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Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Islanders

Regular season · Wednesday, January 13, 2027 · UBS Arena

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TNT · truTV · HBO MAX · SN-PIT

Game preview

The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Wednesday, January 13, 2027, with puck drop at 7:30 PM ET. The game is on TNT, truTV, HBO MAX and SN-PIT.

This is the first of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Penguins

First game of a road trip.

  1. 32027-01-03: vs EDM
  2. 42027-01-04: no game
  3. 52027-01-05: no game
  4. 62027-01-06: no game
  5. 72027-01-07: at CAR
  6. 82027-01-08: no game
  7. 92027-01-09: at MTL
  8. 102027-01-10: no game
  9. 112027-01-11: no game
  10. 122027-01-12: vs COL
  11. 132027-01-13: at NYI, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~329 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~329 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Islanders

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Seattle, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton).

  1. 32027-01-03: no game
  2. 42027-01-04: no game
  3. 52027-01-05: at VAN
  4. 62027-01-06: no game
  5. 72027-01-07: at CGY
  6. 82027-01-08: no game
  7. 92027-01-09: at EDM
  8. 102027-01-10: no game
  9. 112027-01-11: no game
  10. 122027-01-12: no game
  11. 132027-01-13: vs PIT
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~2,035 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~5,164 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsTue, Oct 13 at CHI
  1. L1Malkin#71Novak#18Chinakhov#59
    10:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Crosby#87Rust#17Rakell#67
    9:53 together at 5v5
  3. L3Robertson#14Dewar#19Lizotte#46
    9:30 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKuzmenko#62Kindel#81Koivunen#41
    8:19 together at 5v5
  1. D1Girard#49Korczak#6
    13:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2Letang#58Stastney#24
    12:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3Karlsson#65Carlile#72
    10:48 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Malkin CCrosby CKindel CRakell RKarlsson D5:00
  2. 2Kuzmenko LNovak CChinakhov RKoivunen RLetang D1:40

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lizotte CRust RKorczak DCarlile D1:29
  2. 2Dewar CKindel CKorczak DCarlile D1:11
New York IslandersIslandersTue, Oct 13 vs VAN
  1. L1Schenn#10Ritchie#64Eklund#38
    10:44 together at 5v5
  2. L2Palat#81Duclair#11Pageau#44
    8:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Heineman#51Palmieri#21Horvat#14
    6:33 together at 5v5
  4. L4Maccelli#63Cizikas#53Holmstrom#92
    5:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1Stanley#8Schaefer#48
    13:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Pelech#3Pulock#6
    12:01 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDeAngelo#77Kessel#4
    8:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Maccelli LPalmieri CSchenn CHorvat CSchaefer D3:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pageau CHolmstrom RPelech DPulock D2:08
  2. 2Heineman LHorvat CStanley DKessel D1:07

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

PITNYI

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

PIT 70% (15th most settled)NYI 68% (15th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

PIT 1:56 left (10th earliest · 14 pulls)NYI 2:02 left (7th earliest · 15 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

PIT 51.1s (3rd longest)NYI 48.2s (15th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

PIT 33% (8th most often)NYI 33% (11th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series