1–2

Final

NYI leads 4–2

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

Islanders at Penguins — First Round Game 2

Penguins, First Round Game 2, beat Islanders 2–1 at PPG Paints Arena on May 18, 2021.

🗓 Tue, May 18, 2021 · 18:30 CDT 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2020-21 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

NYI vs PIT · NYI leads 4–2 Full series →

Game 1

4–3

OT · NYI

Game 2

1–2

Final · PIT

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Bryan Rust

1 G

4 shots · 19:22 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Jeff Carter

1 G

3 shots · 17:25 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Jared McCann

1 A

3 shots · 13:10 TOI

4rd star 🐧 PIT

Tristan Jarry

37 saves

0.974 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Bryan Rust Go-ahead 1st · 03:22

Unassisted · beat Semyon Varlamov

0–1

🐧 Jeff Carter 1st · 13:07

Assists: Jared McCann, Kasperi Kapanen · beat Semyon Varlamov

0–2

2nd period

🏝️ Josh Bailey 2nd · 14:44

Assists: Brock Nelson · beat Tristan Jarry

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI PIT🐧

38 Shots on goal 45

46 Hits 37

16 Blocked shots 8

3 Takeaways 12

3 Giveaways 6

8 Penalty minutes 6

NYI shooting 2.6% (1/38) PIT shooting 4.4% (2/45)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Semyon Varlamov

43/45

.956 SV% · 2 GA · 58:15 TOI

🐧Penguins

Tristan Jarry

37/38

.974 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located

NYI PIT

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Barzal · Pageau · Eberle 16:12

L2 Nelson · Wahlstrom · Komarov 15:26

L3 Beauvillier · Palmieri · Bailey 14:59

L4 Martin · Cizikas · Clutterbuck 11:18

D1 Leddy · Pelech 22:22

D2 Pulock · Mayfield 19:54

D3 Dobson · Greene 17:00

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Guentzel · Rust 18:45

L2 Carter · Aston-Reese · Kapanen 15:24

L3 McCann · Zucker · Blueger 13:10

L4 Tanev · Gaudreau · Rodrigues 11:27

D1 Letang · Dumoulin 25:12

D2 Ceci · Matheson 20:36

D3 Marino · Pettersson 13:00

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

May 16, 2021

🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT

4–3 (OT) · Islanders won

4–3 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ NYI vs PIT, answered

Who won Islanders vs Penguins on May 18, 2021?

Penguins won 2–1.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Penguins?

The final score was Islanders 1, Penguins 2.

Who scored for Islanders?

Josh Bailey.

Who scored for Penguins?

Bryan Rust, Jeff Carter.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 43 saves on 45 shots (.956 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tristan Jarry made 37 saves on 38 shots (.974 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · May 16

🐧Penguins

Previous game · May 16

Also on May 18, 2021

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