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Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Islanders

Regular season · Sunday, March 7, 2027 · UBS Arena

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TNT · truTV · HBO MAX · SN+

Game preview

The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Sunday, March 7, 2027, with puck drop at 1:00 PM ET. The game is on TNT, truTV, HBO MAX and SN+.

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

Rest and travel

Penguins

Game 4 of a road trip: Buffalo, Florida and Boston, now NY Islanders.

  1. 252027-02-25: vs TOR
  2. 262027-02-26: no game
  3. 272027-02-27: no game
  4. 282027-02-28: vs NYR
  5. 12027-03-01: no game
  6. 22027-03-02: at BUF
  7. 32027-03-03: no game
  8. 42027-03-04: at FLA
  9. 52027-03-05: no game
  10. 62027-03-06: at BOS
  11. 72027-03-07: at NYI, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~179 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,753 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Islanders

Another game at home.

  1. 252027-02-25: no game
  2. 262027-02-26: vs PHI
  3. 272027-02-27: at CBJ, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 282027-02-28: no game
  5. 12027-03-01: vs WSH
  6. 22027-03-02: no game
  7. 32027-03-03: no game
  8. 42027-03-04: vs VGK
  9. 52027-03-05: no game
  10. 62027-03-06: no game
  11. 72027-03-07: vs PIT
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
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