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2018-19 regular season

Islanders at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–1

Penguins beat Islanders 6–2 at PPG Paints Arena on December 6, 2018.

NYI – PIT
24–28
Shots on goal
0/2–1/3
Power play
46–39
Hits
17–15
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
Phil Kessel
2 G, 2 A
3 shots · 20:13 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Sidney Crosby
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 22:19 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Jake Guentzel
3 A
6 shots · 19:47 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Kris Letang Go-ahead 1st · 08:34
Assists: Derick Brassard, Phil Kessel · beat Thomas Greiss
0–1
🏝️ Brock Nelson SH Tying 1st · 17:43
Assists: Tom Kuhnhackl, Thomas Hickey · beat Casey DeSmith
1–1
🐧 Kris Letang Go-ahead 1st · 19:31
Assists: Bryan Rust, Brian Dumoulin · beat Thomas Greiss
1–2
2nd period
🐧 Riley Sheahan 2nd · 07:21
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Jamie Oleksiak · beat Thomas Greiss
1–3
🐧 Phil Kessel PP 2nd · 12:09
Assists: Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel · beat Thomas Greiss
1–4
🐧 Phil Kessel 2nd · 17:37
Assists: Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel · beat Thomas Greiss
1–5
3rd period
🏝️ Anders Lee 3rd · 04:23
Assists: Ryan Pulock · beat Casey DeSmith
2–5
🐧 Sidney Crosby 3rd · 13:00
Assists: Phil Kessel, Jake Guentzel · beat Christopher Gibson
2–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏝️Islanders
L1 Barzal · Nelson · Bailey 17:49
L2 Lee · Eberle · Clutterbuck 14:38
L3 Beauvillier · Cizikas · Komarov 13:51
L4 Martin · Filppula · Kuhnhackl 11:26
D1 Pulock · Hickey 22:08
D2 Leddy · Pelech 19:18
D3 Mayfield · Boychuk 17:16
🐧Penguins
L1 Crosby · Malkin · Kessel 22:03
L2 Pearson · Guentzel · Sheahan 16:28
L3 Brassard · Aston-Reese · Rust 14:25
L4 Wilson · Grant · Hornqvist 6:37
D1 Letang · Dumoulin 23:33
D2 Johnson · Maatta 17:48
D3 Oleksiak · Pettersson 16:37

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI PIT🐧
24 Shots on goal 28
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
46 Hits 39
17 Blocked shots 15
5 Takeaways 8
4 Giveaways 6
8 Penalty minutes 6
NYI shooting 8.3% (2/24) PIT shooting 21.4% (6/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Thomas Greiss
16/21
.762 SV% · 5 GA · 39:43 TOI
Christopher Gibson
6/7
.857 SV% · 1 GA · 20:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Casey DeSmith
22/24
.917 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Kris Letang · 1st 08:34 · 0–1 Brock Nelson · 1st 17:43 · 1–1 Kris Letang · 1st 19:31 · 1–2 Riley Sheahan · 2nd 07:21 · 1–3 Phil Kessel · 2nd 12:09 · 1–4 Phil Kessel · 2nd 17:37 · 1–5 Anders Lee · 3rd 04:23 · 2–5 Sidney Crosby · 3rd 13:00 · 2–6
NYI PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-2-2 (33% win rate, 6 games)
After 2nd — 1–5
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 4 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

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Islanders lead the season series 2–1
Nov 12018 🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 SO Oct 302018 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 6–3 Mar 202018 🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI 1–4 Mar 32018 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 2–3 OT Jan 52018 🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI 4–0
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NYI vs PIT, answered

Who won Islanders vs Penguins on December 6, 2018?

Penguins won 6–2. The final score was Islanders 2, Penguins 6.

Who scored for Islanders?

Anders Lee, Brock Nelson.

Who scored for Penguins?

Kris Letang (2), Phil Kessel (2), Riley Sheahan, Sidney Crosby.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Thomas Greiss made 16 saves on 21 shots (.762 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Casey DeSmith made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 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?

Islanders lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeDec 4 ✈️WPG @ 🏝️NYI 3–1 AfterDec 8 🏝️NYI @ 🐙DET 3–2
🐧 Penguins
BeforeDec 4 🏔️COL @ 🐧PIT 3–6 AfterDec 8 🐧PIT @ 🏛️OTT 1–2
Also on December 6
🐙DET 5–4 🍁TOR 🏔️COL 5–2 🐆FLA 🧥CBJ 4–3 🔔PHI 🇨🇦MTL 5–2 🏛️OTT 🐻BOS 2–3 ⚡TBL 🌲MIN 0–2 🔥CGY 🦅WSH 4–2 🌵ARI 🐯NSH 3–5 🐋VAN
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