Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Islanders

Regular season · Saturday, December 28, 2024 · UBS Arena

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3–6

Final

SOG 25–34

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Game summary

The New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Saturday, December 28, 2024 at UBS Arena. The Islanders outshot the Penguins 34-25.

Anders Lee scored twice and Casey Cizikas scored twice. Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Michael Bunting, Anthony Duclair, Noel Acciari and Rickard Rakell also scored.

Ilya Sorokin made 22 saves on 25 shots for the win; Tristan Jarry stopped 29 of 33.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
PIT	1	2	0	3	25
NYI	1	3	2	6	34

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Jean-Gabriel Pageau (8)Mathew Barzal (4)0–114:47 NYI
Michael Bunting (10)Rickard Rakell (14)1–116:03 PIT · PPG

2nd period

Anthony Duclair (3)Kyle Palmieri (14), Brock Nelson (11)1–205:39 NYI
Anders Lee (14)Unassisted1–308:36 NYI
Casey Cizikas (2)Alexander Romanov (5), Bo Horvat (17)1–409:39 NYI
Noel Acciari (4)Matt Nieto (2), Erik Karlsson (22)2–413:49 PIT
Rickard Rakell (17)Matt Grzelcyk (17), Evgeni Malkin (23)3–419:56 PIT

3rd period

Casey Cizikas (3)Simon Holmstrom (13)3–514:43 NYI
Anders Lee (15)Unassisted3–619:38 NYI · EN

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

GoalPIT on iceNYI on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 NYI

1st 14:47 · Pageau

Crosby 0:27

Fresh legsCrosby 0:27

1–1 PIT

1st 16:03 · PP · Bunting

Nelson 0:38

Fresh legsNelson 0:38

1–2 NYI

2nd 5:39 · Duclair

Shea 0:45

NormalShea 0:45

1–3 NYI

2nd 8:36 · Lee

Joseph 0:35

Fresh legsJoseph 0:35

1–4 NYI

2nd 9:39 · Cizikas

Crosby 0:43

NormalCrosby 0:43

2–4 PIT

2nd 13:49 · Acciari

Barzal 0:22

Fresh legsBarzal 0:22

3–4 PIT

2nd 19:56 · Rakell

Barzal 0:48

NormalBarzal 0:48

3–5 NYI

3rd 14:43 · Cizikas

Grzelcyk 0:29

Fresh legsGrzelcyk 0:29

3–6 NYI

3rd 19:38 · EN · Lee

Karlsson 3:30

Empty netKarlsson 3:30

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2024–25).

4.2%

5.7%

5.9%

6.9%

6.6%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.6×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.6 times as often as against fresh legs (6.6% vs 4.2%).

29%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

PITNYI

25Shots on goal34

45%Faceoff %55%

1/4Power play0/2

4Penalty minutes8

27Hits19

15Blocked shots7

15Giveaways20

1Takeaways2

Penalties

1st 00:56Maxim Tsyplakov · tripping2 min
1st 12:17Philip Tomasino · tripping2 min
1st 14:59Casey Cizikas · interference2 min
2nd 02:22Maxim Tsyplakov · hooking2 min
2nd 11:36Brock Nelson · hooking2 min
2nd 16:44Erik Karlsson · holding the stick2 min

Season series

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters

67Rickard RakellR	1	1	2	-2	1	3	1	0	–	18:37
8Michael BuntingL	1	0	1	-2	2	2	0	0	–	18:02
55Noel AcciariC	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	60	12:35
71Evgeni MalkinC	0	1	1	-1	3	1	0	0	38	19:01
83Matt NietoL	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	–	12:54
24Matt GrzelcykD	0	1	1	-2	1	0	1	0	–	20:04
65Erik KarlssonD	0	1	1	-2	2	2	1	2	–	24:18
10Drew O'ConnorL	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	100	13:34
17Bryan RustR	0	0	0	-4	2	2	1	0	–	20:57
19Cody GlassC	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	50	13:26
46Blake LizotteC	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	43	12:47
53Philip TomasinoR	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	–	12:33
72Anthony BeauvillierL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	08:16
87Sidney CrosbyC	0	0	0	-3	3	0	1	0	45	21:26
5Ryan SheaD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	–	11:31
27Ryan GravesD	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	–	13:29
58Kris LetangD	0	0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	–	25:04
73Pierre-Olivier JosephD	0	0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	–	20:05

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35Tristan JarryG	L	33	29	5	.879	57:21
39Alex NedeljkovicG		0	0	0	–	00:00

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters

27Anders LeeL	2	0	2	+1	2	1	0	0	–	15:45
53Casey CizikasC	2	0	2	+2	2	4	0	2	50	11:13
10Simon HolmstromR	0	1	1	+2	1	0	1	0	–	18:17
11Anthony DuclairL	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	0	–	15:36
13Mathew BarzalC	0	1	1	+2	5	2	0	0	43	16:38
14Bo HorvatC	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	0	50	17:37
21Kyle PalmieriC	0	1	1	+1	1	1	0	0	100	19:36
29Brock NelsonC	0	1	1	-1	1	0	0	2	57	18:59
44Jean-Gabriel PageauC	1	0	1	+2	3	0	0	0	64	14:50
28Alexander RomanovD	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	0	–	23:36
7Maxim TsyplakovR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	50	12:39
20Hudson FaschingR	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	07:46
32Kyle MacLeanC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50	07:09
3Adam PelechD	0	0	0	+2	3	2	2	0	–	19:21
6Ryan PulockD	0	0	0	+2	2	0	0	0	–	20:34
8Noah DobsonD	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	–	22:55
24Scott MayfieldD	0	0	0	+2	1	1	1	0	–	16:33
36Isaiah GeorgeD	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	0	–	13:52

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Ilya SorokinG	W	25	22	3	.880	60:00
50Marcus HogbergG		0	0	0	–	00:00