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New York Islanders vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Sunday, December 29, 2024 · PPG Paints Arena

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Game summary

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Sunday, December 29, 2024 at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins outshot the Islanders 41-31.

Goals came from Anthony Beauvillier, Michael Bunting, Evgeni Malkin, Anders Lee and Bo Horvat.

Alex Nedeljkovic made 29 saves on 31 shots for the win; Marcus Hogberg stopped 38 of 41.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
New York IslandersNYI002231
Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT111341

Three stars

  1. ★1st starSidney CrosbyPIT · 0G 1A
  2. ★2nd starPhilip TomasinoPIT · 0G 2A
  3. ★3rd starMichael BuntingPIT · 1G 1A

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Tired legs

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

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
1:41

1–3 · 3rd 12:59 · Lee. PIT stayed on through an icing. Joseph was 1:41 into his shift when it went in.

GoalNYI on icePIT on ice

0–1 PIT

1st 3:54 · Beauvillier

Mayfield 0:36

0–2 PIT

2nd 1:36 · PP · Bunting

Long shift: Pulock 1:01

0–3 PIT

3rd 6:57 · PP · Malkin

Palmieri 0:52

1–3 NYI

3rd 12:59 · Lee

Stuck out there: Joseph 1:41

2–3 NYI

3rd 16:10 · Horvat

Long shift: Rakell 1:20

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

NYIPIT
31Shots on goal41
51%Faceoff %49%
0/2Power play2/2
4Penalty minutes4
12Hits12
15Blocked shots21
18Giveaways10
5Takeaways5

Penalties

  • 2nd 00:35Noah Dobson · tripping2 min
  • 2nd 09:30Rickard Rakell · hooking2 min
  • 2nd 17:17Nathan Clurman · hooking2 min
  • 3rd 04:59Kyle MacLean · cross checking2 min

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