Less than 24 hours after losing game one of the home-and-home weekend series 6-3 to the New York Islanders (14-16-7), the Pittsburgh Penguins (17-16-5) got their revenge with a 3-2 win inside PPG Paints Arena Sunday night. In a back-to-back situation, the Penguins turned to Alex Nedeljkovic between the pipes. He made 29 saves in the win.
In his first start this season, Marcus Hogberg was tremendous for the Islanders, making 39 saves in the loss. Game Recap The opening frame saw the Penguins get off to a good start. Just 3:54 into the game, Anthony Beauvillier buried home a pass from Michael Bunting to get the period’s only goal.
Shots through the first 20 minutes were knotted at six a piece. Early in the second period, the Penguins went on the game’s first powerplay, making no mistake about it. Bunting collected his second point of the night and fourth goal in his last three games to make it 2-0.
It was a milestone moment as Sidney Crosby picked up his 1,034th career assist to surpass Mario Lemieux for the most in franchise history. "AND SIDNEY STANDS ALONE!" What a moment for Sidney Crosby as he tallies the franchise-leading assist #1,034 pic.twitter.
com/gmdWBjqnjB Though being heavily outplayed in the middle frame, the Islanders had a surge of chances on the two powerplays they saw. Despite the many scoring chances, the Penguins came away with a two-goal lead heading into the locker room. The Penguins held a 21-15 shot advantage in what was a very shot-heavy period.
Ear.
