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Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Islanders

Regular season · Thursday, January 24, 2002 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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5–4

Final, in overtime

27–27

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Game summary

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 5–4 in overtime on Thursday, January 24, 2002 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Adrian Aucoin scored twice. Alexei Yashin, Randy Robitaille, Robert Lang, Dave Scatchard, Janne Laukkanen, Kris Beech and Aleksey Morozov also scored.

Jean-Sebastien Aubin made 23 saves on 27 shots for the win; Garth Snow stopped 22 of 27.

Goals
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New York IslandersNYI2110427

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Overtime

Team stats

PITNYI
2727
40%60%
1/72/4
814
2926
1217
54
311

Penalties

  • 4:48 into the first periodRandy Robitaille · tripping2 min
  • 13:06 into the first periodAdrian Aucoin · roughing2 min
  • 17:09 into the first periodAdrian Aucoin · tripping2 min
  • 9:41 into the second periodDick Tarnstrom · tripping2 min
  • 11:08 into the second periodAlex Kovalev · interference2 min
  • 11:17 into the second periodBilly Tibbetts · interference goalkeeper2 min
  • 15:32 into the second periodShawn Bates · hooking2 min
  • 18:25 into the second periodAndrew Ference · slashing2 min
  • 4:10 into the third periodMats Lindgren · holding2 min
  • 9:49 into the third periodClaude Lapointe · high sticking2 min
  • 9:49 into the third periodClaude Lapointe · high sticking2 min

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