Schedule / Matchup Preview

Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Islanders · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Islanders · TUE · JAN 26 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
TUE · JAN 26 · 6:00 PM CT
PPG Paints Arena
SN-PIT · MSGSN2
Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins
2–0–0
VS
New York Islanders
Islanders
1–1–0
Upcoming
TUE · JAN 26 · 6:00 PM CT
SN-PIT · MSGSN2
Pittsburgh Penguins
Home · Penguins
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Sidney Crosby has solved Ilya Sorokin before, 7 goals on 74 shots.
PPG Paints Arena
New York Islanders
Away · Islanders
1–1–0
2 PTS
Penguins
GOALIES
Islanders
Arturs Silovs
Arturs Silovs
Expected
.886 SV% · 2.47 GAA · 2W
.920 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Ilya Sorokin
Ilya Sorokin
Expected
.968 SV% · 1.02 GAA · 1W
.884 SV% L5 · Cooling
Penguins
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Islanders
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L1
Emil Heineman · Bo Horvat · Kyle Palmieri
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L2
Victor Eklund · Calum Ritchie · Brayden Schenn
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L3
Simon Holmstrom · Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Anthony Duclair
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
L4
Ondrej Palat · Casey Cizikas · Matias Maccelli
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D1
Adam Pelech · Matthew Schaefer
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D2
Alexander Romanov · Ryan Pulock
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
D3
Logan Stanley · Tony DeAngelo
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP1
Kyle Palmieri · Bo Horvat · Brayden Schenn · Matias Maccelli · Matthew Schaefer
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PP2
Victor Eklund · Anthony Duclair · Emil Heineman · Calum Ritchie · Tony DeAngelo
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK1
Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Simon Holmstrom · Adam Pelech · Ryan Pulock
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
PK2
Bo Horvat · Kyle Palmieri · Logan Stanley · Alexander Romanov
PenguinsProjected lines
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
IslandersProjected lines
L1
Emil Heineman · Bo Horvat · Kyle Palmieri
L2
Victor Eklund · Calum Ritchie · Brayden Schenn
L3
Simon Holmstrom · Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Anthony Duclair
L4
Ondrej Palat · Casey Cizikas · Matias Maccelli
D1
Adam Pelech · Matthew Schaefer
D2
Alexander Romanov · Ryan Pulock
D3
Logan Stanley · Tony DeAngelo
PP1
Kyle Palmieri · Bo Horvat · Brayden Schenn · Matias Maccelli · Matthew Schaefer
PP2
Victor Eklund · Anthony Duclair · Emil Heineman · Calum Ritchie · Tony DeAngelo
PK1
Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Simon Holmstrom · Adam Pelech · Ryan Pulock
PK2
Bo Horvat · Kyle Palmieri · Logan Stanley · Alexander Romanov
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT Ethan Sears · as of Oct 3
Penguins
INJURY REPORT
Islanders
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Mathew Barzal
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
PenguinsInjury report
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
IslandersInjury report
Mathew Barzal
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT Ethan Sears · as of Oct 3
STORYLINE
The Penguins have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Islanders won their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Sidney Crosby has solved Ilya Sorokin before, 7 goals on 74 shots.

Justin Brazeau has quietly owned this matchup, 6 points in the last 4 meetings. A milestone is in reach for Nick Robertson: 2 more goals for 100 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Sidney Crosby has 7 goals on Ilya Sorokin (74 shots).
(Pittsburgh)
7 goals on Ilya Sorokin
Matchup
Rickard Rakell has 8 goals on Ilya Sorokin (42 shots).
(Pittsburgh)
8 goals on Ilya Sorokin
Player
Justin Brazeau has 6 points in his last 4 games against New York. See the games →
(Pittsburgh)
6 pts, last 4 vs NYI
Milestone
Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 100 career goals.
98 career goals
Milestone
Vitek Vanecek is 1 win shy of 200 career wins.
199 career wins