CROSBY, KUNITZ LEAD PENGUINS
Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby scored to break a 3-3 tie with 1:16 left in the third period as the Penguins outlasted the Islanders to even the season-series. Crosby’s goal was his 250th career goal in his 493rd NHL game. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the only active players to reach the 250-goal mark in less than 500 games are: Alex Ovechkin (366), Teemu Selanne (388), Jaromir Jagr (476) and Dany Heatley (483).
*This was the second time this season that an Islanders-Penguins game has been decided in the final two minutes of regulation – Islanders forward Josh Bailey scored the winner at 18:20 of the third period to cap an Islanders comeback on Oct. 25, 2013.
*Pittsburgh took an early 2-0 lead in the first period on the strength of two Chris Kunitz power-play goals, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the first time a player scored two first-period power-play goals in one game since Kunitz himself did it in a 6-1 Penguins win over the Islanders in Pittsburgh on March 10, 2013.
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