Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Saturday, December 10, 2011 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
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Game summary
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 6-3 on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Penguins outshot the Islanders 31-27.
James Neal scored twice. David Ullstrom, Milan Jurcina, Steve Sullivan, Kyle Okposo, Pascal Dupuis, Matt Cooke and Paul Martin also scored.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 24 saves on 27 shots for the win; Al Montoya stopped 25 of 31.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
David Ullstrom (1)Dylan Reese (1), Josh Bailey (1)0–104:04 NYI
Milan Jurcina (1)Mark Streit (1), Kyle Okposo (1)0–212:16 NYI · PPG
Steve Sullivan (1)Joe Vitale (1), Matt Niskanen (1)1–214:28 PIT
James Neal (1)Evgeni Malkin (1)2–219:31 PIT
2nd period
Kyle Okposo (1)Michael Grabner (1), Travis Hamonic (1)2–302:54 NYI- James Neal (2)Chris Kunitz (1), Steve Sullivan (1)3–308:44 PIT · PPG
Pascal Dupuis (1)Tyler Kennedy (1), Alexandre Picard (1)4–315:58 PIT
3rd period
Matt Cooke (1)Tyler Kennedy (2), Matt Niskanen (2)5–301:04 PIT
Paul Martin (1)Evgeni Malkin (2), Chris Kunitz (2)6–310:10 PIT
Team stats
PITNYI
31Shots on goal27
42%Faceoff %58%
1/3Power play1/7
14Penalty minutes17
24Hits29
13Blocked shots10
12Giveaways9
26Takeaways10
Penalties
- 1st 01:13
Pascal Dupuis · interference2 min - 1st 10:30Evgeni Malkin · hooking2 min
- 1st 19:55Paul Martin · hooking2 min
- 2nd 06:26Jason Williams · tripping2 min
- 2nd 07:20
Milan Jurcina · interference2 min - 2nd 07:35Travis Hamonic · elbowing5 min
- 2nd 07:35Travis Hamonic · game misconduct10 min
- 3rd 01:30Matt Cooke · slashing2 min
- 3rd 15:45Brooks Orpik · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 3rd 15:45Brooks Orpik · holding2 min
Season series
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 14Chris KunitzL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15:50 |
| 18James NealL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 14:17 |
| 26Steve SullivanL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 12:59 |
| 48Tyler KennedyC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 14:31 |
| 71Evgeni MalkinC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 17:15 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 21:31 |
| 9Pascal DupuisL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:47 |
| 24Matt CookeL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 16:34 |
| 46Joe VitaleC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:07 |
| 7Paul MartinD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 25:33 |
| 54Alexandre PicardD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 11:10 |
| 19Jason WilliamsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:28 |
| 27Craig AdamsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:10 |
| 33Steve MacIntyreL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 04:06 |
| 45Arron AshamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:31 |
| 5Deryk EngellandD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 22:35 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 19:43 |
| 47Simon DespresD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:07 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brent JohnsonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 29Marc-Andre FleuryG | W | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 60:00 |
New York Islanders
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 | 17:15 |
| 12Josh BaileyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 14:55 |
| 40Michael GrabnerR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 18:32 |
| 41David UllstromL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 10:28 |
| 2Mark StreitD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 27:20 |
| 3Travis HamonicD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 09:18 |
| 27Milan JurcinaD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 22:37 |
| 42Dylan ReeseD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 19:27 |
| 11Brian RolstonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:31 |
| 15PA ParenteauR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 17:50 |
| 16Marty ReasonerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:28 |
| 17Matt MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:17 |
| 26Matt MoulsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 18:03 |
| 36Tim WallaceR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:07 |
| 51Frans NielsenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:58 |
| 91John TavaresC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 19:39 |
| 10Mike MottauD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:00 |
| 24Steve StaiosD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 19:51 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Al MontoyaG | L | 31 | 25 | 6 | .806 | 60:00 |
| 60Kevin PoulinG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |