Islanders 5 – Penguins 4 (F/OT)

PIT Goal Scorers: M. Pettersson (3); L. Eller (10); V. Puustinen (2); D. O’Connor (7)

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— Adam Pelach’s overtime goal 59 seconds into OT lifted the New York Islanders (23-18-14, 60 pts) past the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 (24-21-8, 56 pts) on Tuesday Night at PPG Paints Arena. Pelach in netting his first goal of the season, came in with time and space and blasted one past Alex Nedeljkovic for the win. Pittsburgh has now lost five of their last six games —

Post-Game Buzz: Trailing 4-2 with under nine minutes remaining, the Penguins rallied in the third with goals from Valtteri Puustinen and Drew O’Connor, scoring 56 seconds apart (12:06, 13:02 of the third period)……Goaltender Alex Nedeljokov made 28 saves in the loss and has posted a sub-.900 save percentage in four of his last seven appearances……Pittsburgh went 0-for-3 on the power play and are sitting at 30th in the NHL @ 13.5%. NYI have the 32nd ranked penalty kill………Erik Karlsson collected his 800th career point on Marcus Pettersson’s opening goal……