Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Islanders
Playoffs · Wednesday, May 26, 2021 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
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Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Penguins outshot the Islanders 37-24.
Brock Nelson scored twice. Jeff Carter, Anthony Beauvillier, Jake Guentzel, Kyle Palmieri, Jason Zucker and Ryan Pulock also scored.
Ilya Sorokin made 34 saves on 37 shots for the win; Tristan Jarry stopped 19 of 24.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Jeff Carter (4)Kasperi Kapanen (2), Jason Zucker (1)1–001:27 PIT
Anthony Beauvillier (3)Brock Nelson (3), Josh Bailey (2)1–105:16 NYI
Jake Guentzel (1)Kris Letang (5), Evgeni Malkin (3)2–111:12 PIT · PPG
Kyle Palmieri (3)Jean-Gabriel Pageau (5)2–212:25 NYI
2nd period
Jason Zucker (2)Cody Ceci (2), Evgeni Malkin (4)3–201:53 PIT
Brock Nelson (2)Josh Bailey (3), Anthony Beauvillier (3)3–308:35 NYI
Ryan Pulock (2)Jean-Gabriel Pageau (6), Travis Zajac (1)3–408:48 NYI- Brock Nelson (3)Anthony Beauvillier (4)3–511:34 NYI
Team stats
PITNYI
37Shots on goal24
44%Faceoff %56%
1/2Power play0/2
4Penalty minutes4
31Hits30
11Blocked shots23
7Giveaways5
3Takeaways5
Penalties
- 1st 09:58
Scott Mayfield · cross checking2 min - 2nd 19:03Ryan Pulock · roughing2 min
- 3rd 15:16
John Marino · high sticking double minor4 min
Season series
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 16Jason ZuckerL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 15:15 |
| 71Evgeni MalkinC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20:59 |
| 42Kasperi KapanenR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 16:19 |
| 59Jake GuentzelC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 1 | 18:31 |
| 77Jeff CarterC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 18:00 |
| 4Cody CeciD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 16:58 |
| 58Kris LetangD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 28:47 |
| 11Frederick GaudreauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:19 |
| 12Zachary Aston-ReeseC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 07:20 |
| 13Brandon TanevL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 10:06 |
| 17Bryan RustR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 19:48 |
| 19Jared McCannC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:32 |
| 53Teddy BluegerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 07:24 |
| 87Sidney CrosbyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 20:58 |
| 5Mike MathesonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 18:16 |
| 6John MarinoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:20 |
| 8Brian DumoulinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 23:12 |
| 28Marcus PetterssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:05 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Maxime LagaceG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 35Tristan JarryG | L | 24 | 19 | 5 | .792 | 58:46 |
New York Islanders
| 18Anthony BeauvillierL | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 19:10 |
| 29Brock NelsonC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 4 | 19:21 |
| 12Josh BaileyC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 3 | 20:54 |
| 44Jean-Gabriel PageauC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 15:24 |
| 14Travis ZajacC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 11:55 |
| 21Kyle PalmieriC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 11:59 |
| 6Ryan PulockD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 2 | 23:56 |
| 7Jordan EberleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 15:10 |
| 13Mathew BarzalC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 16:43 |
| 15Cal ClutterbuckR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:08 |
| 17Matt MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:51 |
| 47Leo KomarovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:53 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:06 |
| 2Nick LeddyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:34 |
| 3Adam PelechD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 24:55 |
| 4Andy GreeneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:55 |
| 8Noah DobsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:13 |
| 24Scott MayfieldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:39 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ilya SorokinG | W | 37 | 34 | 3 | .919 | 60:00 |
| 40Semyon VarlamovG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |