New York Islanders vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Regular season · Sunday, December 31, 2023 · PPG Paints Arena
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Game summary
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-1 on Sunday, December 31, 2023 at PPG Paints Arena.
Lars Eller scored twice. Noel Acciari and Samuel Bolduc also scored.
Alex Nedeljkovic made 37 saves on 38 shots for the win; Ilya Sorokin stopped 35 of 37.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Lars Eller (5)Jansen Harkins (2), Valtteri Puustinen (6)0–102:18 PIT
2nd period
Noel Acciari (3)Drew O'Connor (7)0–202:20 PIT
3rd period
Samuel Bolduc (1)Unassisted1–213:51 NYI- Lars Eller (6)Unassisted1–319:17 PIT · EN
Team stats
NYIPIT
38Shots on goal38
39%Faceoff %61%
0/2Power play0/4
25Penalty minutes11
27Hits14
25Blocked shots18
0Giveaways7
6Takeaways11
Penalties
- 1st 00:07
John Ludvig · fighting5 min - 1st 00:07
Matt Martin · fighting5 min - 1st 11:31Sidney Crosby · slashing2 min
- 1st 18:26Bo Horvat · holding2 min
- 1st 19:33Simon Holmstrom · tripping2 min
- 2nd 07:22Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 2nd 08:34Alexander Romanov · roughing2 min
- 2nd 08:34Rickard Rakell · slashing2 min
- 2nd 16:29Drew O'Connor · holding2 min
- 3rd 19:25Bench · delaying game bench face off violation2 min
- 3rd 19:25Bo Horvat · misconduct10 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 4Samuel BolducD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:22 |
| 10Simon HolmstromR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:58 |
| 13Mathew BarzalC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18:39 |
| 14Bo HorvatC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:58 |
| 15Cal ClutterbuckR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:50 |
| 16Julien GauthierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:06 |
| 17Matt MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 08:42 |
| 20Hudson FaschingR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 15:11 |
| 21Kyle PalmieriC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 17:05 |
| 27Anders LeeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:30 |
| 29Brock NelsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 18:46 |
| 44Jean-Gabriel PageauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:01 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 11:41 |
| 2Mike ReillyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:41 |
| 8Noah DobsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 27:19 |
| 24Scott MayfieldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:58 |
| 25Sebastian AhoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:19 |
| 28Alexander RomanovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 22:17 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ilya SorokinG | L | 37 | 35 | 2 | .946 | 59:02 |
| 40Semyon VarlamovG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 20Lars EllerC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 14:41 |
| 10Drew O'ConnorL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 18:04 |
| 43Jansen HarkinsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 08:19 |
| 48Valtteri PuustinenR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 07:34 |
| 55Noel AcciariC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 12:46 |
| 13Vinnie HinostrozaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 07:58 |
| 19Reilly SmithR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 18:00 |
| 59Jake GuentzelL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 21:56 |
| 67Rickard RakellR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:41 |
| 71Evgeni MalkinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20:12 |
| 77Jeff CarterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:46 |
| 87Sidney CrosbyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:10 |
| 2Chad RuhwedelD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:01 |
| 7John LudvigD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:25 |
| 27Ryan GravesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 19:30 |
| 28Marcus PetterssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 24:35 |
| 58Kris LetangD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 5 | 25:18 |
| 65Erik KarlssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 25:04 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Tristan JarryG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 39Alex NedeljkovicG | W | 38 | 37 | 1 | .974 | 60:00 |