Penguins visit Red Wings for Game 39′s New Year’s Eve bash
Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux’s Pittsburgh franchise career record for assists on Michael Bunting’s power-play goal and the Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Sunday night.
The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to avenge a 6-3 loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday night when they host them on Sunday at PPG Paints Arena.
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-2 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Sunday. The Penguins' Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux's franchise record for assists at 1,034. The Penguins stand at 17-16-5;
The Pens swap two of their most-used defenders with this move. Letang leads the team’s skaters in ice time, averaging 23:24 through 34 games this season. Despite that, he’s been unusually unproductive,
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang has been placed on injured reserve due to an undisclosed ailment. The six-time All-Star was injured during a 6-3 road loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday and was scratched the next day for a 3-2 home win against the Islanders.
Anthony Beauvillier - a former Islander - opened the scoring for Pittsburgh off a nice feed from Bunting early in the first period for his ninth of the season. Bunting scored his power play goal in the second period, and Evgeni Malkin added another power play tally for Pittsburgh in the third period.
The Pittsburgh Penguins (17-16-5) exacted revenge and downed the New York Islanders (14-16-7) 3-2 Sunday evening in PPG Paints Arena. Once again, the Islanders’ special teams absolutely let them down.
The Pittsburgh Penguins host the New York Islanders on Sunday to wrap up a home-and-home series. Let's discuss some hockey trivia for the second day in a row.
Today, the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins will play their second game in a row after a showdown in New York on Saturday.
PITTSBURGH -- Sidney Crosby got his 1,034th NHL assist, passing Mario Lemieux for the most in the history of the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 3-2 win against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday.