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2007-08 regular season

Penguins at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 4–2

Penguins beat Islanders 4–2 at UBS Arena on February 26, 2008.

PIT – NYI
21–52
Shots on goal
2/4–1/9
Power play
15–18
Hits
20–11
Blocked shots
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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
Evgeni Malkin
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 24:51 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Jeff Taffe
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 12:58 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Ty Conklin
50 saves
0.962 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Evgeni Malkin Go-ahead 1st · 10:50
Assists: Petr Sykora, Jeff Taffe · beat Rick DiPietro
1–0
🐧 Jeff Taffe PP 1st · 17:52
Assists: Tyler Kennedy, Chris Minard · beat Rick DiPietro
2–0
2nd period
🏝️ Frans Nielsen 2nd · 10:26
Assists: Jeff Tambellini, Freddy Meyer · beat Ty Conklin
2–1
3rd period
🐧 Jordan Staal 3rd · 12:55
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Petr Sykora · beat Rick DiPietro
3–1
🐧 Connor James PP 3rd · 16:58
Assists: Ryan Whitney · beat Rick DiPietro
4–1
🏝️ Ruslan Fedotenko PP 3rd · 18:43
Assists: Josef Vasicek, Trent Hunter · beat Ty Conklin
4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Malone · Malkin · Staal 24:51
L2 Talbot · Kennedy · Sykora 14:59
L3 Ruutu · Taffe · Minard 12:58
L4 James · Smith · Laraque 5:49
D1 Whitney · Gonchar 26:19
D2 Letang · Sydor 20:00
D3 Orpik · Scuderi 12:28
🏝️Islanders
L1 Fedotenko · Vasicek · Hunter 18:49
L2 Comrie · Satan · Guerin 16:56
L3 Hilbert · Nielsen · Park 13:21
L4 Tambellini · Comeau · Bergenheim 9:36
D1 Meyer · Martinek 23:12
D2 Berard · Gervais 20:34
D3 Johnson · Davison 14:26

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT NYI🏝️
21 Shots on goal 52
2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/9
15 Hits 18
20 Blocked shots 11
13 Takeaways 10
8 Giveaways 18
23 Penalty minutes 25
PIT shooting 19.0% (4/21) NYI shooting 3.8% (2/52)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Ty Conklin
50/52
.962 SV% · 2 GA · 59:54 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Rick DiPietro
17/21
.810 SV% · 4 GA · 59:53 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 5-1-1 (71% win rate, 7 games)
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-3 (25% win rate, 4 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 16-1-3 (80% win rate, 20 games)
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-8-3 (27% win rate, 15 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 4–2
Feb 72008 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 3–4 Dec 212007 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 4–2 Dec 152007 🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI 3–2 Nov 152007 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 2–3 Nov 32007 🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI 2–3
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PIT vs NYI, answered

Who won Penguins vs Islanders on February 26, 2008?

Penguins won 4–2. The final score was Penguins 4, Islanders 2.

Who scored for Penguins?

Connor James, Evgeni Malkin, Jeff Taffe, Jordan Staal.

Who scored for Islanders?

Frans Nielsen, Ruslan Fedotenko.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Ty Conklin made 50 saves on 52 shots (.962 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Rick DiPietro made 17 saves on 21 shots (.810 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 4–2 after 6 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐧 Penguins
BeforeFeb 24 🦈SJS @ 🐧PIT 2–1 AfterFeb 28 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 1–5
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeFeb 23 🏝️NYI @ 😈NJD 2–4 AfterFeb 28 🏝️NYI @ 🐦ATL 5–4
Also on February 26
🌲MIN 1–4 🦅WSH 😈NJD 1–2 🌪️CAR 🏛️OTT 0–4 🐻BOS 🐦ATL 1–5 🇨🇦MTL ⭐DAL 3–1 🎵STL 🏔️COL 3–2 🔥CGY 🐙DET 3–4 🛢️EDM
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