🐧 Away Penguins 25-12-5 before this game

4–2

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 19-22-1 before this game

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

Penguins at Islanders

Penguins beat Islanders 4–2 at UBS Arena on January 6, 1998.

🗓 Tue, Jan 6, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Kevin Hatcher

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 24:51 TOI

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Robert Reichel

1 G, 1 A

8 shots · 24:55 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Rob Brown

1 G

3 shots · 16:06 TOI

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT NYI🏝️

17 Shots on goal 26

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/7

21 Hits 27

17 Blocked shots 10

8 Takeaways 29

11 Giveaways 19

16 Penalty minutes 12

PIT shooting 23.5% (4/17) NYI shooting 7.7% (2/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Peter Skudra

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Eric Fichaud

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:22 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 25-12-5 (60% win rate, 42 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 19-22-1 (45% win rate, 42 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 25-12-5 (60% win rate, 42 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 19-22-1 (45% win rate, 42 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Francis · Barnes · Jagr 22:06

L2 Hicks · Lang · Brown 16:06

L3 Dome · Johansson · Wright 8:27

L4 Ferraro · Morozov 5:22

D1 Werenka · Hatcher 25:06

D2 Kasparaitis · Olausson 19:10

D3 Tamer · Slegr 15:22

D4 Moran 10:55

🏝️Islanders

L1 Nemchinov · Reichel · Palffy 24:55

L2 Smolinski · Lapointe · Chorske 18:33

L3 Hough · Bertuzzi · Czerkawski 10:35

L4 Kruse · Belanger · Jackson 5:40

D1 Jonsson · Berard 26:49

D2 Lachance · McCabe 21:25

D3 Pilon · Houda 10:56

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ PIT vs NYI, answered

Who won Penguins vs Islanders on January 6, 1998?

Penguins won 4–2.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Islanders?

The final score was Penguins 4, Islanders 2.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Peter Skudra made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Eric Fichaud made 0 saves on 3 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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 3

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Jan 3

Also on January 6, 1998

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