🐧 Away Penguins 27-28-6 before this game

4–2

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 32-20-8 before this game

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

Penguins at Islanders

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

🗓 Mon, Mar 4, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Jan Hrdina

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 21:59 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Alex Kovalev

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 22:33 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Robert Lang

2 A

1 shots · 22:34 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Alexei Yashin Go-ahead 1st · 03:17

Assists: Shawn Bates, Mark Parrish · beat Johan Hedberg

0–1

🏝️ Alexei Yashin 1st · 04:08

Assists: Kenny Jonsson, Mariusz Czerkawski · beat Johan Hedberg

0–2

🐧 Janne Laukkanen PP 1st · 17:31

Assists: Jan Hrdina, Robert Lang · beat Chris Osgood

1–2

2nd period

🐧 Jan Hrdina PP Tying 2nd · 11:10

Assists: Randy Robitaille, Alex Kovalev · beat Chris Osgood

2–2

3rd period

🐧 Alex Kovalev PP Go-ahead 3rd · 00:24

Assists: Robert Lang · beat Chris Osgood

3–2

🐧 Darius Kasparaitis Empty net 3rd · 19:00

Unassisted

4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT NYI🏝️

20 Shots on goal 24

3/7 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

27 Hits 29

18 Blocked shots 11

2 Takeaways 7

6 Giveaways 4

10 Penalty minutes 16

PIT shooting 20.0% (4/20) NYI shooting 8.3% (2/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Johan Hedberg

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Chris Osgood

16/19

.842 SV% · 3 GA · 59:33 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 27-28-6 (44% win rate, 61 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 32-20-8 (53% win rate, 60 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Lang · Hrdina · Kovalev 22:33

L2 Robitaille · Beech · Morozov 18:23

L3 Lacouture · Kraft · Richer 11:30

L4 Oliwa · Petersen · Meloche 7:04

D1 Rozsival · Moran 21:31

D2 Kasparaitis · Jonsson 18:28

D3 Ference · Laukkanen 17:17

🏝️Islanders

L1 Peca · Yashin · Bates 23:04

L2 Scatchard · Czerkawski · Parrish 16:15

L3 Blake · Lapointe · Miller 13:22

L4 Lindgren · Webb · Cummins 7:09

D1 Jonsson · Hamrlik 26:06

D2 Tarnstrom · Aucoin 17:35

D3 Mezei · Cairns 7:51

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →

Jan 24, 2002

🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI

5–4 (OT) · Penguins won

3–3 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ PIT vs NYI, answered

Who won Penguins vs Islanders on March 4, 2002?

Penguins won 4–2.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Islanders?

The final score was Penguins 4, Islanders 2.

Who scored for Penguins?

Alex Kovalev, Darius Kasparaitis, Jan Hrdina, Janne Laukkanen.

Who scored for Islanders?

Alexei Yashin (2).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 16 saves on 19 shots (.842 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 3–2 after 5 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 · Mar 2

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 2

Also on March 4, 2002

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