Islanders 3–4 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Oct 9, 2025)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🐧 PIT

Evgeni Malkin

3 A

4 shots · 18:11 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Rickard Rakell

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 20:01 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Tristan Jarry

34 saves

0.919 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Rickard Rakell PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:23

Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby · beat Ilya Sorokin

0–1

🏝️ Jonathan Drouin Tying 1st · 12:02

Assists: Matthew Schaefer · beat Tristan Jarry

1–1

2nd period

🏝️ Kyle Palmieri Go-ahead 2nd · 04:04

Assists: Mathew Barzal, Scott Mayfield · beat Tristan Jarry

2–1

🐧 Harrison Brunicke Tying 2nd · 05:41

Assists: Filip Hallander, Tommy Novak · beat Ilya Sorokin

2–2

🐧 Sidney Crosby PP Go-ahead 2nd · 08:58

Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Rickard Rakell · beat Ilya Sorokin

2–3

🏝️ Max Shabanov Tying 2nd · 19:19

Assists: Simon Holmstrom · beat Tristan Jarry

3–3

3rd period

🐧 Justin Brazeau Go-ahead 3rd · 14:21

Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Anthony Mantha · beat Ilya Sorokin

3–4

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Horvat · Barzal · Palmieri 21:01

L2 Drouin · Lee · Pageau 16:47

L3 Heineman · Cizikas · Holmstrom 12:33

L4 Duclair · Tsyplakov · Shabanov 10:59

D1 DeAngelo · Romanov 22:00

D2 Pelech · Pulock 18:04

D3 Schaefer · Mayfield 16:22

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Malkin · Rakell 19:30

L2 Lizotte · Dewar · Mantha 13:30

L3 Acciari · Kindel · Hallander 13:06

L4 Novak · Koivunen · Brazeau 11:22

D1 Letang · Shea 24:48

D2 Wotherspoon · Karlsson 20:44

D3 Jones · Brunicke 14:02

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI PIT🐧

37 Shots on goal 28

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

22 Hits 23

13 Blocked shots 12

4 Takeaways 6

16 Giveaways 22

25 Penalty minutes 8

NYI shooting 8.1% (3/37) PIT shooting 14.3% (4/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Ilya Sorokin

24/28

.857 SV% · 4 GA · 57:45 TOI

🐧Penguins

Tristan Jarry

34/37

.919 SV% · 3 GA · 59:24 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

NYI PIT

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Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 1–0

Mar 182025 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 4–2 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

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Who won Islanders vs Penguins on October 9, 2025?

Penguins won 4–3. The final score was Islanders 3, Penguins 4.

Who scored for Islanders?

Jonathan Drouin, Kyle Palmieri, Max Shabanov.

Who scored for Penguins?

Harrison Brunicke, Justin Brazeau, Rickard Rakell, Sidney Crosby.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Ilya Sorokin made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 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?

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeApr 17 🏝️NYI @ 🧥CBJ 1–6 AfterOct 11 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 4–2

🐧 Penguins

BeforeOct 7 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 3–0 AfterOct 11 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 6–1

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