Penguins 4–0 Islanders — Final Score & Stats (Mar 31, 2006)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Sidney Crosby

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 17:52 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Sergei Gonchar

2 G

4 shots · 23:07 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

John LeClair

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:53 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order

2nd period

🐧 Sergei Gonchar PP Go-ahead 2nd · 11:54

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Andy Hilbert · beat Garth Snow

1–0

🐧 John LeClair 2nd · 13:05

Assists: Ryan Malone, Konstantin Koltsov · beat Garth Snow

2–0

🐧 Sidney Crosby 2nd · 18:56

Assists: Andy Hilbert, Colby Armstrong · beat Garth Snow

3–0

3rd period

🐧 Sergei Gonchar PP 3rd · 18:16

Assists: Sidney Crosby, John LeClair · beat Garth Snow

4–0

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Malone · Hilbert · Armstrong 18:28

L2 LeClair · Koltsov · Crosby 17:52

L3 Rita · Surovy · Ouellet 11:19

L4 Nordgren · Endicott · Roy 9:59

D1 Whitney · Orpik 24:25

D2 Gonchar · Scuderi 22:45

D3 Melichar · Cairns 12:48

🏝️Islanders

L1 York · Smith · Satan 17:58

L2 Blake · Bergenheim · Hunter 15:58

L3 Yashin · Nilsson · Bates 14:11

L4 Tambellini · Nokelainen · Godard 8:46

D1 Campoli · Martinek 22:21

D2 Gervais · Bouchard 19:13

D3 Grebeshkov · Erskine 17:35

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT NYI🏝️

29 Shots on goal 29

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

14 Hits 24

18 Blocked shots 15

13 Takeaways 12

15 Giveaways 13

6 Penalty minutes 10

PIT shooting 13.8% (4/29) NYI shooting 0.0% (0/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Sebastien Caron Shutout

29/29

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Garth Snow

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 5-13-4 (23% win rate, 22 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 14-9-1 (58% win rate, 24 games)

After 2nd — 3–0

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Islanders

Islanders — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-6 (0% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 3–3

Mar 242006 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 3–4 OT Feb 42006 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 5–4 SO Jan 262006 🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI 3–4 SO Nov 142005 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 3–2 SO Nov 32005 🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI 5–1

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PIT vs NYI, answered

Who won Penguins vs Islanders on March 31, 2006?

Penguins won 4–0. The final score was Penguins 4, Islanders 0.

Who scored for Penguins?

Sergei Gonchar (2), John LeClair, Sidney Crosby.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Sebastien Caron made 29 saves on 29 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Garth Snow made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 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?

Season series tied 3–3 after 6 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeMar 29 🐆FLA @ 🐧PIT 5–3 AfterApr 2 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 3–2

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeMar 29 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 5–1 AfterApr 2 🔔PHI @ 🏝️NYI 4–1

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