🏝️ Away Islanders 23-27-4 before this game

4–2

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 34-14-6 before this game

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

Islanders at Penguins

Islanders beat Penguins 4–2 at PPG Paints Arena on February 2, 1998.

🗓 Mon, Feb 2, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Paul Kruse

2 G

2 shots · 14:16 TOI · +3

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Smolinski

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 19:30 TOI · +2

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Berard

2 A

3 shots · 17:55 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI PIT🐧

18 Shots on goal 30

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

16 Hits 17

13 Blocked shots 13

10 Takeaways 7

3 Giveaways 11

12 Penalty minutes 8

NYI shooting 22.2% (4/18) PIT shooting 6.7% (2/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Tom Barrasso

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 57:47 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 23-27-4 (43% win rate, 54 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 34-14-6 (63% win rate, 54 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 23-27-4 (43% win rate, 54 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 34-14-6 (63% win rate, 54 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Nemchinov · Smolinski · Chorske 19:19

L2 Reichel · Palffy · Plante 17:10

L3 Kruse · Hough · Green 14:16

L4 Czerkawski · Bertuzzi · Webb 6:30

D1 McCabe · Jonsson 27:30

D2 Lachance · Berard 19:46

D3 Pilon · Strudwick 11:49

🐧Penguins

L1 Barnes · Francis · Jagr 26:20

L2 Straka · Lang · Olczyk 16:46

L3 Hicks · Morozov · Brown 12:37

L4 Johansson · Wright 3:03

D1 Hatcher · Olausson 26:30

D2 Slegr · Werenka 18:37

D3 Tamer · Kasparaitis 12:42

D4 Moran 1:21

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYI vs PIT, answered

Who won Islanders vs Penguins on February 2, 1998?

Islanders won 4–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Penguins?

The final score was Islanders 4, Penguins 2.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Feb 1

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Jan 31

Also on February 2, 1998

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