoff wins43
16Hits16
17Blocked shots14
0Power-play goals1
6Takeaways5
16Giveaways13
11Penalty minutes9
87.0%Save %74.2%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
PIT1113832
NYI78823

🎯 Shot Map

Pittsburgh Penguins8 G · 50 attempts
Erik Karlsson: saved (wrist)Connor Dewar: missed the netNoel Acciari: saved (wrist)Connor Dewar: saved (wrist)Sidney Crosby: missed the netBryan Rust: missed the netSidney Crosby: saved (snap)Sidney Crosby: saved (snap)Egor Chinakhov: saved (slap)Justin Brazeau: saved (wrist)Ben Kindel: missed the netErik Karlsson: saved (wrist)Egor Chinakhov: saved (snap)Parker Wotherspoon: saved (snap)Sidney Crosby: missed the netRickard Rakell: saved (wrist)Sidney Crosby: missed the netAvery Hayes: missed the netBen Kindel: missed the netConnor Clifton: saved (tip-in)Avery Hayes: missed the netElmer Soderblom: missed the netNoel Acciari: missed the netNoel Acciari: saved (backhand)Connor Dewar: missed the netElmer Soderblom: goal (snap)Rickard Rakell: goal (deflected)Ben Kindel: saved (wrist)Ryan Shea: goal (slap)Egor Chinakhov: saved (snap)Anthony Mantha: goal (backhand)Parker Wotherspoon: saved (snap)Justin Brazeau: saved (tip-in)Anthony Mantha: saved (backhand)Anthony Mantha: missed the netAnthony Mantha: goal (backhand)Elmer Soderblom: saved (backhand)Noel Acciari: missed the netAvery Hayes: missed the netBen Kindel: missed the netBen Kindel: saved (wrist)Ben Kindel: saved (backhand)Avery Hayes: goal (snap)Bryan Rust: missed the netJustin Brazeau: saved (snap)Rickard Rakell: goal (deflected)Sidney Crosby: saved (backhand)Rickard Rakell: missed the netBryan Rust: goal (wrist)Anthony Mantha: saved (snap)
  • 8Goals16% of attempts
  • 24Saved48% of attempts
  • 18Missed the net36% of attempts
New York Islanders3 G · 35 attempts
Ondrej Palat: missed the netRyan Pulock: saved (snap)Bo Horvat: saved (snap)Bo Horvat: saved (backhand)Casey Cizikas: saved (wrap-around)Ondrej Palat: saved (snap)Adam Pelech: missed the netRyan Pulock: missed the netAdam Boqvist: missed the netKyle MacLean: saved (snap)Marc Gatcomb: saved (wrap-around)Adam Pelech: missed the netBo Horvat: saved (snap)Adam Boqvist: saved (snap)Anders Lee: goal (backhand)Mathew Barzal: goal (snap)Adam Pelech: saved (snap)Bo Horvat: missed the netEmil Heineman: missed the netMathew Barzal: saved (snap)Brayden Schenn: goal (snap)Mathew Barzal: missed the netCasey Cizikas: saved (snap)Matthew Schaefer: saved (wrist)Matthew Schaefer: saved (snap)Matthew Schaefer: saved (snap)Carson Soucy: missed the netMathew Barzal: saved (snap)Adam Boqvist: missed the netMatthew Schaefer: saved (snap)Scott Mayfield: saved (snap)Ryan Pulock: saved (wrist)Kyle MacLean: missed the netMarc Gatcomb: missed the netCarson Soucy: saved (slap)
  • 3Goals9% of attempts
  • 20Saved57% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net34% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

PIT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Anthony Mantha R 213+440018:13
Justin Brazeau R 033+333314:23
Rickard Rakell R 202+331016:28
Bryan Rust R 112+111118:41
Parker Wotherspoon D 022+321220:39
Kris Letang D 022+301119:43
Sidney Crosby C 022+130116:48
Ryan Shea D 101+110119:04
Avery Hayes R 101+111011:49
Elmer Soderblom L 101023111:32
Samuel Girard D 011+201020:50
Connor Dewar C 011010115:08
Ben Kindel C 011+220114:25
Tommy Novak C 011+100212:19
Noel Acciari C 011+121111:44
Erik Karlsson D 000+120019:41
Connor Clifton D 000+213118:53
Egor Chinakhov R 000030114:58
PIT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Arturs Silovs W 202387.0360:00
NYI skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mathew Barzal C 112-230118:21
Adam Boqvist D 022-210117:48
Calum Ritchie C 022000113:57
Brayden Schenn C 101-213116:09
Anders Lee L 101-213115:38
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C 011-200014:55
Adam Pelech D 000-311022:23
Matthew Schaefer D 000-241122:14
Ryan Pulock D 000-120320:31
Carson Soucy D 000-210020:19
Bo Horvat C 000-230018:06
Emil Heineman L 000-204217:41
Simon Holmstrom R 000-300115:03
Scott Mayfield D 000011114:41
Kyle MacLean C 000-111012:55
Casey Cizikas C 000-121112:38
Marc Gatcomb C 000-111011:29
Ondrej Palat L 000-210011:12
NYI goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ilya Sorokin L 212875.0747:54
David Rittich — 2366.7112:06

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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