-Not a lot in the ways of jersey sightings: Seeing more and more of these:

-Most intense jacket ever:

-Jersey of the Night: John Cullen:

-Jeff Jimerson handles the national anthem:

-Cy Clark, a cancer survivor, is presented on the ice as part of the Hockey Fights Cancer initiative tonight.

FIRST PERIOD

18:55: Neal takes a pass at the left point and chucks a wrister at the cage. Nabokov kicks it out.

18:20: Pascal Dupuis lugs the puck into the offensive zone and leaves a drop pass for Kris Letang at the left point. Letang swats a one-timer which Nabokov boots out.

17:51: Kyle Okposo snaps off a wrister from the right wing. Matt Niskanen poke checks it away. Niskanen has done an amazing job with poke checks this year.

15:52: John Tavares snaps off a wrister from the left circle. Brooks Orpik blocks it. They battle for the rebound along hte left wing boards and give each other a little abuse.

14:01: Battling for a puck in front of the Penguins' bench, Brian Rolston trips the great Joe Vitale. That's two minutes. Neal, Letang, Steve Sullivan, Malkin and Chris Kunitz take the ice.

13:49: Neal grips and rips a wrister from the left circle wide to the far side.

12:22: Trade Staal! Wait! What? Niskanen goes in deep on the left wing, spins and deals a pass to Staal in the left circle. Staal snaps off a wrister which beats Nabokov on the far side. The goal horn sounds and the Penguins celebrate but officials immediate wave it off. Replays show Matt Cooke crashing towards the crease and bumping Nabokov's glove hand. It's a legit call. Nabokov couldn't make that save. No goal.

12:01: The Rolston minor is killed. Hard to argue with the Penguins' effort there since they did "score" a goal. Kind of.

11:03: Orpik is called for interference against Michael Grabner. Paul Martin, Staal, Letang and Craig Adams take the ice.

9:54: Tavares snaps off a wrister from the left circle. Fleury eats it up despite having Matt Martin in fron ona  screen. Engelland and Martin give the business to Martin for being too close to Fleury.

9:02: Just as the Orpik's minor is killed, Travis Hamonic fires a slapper from the right point. Adams challenges and blocks it.

8:44: Neal lifts a wrister from above the left circle. Nabokov punches it away.

7:56: What in th e world was that? Orpik slams Blake Comeau into the boards and they mix it up. Then P.A. Parentea and Niskanen engage in an impromptu Roman-Greco wrestling match in the left circle of the Penguins' zone. Niskanen actually dropped his gloves. Parenteau just laid on the ice face down and didn't do a thing. Paretneau, Comeau and Niskanen all go the box. Parenteau and Niskanen get roughing minors.Comeau actually gets an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. The Penguins' get a power play. Staal, Neal, Letang, Sullivan and Kunitz take the ice.

7:46: Neal snaps off a rising wrister from the left circle. It glances off the cross bar and bounces out. Nabokov had no idea where that was.

6:42: Neal rips a wrister from the right circle wide of the cage.

5:47: Fleury tries to play a puck cleared down ice and simply loses it when he's challenged by Comeau. Comeau tries a backhanded wraparound but Fleury manages to trip him up enough behind the cage to prevent it. What in the world was Fleury doing? He's lucky he didn't get a tripping minor.

5:19: Milan Jurcina loses a puck at the right point of the Penguins' zone and allows it to slide up ice to the Islanders' zone. Staal races him for it. Jurcina dives hoping to knock it away but doesn't get a clean stick on it. Staal recovers and manages to get a wrister on net from the left circle as Streit challenges. Nabokov fights it off.

5:05: Comeau chops a loose puck at the cage from the slot. It flutters up in the air and is gloved by Fleury.

2:10: After a few minutes of stagnant play, Matt Moulson has a wrister from the left point deflected out of play by Malkin.

1:01: There goes the hope for shutout No. 2. Streit makes a nice play at the left point and dodges a check by Arron Asham. Hes sneaks up the left win and chucks a pass to the slot. Okopso gets it on net initially with a re-direction attempt. Fleury kicks that out. There's a rebound in the slot and Frans Nielsen punches it under the left leg of Fleury. A nice, greasy, dirty goal. Fantastic play by Streit to create some space there. Okposo and Streit get assists. Islanders, 1-0.

0:17: After Streit fumble a puck behind his own net, Dupuis tries to jab one in by the right side of the cage. Nabokov holds it out. Tough save.

0:00: End of period. Islanders 1, Penguins 0.

FIRST INTERMISSION

-That was a pretty up and down period. The Penguins controlled the first half. The Islanders had the second.

-James Neal has a full green light with his shot. When he releases it, you have to hold your breath for a moment because it just has a different look coming off his stick than anyone else's.

-The Penguins' power play was pretty strong even if it didn't produce a real goal. It challenged Nabokov quite a bit.

-Mark Streit just add so much to the Islanders when he's in the lineup. He plays in every situation and just settles his team when he has the puck.

-The Penguins have an 8-7 edge in shots.

-Neal leads the game with three.

-Tavares leads the Islanders with two.

-Letang leads the game with a massive 11:06 of ice time.

-Streit leads the Islanders with 8:35.

-The Penguins have a 14-8 lead in faceoffs (64 percent).

-Vitale is 4 for 4 (100 percent).

-Malkin is 5 for 6 (83 percent).

-Josh Bailey is 2 for 4 (50 percent)

-EN associate Ron Michalak's son took par in the kids scrimmage during the intermission:

SECOND PERIOD

18:17: Staal carries the puck into the offensive zone, makes a nifty move by Martin at the right half wall, turns the puck from his forehand to the backhand and snaps off a wrister from the left circle to the far side. It clunks off the far post. So close.

17:00: Staal appears to leave the ice and heads to the locker room after a collision with Tavares at the right point.

14:56: Matt Martin flips a wrister from the right point. Fleury denies it.

14:46: Sullivan hustles up the left wing, gets by a defender and snaps off a little wrister. Nabokov fights it off.

14:43: Sullivan recovers his rebound and distributes to Niskanen. Niskanen puonds a one-timer. Nabokov kicks it out.

14:07: Sullivan chops a slapper from the left point. it hits a body or two and bounces to the left of the cage.

13:51: Malkin smacks a one-timer from the right point wide to the far side.

14:41: The Islanders are called for too many  men on the ice. Parenteau will serve the minor.

13:17: Niskanen fires a slapper from the left point. It his Cooke in front and deflects to the right corner.

12:14: Hamonic pounds a slapper from the right point. Vitale challenges, sldies down and blocks it. Oof.

10:10: Richard Park tries to jam in a backhanded wraparound from the right of the cage. Nabokov kicks it out.

9:37: Orpik golfs a slapper from the left point. It sneaks through traffic and hits Nabokov. He knocks it dead and lunges out to cover the rebound.

7:27: Nielsen backhands a shot from the slot. Engelland blocks it and carries it up ice.

7:00: Jeffrey steals a puck off Bailey at the left point. Asham takes it up ice and husltes up the right wing. He gains the offensive zone and pumps slapper at the cage. Nielsen reaches out with his stick and blocks it.

2:51: After several stale minutes, Niskanen cuts across the slot and whips a writer from the right circle wide to the far side.

2:45: Niskanen puts a slapper on net from the right wing. Nabokov eats it up. Attendance is announced as 18,461. It is it the team's 217th consecutive sellout.

2:15: Martin on Martin violence Matt is called for kneeing Paul. That's two minutes.  Malkin, Sullivan, Neal, Kunitz and Letang take the ice.

0:30: Sullivan taps a pass from the left circle to Malkin at the top of the slot. Malkin guns a one-timer wide to the left of the cage.

0:00: End of period. Islanders 1, Penguins 0.

SECOND INTERMISSION

-That was an ugly 20 minutes:

THIRD PERIOD

19:44: The underrated "Cult of Personality" is played during a stoppage:

19:15: Reasoner deals a pass to Staios at the right point. It hits Matt Martin in front. Martin settles the puck and punches it under Fleury. Another dirty, greasy goal. Staios and Reasoner get assists. Islanders 2-0.

18:31: And what a response. Letang controls the puck at the right point. He fakes a shot and deals a pass to Dupuis down low along the goal line on the right of the cage. Dupuis is able to push it by Nabokov and through the crease. Kunitz crashes in and punches it behidn the empty cage. And yet another dirty, greasy goal. Dupuis and Letang get assists. The "Woo-Hoo!" song is played. Islanders, 2-1.

17:28: The Penguins get a chance to tie the game as Okposo is nabbed for goaltender interterference. He pretty much elbowed Fleury in the mask. Letang, Neal, Kunitz, Sullivan and Malkin take the ice.

16:55: Malkin loses a puck in neutral ice and that allows the speedy Michael Grabner to move up the right wing. He gets by a pake check from letang but can't beat Fleury's poke check. A tough play on a dangerous player.

16:10: Malkin guns a one-timer from the right circle but Jay Padolfo flops down to  blocks it. Oof.

16:04: Malkin blasts a one-timer form the right circle. Nabokov makes the inital save and the rebound trickles behind him juuuuust in front of hte left post. Yeeessshhh.

15:45: James Neal keeps on keeping it real. Malkin controls the puck in the right circle and moves a pass to Kunitz in the slot. Kunitz one-touches it to Neal to the right of the crease. Neal just slams it into the open net by the left leg of a helpless Nabokov. Nothing dirty or grease about that goal. That. Was. Pretty. Kunitz and Malkin get assists. Islanders 2, Penguins 2.

14:56: RIchard Park is called for hooking Streit. This is a big two minutes. Martin, Vitale, Adams and Orpik take the ice.

14:48: Streit floats a wrister to the cage from the top of the slot. Tavares and Moulson each a chance but can't beat Fleury. The puck trickles to the left of the crease where Parenteau has a  wide open net ub Fleury is able to slide to his right and punches it away. "FLEUURRRRREEE! " chants rain down.

14:14: Tavares tries a backhanded wraparound from the left of hte crease. Fleury fights it off. Paul Martin smacks the rebound down ice for a clear.

13:27: Andrew MacDonald deals apass from the left point to xx on the right point. xxx guns aone-timer which Fleury gloves.

12:56: Park's minor is killed. What an effort by Fleury that two minutes.

12:16: After a turnover by Letang in his own zone, Pandolfo chops aone-timer from above the left circle. Fleury turns it away easily.

11:23: The great Joe Vitale snaps off a wrister from the slot. Nabokov stretches to  glove it.

9:37: Rolston has a chance on his backhand in tight but a nice poke check by Letang forces a quick shot which hits off the left post.

8:54: Adams comes rushing in on a forecheck and drops MacDonald in the left wing corner of the Islanders' zone.

6:03: Orpik leave a drop ass for Neal above the lef circle. Neal grips and rips a heavy wrister on net. Nabokov gets a piec eof it with is glove.

5:37: A slapper by Matt Martin from the left point goes wide to the far side.

5:31: Comeau guns a slapper from the right point. It hits Engelland who falls to the ice in pain but hops up quickly to battle an Islander in front. Tough dude.

4:30: During a stoppage, Van Halen's "Right Now" is busted out:

1:05: After another period of stagnant play, the Penguins go offsides.

0:00: End of period. Islanders 2, Penguins 2.

FOURTH INTERMISSION

-The Penguins have a 29-19 lead in shots.

OVERTIME

4:39: Staal rsuehs into the offensive zone on the right wing, pulls up at the right circle and tries to feed a pass to Letang driving up the left wing. A nice back check by Moulston forces a tunover.

4:09: Gabner races up the left wing blowing by a winded Staal and approaches th enet. Niskanen pressures from the rear. Grabner relases a shot over the cage. He needs to get that on net.

3:03: Paul Martin guns a slapper from the left poin. Nabokov saves. There a rebound But Sullivan can't get to it.

2:04: Engelland goes in deep and tries to drive around Streit who pokes it away. Nice defensive play.

1:40: Malkin booms a one-timer from the left point. MacDaonald blocks it and almost falls backwards after wards from teh force of the shot. Dang.

1:04: Malkin takes the puck behind his own net and goes coast to coast. He tries to go wide on MacDonald in the right circle and jabs a little shot on net. Nabokov swims in his crease and holds it out. WOW!

0:34: Letang races up the right and attacks the net. Streit dives down to take out his legs. Letang crashes into the end boards. That's two minutes. Big chance here. The Penguins call atime out to get organized. Neal, Malkin, Letang and Sullivan take the ice.

0:07: Sullivan fumpble the puck in the left wing corner. Staios takes it off him and flings it down ice to kill off the rest of the period.

0:00: End of period. Islanders 2, Penguins 2.

FOURTH INTERMISSION

-The Penguins have a 32-19 lead in shots.

SHOOTOUT

-Surprisingly the Islanders put DiPietro in net for the shootout. Huh? It his first action in an NHL game this seaosn.

-Letang is up first. He coasts in on net, slows down and goes backhand. DiPietro fights it off with his glove.

-Nieslen goes for the Islanders. Nieslen goes slightly to the right, attacks the net and shoots five hole. Fleury shuts the gates.

-Malkin goes slighly to his left, pumps out his righ tleg, dekes to his forehand and tucks a shut by DiPietro' s left leg.

-Parenteau races in, attacks the cage and snaps off a wrister high of the cage.

-Neal can win it. He glides in on net and guns a wrister wide of the cage.

-Do or die for Tavares. Fans chant Fleury's name. Tavares moves in on net, dekes a little too much has the puck poke checked away by Fleury. What a play. End of shootout. Penguins 1, Islanders 0. End of game. Mike Lange informs us of Elvis' whereabouts. That lame "PITTTSSSBURRRGHHH" song plays. Penguins 3, Islanders 2.

POSTGAME

-First things first. Evgeni Nabokov left the game due to a lower-body injury.

-Something the Penguins just didn't do at all last season was win a game after trailing for the first two periods. Tonight, they broke a streak dating back to the last days of the Civic Arena. This was a pretty gutsy win for them in that regard. Things looked bleak once the Islanders went up 2-0, but the Penguins rebounded almost immediately and  took the two points.

-More of the same from James Neal. He's just a scary man when he shoots the puck right now. He could have had another goal or two were it not for some bad bounces.

-The power play only produced one goal tonight (off five chances) but it came through when it needed too. Neal's goal was a pretty work of art.

-Chris Kunitz continues to show he can contribute without Sidney Crosby at center. He has produced 13 goals in the 39 regular season game he has played since Crosby left the lineup. In the 39 previous games with Crosby, Kunitz had 13. Pretty consistent.

-Matt Niskanen continues to be an all-everything defenseman. He might not eat up minutes the way Paul Martin or Kris Letang does, but he seems to find away to contribute in all three zones on the ice. He won a bunch of one-on-one defensive battles once again and put plenty of shots of towards the net.

-Staal looked like someone who was going to steal the game prior to leaving the game in the second period. He just dominated play when he controlled the puck.

-Evgeni Malkin is now 2 for 2 in shootouts this season. All of a sudden he's an asset.

-Fleury wasn't challenged a great deal. But he came through on a couple of tough "non-saves" with two poke checks. In the third period, when the Penguins had a power play, Michael Grabner, a very dangerous shorthanded player, had a chance off the left wing but Fleury poked the puck away. And of course, Fleury's poke check in the shootout on Tavares secured the win.

-John Tavares was not nearly as impressive in person tonight as he was on television Tuesday. He just didn't control play as much and didn't appear to create a lot of space on his own.

-Nabokov was solid. The Penguins put plenty of rubber on net and he turned away a lot of it. If you want to give him grief on the first goal by Kunitz, fine, but he was helpless on the goal by Neal.

-The Penguins had a 32-19 lead in shots.

-Neal led the game with six.

-Tavares led the Islanders with four.

-Kris Letang led the game with 30:16 of ice time.

-Mark Steit led the Islanders with 27:13.

-The Penguins controlled faceoffs, 38-24 (61 percent).

-The great Joev Vitale was 7 for 8 (88 percent).

-Malkin was 14 for 24 (64 percent).

-Nielsen was 7 for 17 (41 percent).

-Travis Hamonic led the game with five blocked shots.

-Paul Martin led the Penguins with three blocked shots.

-Kunitz moved past Duane Rupp, Andy Bathgate and the great Dick Tarnstrom for 77th place on the team's all-time scoring list. Kunitz and Rupp each have 104 points but Kunitz (46) has more goals than Rupp (21). Bathgate and Tarnstrom each have 103 points.

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