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New York Islanders vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Thursday, April 1, 2027 · PPG Paints Arena

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SN-PIT · MSGSN

Game preview

The New York Islanders visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday, April 1, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SN-PIT and MSGSN.

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

Rest and travel

Islanders

First game of a road trip.

  1. 222027-03-22: no game
  2. 232027-03-23: no game
  3. 242027-03-24: no game
  4. 252027-03-25: at STL
  5. 262027-03-26: no game
  6. 272027-03-27: vs DET
  7. 282027-03-28: no game
  8. 292027-03-29: no game
  9. 302027-03-30: vs CAR
  10. 312027-03-31: no game
  11. 12027-04-01: at PIT
rest since last game
1 day
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

Penguins

Back home after a game in Philadelphia.

  1. 222027-03-22: vs CBJ
  2. 232027-03-23: no game
  3. 242027-03-24: no game
  4. 252027-03-25: vs NJD
  5. 262027-03-26: no game
  6. 272027-03-27: vs CAR
  7. 282027-03-28: no game
  8. 292027-03-29: no game
  9. 302027-03-30: at PHI
  10. 312027-03-31: no game
  11. 12027-04-01: vs NYI
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~257 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~514 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

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NYIPIT

Settled lines

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

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

Goalie pull, down one

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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

Season series