Islanders 2–3 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Dec 29, 2024)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🏝️ NYI	0	0	2	2
🐧 PIT	1	1	1	3

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Michael Bunting

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 13:32 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Philip Tomasino

2 A

1 shots · 12:57 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Anthony Beauvillier

1 G

6 shots · 10:47 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Anthony Beauvillier Go-ahead 1st · 03:54

Assists: Michael Bunting, Matt Grzelcyk · beat Marcus Hogberg

0–1

2nd period

🐧 Michael Bunting PP 2nd · 01:36

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Philip Tomasino · beat Marcus Hogberg

0–2

3rd period

🐧 Evgeni Malkin PP 3rd · 06:57

Assists: Philip Tomasino, Cody Glass · beat Marcus Hogberg

0–3

🏝️ Anders Lee 3rd · 12:59

Assists: Alexander Romanov · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

1–3

🏝️ Bo Horvat 3rd · 16:10

Assists: Ryan Pulock, Adam Pelech · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

2–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Barzal · Horvat · Nelson 20:03

L2 Lee · Pageau · Palmieri 18:48

L3 Duclair · Holmstrom · Tsyplakov 15:20

L4 Cizikas · MacLean · Fasching 7:31

D1 Dobson · Pelech 22:47

D2 Romanov · Pulock 20:22

D3 George · Mayfield 14:52

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Rust · Rakell 21:26

L2 Bunting · Malkin · Glass 13:32

L3 O'Connor · Tomasino · Acciari 12:57

L4 Nieto · Beauvillier · Lizotte 12:03

D1 Karlsson · Joseph 25:32

D2 Graves · Grzelcyk 21:06

D3 Shea · Clurman 11:56

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI PIT🐧

31 Shots on goal 41

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

12 Hits 12

15 Blocked shots 21

5 Takeaways 5

18 Giveaways 10

4 Penalty minutes 4

NYI shooting 6.5% (2/31) PIT shooting 7.3% (3/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Marcus Hogberg

38/41

.927 SV% · 3 GA · 57:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Alex Nedeljkovic

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 59:22 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

NYI PIT

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Islanders

Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-7-1 (20% win rate, 10 games)

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-2-1 (67% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 0–2

Islanders

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

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 5-0-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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Islanders lead the season series 2–1

Dec 282024 🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI 3–6 Nov 52024 🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI 3–4 SO Apr 172024 🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI 4–5 Feb 202024 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 5–4 OT Dec 312023 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 1–3

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❓ NYI vs PIT, answered

Who won Islanders vs Penguins on December 29, 2024?

Penguins won 3–2. The final score was Islanders 2, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Islanders?

Anders Lee, Bo Horvat.

Who scored for Penguins?

Anthony Beauvillier, Evgeni Malkin, Michael Bunting.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Marcus Hogberg made 38 saves on 41 shots (.927 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Alex Nedeljkovic made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 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 28 🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI 3–6 AfterDec 31 🏝️NYI @ 🍁TOR 1–3

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 28 🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI 3–6 AfterDec 31 🐧PIT @ 🐙DET 2–4

Also on December 29

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