🐧 Away Penguins 22-13-5 before this game

5–3

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 18-18-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	0	4	1	5
NYI	1	1	1	3

Penguins at Islanders

Penguins beat Islanders 5–3 at UBS Arena on January 7, 1997.

🗓 Tue, Jan 7, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Jaromir Jagr

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +2

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

3 A

2 shots · +2

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Kevin Hatcher

1 G, 1 A

1 shots

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Bryan Berard Go-ahead 1st · 08:30

Unassisted

0–1

2nd period

🏝️ Bryan Smolinski 2nd · 03:48

Assists: Ziggy Palffy

0–2

🐧 Jaromir Jagr 2nd · 06:47

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Jason Woolley

1–2

🐧 Ron Francis Tying 2nd · 12:47

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr

2–2

🐧 Kevin Hatcher PP Go-ahead 2nd · 14:20

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr

3–2

🐧 Petr Nedved 2nd · 19:16

Assists: Joe Mullen, Joe Dziedzic

4–2

3rd period

🏝️ Travis Green 3rd · 11:53

Assists: Marty Mcinnis, Derek King

4–3

🐧 Stu Barnes 3rd · 17:12

Assists: Kevin Hatcher

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT NYI🏝️

22 Shots on goal 50

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

15 Penalty minutes 17

PIT shooting 22.7% (5/22) NYI shooting 6.0% (3/50)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Patrick Lalime

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 58:33 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–2

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ PIT vs NYI, answered

Who won Penguins vs Islanders on January 7, 1997?

Penguins won 5–3.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Islanders?

The final score was Penguins 5, Islanders 3.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jaromir Jagr, Kevin Hatcher, Petr Nedved, Ron Francis, Stu Barnes.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bryan Berard, Bryan Smolinski, Travis Green.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Islanders season series?

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Jan 4

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Jan 4

Also on January 7, 1997

Penguins season page Islanders season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule