New York Islanders vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Regular season · Tuesday, March 27, 2012 · CONSOL Energy Center
MSG PLUS 2 (HD) · ROOT (HD)
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at CONSOL Energy Center. The Penguins outshot the Islanders 54-25.
Frans Nielsen scored twice and James Neal scored twice. Michael Grabner, Tyler Kennedy, Kyle Okposo and David Ullstrom also scored.
Evgeni Nabokov made 30 saves on 32 shots for the win; Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 13 of 18.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Frans Nielsen (1)Dylan Reese (1), Josh Bailey (1)1–003:12 NYI
Michael Grabner (1)Frans Nielsen (1)2–019:55 NYI
2nd period
Tyler Kennedy (1)Pascal Dupuis (1), Brian Strait (1)2–101:42 PIT
James Neal (1)Chris Kunitz (1), Evgeni Malkin (1)2–204:10 PIT
Kyle Okposo (1)Unassisted3–212:48 NYI
David Ullstrom (1)Josh Bailey (2), Kyle Okposo (1)4–215:20 NYI · PPG- Frans Nielsen (2)Josh Bailey (3), Dylan Reese (2)5–218:08 NYI
3rd period
- James Neal (2)Evgeni Malkin (2), Steve Sullivan (1)5–315:42 PIT · PPG
Team stats
NYIPIT
25Shots on goal54
38%Faceoff %63%
1/4Power play1/3
8Penalty minutes10
13Hits23
19Blocked shots9
3Giveaways6
5Takeaways7
Penalties
- 1st 12:15
Brian Strait · high sticking2 min - 1st 17:35
Casey Cizikas · hooking2 min - 2nd 09:04Casey Cizikas · boarding2 min
- 2nd 13:54Steve Sullivan · slashing2 min
- 3rd 04:28Sidney Crosby · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 07:10Brad Thiessen · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 3rd 14:02Matt Cooke · roughing2 min
- 3rd 14:02Andrew MacDonald · roughing2 min
- 3rd 14:12Travis Hamonic · hooking2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 12Josh BaileyC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 1 | 17:47 |
| 51Frans NielsenC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 3 | 17:03 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 16:14 |
| 42Dylan ReeseD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 17:32 |
| 40Michael GrabnerR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 12:19 |
| 41David UllstromL | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 08:19 |
| 15PA ParenteauR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 18:38 |
| 16Marty ReasonerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:00 |
| 17Matt MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:01 |
| 26Matt MoulsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:42 |
| 29Jay PandolfoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:11 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 09:28 |
| 91John TavaresC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 20:08 |
| 2Mark StreitD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:12 |
| 3Travis HamonicD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 23:33 |
| 24Steve StaiosD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:06 |
| 27Milan JurcinaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:19 |
| 47Andrew MacDonaldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 23:58 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20Evgeni NabokovG | W | 32 | 30 | 2 | .938 | 40:00 |
| 35Al MontoyaG | 22 | 21 | 1 | .955 | 20:00 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 18James NealL | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 12 | 20:01 |
| 71Evgeni MalkinC | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 | 23:57 |
| 9Pascal DupuisL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 13:54 |
| 14Chris KunitzL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19:17 |
| 26Steve SullivanL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:43 |
| 48Tyler KennedyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 11:48 |
| 37Brian StraitD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:49 |
| 11Jordan StaalC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20:13 |
| 12Richard ParkR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 08:36 |
| 24Matt CookeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:26 |
| 27Craig AdamsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 08:24 |
| 45Arron AshamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 07:37 |
| 87Sidney CrosbyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 21:09 |
| 4Zbynek MichalekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:18 |
| 5Deryk EngellandD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:31 |
| 7Paul MartinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 22:26 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21:17 |
| 47Simon DespresD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:40 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Marc-Andre FleuryG | L | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 40:00 |
| 39Brad ThiessenG | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 18:28 |