Islanders 4–2 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Mar 18, 2025)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🏝️ NYI	0	0	4	4
🐧 PIT	2	0	0	2

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Kyle Palmieri

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 18:57 TOI

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Noah Dobson

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 24:03 TOI

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Pierre Engvall

1 G

3 shots · 13:00 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Joona Koppanen Go-ahead 1st · 04:40

Assists: Vladislav Kolyachonok, Kris Letang · beat Ilya Sorokin

0–1

🐧 Sidney Crosby 1st · 19:45

Assists: Conor Timmins, Ryan Graves · beat Ilya Sorokin

0–2

3rd period

🏝️ Kyle Palmieri 3rd · 00:17

Unassisted · beat Tristan Jarry

1–2

🏝️ Noah Dobson Tying 3rd · 05:34

Assists: Bo Horvat, Kyle Palmieri · beat Tristan Jarry

2–2

🏝️ Pierre Engvall Go-ahead 3rd · 13:08

Assists: Noah Dobson, Hudson Fasching · beat Tristan Jarry

3–2

🏝️ Simon Holmstrom Empty net 3rd · 18:28

Assists: Kyle Palmieri

4–2

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🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Horvat · Palmieri · Holmstrom 19:27

L2 Lee · Pageau · Fasching 14:10

L3 Engvall · Duclair · Cizikas 13:00

L4 MacLean · Gatcomb · Tsyplakov 10:28

D1 Pelech · DeAngelo 25:02

D2 Dobson · Pulock 23:20

D3 Mayfield · Reilly 11:40

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Malkin · Rust 20:47

L2 Tomasino · Dewar · Rakell 17:43

L3 Koppanen · Acciari · Hayes 12:44

L4 Heinen · Imama · Lizotte 11:37

D1 Letang · Grzelcyk 21:30

D2 Karlsson · Timmins 19:58

D3 Graves · Kolyachonok 16:26

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI PIT🐧

38 Shots on goal 21

19 Hits 18

23 Blocked shots 15

2 Takeaways 5

14 Giveaways 18

6 Penalty minutes 2

NYI shooting 10.5% (4/38) PIT shooting 9.5% (2/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Ilya Sorokin

19/21

.905 SV% · 2 GA · 59:52 TOI

🐧Penguins

Tristan Jarry

34/37

.919 SV% · 3 GA · 59:15 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

NYI PIT

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⚔️ Last meetings

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Islanders lead the season series 3–1

Dec 292024 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 2–3 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

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❓ NYI vs PIT, answered

Who won Islanders vs Penguins on March 18, 2025?

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

Who scored for Islanders?

Kyle Palmieri, Noah Dobson, Pierre Engvall, Simon Holmstrom.

Who scored for Penguins?

Joona Koppanen, Sidney Crosby.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Ilya Sorokin made 19 saves on 21 shots (.905 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tristan Jarry made 34 saves on 37 shots (.919 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 3–1 after 4 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeMar 16 🐆FLA @ 🏝️NYI 2–4 AfterMar 20 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI 3–4

🐧 Penguins

BeforeMar 15 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 3–7 AfterMar 21 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 3–6

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