🐧 Away Penguins 17-17-4 before this game

2–4

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 20-12-6 before this game

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

Penguins at Islanders

Islanders beat Penguins 4–2 at UBS Arena on January 3, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Jan 3, 2002 · 18:30 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Jason Blake

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 11:23 TOI · +2

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Shawn Bates

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 16:42 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Krzysztof Oliwa

2 A

1 shots · 08:15 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Wayne Primeau Go-ahead 1st · 11:28

Assists: Tom Kostopoulos, Krzysztof Oliwa · beat Chris Osgood

1–0

🏝️ Brad Isbister PP Tying 1st · 14:57

Assists: Adrian Aucoin, Shawn Bates · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

1–1

2nd period

🏝️ Shawn Bates SH Go-ahead 2nd · 13:16

Assists: Jason Blake · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

1–2

🏝️ Jason Blake 2nd · 16:18

Assists: Oleg Kvasha, Dave Scatchard · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

1–3

3rd period

🏝️ Mark Parrish 3rd · 06:02

Assists: Raffi Torres, Mats Lindgren · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

1–4

🐧 Alex Kovalev PP 3rd · 12:35

Assists: Robert Lang, Krzysztof Oliwa · beat Chris Osgood

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT NYI🏝️

20 Shots on goal 35

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

26 Hits 31

18 Blocked shots 21

5 Takeaways 9

11 Giveaways 8

25 Penalty minutes 12

PIT shooting 10.0% (2/20) NYI shooting 11.4% (4/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Jean-Sebastien Aubin

31/35

.886 SV% · 4 GA · 59:05 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Chris Osgood

18/20

.900 SV% · 2 GA · 59:52 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 17-17-4 (45% win rate, 38 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 20-12-6 (53% win rate, 38 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Lang · Hrdina · Kovalev 24:33

L2 Lacouture · Primeau · Richer 16:23

L3 Petersen · Beech · Kostopoulos 10:39

L4 Oliwa · Morozov 8:22

D1 Ference · Rozsival 21:37

D2 Jonsson · Laukkanen 20:51

D3 Melichar · Jakopin 12:24

D4 Kasparaitis 5:42

🏝️Islanders

L1 Peca · Czerkawski · Parrish 23:12

L2 Isbister · Bates · Yashin 16:09

L3 Blake · Scatchard · Kvasha 11:07

L4 Torres · Lindgren · Webb 6:21

D1 Jonsson · Tarnstrom 25:30

D2 Aucoin · Cairns 15:56

D3 Sutton · Kiprusoff 10:25

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

Nov 14, 2001

🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT

3–3 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ PIT vs NYI, answered

Who won Penguins vs Islanders on January 3, 2002?

Islanders won 4–2.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Islanders?

The final score was Penguins 2, Islanders 4.

Who scored for Penguins?

Alex Kovalev, Wayne Primeau.

Who scored for Islanders?

Brad Isbister, Jason Blake, Mark Parrish, Shawn Bates.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Jean-Sebastien Aubin made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 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?

Islanders lead the season series 3–0 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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 29

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Jan 1

Also on January 3, 2002

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