Pittsburgh 5, NY Islanders 4
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, May 20, 2021
Where: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
Referees:
Garrett Rank, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen:
Bevan Mills, Jonny Murray
Attendance:
6800
By Field Level Media
Brandon Tanev scored with 3:36 left as the Pittsburgh Penguins outlasted the New York Islanders 5-4 in a wild Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series Thursday night in Uniondale, N.Y.
The Penguins lead the best-of-seven series two games to one. Game 4 is scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Long Island.
The third period, played in front of a raucous pandemic-era sellout crowd of 7,200, featured five goals, two ties and a whopping 32 penalty minutes thanks largely to a lengthy skirmish near the Penguins' net at the 5:35 mark.
Kris Letang scored in the first, and Jeff Carter and Jason Zucker scored fewer than five minutes apart late in the second to stake the Penguins to a 3-1 lead.
Cal Clutterbuck and Anthony Beauvillier scored 2:08 apart early in the third -- Beauvillier's goal came on the first shift following the fracas -- to tie the game for the Islanders. Carter scored his second goal of the game at the 7:00 mark.
Clutterbuck tied it again by redirecting a shot by Scott Mayfield with 5:53 left before Tanev scored the game-winner. The Islanders pulled goalie Semyon Varlamov with a little more than 1:30 left but did not seriously threaten.
Tristan Jarry made 26 saves for the Penguins.
Mayfield scored the Islanders' first goal, in the second. Varlamov recorded 22 saves.
Letang's goal 2:01 into the first gave the Penguins their second straight early lead. They were up 2-0 after one period in a 2-1 win Tuesday.
The Islanders had a pair of empty power plays and Beauvillier misfired on a breakaway early in the second before Mayfield tied the score with 8:57 left.
The lead lasted just 151 seconds before Carter scored. Zucker made it 3-1 with 1:57 remaining.
Clutterbuck scored 3:46 into the third to begin the Islanders' comeback.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Pittsburgh |
|
NY Islanders |
Kris Letang 3 |
Points |
Scott Mayfield 3 |
Jeff Carter 2 |
Goals |
Cal Clutterbuck 2 |
Kris Letang 2 |
Assists |
Scott Mayfield 2 |
Jeff Carter 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Anthony Beauvillier 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Tristan Jarry .867 |
Save Percentage |
Semyon Varlamov .815 |
Tristan Jarry 26 |
Saves |
Semyon Varlamov 22 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Pittsburgh
|
27 |
5 |
1-2 |
3-4 |
20 |
27 |
NY Islanders
|
30 |
4 |
1-4 |
1-2 |
16 |
30 |
Upcoming Games
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NY Islanders will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Islanders have a W/L % of .625 after a win and .478 after a loss.
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Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against NY Islanders. The Penguins have a W/L % of .639 after a win and .737 after a loss.